Articles by Tim Carlson

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Docherty, King take XTERRA Trail Worlds

Fiona Docherty, 2003 Powerman Zofingen Duathlon world champ, and Heather Fuhr, 1997 Ironman World Champion, finished 1-3 at the 2009 XTERRA Trail Running Worlds. Max King took the men's title.

by Tim Carlson, December 8, 2009

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09 Ultraman Day 2

The 171.4-mile bike on Day 2 of the Ultraman goes from Volcanoes via the 3,600-foot Kohalas to Hawi. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

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09 Ultraman Day 1

The 25th triathletic circumnavigation of the Big Island of Hawaii day 1 gallery. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

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Four Ultra Stories

People come and people go, but there's always a story within each beating heart of the folks that tackle the 320 daunting miles of the Ultraman trail.

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Ribeiro, Armstrong repeat at Ultraman

Shanna Armstrong takes 6th Ultraman title, comes within 2:57 of 20-year-old race record; Ann Heaslett smashes run record; Alexandre Ribeiro takes 4th win.

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Roll, Armstrong lead Ultraman

Five-time Ultraman women's champion Shanna Armstrong leads Kathy Winkler; Richard Roll leads Mike Le Roux, Alexandre Ribeiro on Day 1 of Ultraman

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Ribeiro, Armstrong lead Ultraman Day 2

Shanna Armstrong smashes Day 2 bike record and leads Swiss Gigathlon champ Trix Zgraggen by 16:53; Ribeiro's bike gives him with 23-minute lead over Mike LeRoux and 37 minutes over Peter Kotland.

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Ribeiro, Armstrong favored at 25th Ultraman

Three-time champion Alexandre Ribeiro of Brazil should duel with 1997 champion Peter Kotland; 5-time winner Shanna Armstrong faces strong challenge by 2007 runner-up Ann Heaslett.

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Hail to Clearwater champions

Michael Raelert was a dark horse who shocked the field and Julie Dibens was the favorite everyone saw coming. Some reflections by the winners and hosannas from the conquered after the fourth Ironman 70.3 World Champions were crowned.

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IM 70.3 Worlds 09 – Part 1

The 70.3 Clearwater course again rewarded the strong with record times; Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

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IM 70.3 Worlds 09 – Part 2

A dark horse and a favorite prevailed at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

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Winds prompt IM 70.3 switch from ocean to harbor

Relentless northerly winds force Ironman 70.3 World Championship race officials to switch swim from ocean to inland harbor; Reed, Dibens, Bozzone, Bennetts, Zeiger confident on eve of battle in Clearwater

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Clearwater Odds: The Women

Gazing into a crystal ball in an attempt to pick the women's winner of this highly competitive Ironman 70.3 World Championship at Clearwater is a futile task. But here we go again