Articles by Tim Carlson

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Death Strikes During Ironman NYC Swim

Senior Hong Kong police officer Andy Naylor died Saturday after developing unspecified medical problems during the swim portion of the Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City.

by Tim Carlson, August 13, 2012

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Cunningham, Kelleher win Rev3 Wisconsin

Richie Cunningham of Australia topped Kyle Leto of the U.S. by 2:53 and Nicole Kelleher outpaced fellow U.S. pro Jessica Meyers by 5:53 to win the titles at Rev3 Wisconsin

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Farlow, Pedersen take Challenge Copenhagen

Aaron Farlow of Australia used a race-best swim and bike to top Mads Vittrup-Pedersen of Denmark by 4:48 and Camilla Pedersen edged fellow Dane Lisbeth Kristensen by 2:57 to win the KMD Challenge Copenhagen.

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Rapp, Ellis win Ironman NYC

Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis duplicated their winning performances earlier this year at Ironman Texas with dominating victories on a hot, hot day at the inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City.

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Stafford, Lively take Ultraman Canada

Stephen Stafford of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Consuela Lively of Winter Park, Florida won the 12th edition of Ultraman Canada in mid-90s temperatures over 320 rugged miles.

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Alistair Brownlee takes Gold

As expected, Alistair Brownlee won gold, Javier Gomez took silver and Jonathan Brownlee took bronze at the 2012 Olympic Men’s Triathlon in London; USA’s Hunter Kemper was 14th Manuel Huerta 50th.

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2012 Ironman 70.3 Boulder

Joe Gambles and Liz Blatchford broke course records at the Ironman 70.3 Boulder, which attracts tons of Boulder-based pros and age groupers from all over.

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Jacobs, Steffen win Philippines 70.3

Pete Jacobs of Australia tops Cam Brown of New Zealand by 1:23 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland beats Bree Wee of the U.S. by 6:36 – and F1 star driver Jenson Button finishes 11th at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

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Spirig tops London photo finish

Nicola Spirig won an electrifying photo finish by a tiny fraction of a second over fast-closing Lisa Norden to win the Olympic women’s triathlon in London; Erin Densham won bronze, Sarah Groff took 4th and home country favorite Helen Jenkins was 5th.

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London bets on Olympic Tri

London’s prominent William Hill betting agency takes bets on Olympic events - including triathlon, where you must risk 2 pounds to win 1 on Alistair Brownlee, or you may take a 150-1 flier on Reinaldo Colucci.

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Verzbicas condition serious after crash

Rising triathlon star and sub-4 minute miler Lukas Verzbicas is in serious condition and was scheduled for an operation on his back after a bike crash Tuesday outside Colorado Springs

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Olympic Men’s Triathlon picks

Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the Brownlees are a lock.

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Olympic Women’s Triathlon picks

As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 Olympic Women’s Triathlon.