Jul. 21, 2008
Bennett, Blatchford Top Podium at NYCNautica New York City Triathlon
New York, New York
Sunday, July 20, 2008
1.5km S/40km R/10km R
Men's Results
1. Greg Bennett (AUS) 1:46:30
2. Stuart Hayes (GBR) 1:47:33
3. Andy Potts (USA) 1:49:24
4. Paul Tichelaar (CAN) 1:49:50
5. ...
Jul. 21, 2008
Reed Repeats at Boulder Peak
BOULDER, Colorado – On a day that hit a Rocky Mountain high of 95 degrees, 2008 Olympian Matt Reed was hot enough to set a new Boulder Peak race record and defeat two men with eight world championships between them.
“This race means a lot to ...
Jul. 20, 2008
Pontano, Shea-Kenney Storm Lake PlacidDespite torrential downpours and tough-as-nails pro fields, Spain's Francisco Pontano and up-and-coming American Caitlin Shea-Kenney won the 10th annual Ironman USA Lake Placid in upstate New York this morning.
As expected, Texan James Bonney ...
Jul. 20, 2008
Rana Wins Final World Cup Before BeijingKitzbühel, Austria (July 20, 2008) - World champion from six years ago, Ivan Rana proved he's still a force on the world cup stage as he impressively won today's Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup, the last major tune-up before the Beijing Olympics. ...
Jul. 20, 2008
Spirig Makes Strong Statement in KitzbuhelKitzbühel, Austria (July 20, 2008) - The final world cup before the Beijing Olympics and Switzerland's Nicola Spirig made quite a statement, winning today's Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup. France's Carole Peon surprisingly took the silver medal ...
Jul. 18, 2008
Weekend Race Preview
Summer temperatures are soaring, and the racing action is getting hotter by the weekend. Here’s what’s on tap for July 20:
Last Saturday saw the kick-off of the big-dollar Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series in Minneapolis, with Canadian Simon ...
Jul. 18, 2008
World Champs and Olympians at Boulder PeakThe 17th Annual Boulder Peak Triathlon will take place on Sunday, July 20 at the Boulder Reservoir. Among the nearly 1,700 triathletes expected to race are:
2006 & 2007 Men’s Champions, Simon Lessing and Matt Reed. Lessing is a 5-time ...
Jul. 15, 2008
Life Time Fitness Triathlon Photo Gallery
Master photographers Paul Phillips and Kevin Coloton captured all the action from the July 12 Life Time Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis. Click on each image for full-size view. Visit
Jul. 14, 2008
Schildknecht, Matter Take Ironman SwitzerlandJuly 13, 2008 -- ZURICH - A rainy day in Zurich, Switzerland couldn’t stop defending men’s race champ Ronnie Schildknecht from retaining his title—let alone a men’s field that he thoroughly decimated to earn the win by over 15 minutes at ...
Jul. 14, 2008
Americans Sweep Musselman ITU Cup Brian Fleischmann and Beijing bound Julie Ertel swept gold at today’s Musselman ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup. The event served as an excellent opportunity for Ertel, Canadian Kathy Tremblay, and Jarrod Shoemaker to practice before the big races ...
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 ...