Articles by Tim Carlson

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Berkel, Keat take Copenhagen

Tim Berkel won his second Ironman distance event with a PB 8:07:39 and Rebekah Keat won her first Ironman distance race since 2007 with an impressive 8:54:36 at the inaugural Challenge Copenhagen.

by Tim Carlson, August 15, 2010

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Is Martin Jensen ready for his breakthrough?

The 26-year-old training partner of triathlon star Rasmus Henning, the tall Dane with a killer bike has been found in the front pack at several significant races around the world. Here at inaugural Challenge Copenhagen, experts say he is ready for center stage.

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Keat vows to break runner-up syndrome

Rebekah Keat is ready to break into the winner's circle at Challenge Copenhagen after three straight runner-up Ironman-distance finishes - and contemplates what it will take to crack the Wellington Inevitability

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24 hours in Copenhagen

Slowtwitch shooter Timothy Carlson hit the streets of Copenhagen, site of the inaugural iron-distance Challenge Copenhagen.

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Cartmell, Grice take IM UK wins

Fraser Cartmell topped fellow Brit Stephen Bayliss with a dominating bike and Yvette Grice ran down Bella Bayliss with a 3:02:03 run to win IM UK

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Sudrie, Steffen win ITU LD Worlds

Sylvain Sudrie won it on the bike, avenging his narrow 2009 loss to Tim O’Donnell and Caroline Steffen topped runner-up Yvonne Van Vlerken by 11:43 at the ITU long distance Worlds

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Cotter, Williamson take Steelhead

James Cotter scored his biggest career success to date with his win at the 2010 Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3. Kelly Williamson finally stepped up to the very top of the podium, after several recent narrow misses.

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A conversation with Matt Dixon

Why are Chris Lieto, Andrew Yoder, James Cotter, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce and Tyler Stewart working with San Francisco-based British coach who urges his athletes to aim for a purplepatch state of mind and body?

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ITU starts Athlete Biological Passport testing

Following in the footsteps of cycling, the International Triathlon Union initiates a biological passport testing program last month, designed to catch blood doping

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Gomez breaks Brownlees at London WCS

Javier Gomez backs up Hamburg win by topping surprise runner-up Jonathan Brownlee as Alistair Brownlee completely cracks and falls to 10th at WCS Round 5 in London

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Hoffman, Marsh take Lake Placid

After a 2nd place at Ironman St. George and a couple other close calls, Ben Hoffman takes his first Ironman win at Lake Placid while Amy Marsh’s 13th overall including the men earns her a third Ironman win.

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Findlay upset winner at London WCS

Paula Findlay, a 21 year-old from Canada in her very first Dextro Energy World Championship Series race, outruns four Olympians in the stretch to win London

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Emphatic Roth wins for Henning and Wellington

Chrissie Wellington smashes her own WR with amazing 8:19:13 at Challenge Roth; Rasmus Henning’s 7:52:36 comes close to Luc Van Lierde’s world-best 7:50:27 set in 1997