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VINTAGE LESSING WINS VINEMAN 70.3
filed under Event on Jul 31 2006
Simon Lessing, showing signs that he is recovered from an early season injury, won the Vineman Ironman 70.3 Championship yesterday. Simon lead out of the swim, powered the bunch chasing...
10 years coming- SILVER MEDAL for Lucy Smith at World Duathlon Championships!
filed under Athlete on Jul 31 2006
10 years ago, Lucy Smith stood on the podium in Ferrara, Italy sporting a shiny Silver Medal. Still new to the sport, it didn't dawn on Smith at the time...
CONNECTICUT: NEXT STOP ON 'HAUL' TOUR
filed under Event on Jul 31 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Park City Mossman Triathlon in Bridgeport, Conn., will host the third installment of USA Triathlon's five-city 2006 Haul to the Great Wall Series on Saturday,...
Recover-Ease Pro Marcel Vifian - US Long Course Race Report
filed under Athlete on Jul 31 2006
Recover-Ease Athlete Marcel Vifian Comments on: 2006 US Professional Long Course Triathlon National Championships "The Sprit of Racine Triathlon WI, host to the National Championships, was a perfect venue." July...
Morrison and Griffen named 2006 ITU Duathlon World Champions
filed under Event on Jul 30 2006
For immediate release Corner Brook, NL - Spectators of every age came out to cheer on athletes from all over the world on Sunday as Corner Brook hosted the 2006...
Kahlefeldt Class Act
filed under Athlete on Jul 30 2006
Commonwealth Champion Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia won a spectacular men's elite race at the newly renamed Salford BG Triathlon World Cup at Salford Quays today. The Commonwealth champion stayed in...
Warriner Enjoys Golden Homecoming
filed under Athlete on Jul 30 2006
Sam Warriner of New Zealand won the women's elite race at the newly renamed Salford BG Triathlon World Cup at Salford Quays today. After getting into a strong lead group...
Tucker out of Salford Triathlon
filed under Event on Jul 28 2006
Helen Tucker has been forced to withdraw from the Salford Triathlon BG World Cup due to a leg injury. The 22 year old current National Champion finished third in Salford...
Mid Season Sponsor Update - Heather Gollnick
filed under Athlete on Jul 27 2006
Second place finishes at Ironman Arizona and Coeur d' Alene indicate Gollnick is on track For Immediate Release: 07/24/06 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Three-time Ironman Champion Heather Gollnick has started...
Kim Loeffler captures USA Triathlon Long Course Championship
filed under Athlete on Jul 27 2006
For Immediate Release Kim Loeffler captures USA Triathlon Long Course Championship Performance signals return to form for Loeffler July 26 - Racine, Wisconsin - American Kim Loeffler from Colchester Vermont...
World's greatest triathletes get set for Salford
filed under Event on Jul 26 2006
One of the strongest triathlon fields ever assembled will race the Salford BG Triathlon World Cup this Sunday, July 30. Salford Quays will playhostto 200 of the world's best elite...
TIMBERMAN TRIATHLON BOOSTS ECONOMY
filed under Event on Jul 26 2006
TIMBERMAN TRIATHLON(TM) A BOOST TO LOCAL ATHLETES & ECONOMY Something wonderful happened when Timberman(TM) began in 2001 local folks took to the road and the water, and became triathletes. Now...
Going for the Bone at the Maddog Trail Triathlon
filed under Event on Jul 26 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Going for the Bone at the Maddog Trail Triathlon Nissan Xterra Points Series Event in Cincinnati Aims to Have Fun! Cincinnati, OH (July 26, 2006) Go for...
THOMPSON, LOEFFLER WIN LC ELITE NATIONAL TITLES
filed under Event on Jul 25 2006
RACINE, Wis. - David Thompson and Kim Loeffler took the male and female titles, respectively, at the USA Triathlon Elite Long Distance Triathlon National Championship on Sunday at the Spirit...
Fernandes and Gemmell take gold at last Corner Brook World Cup
filed under Event on Jul 24 2006
23 July 2006) For immediate release CANADA, Corner Brook - A gray, misty day welcomed the world's top triathletes to the final edition of the Corner Brook BG Triathlon World...
Xterra this Week
filed under Event on Jul 21 2006
THIS WEEK: The Nissan Xterra USA Championship series hosts races in Alaska, Maine, Florida, and Montana, we look at the first group of athletes to get invited to nationals and...
Ride w/ Power, Special Powermeter Training for Trifuel Readers
filed under Gear on Jul 20 2006
Crucible Fitness coach, and triathlon power-training guru, Rich Strauss has become an official Ergomo powermeter dealer. The Ergomo is a powermeter that replaces the bottom bracket of your bike. It...
End of an Era
filed under Event on Jul 20 2006
July 2006) For immediate release CANADA, Corner Brook - This Sunday will mark the end of an era as Corner Brook, Canada will play host to the BG Triathlon...
LONG COURSE TRIATHLON NATIONALS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY
filed under Event on Jul 19 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Spirit of Racine Triathlon in Racine, Wis., will welcome the USA Triathlon Elite Long Distance Triathlon National Championship on Sunday, July 23. The race is...
TRIATHLON AND OPEN WATER SWIM TO BE A TRULY "INTERNATIONAL" AFFAIR
filed under Event on Jul 18 2006
Blaine, WA Jul 17, 2006 On Sunday August 13, 2006 Northwest athletes will be coming to Blaine,WA to compete in an unusual international multisports event. Triathletes and swimmers will race...
Winters Shatters Triathlon Record
filed under Athlete on Jul 18 2006
Amy Winters a below the knee amputee from Meadville, Pennsylvania broke the Olympic distance triathlon record at the New York City Triathlon on Sunday July 16. Her winning time of...
PC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED
filed under Event on Jul 18 2006
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thirty-one Physically Challenged athletes are headed to the World Championships after a brilliant, inspiring display at the 2006 USA Triathlon Physically Challenged National Championships at the...
BOWDEN IS BACK!
filed under Athlete on Jul 18 2006
BOWDEN 2ND @ IRONMAN AUSTRIA Lori Bowden never doubted she'd be back and back she certainly is. Just ten months after giving birth to her first child (Tyson), Bowden proved...
SHOEMAKER, KEMPER PACE STRONG AMERICAN CONTINGENT
filed under Event on Jul 10 2006
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Canada - Jarrod Shoemaker nabbed his first podium finish at an ITU World Cup event, finishing second (1:47:37), just four seconds behind 2004 Olympic gold medalist Hamish Carter...
ONNET-EYMARD, GARRISON CAPTURE OVERALL NATIONAL TITLES
filed under Event on Jul 10 2006
SMITHVILLE, Mo. - Sunny skies and enthusiastic spectators greeted the 800 athletes competing at the USA Triathlon 2006 Age Group Triathlon National Championships at Smithville Lake near Kansas City, Mo.,...
Olympic and World Champions win gold at Edmonton World Cup
filed under Event on Jul 10 2006
CANADA, Edmonton - It was dubbed "The Race of Champions" and it was nothing but with Olympic gold medallist, Hamish Carter from New Zealand and current world champion Emma Snowsill...
Lawn wins on first time over Quelle Challenge Roth course
filed under Event on Jul 02 2006
New Zealand's Joanna Lawn turned conventional wisdom on its ear at the Quelle Challenge Roth today, earning a stirring victory in 9:01:17 on her first trip over the storied course...
McCormack turns hat trick in Roth
filed under Event on Jul 02 2006
ROTH, Germany-Australia's Chris McCormack won his third consecutive Quelle Challenge Roth today, overcoming a flat tire and stiff competition from a young Kiwi he coaches and the current Kona