Articles by Tim Carlson

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The Weekend Box Nov 2 2014

The first November Weekend Box brings a swimless Ironman, a Senior Citizen victory, a South African 5i50, a new UCI hour record and a prominent marathoner drug positive.

by Tim Carlson, November 2, 2014

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Royle, Gentle win Noosa Triathlon

Aaron Royle defended his 2013 title in a sprint finish with Dan Wilson and Ryan Bailie and Ashleigh Gentle cruised to a 48 seconds win over Paula Findlay at the Noosa Triathlon.

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2014 Kona finish line emotions

Relief, exultation, exhaustion, joy, pain, love – all these emotions and more can be found at the magical finish line after 140.6 miles of the Ironman World Championship in Kona.

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Ruzafa, Duffy tops at Maui

Former pro mountain biker Ruben Ruzafa of Spain won his 3rd XTERRA World Championship and Flora Duffy of Bermuda led the women’s field despite a jarring crash at XTERRA Maui.

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The Weekend Box Oct 26 2014

The weekend tri-action includes a Canadian and a German enjoying a return to form in South Beach, a rousing finale for the Life Time Series in Oceanside and a mellow 70.3 in Texas.

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XTERRA Maui press conference

Top men and women pros speak their minds on the eve of the 19th XTERRA World Championship which will be held Sunday on a rugged course on the northwest shores of Maui.

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The Weekend Box Oct 19 2014

Post-Kona, racing picked up globally. We present a 70.3 in Oz, a Challenge in Spain, a World Cup in Korea, weddings in Maui and New England and a charity tri in La Jolla.

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Rinny reflects on 3rd Kona win

With her win at the Ironman World Championship, Mirinda Carfrae now has three Kona titles, the course and run records, and the record for the biggest deficit overcome in the sport’s biggest race.

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Frodeno looks forward to a rematch with Kienle in Kona

Jan Frodeno had a very good first full year of long course triathlon – 3rd at IM Frankfurt, 2nd at IM 70.3 Worlds and 3rd at Kona. Lessons learned make him dangerous for 2015.

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Knowing when to seize the day

Ben Hoffman had a breakthrough runner-up finish at Kona, 5:05 behind Sebastian Kienle and 1:09 ahead of Jan Frodeno. It’s been a long steady climb since he turned pro in 2007.

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The Weekend Box Oct 12 2014

The Weekend Box brings you a World Cup in a downpour in Colombia and a Beer Mile in Hawaii, plus a few other items noticed in Kona.

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Kienle, Carfrae take Kona

Sebastian Kienle proved that a German can win it on the bike and Mirinda Carfrae proved yet again that no lead after the bike can withstand her mighty run as they won the Ironman World Championship at Kona.

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Famous last words

Three top men contenders offer final thoughts about their imminent appointment with destiny and their limits on the Queen K.