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Ironman Texas 2014 – Analyzing Results
Race Conditions A week before the race it looked as if there would be really hot conditions. However, conditions were not too bad on race day (there was even a wetsuit legal swim) and the race conditions were the fastest we have seen in Texas since i...
Guillaume and Gossage Gallop Through Lanzarote
Considered one of the toughest IRONMAN events on the global circuit, IRONMAN Lanzarote lived up to all expectations today, offering up heat and strong winds to go along with the 2,500 m of climbing on the bike course to maintain it’s reputation tha...
Docherty, Wiliamson Go Big in Texas
The fourth edition of Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas rolled in with unusually comfortable weather conditions, delighting both athletes and the host community of The Woodlands. The unique lake/canal swim, rare one-loop rural bike course, and urban thr...
Sylvain Sudrie & Camilla Pedersen win inaugural 70.3 Barcelona
IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona welcomed 1,500 athletes to Calella, Spain for a spectacular day featuring one of the toughest bike courses on the IRONMAN 70.3 global schedule. Conditions were perfect with a very light breeze and a calm Mediterranean Sea to st...
Ironman 70.3 Barcelona Preview
All eyes are on Terenzo Bozzone in Spain this weekend as a large pro field will ensure IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona has an auspicious start. On Sunday 57 professional triathletes from 14 countries fight for the first IRONMAN title that will be handed over ...
Ironman Lanzarote: Normal Limits Do Not Apply
Offering one of the toughest bike courses on the IRONMAN race circuit, IRONMAN Lanzarote celebrates 24 years in style this year with a record-sized field of over 2,000 athletes. The race was conceived by race director Kenneth Gasque after he competed...
Jergensen outruns all at Yokohama
The USA’s Gwen Jorgensen returned to the top of the ITU World Triathlon Series podium in style in Yokohama on Saturday, pulling out a dominating win ahead of two breakthrough medallists. In a race where a congested bike leg meant it all came down t...
Gomez outsprints Mola to Yokohama Title
Three races, three wins. Spain’s Javier Gomez threw-down yet another stellar performance in Yokohama on Saturday, in a race that may have reset the world order in triathlon. Previously in every WTS race Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee had s...
Ironman Brasil 2014 (May 25th) – Predictions
Previous Winners Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time 2005 Olaf Sabatschus (GER) 08:50:37 Joanna Zeiger (USA) 09:31:43 2006 Oscar Galindez (ARG) 08:15:19 Lisbeth Kristensen (DEN) 09:20:47 2007 Oscar Galindez (ARG) 08:21:09 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:12:...
Propozice!!!
Byly zveřejněny propozice 9. ročníku SAMUELA. Pokyny pro závod zůstávají prakticky totožné jako v předchozích letech, ale opět byla vymyšlena nová varianta tratí. Mapka je také zveřejněna.
Laurent Vidal, The Day That Changed Me
Thursday 24th of April, don't ask me what happened because I have no memories from that day. My brother got to the swimming pool a few minutes after the accident and told me with tears in his eyes that I was the victim of a heart rhythm disorder foll...
Pete Jacobs, race plans
So I have decided my next race will be Challenge Roth. I had planned to race IM Texas as my validation for Kona, however illness in March put a big hole in my preparation and I decided racing well at Challenge Roth is my second most important goal, K...
Team Erdinger, Continents apart
Team Erdinger athletes are ready to race this weekends competitions in the Canary Islands and the United States. While Sonja Tajsich, Lucy Gossage , Michael Goehner and Christian Brader are at Ironman Lanzarote, Eva Wutti and Juliet Gajer Line up at ...
London World Triathlon Series Stats
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) produces a series of eight races around the world with separate elite and age group competitions. The London event is the weekend after next in Hyde Park. The race sent me an infographic that summarizes much of...
Top Men Turn Out for Yokohama
Yokohama will be the first race of the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series that will see Javier Gomez, Jonathan Brownlee and Alistair Brownlee go head to head in combat. The trio will duke it out over a two-lap swim, nine-lap bike and four-lap standard d...
Pays d'Aix 70.3 Preview
The Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix is in the starting blocks and some valuable records may fall before the start gun sounds. In addition to the growing number of participants, more than 1,500 athletes already registered to date, also the record of the event...
Week 17 Popliteus, forefoot running and tweakables, hip retroversion and anteversion and Achilles Te
This week had a large number of webcasts covering a multitude of topics. The key muscle introduced was the Popliteus muscle. This is an upside down muscle. It’s tendon runs up towards the head, whilst most run towards the toes. This orientation...
Crawfishman Triathlon 2014
Up next Xterra Alabama
Off-road triathlon’s biggest event of the year in Alabama – the XTERRA Southeast Championship – returns to Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County for the ninth straight year next weekend; May 17-18. The main event combines a one-mile swim in ...
Womens winners return to WTS Yokohama
As the first race of Olympic qualification period ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, Yokohama holds special significance in this year’s World Triathlon Series. This Saturday marks the first opportunity to gain important points towards selectio...