Fraser Cartmell joined the Trek / K-Swiss team in 2010 and already had some nice performances for them. The Scot very narrowly missed the podium at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Triathlon, and just returned from 70.3 St. Croix.
by Herbert Krabel, May 5, 2010
Hunter Kemper got away from his competitors late in the race to take the win at the 2010 Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. Leanda Cave battled Jenna Shoemaker all the way on her way to the title in the women’s race.
Terenzo Bozzone beat out defending champion Timothy O’Donnell to take the 2010 Ironman 70.3 St. Croix title. Catriona Morrison’s 4:31:06 gave her the win and placed her in the top 10 of the Pro men.
A 2010 Avia Wildflower Triathlon image gallery by Timothy Carlson captures the passion of this event.
Luke McKenzie added another feather to his cap by winning the 2010 Busselton Half Ironman with a very strong performance. Lisa Marangon was dominant in the women’s race and held off Kate Bevilaqua by 5 minutes.
Austrian Michael Weiss rode away from the field and closed out his day with a sub 3 hour run to win the inaugural Ironman St. George. Heather Wurtele took the women’s race and has now two Ironman titles to her name.
Michael Raelert and Julie Dibens, 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Champions, continued their domination of the distance with record and near record performances at Wildflower.
Timothy Carlson sez: Michael Raelert slight edge over Eneko Llanos, Rasmus Henning; Julie Dibens over Virginia Berasategui, Samantha McGlone, Lesley Paterson at Wildflower long course.
We took a closer look at the Sable Optics 101 MTR goggles, Honey Stinger 20g Protein bars, Dunning performance slim fit polo, Globe Roll 2 city bike and the World Bicycle Relief program.
The 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, winner in Abu Dhabi and 2010 Kona rookie in training at home in Boulder.
Heather Jackson joined the newly formed Trek / K-Swiss team this year but this young Pro is still relatively unknown. We had a few words with her after her 2:15:17 bike split at the Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans.
Valentin Meshcheryakov of Russia outsprinted Japan’s Yuichi Hosoda to win the Ishigaki ITU World Cup and earn his first podium finish. Early leader Clayton Fettell from Australia fell to 5th on the run.
Cameron Dye beat out a stellar field to take the win at the 2010 St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Florida. Sarah Haskins led from start to finish and grabbed the women’s title.