Patrick Wheeler finished Ironman Arizona in 8:55:34 and that is certainly a fine result for an age grouper. But the goal post for this hard working athlete is set much higher than finishing high among age groupers.
by Herbert Krabel, December 6, 2012
South African Mari Rabie is a Rhodes Scholar, a 2008 Olympian, an Ironman 70.3 winner and, recovering from injuries under the guidance of Bobby McGee, an XTERRA World championship medalist.
After many years on the ITU circuit and a season as a professional road cyclist Iván Raña has stormed to wins at Ironman Cozumel and 70.3 Lanzarote. He is part of another wave of ITU athletes to land on the long course shore.
Competitor Group (Rock n Roll Marathon, VeloNews, Triathlete Mag, etc.) just got sold. The new owner is Calera Capital and we spoke to David Lorsch, its managing director and an endurance athlete.
This CEO of Competitor Group just engineered a sale to new private equity owner Calera Capital. We asked him about his brands, what changes to expect, and where his company’s going.
Interbike announced a new initiative today to allow selected passionate consumers to attend the show that has been business to business only until now. We got details from Interbike managing director Pat Hus.
Nicky Samuels won 2 World Cups and went to the Olympics this year but 2012 was not all roses for her as she dealt with numerous health related setbacks while bravely earning New Zealand’s third country spot.
Rachel McBride recently won the 70.3 Austin, but this fast Canadian is not just about swimming, biking and running. She has two masters degrees in genetics, has played the cello on an international stage and has a few interesting tattoos.
A new generation of fast triathletes is coming through in Australia and Peter Kerr is among them. Kerr recently grabbed the win at the highly coveted Noosa Triathlon and he is ready to step it up.
A few years ago, Jacqui Slack helped lead fire victims out of burning buildings in the UK; now she travels the XTERRA world circuit with top Australian triathlete Ben Allen and earned 5th at the XTERRA World Championship.
Javier Gomez finished his best season winning the XTERRA World Championship in his first off road tri. Earlier, he took silver at the London Olympics, won the ITU Grand Final and the $151,500 Hy-Vee Triathlon.
British age grouper Stuart Anderson is part of Team Freespeed Virgin Active and we bumped into him in Kona after the race. He is now back at his day job at the Telegraph Media Group and we had a little chat with him.
Jan Van Berkel took the win at Ironman 70.3 Galway in early September and more recently earned the runner-up spot at 70.3 Miami. Right now this 26-year old Pro is getting ready for Ironman Arizona.
