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Kiwis take gold in Mexico

Samantha Warriner wins Huatulco World Cup and takes World Cup series title, Sarah Groff takes second, finishes 4th and top American in World Cup series, Jarrod Shoemaker takes silver in brutal heat on rugged bike

by Herbert Krabel and Timothy Carlson, October 26, 2008

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Ruzafa surprises and Dibens repeats in Maui

Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) stunned experts and onlookers alike as he came from nowhere to win the 2008 XTERRA World Championships in Maui, Hawaii. Julie Dibens (GBR) looked very strong as she repeated her title from 2007.

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Introducing Clemens Coenen

Clemens Coenen from Germany was the top age grouper at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona with a fantastic performance. But he impressed many folks even more by slowing down at the end to let the female overall champion Chrissie Wellington enjoy the lime light.

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70.3 World Champs revisited

Ramon Serrano sent us a nice selection of images from the 2007 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL to get us all pumped for the upcoming 2008 event.

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The world according to Marky V

Neo Pro Mark Van Akkeren currently resides in Boulder, CO among many of the triathlon elite. He is an amazingly fast cyclist, an even faster swimmer and quite possibly the fastest talking man in triathlon. Word now has it that he is bringing his running up to speed.

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One part of Magic – Faye Yates

It is tough to do a race in Tennessee or Alabama which isn't either organized by Team Magic or touched in another way by them. We wanted to know more about Team Magic and had a few words with Faye Yates, one of the owners.

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An interview with US Navy Seal David Goggins

For a guy who says he does not enjoy the physical toll of running, United States Navy SEAL David Goggins sure does a good job of fooling those of us watching from the sidelines.

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Carlson behind the Lens in Kona (Morning)

I've chosen photos representative of Tim Carlson's day at the 2008 Hawaiian Ironman. These photos give a nice visual narrative, I think, of the event as it was contested at the front of the race.

I've entitled it Morning and I think all these photos were taken before noon, Kona time. Click on any image. Afternoon follows as a separate piece. - The Editor

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Carlson beind the Lens in Kona (Afternoon)

These photos are all taken by Timothy Carlson, at Kona, during the afternoon at the Hawaiian Ironman. Click on any image. Its companion piece is Morning. - The Editor

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An XTERRA Maui teaser

With the 2008 XTERRA World Championships in Maui now just a few days away, here is a gallery of images of the 2008 US XTERRA Championships in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

All images © Nils Nilsen/XTERRA

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Act Two: From Chrissie Who? to the Triathlete from Another Planet

Chrissie Wellington, the new Empress of Kona, shrugs off a flat, smashes the field, and weeps with joy.

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CGI to sell VeloGear

Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), that growing aggregation of premier endurance brands powered by private equity, will temporarily shrink by one brand.

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Is race course chivalry dead?

Not if you're Chrissie W, who might still be standing on the side of a wind-blasted Kona Coast road but for Rebecca Keat. Here's Andy Potts' tale of camaraderie.