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Best of 2012 – The Swim

 From Abu Dhabi to Wildflower, Arizona to Maui, Austin to Kona, Pacific Grove and San Diego, the magic starts when you step into liquid. Some of the best tri swim shots of 2012. Photo gallery by Timothy Carson.
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Sally Jenkins’ Omission

 Ms. Jenkins, everything you wrote about Lance is true. But everything you wrote is beside the point. You did not write that Lance abused his place as custodian of that which that gave him his opportunity.
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Status Bauble or Self Discovery

 Jordan Rapp responds to Elizabeth Weil's portrait of the Ironman XC (eXecutive Challenge) program written for Bloomberg's online BusinessWeek.com. She argues the program is about status; Rapp argues it's still about self-discovery.
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2012 Tri Words of the Year

 With 2012 coming to an end, Timothy Carlson offers a selection of his favorite rants, recollections, excerpts, blog posts, one-liners and several extended ruminations about the sport of triathlon.
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Horst Reichel’s Lebkuchen time

 Upcoming German talent Horst Reichel recently finished second at Ironman Western Australia and now after a long season he can focus on Lebkuchen and other Christmas cookies. But that is surely not all we need to know.
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Stark raving fast IM bike split

 Andrew Starykowicz smashed the Ironman bike split record by 7 minutes while winning Ironman Florida; a big turnaround from serious injuries suffered in a crash and his detainment by authorities at the Abu Dhabi Triathlon.
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Johnsen, Martin in Busselton

 Jimmy Johnsen of Denmark blew open the men’s race on the run and Britta Martin of New Zealand outdueled Rebekah Keat of Australia to win the women’s title at Ironman Western Australia on Sunday in Busselton
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A 2012 Holiday What We Have Noticed

 We assembled a fine selection of goodies for a 2012 Holiday What We Have Noticed edition, and you must now decide what hits your fancy. Surprisingly with almost 15 products featured, not a single t-shirt is present.
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O’Grady, Lawn take Taupo Half

 Graham O’Grady led wire to wire and Joanna Lawn did the same to win the men’s and women’s overall titles by dominant margins at the classic Taupo Half Ironman-distance event in New Zealand.
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Up close with Patrick Wheeler

 Patrick Wheeler finished Ironman Arizona in 8:55:34 and that is certainly a fine result for an age grouper. But the goal post for this hard working athlete is set much higher than finishing high among age groupers.
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A Rhodes Scholar’s sporting life

 South African Mari Rabie is a Rhodes Scholar, a 2008 Olympian, an Ironman 70.3 winner and, recovering from injuries under the guidance of Bobby McGee, an XTERRA World championship medalist.