US National Champion Matt Chrabot won his first ITU World Cup with a kamikaze charge on brutally hot and hilly bike course in Huatulco, Mexico. Japan’s Ai Ueda took the title in the women’s race.
by Tim Carlson, November 8, 2009
Kirill Kotshegarov, 23-year-old Estonian, takes lead with race-best 4:28:03 bike and hangs on to win in 8:24:29; Belgian Sofie Goos combines 2nd-best 4:52:24 bike and 3:11:29 run to win Ironman Florida in 9:08:38.
IMG announces new race director Bill Burke for May 30 Escape from Alcatraz, former Escape RD Terry Davis and Tri-California start up new Alcatraz Triathlon August 29, and Dave Horning sails ahead with 30th Annual Ultimate Escape on June 20.
Courtney Atkinson defended his title and teenager Emma Jackson won her first major victory over more experienced rivals at the famed Noosa Triathlon in Australia.
Desiree Ficker, 2006 Ironman Hawaii runner-up, is 10th overall woman, 2nd American woman; Meb Keflezighi first US men’s winner in 27 years at NYC Marathon.
Joanna Zeiger, the 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, comes back from baffling mid-season dizziness syndrome to win Longhorn Ironman 70.3 Austin in impressive time. Aussie Richie Cunningham defends title with a 1:48 margin over Brian Fleischmann.
The USA’s Timothy O’Donnell trumped his big win at St. Croix 70.3 with gold at ITU Long Distance World Championship at Perth; Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow smashes the field by 11 minutes as Rebekah Keat takes silver.
After an exciting first year of their new World Championship Series, the ITU adds Sydney, Seoul and Budapest, but drops Washington DC and leaves North and South America off the seven-race 2010 schedule.
The ecstasy, the agony, the relief, it’s the Ironman Hawaii men’s finish. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Conventional wisdom holds that Ironman Hawaii is won on the run. But that is not always true.
The ecstasy after the agony. It’s the Ironman Hawaii finish line, and it never grows old. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Chrissie Wellington’s 4:52:07 bike was the key to her 8:54:02 finish and breaking Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year-old race record. Wellington’s bike split was only the 5th best in Kona history.
Many legends blew up behind Chris Lieto’s 4:25:10 bike split, but in the end Lieto was the last to fall to Crowie’s run.