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Donna Phelan, Off on the Right Foot
I had been struggling since last August with pain on the ball of my right foot, and after an inconclusive MRI in November, 5 weeks off running in December, and months of therapy, I finally decided in March to get a second opinion.
Mirinda Carfrae & Tara Costa Headline Race2Rebuild Relay Teams at Challenge Atlantic City
Race2Rebuild, the endurance charity racing organization founded by athletes after Hurricane Sandy, will bring two relay teams to Challenge Family’s inaugural US race, Challenge Atlantic City to race and raise $25,000 to bring a family home. Headlin...
Update on Prescription Sunglasses
I just got a new pair of Oakley prescription sunglasses from my sponsor, ADS Sports Eyewear in Richardson, Texas. I used to think that I only needed one pair of sunglasses and they would take care of all my needs. But then Michael at ADS convinced me...
Ironman Cairns 2014 (June 8th) – Predictions
Previous Winners Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time 2011 Chris McCormack (AUS) 08:15:56 Rebekah Keat (AUS) 09:26:31 2012 David Dellow (AUS) 08:15:04 Carrie Lester (AUS) 09:21:00 2013 Luke McKenzie (AUS) 08:17:43 Liz Blatchford (GBR) 09:19:51 La...
Amorelli & Gross Bag First Ironman Wins in Brazil
Igor Amorelli did what no other Brazilian male has been able accomplish for 16 years—win his home country’s IRONMAN, event, while it took a course record effort by Sara Gross to record her first IRONMAN victory.
Helle Frederiksen 3rd in Austin Lifetime Tri
Helle Frederiksen has taken bronze in the 2014 Austin Lifetime Tri. In an impressive and exciting display of Olympic Distance racing, Helle (2:01:47) finished right behind winner Sarah Haskins (2:00:53) and Alicia Kaye (2:01:31).
Xterra Spain; It was the best of times; it was the worst of times
The location at La Manga resort is fantastic; the area in Murcia is Cint Eastwood spaghetti western wild. Steep climbs, gnarly downhills, lots of power and rhythm riding. A run everyone loves. And then there were the worst of times.
Ironman Brasil 2014 – Analyzing Results
The “Athlete Tracker” had one of those days, and weird data was showing up all over the place. At the time that I’m writing the post, there is no data for IM Brasil. Therefore, the results and analysis have to be taken with a bit of...
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Gina Crawford, 3rd half in 15 days!
3rd half iron distance race in 15 days, that was new territory! Actually I really enjoyed it. Out of the 3 that was my best. The first (Challenge Rimini) was the worst, the recovery from that one was hard, it really hurt. The second last week (Ironma...
Sofie Goos 2nd in IM Brazil
Sofie Goos has finished second in the 2014 Ironman Brazil. Her final time: 09:00:21. Sara Gross of Canada took the women’s title in 08:56:35. Ariane Monticeli (Brazil; 09:02:44) completed the podium. 2014 has gotten to an outstanding start for Sofi...
Llanos & Hutthaler win in Austria
In the eighth edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Austria a British duo set the pace early in the water: Mark Threlfall and Daniel Halksworth led the men’s field in front of a group of twelve including favorites like reigning IRONMAN European champion Llanos.T...
KPR Thoughts (4) – When will the KPR change?
This is the next post in my series of thoughts on different aspects of the KPR. This will be a pretty short one – discussing when the KPR will change. In the recent interview with Bob Babbitt, Andrew Messick said that changes are being discusse...
KPR Thoughts (3) – Why have a Points-based system?
This is number three of my blog post series with my thoughts around KPR issues. Today, I’ll have a look at the reasons why WTC switched from a slots system to a points system across all Ironman races. My intention is that this is not only a his...
Ironman Brazil Preview
Sunday's IRONMAN Brazil pro races have all the elements to make for some hot competition in Florianopolis. Five-time IRONMAN France champion, Marcel Zamora will definitely see some challenges coming from a number of South Americans. Igor Amorelli, S...
Many Potential winners at 70.3 St. Polten
On Sunday in the 70.3 St. Polten over 2,500 athletes look forward to better weather conditions than in previous years. Starting in the Ratzersdorfer lake and 1.9 km swim that is interrupted by a 200 m crossing the bridge, its the usual swim and cycli...
KPR Thoughts (2) – Number of races with Kona points
This blog post describes my thoughts around another KPR issue – the number of races that have Kona qualifying points. (Just to be clear, this post discusses the total number of Kona qualifying races on the calendar for the professionals, not th...
Lucy Gossage 1st at Ironman Lanzarote
It’s always satisfying when you make a plan, stick to the plan and the plan pays off. Easy to say, harder to do, particularly for me if the plan involves patience! There were 6 weeks in between South Africa and Lanzarote. Though to many, racing ...