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CARMICHAEL TRAINING SYSTEMS OPENS TRAINING FACILITY IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
filed under Training on Jun 30 2006
-- World-Class Coaching comes to the South's Premier Sports Mecca -- (Colorado Springs, CO) - Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) has opened the doors on a new storefront testing lab and...
Paceline Products Signs as Exclusive USA Distributor for SaltStick(TM) Electrolyte Capsules and Dispensers.
filed under Gear on Jun 29 2006
Newbury Park, CA - June 28, 2006 - The SaltStick(TM) line includes innovative electrolyte capsules and dispensers, and is produced by Toker Engineering LLC, Newbury Park, CA.The dispensers provide "on...
Weekend Results for Bell, Lessing, Major & Fuhr
filed under Athlete on Jun 28 2006
BELL WINS IRONMAN 70.3 BUFFALO SPRINGS Luke Bell won his second Ironman 70.3 title of the season with a hard fought win over Simon Lessing. At Buffalo Springs, Bell attacked...
Sports Engine signs Smith and Swail to endorse MOTORTABS electrolyte replacement drink
filed under Athlete on Jun 28 2006
TUSTIN, Cal. (June 28, 2006) - Sports Engine, LLC, signed professional triathletes Spencer Smith (GBR) and Julie Swail (USA) to represent the company's sports drink, MOTORTABS Fluid Replacement System. They'll...
USA TRIATHLON RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTIVE.COM
filed under General on Jun 28 2006
Benefits Include Online Services for Registration, Membership and Fundraising COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Triathlon and The Active Network, Inc. have renewed a partnership that designates Active.com (www.Active.com) as the...
CHRIS HAUTH WINS IRONMAN COUER D'ALENE USING THE LATEST SCIENCE-BASED TRAINING METHODS
filed under Athlete on Jun 28 2006
Endurance Performance Training Center's Head Coach Adds Ironman Champion to His Long List of Accomplishments (Mill Valley, CA - June 28, 2006) - In a year that held major life...
ITU Announces Olympians Jenny Thompson and Carol Lewis to headline ITU Corporate Triathlon World Championships
filed under Event on Jun 28 2006
CANADA, Vancouver - Olympic star Jenny Thompson will join Carol Lewis, Olympian and NBC Olympic commentator, and other leaders in the field of workplace health and fitness at the first...
KEMPER TAKES SIXTH TITLE, HASKINS WINS AT LONG BEACH
filed under Event on Jun 26 2006
Content Courtesy of Earl Williams at the Long Beach Press-Telegram LONG BEACH, Calif. - Hunter Kemper didn't break through the tape to celebrate his victory in the men's division of...
New athletes join field; entries for 2007 will open July 2
filed under Event on Jun 26 2006
The Franconian hamlet of Roth, Germany is readying for the fifth anniversary running of the independent Quelle Challenge Roth...
Hot mama, cool daughters: SkirtSports adds punchy girls fitness skirts
filed under Gear on Jun 22 2006
Now moms AND daughters can look cute together as they run and play. SkirtSports Inc., the pink-powered company that made fitness skirts a must-have for female jocks AND was named...
Epic battles on tap for Quelle Challenge Roth
filed under Event on Jun 22 2006
The Quelle Challenge Roth, the world's largest long-course triathlon, is readying for an epic showdown among the best long-course athletes in the world. The race is set for Sunday, July 2 in the triathlon-mad hamlet of Roth.
LORI BOWDEN BACK IN ACTION
filed under Athlete on Jun 22 2006
LORI BOWDEN BACK IN ACTION Two-Time Ironman Triathlon World Champion, Lori Bowden, is back to competition following the September birth of her son, Tyson. Last weekend, Lori capped four consecutive...
CHOCOLATE GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS CHAMPION TRIATHLETE EMMA SNOWSILL
filed under Athlete on Jun 19 2006
Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Chocolate Graphics International USA announces that its parent company, Chocolate Graphics International PTY Ltd. (Queensland, Australia) has signed as the primary corporate sponsor for Australian world...
STOLTZ, WHITMORE WIN IN RICHMOND
filed under Event on Jun 19 2006
RICHMOND, VA - Conrad Stoltz and Jamie Whitmore won their respective pro divisions at the 8th annual Nissan Xterra East Championship on a hot and sunny afternoon in Richmond, Virginia....
USA TRIATHLON PARTNERS WITH GARMIN
filed under Gear on Jun 16 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that Garmin, a leader in Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and an innovator in consumer electronics, has signed on as...
FRIMAN LEADS U.S. CONTINGENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
filed under Event on Jun 12 2006
RICHARDS BAY, South Africa - Doug Friman led the U.S. men with a 10th place finish in the first ever ITU BG Triathlon World Cup race held in South Africa.Friman...
Snowsill and Kahlefeldt win in South Africa
filed under Event on Jun 12 2006
SOUTH AFRICA, Richards Bay - A picture-perfect day in Richards Bay, South Africa welcomed the ITU athletes to the seventh stop of the 2006 BG Triathlon World Cup series. In...
Triathlon Swim Coach Introduces Insider Secrets for Beginner Triathletes
filed under General on Jun 12 2006
June 12, 2006- San Diego, CA- Tri Swim Coach, a leading triathlon resource site and creator of the book The Complete Guide to Triathlon Swimming, has released its latest product,...
McQUAID, McMAHON WIN IN ALABAMA
filed under Event on Jun 12 2006
PELHAM, AL- A pair of Canadians - Brent McMahon and Melanie McQuaid - took home top honors at the inaugural Nissan Xterra Southeast Championship on a beautiful sunny day with...
Athletes arrive for African World Cup debut
filed under Event on Jun 09 2006
SOUTH AFRICA, Richards Bay - One hundred and eighteen of the world's top triathletes have filtered into Richards Bay on the Northern shore of South Africa for the first BG...
Zoot Alors!
filed under Gear on Jun 08 2006
IRONMAN UK Race Organisers are proud to announce that Zoot Sports will be the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor of the IRONMAN UK and UK IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlons in 2006. Zoot...
USAT CLUB NATIONALS HEADED TO VEGAS
filed under Event on Jun 07 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Third Annual Land Rover Pumpkinman Triathlon in Boulder City, Nev., will serve as host of the USAT Club...
Bastos third, again, at Rock 'N RollMan Triathlon
filed under Event on Jun 06 2006
MACON, Ga. (June 5, 2006) After a recent bout with food poisoning, Gainesville, Florida-based professional triathlete Felipe Bastos (Breathe-O-Prene), 25, of Brazil, began cautiously today's USA Triathlon's Southeast Long Course...
Nevada Silverman Triathlon Announces Firefighter Challenge
filed under Event on Jun 06 2006
The N. Las Vegas Fire Department is Challenging all Other Southern Nevada Fire Departments in the Nevada Silverman Triathlon HENDERSON, Nev. - June 5, 2006 - Frank Lowery, of Lowery's...
Youth Triathlon Returns to Headlands Beach State Park for 2006
filed under Event on Jun 06 2006
Mentor, Ohio - The Greater Cleveland Youth Triathlon will return to Mentor Headlands Beach State Park on Saturday, August 12, 2006. The youth triathlon will consist of two divisions, the...
Gomez and Rana make Spain proud
filed under Event on Jun 04 2006
SPAIN, Madrid - In the shadow of Spain's Royal Palace in the heart of Madrid, eighty-one men dived into the water for the start of the newly renamed Madrid BG...
Fernandes continues winning streak in Madrid
filed under Event on Jun 04 2006
SPAIN, Madrid - The sun was shining bright today for the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the City of Madrid as the seventh edition of the newly renamed 2006 BG...
McCormack and Jones Reach Victory at the 2006 Ford Ironman 70.3 Honu
filed under Event on Jun 03 2006
Saturday, June 3, 2006 (Kohala Coast, Hawaii) - Today, Australia's Chris McCormack crossed the finish line in first at the 2006 Ford Ironman 70.3 Honu. A seven-time Ironman champion, McCormack...
KANSAS CITY TO HOST TRIATHLON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
filed under Event on Jun 02 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - For three days in July, Kansas City, Missouri will serve as home to close to 1,400 athletes taking part in one of the premier events for...
Triathlon Growth Fuelled by New Global Partnership
filed under General on Jun 02 2006
BG Group and International Triathlon Union sign partnership deal until 2014 BG Group, the global natural gas business and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced a new long-term global...
Xterra this Week
filed under Event on Jun 01 2006
THIS WEEK: The XTERRA European Tour heads to Italy, the Scramble Series goes to Detroit, and the XTERRA Points Series is in West Virginia and Arizona, a report from France...