On rebound from a 2008 hernia, David Thompson captures his third straight Powerman Alabama while second year pro Jessica Jacobs bags a win in her very first duathlon
by Tim Carlson, April 23, 2009
The thrill of victory comes in many flavors and goes not only to the triathlete who crosses the line first.
The 2009 USA Triathlon National Collegiate Champion made a brave move on the bike and held on for dear life to succeed 2008 teammate Steve Sexton and give UC Berkeley its second straight men’s winner.
Introducing the 2009 USAT Collegiate National Women’s Champion:
How the 18-year-old University of Colorado freshman stole the show on a day of a freezing cold swim, tough winds and a hilly bike in West Texas.
Today we look at compression socks from Beaker Concepts, a new line of shoes from Crocs, recover shorts from Fizio and a different way to hang your bike.
Richard Ussher used his adventure racing fitness to win the 2009 XTERRA New Zealand, and narrowly held off Scott Thorne despite never having done any other XTERRA race before. Mountain biker Nicola Leary captured the women’s title.
McCormack’s 4:04:44 in heat that makes Hawaii seem cool, may be his best performance. Balding’s 5:28 winning time was a victory over hellish heat.
Rasmus Henning, a two-time $200,000 winner at short course, sweated through a 113-degree day to take 95 percent less prize purse by winning Ironman China. Australian Charlotte Paul was simply glad to finish – the win was icing.
UC Berkeley’s John Dahlz won the men’s individual title, Jessica Broderick of CU Boulder won the women’s individual crown, Navy won the combined team title, UC Berkeley won the men’s team race and UC San Diego won the women’s team top prize.
Sam Gardner used his bike prowess to win the 2009 XTERRA Saipan. Renata Bucher now has won the event 5 times straight and soundly defeated 2-time XTERRA World Champion Julie Dibens.
The first of a series of finish line photos by Timothy Carlson captures the apparent agony of extreme triathletic effort.
West Point’s Ashley Morgan leads the women’s favorites and the
Naval Academy’s Derek Oskutis has the best men’s career record coming into the 2009 USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in West Texas
We talked to Aussie Luke McKenzie last year in January and lots has changed for him since then. He moved from the Gold Coast to Noosa, attracted a few new sponsors and earned a couple Ironman titles.
