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Challenge Aruba: From Sea And Sky

Eric Wynn was on the ground and in the sky at the inaugural Challenge Aruba event. A star-studded pro field showed up for both the half and sprint distance races in this tropical paradise.

by Eric Wynn and Jordan Rapp, October 23, 2016

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Cook, Ares take Tongyeong

Summer Cook of the U.S. capped a breakthrough 2016 season with her second World Cup win and Uxio Abuin Ares of Spain topped a 4-man finish line sprint at the Tongyeong World Cup.

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A Kona podium for American Heather Jackson

Heather Jackson finished third at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona and thus became the first female American since 2006 to grab a podium spot at this coveted event.

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Faster than before is sometimes still not good enough

American Timothy O'Donnell finished 3rd in Kona in 2015 with a 8:18:50, and 5th in 2013 with a 8:22:25, but a 8:16:20 in 2016 meant 6th place.

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A chat with Tim Reed post Kona 2016

Aussie Tim Reed had a superb 2016 season highlighted by a win at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Australia. Reed then went on to Kona where unfortunately the wheels came off.

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Kahlefeldt, Vodickova win Hefei 70.3

Brad Kahlefeldt ran from fourth to first on the run and Radka Vodickova passed Emma Pallant halfway through the run to win at Ironman 70.3 Hefei in China.

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2016 IRONMAN Kona run images

Lots of fireworks on the marathon - Patrick Lange of Germany broke Mark Allen’s 26-year-old run mark and Daniela Ryf broke her Kona run PR by 9:46 with a 2:56:51 split.

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Gwen’s Bike Racer Husband on WTS Cycling

Patrick Lemieux ditched a young and promising career as a professional cyclist to support is wife, Gwen Jorgensen. Here's his view on the state of WTS cycling.

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The fabulous day of Patrick Lange

Patrick Lange stormed to a third place finish during his first attempt at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, but we can likely expect more fabulous days.