Paul Ambrose of Australia won the 2011 Spirit of Racine 70.3 by 5:42 with a sizzling 2:04:50 bike split. Fellow Australian Christie Sym’s well-balanced race gave her a 4:32 margin over the next female finisher.
by Tim Carlson, July 17, 2011Andy Potts set a course record and held off Paul Matthews by 29 seconds; Triathlon newcomer and awesome runner Melissa Rollison of Australia stomped a top women’s field at Vineman 70.3
Josiah Middaugh edged Seth Wealing by 19 seconds; Shonny Vanlandingham topped Melanie McQuaid by 3 minutes at XTERRA Mountain Championship in Beaver Creek
The 33-year-old from San Francisco had a spectacular first professional year in 2010 – then survived two salt-related disasters this year before recovering and winning at Rev3 Portland
A Timothy Carlson photo gallery of the San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island / ITU Pan American Cup / round three USA Triathlon Elite Racing Series.
Matthew Sharpe, a 19-year-old longshot, topped the men’s field and Sarah-Anne Breault an equally long-odds Canadian, won the men’;s and women’s titles at San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island
Trying for a Kona three-peat, Craig Alexander ran his best-ever 2:41 marathon – but finished 4th. After turning 38 and weathering a debilitating virus, Alexander set a record at Coeur d’Alene and says his best Kona race is yet to come.
Heading into the 4th round in Minnesota, Andy Potts’ 2-1-1 finishes lead the 2011 Life Time Fitness / Toyota Cup series men’s points chase; while Alicia Kaye’s 4-2-2 finishes lead the women
Cameron Brown leads an all Kiwi men’s podium ahead of Guy Crawford and Kieran Doe; Joanna Lawn tops the women and makes Korea 70.3 an all-Kiwi winner’s sweep
Miquel Blanchart of Spain and Lucy Gossage of Great Britain won the third round of the TriGrandPrix series, the half Ironman distance event in Navarra
Jose Almagro, by 3 minutes, and Esther Leal, by 5 minutes, take home town victories at TriStar111 Madrid
Balazs Csoke of Hungary won his first Ironman and Kate Bevilaqua of Australia won her second IM title and first race of 2011 at Ironman Korea.
When Rasmus Henning DNF’d with cramps, Rasmus Petraeus combined a race-best swim, 6th-best bike and 3rd best run to win the swim-shortened Challenge Aarhus half; Caroline Steffen devastated the women’s field
