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Jenny Fletcher @ 70.3 Oceanside
It's been an eternity since I've actually written a blog, but I felt my first race back after being off a year after almost losing my life due to an extreme case of PE (Pulmonary embolism... blood clots in the lungs)... which almost took my life... i...
Stephen Bayliss @ Ironman Los Cabos
Yesterday I raced Ironman Los Cabos. My first Iron distance race of 2014, It has been a long time, for me, since my last Iron distance race which was Challenge Henley in September. After that race I had a long break and started training properly agai...
Kelly Williamson @ 70.3 Oceanside
The last thing I said to Derick before heading down to the pier was “I’m ready…hope my legs are too”. That is always the lingering fear in the back of my mind. I can take care of the controllables; physical preparation, fueling and resting, b...
Mackenzie Madison @ Ironman Los Cabos
First of, thanks for all of the support near and far. I really appreciate it. I was super excited going into Ironman Los Cabos. As a lot of you know I had to overcome many obstacles last year to get to the starting line of an Ironman healthy and to b...
Ironman Los Cabos 2014 – Analyzing Results
Race Conditions This year’s race was a lot quicker than the 2013 race, with an adjustment 8:37 ist was neither really fast nor really slow. Both the swim and the bike were faster, even if the run was a little bit slower. From what I heard it was a...
TriTyler Sprint Race Report
Allen, Slack win Xterra Great Ocean Road
The power couple of XTERRA, Ben Allen from Australia and Jacqui Slack from Great Britain, captured the 2nd running of the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triathlon amidst a perfect bright blue sky day in the seaside town of Anglesea, Victoria on Sun...
Fontana and Corbin Triumphant in Mexico
Daniel Fontana captured his first IRONMAN title, while Linsey Corbin has returned to her winning ways at the Ford IRONMAN Los Cabos. The day started with a wetsuit-legal, single-lap swim with Stephen Bayliss (GBR) exciting the Sea of Cortez with a cl...
Records Fall in Oceanside
Jan Frodeno and Heather Wurtele enjoy perfect conditions, and fast racing, at Accenture IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside. Germany’s 2008 Olympic gold medalist, Jan Frodeno, was at, or near, the lead throughout the swim and bike before blowing away a stacked ...
Hugo, Bucher win Xterra Guam
South Africa’s Dan Hugo led from wire-to-wire, posting the fastest swim (19:39), bike (1:24:41) and run (44:20) times of the day to capture the 10th annual XTERRA Guam Championship in 2:28:40 on Saturday. In the women’s race the “Swiss Miss”...
Julie Dibens back at it
There's no two ways about it, it's been a long tough road to get back to racing. My last race was in Kona 2011 where I DnF'ed. That was 2 1/2 yrs ago, which in racing years (which are kinda like dog years) is a long time. I'm sure at some point I'll ...
Ironman South Africa 2014 (April 6th) – Predictions
Update (April 2nd): Jens Petersen-Bach is not starting. He has had some knee problems which are gone now. He will be starting the season in Texas. (Thanks to Michelle Vesterby for telling me about Jens’ withdrawal, and to Jens for replying to...
Personal Update
It’s been almost three months since I lasted posted anything here. That’s a record for me, and I’ve been pretty good over the years at leaving big, empty gaps from time to time. This gap has been mostly due to the usual excuse – work. I’m w...
Star Studded Field Descends on Southern California
The 2014 Accenture IRONMAN 70.3 California has a stunning collection of pros ready to take on the prestigious event. The pending shoot-out will include five-time winner, Andy Potts, who will have his hands full with the likes of Sebastian Kienle, Pet...
2nd Edition Ironman Los Cabos this Sunday
The second edition of IRONMAN Los Cabos promises to bring exciting racing to the Baja peninsula in Mexico. The men’s field will feature TJ Tollakson, Patrick Evoe, Matt Russell, Daniel Fontana and Ezequiel Morales, while the women’s race features...
Rapp Returns to Oceanside
Having missed out on this race the last two years, California-based pro Jordan Rapp is heading to Oceanside this month ready to go hard. The race is somewhat symbolic to Rapp, who had his whole career put on hold in 2010 by a near-fatal cycling accid...
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Brave Pederson back on the bike and aiming for glory
Six months ago, ETU European Middle Distance Champion Camilla Pedersen lay in a coma – her life, never mind her triathlon career, in the hands of doctors. Now, the Great Dane has just finished a three week training camp at Club La Santa in Lanzarot...
Ben Collins @ 70.3 Monterrey
I wrote a race recap a week ago on my flight home from Mexico, but at the time I was still really confused about my race and I didn’t know how to describe the race without sounding like I was making up excuses. Now that I’m pretty sure I’ve fig...