In the sport of triathlon there’s no brand like Ironman. Here, iron is wealthier than gold. Funny how much love Ironman doesn’t get from the very entities that ought to love it the most.
by Dan Empfield, November 24, 2009
Three-time champion Alexandre Ribeiro of Brazil should duel with 1997 champion Peter Kotland; 5-time winner Shanna Armstrong faces strong challenge by 2007 runner-up Ann Heaslett.
Jordan Rapp used a course record bike split and a course record overall winning time to take the 2009 Ford Ironman Arizona. Samantha McGlone came back from a slow swim with a sub 5 hour bike split and a superb run to take her first Ironman win, also in record time.
Updates to Jordan Rapp’s Ironman Arizona Charity Challenge including more prizes, an anonymous donor matching $1,000,000 in gifts, and a one week extension to reach a new target goal.
We are in the middle of the 2009/2010 cross season and today we are featuring mostly cross bikes / frames we have recently noticed. Enjoy the Giant Composite Cross, Cannondale Cyclocross 6, Scott Addict CX RC, Stevens Carbon Team and the Workerman Peace Wheel.
Michael Raelert was a dark horse who shocked the field and Julie Dibens was the favorite everyone saw coming. Some reflections by the winners and hosannas from the conquered after the fourth Ironman 70.3 World Champions were crowned.
Silvia Balbach had the second fastest female age group run split and finished as the fourth overall fastest female amateur in Kona this year. A chance encounter prior to the race led to this interview with the speedy German.
The 70.3 Clearwater course again rewarded the strong with record times; Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
A dark horse and a favorite prevailed at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Michael Raelert won the 2009 Foster Grant World Championships with a superb performance, a 1:09:06 half marathon and a final time of 3:34:04. In the women’s race, Julie Dibens went sub 4 hours and took the title in 3:59:33.
Relentless northerly winds force Ironman 70.3 World Championship race officials to switch swim from ocean to inland harbor; Reed, Dibens, Bozzone, Bennetts, Zeiger confident on eve of battle in Clearwater
In the first article in a new series on “Thinkers & Tinkers” in the sport, we look at Chris Lieto and his sports nutrition company BASE Performance.
In a time when many companies cut budgets and take away perks, the Rev3 group is stepping up to the plate in a different way. They announced $125,000 of additional prize money for the 3 Rev3 events.