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Hook ’em Michael Klueh

 Earlier this year Michael Klueh was part of the Longhorn 800m relay team that set a new American record in 6:10.55, breaking the previous mark of 6:14.14 set by Club Wolverine. Later this summer he'll try to qualify for the Olympics in the the 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle.
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Sabatschus and Granger on top in China

 Despite temperatures in the high 90s and 94% humidity, Olaf Sabatschus won the inaugural Ironman China with a very impressive running performance. Belinda Granger looked smooth throughout the women's race and took the title with an almost 30 minute cushion.
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Does field size actually matter?

 The Olympic Trials this weekend will be a quite interesting and exciting race but might not indicate who will do best in Beijing. The small fields in both events will most likely impact the race flow and the final results and there won't be small fields at the Olympics.
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The Road To Beijing: Part 2

 Our ITU athlete-in-the-field Colin Jenkins made his way over to Japan for the Ishigaki World Cup. He shares his experiences in the Land of the Rising Sun with us in part two of this series.
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Larger Expo in Kona in 2008

 Ironman announced earlier this week that the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii would feature an expanded expo called Kona Demo Days. Does that mean that the Kona expo will soon be for triathlon what the Seaotter Classic is for road and mountain biking?
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DeBoom to race Leadville 100

 Tim DeBoom announced this week that he'll be participating in the 2008 Leadville 100 event. Although no stranger to long distance triathlons and marathon running, this will be DeBoom's first foray into ultra distance running.
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Slowtwitch to report live from Olympic Trials

 This coming weekend we will bring you a live report from the 2008 US Olympic triathlon trials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. You will be able to find out right here which male and female US athlete will join Jarrod Shoemaker and Laura Bennett in Beijing.
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Hungarians sweep IM Arizona

 What will be remembered as one of the closest Ironman finishes ever, Jozsef Major grabbed his very first title with an amazing run at the 2008 Ironman Arizona. Erika Csomor who hails from the same town in Hungary took the women’s crown with an equally impressive running performance.
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Cupajoe’s Guru Crono

 The winner of our design-our-logo (that thing on the upper left hand of every page) contest is Slowtwitch user Cupajoe. We promised him a new carbon bike for his work. We asked him to blog about the experience of obtaining that bike, and here's Part I.
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Bayliss and Comerford victorious in South Africa

 Stephen Bayliss showed tremendous patience and tenacity as he won the 2008 Ironman South Africa and with it, his very first Ironman title. Bella Comerford, not to be outdone by her fiance Stephen Bayliss, took the women’s race with a very strong run.
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Whitfield and Snowsill win in Ishigaki

 Simon Whitfield showed that he is ready for another Olympic title with a very impressive win at the 2008 Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup. Emma Snowsill led the women’s race from start to finish and with it claimed her 8th Word Cup title