Brad Kahlefeldt outsprints Courtney Atkinson, is now 4-0 on 2009 ITU World Championship finale course; Kiyomi Niwata outruns U23 World Champ Daniela Ryf
by Tim Carlson, March 4, 2009
Just what is CTS and can Chris Carmichael replicate Lance Armstrong success in the triathlon world? After initial success with Carmichael in 2000, Peter Reid left after suffering an overtraining meltdown. How CTS regained lost triathlon momentum.
Part One: Carmichael Training Systems now faces an acid test; Can they make a triathlon Murderers Row, a slightly longer-in-the-tooth Triathlon Dream Team, keep performing at their Hall of Fame best?
Carina Wasle of Austria wins wire-to-wire on her home course and newcomer Tor-Halvor Bjornstad in his second-ever Winter Triathlon whips fellow Norwegian and defending champion Arne Post at ITU Worlds.
Third in a series of Timothy Carlson’s swimming photo galleries, with images of the triathlon mid-swim, late in the game, and swim exit.
A review of Roy Wallack’s Run for Life: The Anti-Aging, Super-Fitness Plan to Keep You Running to 100. Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. USA paperback. Price $14.95.
Slowtwitch senior correspondent and photographer Timothy Carlson offers the second of three photo galleries devoted to swimming.
Slowtwitch senior correspondent and photographer Timothy Carlson offers the first of three photo galleries devoted to swimming.
Craig Alexander shook off the cobwebs from a three-month post-Kona hiatus with a swift 1:12:07 run to outhoof a stellar field, and ITU star Samantha Warriner outdueled Yvonne Van Vlerken to win Geelong 70.3
As Team Challenge expands from Roth to New Zealand, France and Spain, can a worldwide series be far behind? How Roth rose from the ashes after the split with WTC and carefully crafted an alternative to Ironman.
Last year, Sheila Taormina became the first woman to make the Olympics in three sports – swimming in 1996, triathlon in 2000 and 2004, and modern pentathlon in 2008. Before her USAT Hall of Fame induction, Taormina reflected on the meaning of her sporting career.
Timothy Carlson’s pictures chronicle the clash of generations in part 3 of Ironman Hawaii Photo Galleries of the winners, movers and shakers 2006-2008.
At age 36, the three-time Ironman winner is still seeking the perfect balance between his cycling prowess and a fast run on the Queen K. One step to finding that faster run is taking care of detail work on bike fit.
