Jul. 14, 2008
Wallenhorst Sets Would-Be World BestYou kind of have to feel bad for Britain’s Bella Comerford. She posted a finishing time of 8:51:15 at Sunday’s Ironman Austria – one of the top three fastest Ironman finishes ever – and she didn’t win. Germany’s Sandra Wallenhorst, a mother of an 18-month-old, ...
Jul. 14, 2008
Van Vlerken Sets Fastest Iron-Distance TimeThe Netherland’s Yvonne Van Vlerken posted the fastest female Iron-distance time of all time at Quelle Challenge Roth on Sunday, finishing in 8:45:48—five minutes faster than Paula Newby-Fraser’s previous best mark and over a minute faster than the mark set by Sandra ...
Jul. 14, 2008
Triple Win at Musselman(GENEVA, NY) It was a year of repeats for Musselman Triathlon Weekend in Geneva, New York July 12 and 13, as Julie Rosa, winner in Saturday’s mini-Mussel triathlon, went on to take victory in Sunday’s Musselman half-Iron contest, as well. Rosa, 33, of LaFayette, NY completed ...
Jul. 14, 2008
Galindez, Bentley Win IM 70.3 Rhode Island
Sunday, July 13, 2008 (Providence, RI) – Today, Oscar Galindez (ARG) and Lisa Bentley (CAN) celebrated victory at the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island, presented by Ford. Galindez, three-time Ironman Brazil Champion and second in last year's Ford Ironman World Championship ...
Jul. 14, 2008
LifeSport's Pro Training Secrets: Chris Lieto
LifeSport Coaching works with some of the finest multisport athletes in the world. The coaches strive to supply these athletes with workouts that have a specific physiological purpose while providing inspiration. These training sessions are often trying, but when tackled with ...
Jul. 13, 2008
Whitcombe Takes Tiszaujvaros World CupTiszaujvaros, Hungary (July 13, 2008) - In one of the oldest running world cups on the circuit it was triathlon veteran Andrea Whitcombe of Great Britain to top the podium for the first time since 2005. Whitcombe's time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 48 seconds bested her closest ...
Jul. 13, 2008
Gomez On Fire in Beijing Triathlon Tune UpTiszaujvaros, Hungary (July 13, 2008) - Olympic favourite Javier Gomez of Spain put another notch on his impressive career and showed the world he is still the man to beat in Beijing by wining the Tiszaujvaros BG Triathlon World Cup in a time of 1 hour 51 minutes and 32 seconds ...
Jul. 12, 2008
Whitfield, Snowsill Win Life Time Fitness
Minneapolis - Just three weeks after the emotionally charged final U.S. Olympic Trials in Des Moines and roughly a month before the long-awaited Beijing Games kick off mid-August, the world's top short-course triathletes and a few multi-distance stars collided at the big-dollar, ...
Jul. 11, 2008
Major Changes for 2009 Absa Cape Epic July 2008 - The Absa Cape Epic is set for a dramatic revamp for the 2009 event. Since its inception five years ago, organisers have introduced innovations annually in order to build the race into what it is today, and next year’s race will be no exception.
Most of the ...
Jul. 11, 2008
Big Race Weekend
After a few semi-quiet weekends of racing, July 12 and 13 explode with some of summer’s most scorching contests.
Kicking off the action on Saturday is Minneapolis’ Life Time Fitness Triathlon, the first race of the five-part big-money Life Time Fitness Triathlon ...
Jul. 11, 2008
Champs Back to Defend at IM Switzerland
A new year brings a new course for the Ironman Switzerland powered by ewz. Might that mean new race champs? Not if Rebecca Preston and Ronnie Schildknecht can help it.
Preston and Schildknecht, winners in Zurich last year, are both back to defend their titles, but face stiff ...
Jul. 10, 2008
Inside Triathlon Associate PublisherInside Triathlon seeks Associate Publisher for national syndicated magazine. Successful candidate would be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing advertising strategy, from a business, sales and marketing perspective. Develops budget and projections ...