from the AP…
BEIJING (AP) — Jan Frodeno sprinted away from a chasing trio in the final meters Tuesday to win the gold medal in the Olympic men’s triathlon.
Favorite Javier Gomez was even with Frodeno, and so was 2004 silver medalist Bevan Docherty. Simon Whitfield, who won gold in 2000, was immediately behind.
“I just tried to […]
from the AP….
BEIJING (AP) — With the finish line a few yards away, Emma Snowsill had time to grab a flag, slow down and wave.
She was all alone in front, and Australia was finally going to win Olympic gold in triathlon.
“We came so close in Sydney and Athens,” Snowsill said. “To come from a nation […]
from amateurendurance.com
August 11, 2008 by Brian
Anthony Barton used to head out to the golf course when he wanted to get face time with clients; now he finds himself on a 50 mile bike ride. “It is just so much easier to talk business out here on the road” says Barton, owner of Perfect Polish, a […]
New rule will provide “international consistency”
Published Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ironman will adopt the “age up” rule starting in 2009 to establish consistency among Ironman events around the globe, according to Ironman officials.
Starting in 2009, the Ford Ironman World Championship and all qualifying events will implement both the International Triathlon Federation and USA Triathlon’s Age Group […]
August 19 10 AM EST - Men’s
August 18 10 AM EST - Women’s
Check local listings….
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BEIJING (Reuters) - No, she’s not related to Lance Armstrong. But Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is proud to share some traits with the seven-time Tour de France winner, whom she describes a wonderful role model.
“I get that question quite a bit — if Lance and I are related,” Armstrong said after beating Briton Emma […]
From Ironman.com…
The 2008 Ironman Brazil will take place this Sunday on the island of Florianopolis in the State of Santa Catarina. Located in southern Brazil, Florianopolis is a destination spot for many South American’s. The island is known as “Floripa” to those who visit the area often. Brazilians and Argentines love to vacation in Florianopolis […]
from Triathlon.org…
ITU celebrates a major anniversary this weekend at the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup as the event is the 200th world cup in ITU history. Since humble beginnings in 1991, the world cup series has come a long way with more prize money, much more competitive fields and high stakes that include coveted Olympic […]
from Ironman.com…
It’s that time again when Ironman racing all of a sudden gets really serious. Not, of course, that undertaking an Ironman could ever be described as ordinary, or trivial, or even mundane. But, just like there are races which have a reasonably level playing field and you know what you’re getting into, some races […]
from Triathlete.com…
May 19, 2008 — This is how to celebrate a triathlon’s silver anniversary. Get the a legendary race director to assemble world champions on a brutal course with super-competitive age groupers and add about ten thousand supporters and spectators. All done with courageous competition and superb sportsmanship at Columbia Tri’s 25th Anniversay. Truly […]
