Articles by Tim Carlson

Craig Alexander topped off his second straight Ironman World Championship with a race-best 2:48 marathon. Images by Timothy Carlson.

Wellington takes down Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year race record with a dominating 8:54:02; runner-up Carfrae breaks CW’s run record with a 2:56:51; Alexander outduels a gutsy, brilliant effort by Chris Lieto on a red-hot letter day on the Queen K.

Defending Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is the odds on favorite to repeat. As perhaps the man with the most professional approach, he’s not keying off anyone else in the field, but ready for anything.

Two years ago, Samantha McGlone was the touted rookie who executed a perfect race but lost by five minutes to dark horse Chrissie Wellington. Today, Wellington is the Queen of Ironman and McGlone is quietly returning from injury.

What are Chrissie Wellington, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Catriona Morrison, Michellie Jones and Mirinda Carfrae thinking on the eve of battle at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships?

The young New Zealander who took the Ironman 70.3 World Championship crown last November says Chris McCormack didn’t work on his mind while training together in Kona. “I won’t let anyone psyche me out.”

Looking for a dark horse to challenge Crowie, Macca and Normann? How about this 20-year-old Brit who thinks he might just win this mighty race not just once, but “2-3-4, even 5-6-7 times.”

Was Timo Bracht a loose cannon, refusing to stop in the penalty box last year at Kona, running it in 5th across the line only to get properly DQ’d? Or was this year’s sensational Frankfurt sub-8 winner just the victim of a misunderstanding?

The International Triathlon Union issued a six-year ban to Mariana Ohata, Brazil’s top ITU female triathlete, for testing positive for the prohibited substance furosemide – her second anti-doping violation.

Matt Reed leads defending champion Greg Bennett and Sarah Haskins leads defending champ Becky Lavelle and Rebeccah Wassner going into the Race to the Toyota Cup Series finale in Dallas

The City of Los Angeles Triathlon brings together 2,500 age groupers and the world’s elite to compete on a course that starts at Venice Beach and winds up in downtown LA. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

The two ITU World Championship Series silver medalists get some non-drafting redemption at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon; Javier Gomez tops Stuart Hayes and Lisa Norden tops Sarah Haskins.