Canadian Pro Sara Gross finally captured her first Ironman title in Brazil, but what should have been a happy memory turned out to be bittersweet indeed.
by Herbert Krabel, June 2, 2014
Matt Hanson finished 6th at Ironman Texas despite 2 flat tires during the bike segment. But a 2:41:38 run helped this former wrestler and relatively new Pro.
Kevin McDowell’s roller coaster life includes bronze at 2010 ITU Junior Worlds, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a long recovery, then silver at the Chengdu World Cup.
Aussie age grouper Clint Kimmins is well known for his surfing prowess, but he is all about triathlon now and stamped his ticket to Kona at Ironman Melbourne.
Maddy Tormoen won $50,000 one day at Zofingen and won eight straight Powerman women’s races leading to that triumph; the price of her love of sport was dozens of operations and a scary case of ventricular tachycardia.
Josh Poertner is best known for his work at Zipp where he worked a long time, but 8 months ago he left and invested into the venerable Silca brand.
Jessica Broderick showed a lot of promise by winning the 2009 USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals; after a tough 2013, she broke through to a World Cup podium guided by renowned coach Darren Smith.
During the Waldo County YMCA Tri in Maine, a triathlete crashed hard because of a car who pulled into the road, and fellow competitor Roberto Lopez-Anido stopped to assist and direct traffic.
Alicia Kaye had a great 2013 season with big wins at St. Anthony’s, Cap Tex and Oceanside and is about to defend that Lifetime Cap Tex title in Austin again. We checked in with her to see what else she is up to.
This time we noticed the ultra light Hanseeno cycling shoes, the b70 core shorts, the Almanzo 100 gravel race, a nifty cycling accessible coffee shop and more.
Aussie age grouper Katey Gibb started triathlon recently but she is already tearing it up. At 70.3 Busselton she won her age group and finished 4th overall.
Nils Nilsen is one of the finest shooters in triathlon and he is also a super nice guy who is highly respected by other industry folks and media people alike.
Triathletes arriving at Lake San Antonio for the 32nd Wildflower Triathlon were met by a shocking sight – a yawning, empty pit of sand and a few green reeds. Wildflower race director Terry Davis explains.
