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Brownlees reign at Glasgow

 Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, Olympic gold and bronze medalists, became the first Englishmen to earn triathlon medals at the Commonwealth Games with a 1-2 finish over South Africa’s Richard Murray
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Stimpson rules Commonwealth

 Jodie Stimpson is back from mid-season injuries and outdueled Canadian Kirsten Sweetland to win Great Britain’s first Commonwealth Games triathlon gold medal at Stratchclyde Park in Glasgow, Scotland
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Commonwealth Games tri

 It is an invitation-only athletics festival limited to nations that came under the umbrella of the old British Empire; the Commonwealth Games triathlon has prestige, historic champions and no cash on the line.
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Ivan Raña is a three-tool Ironman

 Raña took a significant step with his third-fastest ever Ironman-distance winning time at Austria – even more important was his fast Ironman bike split that answered questions about his chances at Kona.
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The Weekend Box Jul 20 2014

 While Challenge Roth was the marquee race of the weekend, the Weekend Box brings you tales of races in England, Wisconsin, Geneva, Minnesota and Kansas.
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2014 XTERRA Beaver Creek

 Josiah Middaugh defended his Beaver Creek title while Chantell Widney of Canada held off Emma Garrard at the XTERRA Mountain Championship. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
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Jamie Whitmore wins ESPY

 Jamie Whitmore, an XTERRA world champion struck by a rare cancer in 2008 who became a paracyling world champion, won the 2014 ESPY Award last night for Best Female Athlete with a Disability.
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The Don takes the long road

 Tim Don has had some of the greatest days in Olympic distance triathlon – including wins at 2006 ITU Worlds and the 2010 Hy-Vee Elite Cup; now he’s making a splash in 70.3s.
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2014 Boulder Peak 5i50

 On perfect blue skies, mild summer day in and around the Boulder reservoir, Helle Frederiksen of Denmark and Matt Chrabot of Colorado Springs won the classic Boulder Peak 5i50 Triathlon.
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The Weekend Box Jul 13 2014

 This midsummer Weekend Box is full of U.S. events in California, Colorado, Indiana and Minnesota. We also have off road action in Sweden, Mixed Relay Worlds in Germany and a tribute to a retiring legend.
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Liz Lyles – inspired at Frankfurt

 Liz Lyles turned pro two years ago and now, at age 36, the mother of two has two sub-9 hour Ironman finishes including a breakthrough second place at Ironman Frankfurt.
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In his father’s footsteps

 Rodolphe Von Berg shares his father’s passion for triathlon, and hopes to surpass his own early success and enter the world of top level ITU and Ironman racing.