Kiwi Kate McIlroy, a former world mountain running champion and national steeplechase record holder, earned her first World Cup win; Dmitry Polyansky leads Russian sweep of the men’s medals at Tiszauvjaros
by Tim Carlson, August 9, 2009
Xterra World Champion Julie Dibens smashes course record, edges Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington; Timothy O’Donnell takes fourth 2009 win, sets course record at Boulder 5430 long course
From 3-year-olds wearing floaties to some very quick 14-year-olds, images from the Boulder Kids Triathlon.
After his groundbreaking win at Hamburg, Jarrod Shoemaker is 5th in the ITU’s Dextro Energy World Championship Series points chase; key to his rise in an era of smoking hot runners – never worse than third-best run.
Amber Monforte, Xterra contender and nurse, smashed the Ultraman Canada overall women’s record, the bike split records, and women’s record for the Ultraman distance with her 25:36:49 clocking.
Andrew Yoder can swim like a fish and ride like a whirlwind. Can this 20-year-old sensation from Pennsylvania Dutch country who passed up college to turn pro triathlete develop a first rate run to fulfill his dreams of greatness?
Home country favorites Will Clarke and Helen Jenkins win the Mazda London Triathlon; Formula One race car driver Jenson Button records 2:07:20 Olympic distance finish among citizen competitors
Philip Graves, the 20-year-old uberbiker who won Ironman UK 70.3, might be the youngest Ironman winner in history; Bella Bayliss takes her third straight Ironman UK title – and 11th career Ironman victory
Timothy O’Donnell broke away on the swim and run to take a 7-minute margin of victory over Ben Hoffman; Mirinda Carfrae dominated the field to finish in 4:11:05 for a 10-minute margin of victory over Magali Tisseyre.
Three-time Life Time Fitness series champion Greg Bennett wins New York City one weekend, gets smashed up in bike-car crash in Boulder the next; says he’s ‘lucky’ and hopes to be back in action at Chicago
Triathlete John Carr, 47, was struck from behind and killed by a drunk hit-and-run driver while participating in a sprint triathlon in Louisville, Kentucky, according to police.
Dan Arlandson of Burnsville, Minnesota and Whitney Henderson of Lafayette Colorado earn repeat wins at the Full Vineman triathlon in Santa Rosa California
Travelers to the Nautica New York City Triathlon were in for a treat if they had the time and energy to explore Manhattan. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson