We stumbled upon lightweight running shoes from Adidas, Normann Stadler’s recently born son, energy bars from Bonk Breakers and new sun glasses from Smith Optics.
by Herbert Krabel, June 16, 2009
Timo Bracht and Normann Stadler are now team mates under the umbrella of the Commerzbank team, and so are all the other athletes who previously competed in green colors for the Dresdner Kleinwort team.
Third of a four-part oral history how Xterra legend Jamie Whitmore is fighting back from cancer and making choices to maintain the maximum physical freedom and maximum ability to share her talents with the world.
The second Ironman Kansas 70.3 featured surprisingly tough hills, and dominant wins by Chrissie Wellington and Luke Bell – and a Wizard of Oz finish line.
Conrad Stoltz grabbed the win at the 2009 XTERRA Atlantic Cup despite a huge cut in his foot, and Melanie McQuaid kept her 2009 winning streak alive as she took the women’s race.
Second of a four-part series on how one of Xterra’s greatest stars was struck down in her prime by a devastating cancer and battled back to survive, rebuild her life with an unquenchable spirit and transcend the limits of her disease
You can’t buy love. But can you buy a maillot jaune? Last year Bjarne Riis squeezed the industry, appealing to companies poised to pay for victory. Specialized anted up. How is that turning out?
20-year old Philip Graves won the 2009 Ironman 70.3 UK with a great swim, ride and run and showed that he isn’t just a gifted road racer. Catriona Morrison held off Julie Dibens and Bella Bayliss enroute to her win.
Bell turns a 1:10 deficit into a 1:09 margin of victory with a final surge on the run to top Tim O’Donnell at Kansas Ironman 70.3; Chrissie Wellington shows she’s mastered the CO2 canister and then topped Pip Taylor by 4:50 at Lawrence.
A dominating performance by Terenzo Bozzone gave him the win at the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, MD. Mirinda Carfrae ran down Natascha Badmann to take the women’s title.
Andy Potts became a 3 time champion with his win at the 2009 Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco. Mary Beth Ellis held off defending champion Leanda Cave on her way to the women’s title.
Former 70.3 World Champion Craig Alexander took a very narrow 2 second victory over Chris Lieto at the Ironman 70.3 Boise this afternoon. In the women’s race Magali Tisseyre crossed the line more than 8 minutes ahead of runner-up Linsey Corbin.
First of a four-part series on how one of Xterra’s greatest stars was struck down in her prime by a devastating cancer and battled back to survive, rebuild her life with an unquenchable spirit and transcend the limits of her disease.