Jordan Rapp and Rachel Joyce won the 2011 ITU Long Distance World Championship on a cold day in Henderson, Nevada in which the swim was canceled and challenging hills made a tough day.
by Tim Carlson, November 5, 2011Two time Ironman World champion Chris McCormack and Australian pro Michelle Wu conquer heat, thin elite fields at Ironman 70.3 Taiwan
WTC outlines changes to the 2012 Kona Lottery — 100 Legacy athletes will have increased odds of being chosen while 100 more general age group athletes will also be chosen
XTERRA’s 16th World Championship concluded with a traditional Halloween party at the Ritz Carlton – just 8 days before the real thing. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Sebastian Kienle earned his win over Michael Raelert with a sizzling 2:01:54 bike split while Leanda Cave won wire-to-wire with race-best splits to take the 2011 Rohto Ironman 70.3 Miami.
David Dellow topped Paul Matthews by 25 seconds and sensational new pro Melissa Rollison edged ITU regular Emma Jackson by 44 seconds to win Noosa.
The 16th XTERRA World Championship debuted a rugged new course at Kapalua which provided thrills, spills and drama. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
2011 XTERRA World Championship on Maui moved from Makena to Kapalua and pre race action was hot for the 675 entries. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Michael Weiss won it on the bike and Lesley Paterson did it with a fearsome run to take their first World titles on a hot day on a tough new course at XTERRA Maui.
If Josiah Middaugh had not flatted and carried his bike some of the last mile at Ogden, he might have won XTERRA USA Nationals. His take on the strong men’s field at Kapalua.
Ironman sponsor K-Swiss throws a casual celebration at Huggo’s on the Rocks after the Ironman World Championship awards ceremony. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Wellington’s 2:52:41 marathon was 32 seconds slower than Carfrae’s; Alexander’s 2:44:03 was 1:34 slower than Jacobs’ run – but both were fast enough. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
The 29-year-old Australian was an up-and-coming talent and actually had some fine results. Then he broke into the orbit of the greats with a 2nd at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona.
