Tim Hola, 11 time Hawaii Ironman finisher, Timex Team member, and one of Outside magazine’s 2008 “Fittest Real Men in America” presents: The Trying Times of Triathlon–Managing work, family, and training.
Tim joins an elite lineup of coaches, athletes, and therapists for the first annual Colorado Endurance Conference on March 13th @ The Denver Athletic Club!
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Check out this behind-the-scenes time-lapse of Jenny Barringer’s recent photo shoot for Competitor magazine. Jenny is featured on the March-issue cover (comes out March 1). You can find Competitor magazine at select locations throughout the United States. Jenny is also featured inside the issue.
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Colorado’s Rebecca Dussault became the first-ever non-European athlete to capture gold at the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships Saturday when she outdistanced the women’s elite field by nearly two minutes. Sweden’s Andreas Svanebo took the gold for the men.
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Every year we ask you to make some serious choices. In your opinion, what are the best local bike shops and running stores? Which short- and long-distance running, triathlon and cycling events give you the best bang for your buck?
Below is Competitor Magazine’s Best of 2009 for Chicago. Thank you for taking the time and for your feedback!
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USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the 2009 Elite Athletes of the Year, an honor awarded annually by the USAT Athlete Advisory Council.
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 17, 2009)—USA Cycling has announced the first round of nominations to the United States National Team for the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, Jan. 30-31.
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We were on the scene in San Diego for the 31st Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships, to see who would be crowned the king and queen of high school cross country for 2009. Check out the highlights of a soggy day in which Megan Goethals and Lukas Verzbicas earned their first national titles.
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Each region has a contender to look out for.
The 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships will take place this Saturday at a wet Balboa Park in San Diego, Cali. As has become custom over the past few years, the usually dry San Diego weather takes a vacation for the weekend of the championships, leaving the top high school runners in the country to deal with what many consider true cross country conditions. Along with the mud and hills of Morley Field, the competitors will have to be prepared for some fierce competition on Saturday. Here is a quick breakdown of who to keep an eye on this Saturday.
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The Somnio Runaissance—Neutral Trainer. Photo: Jay Prasuhn
New running shoe company is looking to change the way you buy your trainers.
Written By: Jay Prasuhn
I recall fitting cyclists to their bikes 15 years ago with a tool called the Fit Kit. Back then, bike fitting was a fairly new prospect; before then, it was about as specific as making sure you had a bit of inseam clearance, or could scrape your heel on your pedal when swinging your leg as a pendulum whilst sitting on your soon-to-be new bike trainer. A squint of the eye, and off you went.
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Six-time World IronMan Champion and Boulder resident Dave Scott is suing a 61-year-old driver whose car he collided with while riding his bike in May.
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Source: Running USA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (October 22, 2009) – Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced its inaugural Training Group Development Award that will be presented at Running USA 2010: The Industry Conference during the Hall of Champions Dinner and Live Auction on Monday, February 1 at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
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Nice set of photos from the 2009 Denver Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Next year the race will be re-named the Rock ‘N’ Roll Denver Marathon and 1/2 Marathon.
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Race hosted strong local talent and drew nearly 10,000 athletes.
DENVER, Colo. – October 18, 2009 – The Denver Marathon, the largest marathon event in Colorado, celebrated its fourth annual marathon today in the Mile High City, including a marathon, a half-marathon, ING Marathon Relay and the McDonald’s Mile Kids Race. Nearly 10,000 runners competed in all events over the course of race weekend with the many of the top place winners representing all areas of Colorado. More than 700 participants represented a dozen charity programs selected by the Denver Marathon raising more than $200,000 for their organizations.
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For anyone running the a race, like the Denver Marathon, at altitude you need to be sure to acclimate yourself. Frank Shorter offers some great advice on who to do this.
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Beginning of the second to last climb of the race. Photo: Courtesy of Thomas Miller
The final day of the 2009 Gore-rex Transrockies Run took Thomas and Monica from Vail to the finish line in Beaver Creek, Colo. The last day totaled 21.4 miles and an amazing 4,607 feet of climbing.
92 miles 16,000 feet of climbing, five days of mountain running under our belts we dug deep to summon the strength and conviction to make it to the start line one more day. At the front of the race some teams continued to run strong and stretch their lead while others fought to hang on to their position with one more day to go.
For the last time we will direct you to www.transrockies.com for stage 6 and final race results.
To all the general classification leaders we salute your heroic athleticism and unwavering commitment and the show you put on for all the rest of us.
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