Jun. 30, 2008
Whipple Gets World University Gold ERDEK, Turkey (June 29, 2008) -- Justine Whipple loves the big stage. The 22-year-old Naval Academy graduate continued her rise in the triathlon ranks by winning the gold medal at the 2008 FISU Triathlon World University Championship in Erdek, ...
Jun. 30, 2008
Lebrun, Wasle Take XTERRA CzechIt was a joyous return to the beautiful castle town of Hluboka nad Vltavou in southern Bohemia. The weather was perfect, the countryside gorgeous, the food, beer and people fantastic. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has read my ...
Jun. 30, 2008
McKenzie Wins MRA Bali Int'l Triathlon
JIMBARAN BAY, BALI, INDONESIA (June 30, 2008) Australian pro triathlete Luke McKenzie took a convincing overall win at the second annual MRA Bali International Triathlon on Sunday, June 29, 2008, with a victory time of 2:09:09. On a beautiful sunny ...
Jun. 30, 2008
Carfrae, Griffin Win Buffalo Springs Lake
LUBBOCK, Texas - Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake has been around for 19 years, with a reputation for its tough course and hot and humid conditions. Mike Greer, the 70-year-old race director and lead cowboy for the event, changed it up this year: ...
Jun. 25, 2008
Snowsill redeems last year’s flop, Henning repeats $200,000 Hy-Vee payday
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The sun shined brightly on the flood threatened
Hy-Vee World Cup Triathlon in America’s heartland Sunday.
Three-time ITU World Champion Emma Snowsill overcame last year’s rare DNF due to a bad back and asthma to ...
Jun. 24, 2008
Thompson Wins, Wassner Repeats at Philly Tri
June 22, 2008 (Philadelphia, PA) - David Thompson scored a come from behind win and Rebeccah Wassner defended her title today at the 2008 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon presented by Suzuki. Sunday's Olympic-distance race capped off a weekend of ...
Jun. 24, 2008
Day of Firsts
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - A two-time Ironman champ added another notch to his belt and a new pro scored her first elite win June 22 at Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene in the tree-lined northern Idaho resort town. Veteran Canadian triathlete Tom Evans bested ...
Jun. 24, 2008
Lebrun, Dibens Win XTERRA UK
The first day of summer in Wales was a pretty typical day. Cool, misty, a bit of rain. Oddly enough this weather followed a few weeks of unseasonably high temps, so even the stoutest of Welshmen were confused by it all.
XTERRA returned to its ...
Jun. 24, 2008
Perez Repeats, Dogana Dominates at IM FranceAfter the first two legs of Sunday’s Ironman France it appeared Switzerland’s Mike Aigroz was absolutely untouchable. Aigroz was the first athlete out of the water and then stormed to a course-record 4:44:26 bike split. By the time he made it to ...
Jun. 24, 2008
Olympic Medalist Wins XTERRA Buffalo Creek
The 2004 Olympic triathlon bronze medalist, Susan Williams of Littleton, Colorado, won the women’s race at the XTERRA Buffalo Creek off-road triathlon in Buffalo Creek, Colorado, June 21. Williams finished 17th overall in 2:40:34 - more than six ...
Jun. 22, 2008
McKenzie, Imaizumi Win Ironman Japan
Australia's Luke McKenzie bagged his first Ironman victory in fine fashion June 22, trouncing fellow countryman Mitchell Anderson by almost 10 minutes to win Ironman Japan in 8:29:11, shattering Jason Shortis' 2005 course record by 12 minutes. But ...
Jun. 22, 2008
Emma Snowsill cashes in for huge payday in Des Moines; Sarah Haskins claims final spot on U.S. Olympic team
June 22, 2008 -- One year after failing to finish the race in Des Moines, Iowa, Australian Emma Snowsill roared back this season, convincingly winning today's Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup. Snowsill not only claims her third world cup title of the ...
