After dealing with an Achilles injury, Joe Gambles successfully defended his title at Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens and now the Aussie has his eyes set on Ironman Wisconsin and qualifying for Kona.
by Herbert Krabel, August 26, 2010
Paula Findlay had shown quite a bit of promise the last couple years, but really stepped into the limelight with great wins at the ITU WCS races in London and Kitzbühel. The fast, charming and humble Canadian had a few words with slowtwitch.
The 26-year-old training partner of triathlon star Rasmus Henning, the tall Dane with a killer bike has been found in the front pack at several significant races around the world. Here at inaugural Challenge Copenhagen, experts say he is ready for center stage.
Eric Reid is fairly new to triathlon and will go back to Kona for the second time. But the Army Major and Battalion Executive Officer isn’t just looking for a new personal record in Kona, he is raising money for Wounded Warriors.
Rebekah Keat is ready to break into the winner’s circle at Challenge Copenhagen after three straight runner-up Ironman-distance finishes – and contemplates what it will take to crack the Wellington Inevitability
A win at Miami International and the runner-up spot at Lifetime Fitness Triathlon were quite nice, but qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London is on the mind of Matt Chrabot and thus the focus on ITU Dextro Energy WCS events.
Trek/K-Swiss Pro Matt Lieto has shown a few times that his older brother Chris isn’t the only Lieto who can go fast in a race. We cornered BigMatt Lieto in Bend, OR where he is currently preparing for Lake Stevens 70.3.
As the managing director of The Bike Boutique, Alex Bok currently has a busy schedule with a very successful team, store openings in various locations around the world and a new partnership with the World Triathlon Corporation.
Why are Chris Lieto, Andrew Yoder, James Cotter, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce and Tyler Stewart working with San Francisco-based British coach who urges his athletes to aim for a purplepatch state of mind and body?
In late May we talked to John Carson about his wild and determined journey to recovery after a terrible accident with an SUV. He then revealed his plan to race Ford Ironman Lake Placid and a couple days ago he did exactly achieve that.
Canadian Magali Tisseyre has had a very busy racing season so far and took wins at Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 and Moooseman 70.3. The focus now is on World Championships in Clearwater, but first a bit of mellow time.
4-time Australian triathlon champion Courtney Atkinson is currently sitting in 3rd place of the Dextro Energy World Championship series. With round 4 in Hamburg only a couple days away, the Aussie sat down with slowtwitch.
Kiwi Bevan Docherty has already an Olympic Silver and Bronze medal to his name among many other fine results, but he is not done yet. There are quite a few more goals on the horizon of the man with the big smile, but no excuses.