Arnaud Chivot of France took overall men’s title in 1:53:26 and Carrie Lester of Australia won the women’s overall in 2:06:16 at age group Worlds in Australia
by Tim Carlson, September 12, 2009
Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain runs dazzling 29:04 to outlast Spain’s Javier Gomez by 7 seconds and win the Gold Coast Grand Final and take the 2009 world points title with a perfect 5-for-5 winning record
Who could bet against young Alistair Brownlee, who has a shockingly perfect World Championship Series record? Well, some daring punters (bettors) might look at the crack in his invulnerability revealed with a loss to Javier Gomez at Europeans.
Setting triathlon championship odds is a thankless task which invariably holds the prognosticator’s shortcomings up for ridicule. But Slowtwitch senior correspondent Timothy Carlson is once again up for his stint in the post race hall of shame.
Germany’s Franz Loeschke outran Aussie James Seear and Great Britain’s Hollie Avil did the same to countrywoman Jodie Stimpson to take the Under 23 world titles on Australia’s Gold Coast
At the ITU World Championship Series Grand Final, Alistair Brownlee has a commanding points lead over Javier Gomez and the rest of a strong men’s field; while Emma Moffat must finish within a place or two of Lisa Norden to secure the title.
Gash in foot incurred at Knokke Triathlon in Belgium knocks Rutger Beke, one of the Kona’s most consistent performers, out of the 2009 Ironman World Championship
Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run takes a great shot at the title, with his amazing, weird, wonderful, learned, hilarious tale of a secret race and culture clash between soulful U.S. ultrarunners and the legendary Tarahumaras of Mexico.
Featured here is a day in the life of 3-time Life Time Series champion Greg Bennett at home in Boulder with wife Laura.
Andy Potts bike crash at the Chicago Triathlon raised some serious medical concerns and raised doubts about his chances to perform at Kona -and prompted suggestions for improved safety.
The Chicago Triathlon is one of the world’s largest and had more than 9,000 age group triathletes competing. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
The 27th Chicago Triathlon rewarded Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins with their first wins in the Windy City classic. Images by Timothy Carlson.
Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins had their first Chicago Triathlon wins, thanks in part to unfortunate crashes that took out top contenders Andy Potts and Julie Dibens.