Want an intimate triathlon with a laid back vibe in a Caribbean paradise? Jakes Off Road Triathlon in Treasure Beach Jamaica. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
by Tim Carlson, April 17, 2015
The Weekend Box offers triathlon action from the Pacific – an Ironman in Taiwan and XTERRA off road contests in New Zealand and Guam in the northern Marianas.
South African XTERRA star Dan Hugo just won 9 XTERRA events the season before he turned 30 – and yet he retired for a job with Specialized Global Marketing.
Jonathan Brownlee joined a small bike breakaway and held off Mario Mola with a race-best run to win his second straight WTS race of the year, the Gold Coast World Triathlon Series event.
Gwen Jorgensen set more WTS records and led fellow U.S. women Sarah True and Katie Zaferes to a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium at the Gold Coast World Triathlon Series event in Australia.
Helle Frederiksen of Denmark smashed the women’s field and Tim Don of Great Britain defended his 2014 title with a race-best run to win the $20,000 top prizes at Ironman 70.3 Brazil.
Emma Bilham of Switzerland dominated the women’s field while Domenico Passuello of Italy had an equally decisive margin over the men’s field to win the elite titles at Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya in Malaysia.
Kaitlin Donner and Renee Tomlin dueled to a 1-2 finish at the New Plymouth World Cup, joining a crop of rising U.S. women stars on the ITU circuit.
Sam Appleton and Yvonne Van Vlerken took the men‘s and women‘s elite titles at the Challenge Batemans Bay half distance event Sunday in Australia.
XTERRA off road triathlon was globally busy this weekend with three challenging and typically rugged international pro events in Malta, Costa Rica, and Saipan.
Jan Frodeno won his second straight pro men’s crown and Heather Jackson won the battle of the Heathers at Ironman 70.3 California.. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Jan Frodeno outran Lionel Sanders and Andy Potts to defend his California 70.3 title while Heather Jackson outran Heather Wurtele to take her 2nd Oceanside crown.
Ironman 70.3 California always draws an elite field to this Southern California classic, home of many major triathlon sponsors. Pre race photo gallery by Timothy Carlson