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Hunter and Ertel win in San Francisco

Hunter Kemper combined a fast bike split and a great second run to secure his win, while Julie Ertel ran away from the competition during the second run.

by Herbert Krabel, November 11, 2007

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Potts and Carfrae are the new Ironman 70.3 World Champions

Andy Potts (USA) outsprinted Oscar Galindez in the last few hundred yards to earn his first World Championship title and in the women’s race Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) outran her competition en route to her big win.

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Last big race weekend in 2007

3 big triathlon events this weekend will unofficially close out the 2007 North American triathlon season. Here is what is coming.

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Fox Cities Tri club

The Fox Cities tri club in Northeastern Wisconsin has a very impressive 793 strong membership. We had a chat with Alan Cherkasky to find out more about this club.

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2008 USA Triathlon National Championship Schedule

Get your travel planner ready, USA Triathlon has announced their 2008 National Championship schedule.

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It is not a small world after all

Since the average visitor to Disneyworld is apparently not willing to shape up, rumor has it that one popular ride has to.

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Blue Seventy’s pointzero3 swim skin gets FINA approval.

Blue Seventy announced yesterday that they got their pointzero3 swim skin approved by FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation). Will that then possibly mean that all swimming records may be rewritten in the very near future?

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Germans rule Ironman Florida as Vuckovic and Kraft win

A very competitive international field raced the 2007 Ford Ironman Florida triathlon, but in the end 2 Germans were crowned Ironman champions.

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Faris Al Sultan talks to Slowtwitch.com

Faris Al Sultan was one of the big favorites to win the 2007 Ironman Triathlon World Championships but he could not start due to illness. We now had a chance to talk with Faris.

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XTERRA Maui preview

On Sunday the best off road triathletes in the world will meet in Maui to fight for the XTERRA World Champion title and about $125,000 in prize money. Here is a preview.