Australian professional triathlete Leon Griffin reports on his experiences from the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.
G’day Folks.
Glad to report the pillows at my hotel in Abu Dhabi copped a 10hr hiding last night and I no longer feel like a walking zombie after a big sleep.
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In what proved to be a competitive early-season contest, Brian Fleischmann and Sarah Haskins were victorious in USA Triathlon’s first Elite Development Race of 2010 Sunday at Lake Louisa State Park.
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Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the third article, Fitzgerald explains how to train progressively leading into your “A” race.
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DiCrescenzo and King take individual titles.
The United States successfully defended their North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country titles this past weekend in Tobago. To add to the hardware, Americans Delilah DiCrescenzo and Max King took home the individual open titles. On the junior side the men and women both took second to strong Canadian teams.
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Colleen DeReuck. Photo: PhotoRun.net
Colleen De Reuck and the Secrets of Longevity
Interview by: Duncan Larkin
There aren’t many runners like 45-year-old Colleen De Reuck. When she seized the lead at the 5-mile mark in last year’s U.S. 20K Championships and ran unchallenged to the finish, she made history—becoming the oldest woman to ever win a U.S. road championship race. The second-place finisher that day, Serena Burla, was nearly two decades younger than De Reuck.
Who says older runners can’t win races?
Originally from South Africa, where she started her running career, De Reuck became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and began to represent the United States, winning a three medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2002 and 2003. She’s a four–time Olympian and the owner of the U.S. masters record for the marathon (2:28:40).
When not training to beat runners half her age, De Reuck is busy caring for her two daughters, Tasmin (15) and Tara (2). She is married to longtime running coach Darren De Reuck and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
RunNow.com: When you won the 20K U.S. Championships last year, was it a surprise or had you been expecting to run so well?
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Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the second article, Fitzgerald explains how to incorporate a variety of intensity levels into your training.
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New Zealand’s Cameron Brown and Joanna Lawn posted record-breaking performances at Ironman New Zealand on Saturday, March 6. Brown became the first athlete to ever win nine times at an Ironman event, while Lawn established a new course record thanks to a time of 9:14:35. See images from the historic day below.
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Ironman New Zealand is one of few Ironmans in the world where the home athletes loyally race year after year. At the age of 37, New Zealand’s Cameron Brown has become the most loyal of them all, winning his ninth title at Ironman New Zealand on Saturday. For the women, New Zealand’s Joanna Lawn took back the title that was hers in from 2003 to 2008 and she did so by defeating last year’s winner, Gina Crawford of New Zealand, and establishing a new course record.
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The DeBoom family has tasted sweet success in the sport of triathlon. While the multisport world knows about Tim DeBoom’s back-to-back Hawaiian Ironman victories in 2001 and 2002, older brother Tony was a top tier professional as well. A graduate from West Point Academy, Tony trained with the Army Special Forces – the Army Rangers – and once he completed his military commitment dove headfirst into triathlon racing. During his career, Tony won St. Anthony’s and Ironman Utah as well as finishing runner-up to brother Tim at Ironman California and serving as an alternate on the 2000 US Olympic Triathlon Team.
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Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the first article, Fitzgerald explains how to balance the training load of all three sports.
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