A particularly strong men’s field makes picking the winners a fool’s errand. Timothy Carlson once again applies his fatally flawed prognosticating powers, much like salmon swim upstream only to die.
by Tim Carlson, October 8, 2012
On the eve of USADA’s closing the book on the Armstrong case, what is our wisest course in the anti-doping fight going forward? What is our proper response to USADA, and what else should we be doing to fight doping?
The black and white photographs of Paul K. Robbins are a match for the athletic excellence of Craig Alexander; Crowie’s understated prose about his 2011 year gives a great look inside the heart and mind of a legend.
Endless discussions about domestiques were going on prior to the Olympic Games. With the benefit of perfect hindsight Sal Farruggia looks closer if the selectors had success with their discretionary decisions.
Earlier this year we featured 6 triathlon bikes as Objects Of Desire, for this issue we focused on 6 very stunning road bikes.
Everyone has their own motivation for suffering through an Ironman. I sometimes think mine is that I love giving speeches afterwards. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to do so again in NYC.
Is there any reasonable set of dos and don’ts that would serve to decrease deaths? In my view, yes. What can you, as an athlete, do to survive and prosper during the swim? What can you as an RD do?
Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the Brownlees are a lock.
As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 Olympic Women’s Triathlon.
A lot of triathletes are confused and conflicted by today’s action, by USADA, banning Lance Armstrong from racing triathlons. How ought the triathlon enthusiast feel about this? We’ll take a shot at answering that.
The Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonathan have been putting on quite a show of domination the last few years, and more is still likely to come. Sal Farruggia takes a closer look at these fast young Brits.
After posting my speech following Ironman Canada 2011 here, I was stunned by the reception it received. While I can’t promise to fill my own shoes, I hope this resonates with at least some of you.
