Ironman 70.3 Branson will be the latest addition to the Ironman 70.3 Event Series.
On September 19, 2010, the inaugural race will take place in the vacation destination of Branson, Missouri. Ironman 70.3 Branson will serve as one of 34 worldwide qualifying events for the 2010 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater, Fla. Professional athletes will be competing for a $25,000 prize purse.
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Katie McGregor talks to Competitor.com about training with her group in Minnesota and how she is able to bounce back from her narrow miss in qualifiing for the Olympics in 2004 and 2008.
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Kara Goucher wins the women's 5000m at 2009 USA T&F Championships. Photo: Victah Sailer
Every step of the darling of American running’s August 2 race will be shown live on our exclusive “Kara Cam”.
The hottest name in American running today is Kara Goucher. The 31-year-old Nike Oregon Project athlete has been on a tear in recent years, winning a bronze medal at 10,000 meters in the 2007 World Championships, setting an American best of 1:06:57 in winning the 2007 Great North Run half marathon in England, winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m, and most recently winning the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships 5000m.
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Potts, Reed and Bennett catch their breath after the sprint finish. Photo: Liz Hichens
American Matt Reed went neck and neck in a sprint finish with American Andy Potts and Australian Greg Bennett to win the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis. American Sarah Haskins showed she is the top American at this distance by easily beating the women’s field.
For a photo gallery of the race click here.
The opening race of the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series provided exciting moments on both the men’s and women’s sides. Both Reed and Haskins have said that they feel non-drafting Olympic-distance races suit them best, and they showed that on Saturday.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Raevyn Rogers has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week following her record-setting performance at the 2009 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Rynearson Stadium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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View more photos from the 2009 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup. All photos provided by Robert Murphy.
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Swiss team members celebrate. Photo: Delly Carr
Young Swiss team holds its own against race favorites to claim first team title.
Switzerland is on top of the world today after winning the 2009 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Team World Championships. The young Swiss team showed its speed by out kicking many of the sport’s veterans, including past and present Olympic and world champions.
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Switzerland reigns supreme and wins the ITU triathon title at Hy-Vee. Photo: Delly Carr
West Des Moines, USA (June 28, 2009) – Switzerland is on top of the world today after winning the 2009 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Team World Championships.
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West Des Moines, USA (June 27, 2009) – Beijing Olympic bronze and silver
medalists, Emma Moffatt and Simon Whitfield, respectively, took home
triathlon’s largest paycheck today at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup.
International Association of Ultra Runners
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INDIANAPOLIS – 2008 World Cup silver medalist Kami Semick (Bend, Ore.) leads Team USA for the 23rd IAU 100 km World Cup tomorrow in Torhout, Belgium. Last year in Tarquinia, Italy, Semick earned an individual silver medal in the World Cup 100km, and led the United States to a Team Silver Medal.
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BOA Chicago Marathon
American Olympic bronze medalist confirmed for Chicago field.
Deena Kastor has declared her intent to run the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and she is leaving no doubt as to her intentions. Not only will Kastor be looking to win but she says she thinks she can better her own American record (2:19:36) and is aiming to run 2:18 or better. As the 36-year-old begins to reach the end of her peak, it is a perfect time to make a real assault on the American record and try to keep it out Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan’s reach for at least a couple of years.
For More: USA Today
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Chrissie Wellington continues to dominate the field with her second straight Ironman win, while Aussie Luke Bell pumped out the fastest bike and run splits of the day for his first M-dot victory of the year.
No, it wasn’t a tornado spectators saw ripping through the fields of Lawrence, Kansas on June 14, it was Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington. The reigning Ironman world champion only felt what it was like to be in second place for the brief amount of time it took her to exit the water and hop on her bike.
Athlete management firm Boulder Wave, Inc., and ASICS Corporation have announced agreement on a new four-year sponsorship contract for 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon gold medalist Constantina Dita, who is a resident of Erie, Colo.
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Olympic Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, Calif.) made an early move to stake his claim on the men’s title Sunday at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston, Texas, running 1:01:25 for his first U.S. half-marathon championship. 2008 U.S. Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy-Boulet won her first ever U.S. championship in 1:11:47.
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