Articles by Tim Carlson

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Sanders, Haskins win Texas 70.3

Lionel Sanders overcame a 2:11 deficit off the bike with a 2nd-best 1:13:09 run and Sarah Haskins fought off Jeanni Seymour’s charge on the run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas

by Tim Carlson, April 10, 2016

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Lehtonen, Hoffman win S. Africa

Kaisa Lehtonen of Finland took charge on the run and Ben Hoffman of the U.S. did the same to win the Ironman African Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay.

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Don, Tisseyre win South American

Tim Don ran away from Leon Griffin and Magali Tisseyre fought off a charge by Anja Beranek to win the elite titles at the Ironman 70.3 South American Championship in Brazil.

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Jenkins snaps Jorgensen streak

Helen Jenkins of Great Britain ended U.S. star Gwen Jorgensen’s World Triathlon Series 13-race victory streak with a 41 seconds margin of victory at the Gold Coast WTS Saturday.

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Red-hot Mola takes Gold Coast

On a steaming hot midday race that led to 33 DNFs, Mario Mola of Spain unleashed a race-best 30:47 run to win WTS Gold Coast by 27 seconds.

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Road Show at Richardson, Texas

Richardson, Texas is an affluent suburb of Dallas and the Richardson Bike Mart is a magnet for all varieties of endurance sports aficionados seeking the right stuff.

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Jorgensen wins New Plymouth

Gwen Jorgensen started her 2016 season with another victory, closing with a dominant run to earn a 22-seconds margin of victory at the New Plymouth World Cup.

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Murray tops New Plymouth

Richard Murray repeated his 2015 title and extended his ITU podium streak to six races with a top run split to win gold at the New Plymouth World Cup.

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Sanders, Wurtele win Oceanside

Lionel Sanders used race-best bike and run splits and Heather Wurtele combined a women's-best bike and 2nd-best run to make Oceanside 70.3 an all-Canadian affair.

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Top Tris – 50 Countries wrap-up

The best triathletes in the 41st through 50th countries include the best of talent-rich Switzerland and the U.S., pre-uprising Syria, independent Taiwan, and Caribbean jewel Jamaica.

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Top Tris – Poland to Sweden

The 31st through 40th countries with top triathletes include tiny Seychelles off the coast of Africa, the vast expanse of Russia, and southernmost South Africa.

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Top Tris – Ireland to New Zealand

Part 4 includes major power New Zealand, European stalwarts Ireland, Italy, Norway and Poland, tiny Luxembourg and New Caledonia plus one controversial Asian triathlete.

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Week 3 Slowtwitch Road Shows

The 2016 Slowtwitch Road Shows hit Tempe, Tampa and Detroit. There were 4 Road Shows in all on Saturday, March 14.