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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jul. 9, 2008
Vanlandingham Beats All Men, Makes History
July 9, 2008 Colorado Springs, CO - LUNA Pro XTERRA rider Shonny Vanlandingham made history this past weekend at the 22nd Annual Grady Williams Memorial Freedom Days Triathlon in Farmington, NM. She not only won the women's triathlon, but in doing ...
Jul. 8, 2008
Lebrun Wins XTERRA France and 3rd Euro Title2005 XTERRA World Champ Nicolas Lebrun won his third XTERRA Championship race in as many weeks - this time in his home country - and secured his third consecutive XTERRA European Tour Championship title in the process. With pros counting their best ...
Jul. 6, 2008
Bell, Ellis Win Ironman 70.3 Lake StevensAlthough Independence Day came and went Friday, Sunday, July 6 was certainly a day for fireworks, as Australian Luke Bell took the Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens crown and short courser Mary Beth Ellis of Colorado took her first half-Ironman title. ...