Looking for a dark horse to challenge Crowie, Macca and Normann? How about this 20-year-old Brit who thinks he might just win this mighty race not just once, but “2-3-4, even 5-6-7 times.”
by Tim Carlson, October 7, 2009
Was Timo Bracht a loose cannon, refusing to stop in the penalty box last year at Kona, running it in 5th across the line only to get properly DQ’d? Or was this year’s sensational Frankfurt sub-8 winner just the victim of a misunderstanding?
The International Triathlon Union issued a six-year ban to Mariana Ohata, Brazil’s top ITU female triathlete, for testing positive for the prohibited substance furosemide – her second anti-doping violation.
The Parade of Nations and the opening of the Expo and bike demo were some of the highlights of this day.
Kona’s Ironman Parade of great triathletes and sweetly eccentric behavior. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
With the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships almost upon us we noticed Forze GPS bars, the Crowie Backstage iPhone app, the Ceepo Katana, Muscle Milk Light and an Art of Tri t-shirt.
Two books represent the Slowtwitch “boxed set” for ascenders. It’s doubtful either of these books’ publishers or authors (one is dead) know of the other’s book. But to this site’s publisher each book is the others’ companion.
Monday is the first big day for the triathletes to arrive in Kona but it is already quite clear that this race is coming up.
Matt Reed leads defending champion Greg Bennett and Sarah Haskins leads defending champ Becky Lavelle and Rebeccah Wassner going into the Race to the Toyota Cup Series finale in Dallas
The City of Los Angeles Triathlon brings together 2,500 age groupers and the world’s elite to compete on a course that starts at Venice Beach and winds up in downtown LA. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Here’s the live coverage of the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon, as we called it, from the Slowtwitch Ice Cream Truck (the unofficial lead vehicle).
The two ITU World Championship Series silver medalists get some non-drafting redemption at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon; Javier Gomez tops Stuart Hayes and Lisa Norden tops Sarah Haskins.
Now that the ITU World Championship series is over, several European and Australian stars have come to fight it out with Life Time Fitness series stars in Los Angeles