With the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series completed many of the world’s principle elite triathletes turn their attention to the ITU Duathlon World Championships which are being held this weekend in Concord, North Carolina, USA.
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The race will pit top distance nations against one another.
The 2009 Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach, Va. will host the race’s first team challenge, a competition among some of the top distance-running nations in the world. Teams form Kenya, Ethiopia, Europe, Japan and the United States will fight for more than $30,000 in team prize money. Elite athlete coordinator Matt Turnbull said of the format, “The half marathon distance is the most competitive in the sport. The International Team Challenge will pit some of the world’s best runners in a team competition to find the best half marathon road racing team in the world.”
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Photo: Larry Rosa
On a cool day at Ironman Louisville, Ukranian Viktor Zyemtsev produced a lightning-fast marathon (2:43:44) to win the men’s race by just 34 seconds. In the women’s race Germany’s Nina Kraft led out of the water and powered through the marathon to take her first Ironman victory since 2007.
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Matt Reed has to be considered the front runner heading into this weekend’s USA Triathlon Elite National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
He has three things in his favor. The 33-year-old from Boulder, Colo., is the defending national champion, he is in contention for the USA Triathlon Twenty-12 Elite Series title (which includes $10,000 in prize money), and he’s racing in a city where he got one of the biggest wins of his career. His 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials victory in Tuscaloosa last year gave Reed a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
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Irish record holder Mark Carroll will leave Providence, Rhode Island, for the first time since he left Ireland for college, and relocate to Auburn, Alabama to become head cross country and track and field coach of the Auburn University Tigers. Could Auburn become another haven for Irish distance athletes, much like Providence has for years? I can already hear “War Eagle” echoing through the hills of Ireland.
Irish record holder Mark Carroll named head coach at Auburn University. Photo: Courtesy of Auburn Athletics
AUBURN- Former Irish Olympian and European champion distance runner Mark Carroll has been named Auburn’s head cross country coach, head track and field coach Ralph Spry announced Friday. Carroll will also serve as an assistant track and field coach in charge of the distance program.
Considered one of Ireland’s greatest All-Time athletes, Carroll has most recently held the post of U.S. Athlete Manager for Athletics Ireland, where he guided a trio of top Irish runners in Gareth Turnbull, Mark Christie and Liam Reale, while also training several other Irish runners stateside.
“I am very excited to be appointed the head cross country and distance coach at Auburn,” said Carroll. “Former head coach Peter Watson did a great job taking the men to a No. 5 ranking in the nation last season, and I plan to continue that success with my 18 years of collegiate and professional experience.”
“Mark is a very impressive young person, and coach,” said track and field head coach Ralph Spry. “He brings a wealth of experience to the program, being a world-class distance runner himself and having coached many world class athletes. Our distance program will continue to move forward without missing a beat, and we’re excited to have him on board.”
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A Kentucky man has pleaded not guilty to murder, drunken driving and other charges after police say he hit and killed a cyclist participating in a triathlon.
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A bicyclist participating in a triathlon at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park was struck and killed Saturday by a man police say was driving drunk — and who already was facing a DUI charge.
When an officer stopped the speeding vehicle, shortly after the 8 a.m. accident on Chamberlain Lane in eastern Jefferson County, the bicycle was still lodged in its windshield. The driver, Kenneth Yates, 25, of the 13000 block of Sure Fire Lane in Louisville, was charged with murder, drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident, assault on a police officer, fleeing and resisting arrest, and operating a vehicle on a suspended license, according to Alicia Smiley, a spokeswoman for the Louisville Metro Police Department.
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The third annual Aflac Iron Girl Atlanta Triathlon will be televised nationally on NBC Sports on Sunday, August 2, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. The telecast will showcase a highly competitive professional field as well as a diverse group of athletes varying in age and fitness level.
“The partnership with NBC will highlight tremendous athleticism alongside stories of incredible personal achievement,” said Jeff Charney, Aflac senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “Viewers will be inspired by these amazing women and will find their own motivation to live healthier lives.”
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A Florida Federal jury has found that Ironman and the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is not liable for the death of Barney Rice who suffered a massive heart attack on the swim portion of Ironman Florida in 2006.
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Marine Corps Marathon
Washington, DC marathon offers new bird’s-eye view for runners.
The Marine Corps Marathon has teamed up with Harris Corporation to offer a unique three-dimensional map of the 2009 marathon course. Runners can use the map to get a visual of all the landmarks they will pass and help them plan their race. Along with three-dimensional renderings of Washington, DC landmarks, the virtual tour highlights mile markers, water stops and first aid stations.
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USA Triathlon has selected 56 additional athletes to be members of Team USA for this September’s ITU Duathlon World Championship in Concord, N.C.
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40th AJC Peachtree Road Race
Post-race protest changes order of top ten men’s finishers.
Kenyan Sammy Kitwara (27:22 PR) took the early lead and never reliquished it on his way to winning his fifth consecutive road race this year at the 40th AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Geo, Sunday. On the women’s side
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Australian Mirinda Carfrae won her third race in four weeks at the Irongirl Atlanta sprint triathlon. She beat out a competitive field, with fellow Australians Pip Taylor, Michellie Jones and Kate Major, and Canadian Samantha McGlone all racing.
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Victah Sailer delivers photos from the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals high school championship meet.
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Solomon Haile won the boy's 5000m at Nike Outdoor Nationals. Photo: Victah Sailer
It was all about the distance runners on opening night.
by Victah Sailer
Emily Sisson of Missouri rolled to victory at the girls 5000m at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at North Carolina A&T, in Greensboro, North Carolina Thursday night, clocking 16:34.36. It was the second fastest performance in the history of this meet. Only Ashley Brasovan’s 16:18.91, run last year, is quicker. Sisson led early, held off a challenge from Shelby Greany midway, and then pulled away. Lindsay Flanagan finished strong to take second, in 17:01, with Chelsea Ley third in 17:07.
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