from Triathlon.org…
Australian superstar Emma Snowsill added to her extensive medal count today with a win at the Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup. Snowsill led from start to finish claiming her eighth world cup title in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes and 11 seconds. In second place, 29 seconds behind, was fellow Aussie and […]
The 2008 World Marathon Majors (WMM) racing calendar opened today with exciting performances by both the men’s and women’s professional fields at the Flora London Marathon. Kenyan Martin Lel extended his lead for the 2007-08 series championship as he set a London course record in 2:05:15 while German Irina Mikitenko made history of her own […]
from Running USA…
Three Team Running USA athletes - Olympians and recent national champions Ryan Hall, Deena Kastor and Kate O’Neill - are ready to race at the most important marathons to-date in 2008, the Flora […]
from Triathlon.org
The small fishing island of Ishigaki, Japan comes alive this weekend as it hosts the longest-running world cup and a favorite stop for many of the world’s best. Last year’s women’s race was a fierce battle between Portuguese star Vanessa Fernandes, three-time world champion Emma Snowsill and 2006 winner Debbie Tanner, three of the […]
From the Associated Press…
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -The Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is making such a splash in the pool that U.S. coach Mark Schubert believes every record in the sport could fall at the Beijing Olympics.
Since the suit was unveiled in February, 19 long-course world records have been set and four short-course marks. The new […]
Italy coach criticizes move as ‘technological doping’
from the Associated Press…
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - If the current trend continues, world records could become the norm after the International Swimming Federation ruled Speedo’s new high-tech LZR Racer suit is legal.
The LZR has been worn for 18 of the 19 world records set since it was introduced in […]
from Triathlon.org…
Moffatt takes New Plymouth gold
Australian Emma Moffatt ran away with today’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup and in the process asserted herself as the front runner for a spot on the highly competitive Australian Olympic team. She finished with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 1 second to collect her second […]
from Triathlon.org…
Gomez storms to 9th world cup win
He was down by more than a minute after the bike but the deficit didn’t matter for world number one Javier Gomez. As he’s done so many times before, the Spanish sensation ripped through the run to win today’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup. The run course […]
from the New Zealand Olympic Committee…
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) today confirmed the final selections for both the men’s and women’s Triathlon at the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Andrea Hewitt and Shane Reed were today announced to join Sam Warriner, Debbie Tanner, Bevan Docherty and Kris Gemmell on the start line in Beijing.
In ratifying […]
from triathlon.org…
One week after the season kicked off in Mooloolaba, Australia last weekend, the BG Triathlon World Cup series shifts to New Plymouth on the North Island of New Zealand. Since taking gold and silver at the Athens Olympics, the small country has become a triathlon powerhouse, producing numerous world cup winners including 2004 Olympic […]
