Photographer Aaron Palaian of Houston captured the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat of the pro women at The Woodlands.
by Tim Carlson, April 26, 2017
Photo Gallery of pro men at the Ironman North American Championship at The Woodlands.
Andy Potts edged Jesse Thomas by 28 seconds and Heather Jackson topped Sarah Piampiano – both by virtue of better swims – at Ironman 70.3 Peru.
Nick Noone of CU Boulder and Cecilia Davis-Hayes of Columbia University won the Olympic distance individual titles at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals.
Alistair Brownlee shook off a subpar performance at Super League with a dominating win and Emma Pallant upset Daniela Ryf at Challenge Gran Canaria
Matt Hanson set a U.S. Ironman record with a 7:52:44 finish at The Woodlands while Jodie Robertson cracked 9 hours at the Ironman North American Championship.
Following the trend-setting Nice International Triathlon and the ITU Long Course Worlds, Nice will host the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
Reigning XTERRA Pan America Champions Josiah Middaugh and Suzie Snyder won the fourth annual XTERRA Costa Rica.
Sam Appleton secured the win with a race-best run split; Annabel Luxford’s women’s-best swim and bike splits conquered Challenge Melbourne half.
Mario Mola emerged from a fierce run duel with Richard Murray to win his second straight WTS Gold Coast victory.
Andrea Hewitt followed her win at Abu Dhabi with a dominant performance at Gold Coast and her second straight victory on the WTS circuit.
Sam Osborne did it with race-best bike and run splits and Jacqui Allen won with a dominating mountain bike split at XTERRA New Zealand.
Oceanside 70.3 winner Lionel Sanders was disappointed he did not get a full rematch with Jan Frodeno. But he’s delighted with his improved swim.