From Chrissie Wellington’s 4:40 at Roth to Chris Lieto’s 4:25 at Kona, the bike was an instrument of attack in the sport of triathlon. Timothy Carlson’s favorite images of the two-wheel maestros and maestras in 2009.
by Tim Carlson, January 9, 2010Michael Poole tops James Bowstead and Tim Berkel; Sam Warriner tops Caroline Steffen, Rebekah Keat and Jo Lawn at Port of Tauranga Half
From the pools at Boulder and West Point, from the starts at Wildflower to Kona, Timothy Carlson’s Best of 2009 Photo Gallery Part 1 – The swim.
Q&A with Andy Hersam
The former Runners World Media Group Publisher is taking the reins of the Competitor Group print titles – including Triathlete and Inside Triathlon – from long term publisher John Duke.
John Duke, the man who brought Triathlete magazine from the near-dead to a dominating position in the marketplace, is out after 14 years. Former Runners World exec Andy Hersam is now in charge of Competitor Group’s magazines, including IT and Triathlete.
While the brevity is the soul of wit, Timothy Carlson found great one-liners and admirable sound bites from a variety of Pros, industry folks and even some age groupers. Enjoy Carlson’s favorite quotes of the year 2009.
To close out the decade, fun loving triathletes and multisport masters gathered for the 4th annual Boulder Beer Mile. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Chrissie Wellington’s record-smashing and Alistair Brownlee’s perfection gave 2009 some of its bright shining greatness. But there were clearly more amazing triathlon items in 2009.
Triathlon execs gain Olympic-related posts, USAT Hall of Fame athletes still all women, 16-year-old triathlete wins Foot Locker XC Nationals, Challenge Wanaka sells out, Vegas ‘burb gains ITU LD Worlds, IMG postpones San Diego debut
Headed for greatness after five Ironman distance wins in her first two years as a professional, the part time Christchurch Symphony violinist endured some rough times in 2009.
The Day 3 double marathon takes runners from Hawi to the old Airport at Kailua-Kona. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Fiona Docherty, 2003 Powerman Zofingen Duathlon world champ, and Heather Fuhr, 1997 Ironman World Champion, finished 1-3 at the 2009 XTERRA Trail Running Worlds. Max King took the men’s title.
The 171.4-mile bike on Day 2 of the Ultraman goes from Volcanoes via the 3,600-foot Kohalas to Hawi. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson