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2012 Wildflower long course

 Jesse Thomas broke 4 hours and won his second straight Wildflower long course and Heather Jackson broke the course record while winning her first half Ironman distance race. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
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Stairway of Champions addition

 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his Wildflower triathlon, Terry Davis erected a Stairway of Champions with plaques honoring all long course winners. On the 1983 men's plaque, there was a surprise addition.
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2012 Wildflower Pre Race

 Wildflower celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new Stairway of Champions; former champs and current contenders prep for another great duel. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
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The intricacies of Olympic qualification

 Qualification for Olympic triathlon slots is coming down to the wire and USA Triathlon high performance general manager Andy Schmitz lays out the complex criteria his athletes face at the San Diego WTS races.
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Sanders, Kattouf win AG Du Nationals

 Lionel Sanders of Canada and Gail Kattouf of Greenville, South Carolina won the USA Triathlon Age Group Duathlon Nationals overall titles while overall runner-up Patrick Parish won the U.S. Men's Championship.
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Striking triathlon photography

 Michael Rauschendorfer's TRI, a collection of photographs of triathlon's greatest performers in some of the sport's most picturesque venues, captures the timeless beauty of triathlon
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Badmann, 45, wins IM South Africa

 Six-time Ironman World Champion Natascha Badmann won her fourth Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa at age 45; Clemente Alonso-McKernan topped the men’s field at Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Wurtele, Piampiano win New Orleans

 Trevor Wurtele and Sarah Piampiano took breakthrough wins at the Ochsner Ironman 71.1 New Orleans that became a duathlon when the swim was canceled due to high winds
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Hauss, Tremblay win Ishigaki

 David Hauss of France topped Italy’s Davide Uccellare and Kathy Tremblay of Canada outran Ireland’s Aileen Morrison to score breakthrough World Cup wins at Ishigaki, Japan
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Ferrante leads Collegiate Women

 Marissa Ferrante of Stanford crossed the line first in 2:06:28 with a 5-minute 20-second advantage over Jenny Shaughnessy of Duke in the women’s race at USAT Collegiate Nationals.
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Colorado sweeps Collegiate team titles

 Colorado may have been shut out of the individual races, but the Buffaloes swept the men’s, women’s and combined team titles at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Gomez wins European Champs

 Spain’s Javier Gomez’s blazing 30:20 run propelled him to the victory by 20 seconds over Russia’s Alexander Brukhankov at the ETU European Championships at Eilat, Israel.