Now that Tyler Butterfield has won Abu Dhabi and contended at Kona, the long road to fulfilling his early promise seems to be sparked by a strong partnership with his wife Nikki and a happy family.
by Tim Carlson, April 24, 2014Eric Hinman is the fast age grouper who inspired Dave Mirra to pick up the sport, but he is actually fairly new to the sport himself. We checked in with him to learn more.
Lisa Ribes Roberts has been accepted into the Timex squad this year and quickly rewarded that trust with a fine runner-up spot at Ironman Los Cabos.
Lionel Sanders is a talented young Canadian who has already impressed many with a superb win in Muskoka, but at 70.3 Texas his dreams were deflated.
Most folks know Dave Mirra because of his BMX Freestyle exploits and his Rallycross skills, but now Mirra is focused on triathlon, doing well and loving it.
Heather Wurtele had a superb win at Ironman 70.3 California at Oceanside, and also took the title at 70.3 Monterrey. Look out for this tall Canadian in Mont Tremblant.
At the 2014 Ironman Asia-Pacific championships Paul Matthews was second in 8:02:14, and under the guidance of Craig Alexander we expect to see more from this Aussie.
After winning the 2012 Ironman 70.3 and Ironman world championships double, Leanda Cave had a frustrating 2013 marred by injuries. After switching coaches, she is hunting gold again.
Caroline Gaynor has everything she needs to be a popular age group triathlete: looks, smarts, talent, vigor. But instead of being the belle of the ball she subordinates her ambitions to lift up others.
21-year old Aussie Ellie Salthouse walked away from the sport after she had lost the passion but she is now back under the watchful eyes of Siri Lindley and we should expect to see much from this talented young athlete.
German Pro Wenke Kujala recently had her second baby and will now focus more on being a mom and her career as the Erdinger team manager. She still wants to race some but not as a professional triathlete.
After Brett Sutton resigned as the head coach at Team TBB, Ironman star Caroline Steffen found herself looking for a new coach. Steffen chose a rookie coach – multiple world champion Chris McCormack.
An interview with Siri Lindley, who emerged from insecurity and a failed Olympic dream to become an ITU World Champion and then to become one of the great coaches of triathlon.
