Two-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington, who Triathlete Magazine confirmed earlier today had parted ways with her coach, Simon Lessing, will be coaching herself for the foreseeable future.
“Chrissie and Simon decided they weren’t going to formally work together anymore, and she is just going to take control of her own program for now,” said Ben Mansford, Wellington’s manager. “She’s had a great season so far and she is incredibly excited about going out there in Hawaii and making history.”
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Jamaican Sheri-Ann Brooks has been cleared to compete in Berlin. Photo: PhotoRun.net
After initial tests came back positive, all five athletes are cleared to run at world championships next week.
All five Jamaican sprinters that were told they tested positive for a banned substance during the Jamaican championships, have been cleared by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission. The JADC says that they are unable to prove any violations of the drug policy had occured. The five athletes who are now clear to run at the Berlin world championships are Yohan Blake, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence and Marvin Anderson.
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Video recaps from the men’s and women’s races at the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. Russians dominated the men’s race, while New Zealand’s McIlroy won her first ITU World Cup event on a hot day.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – August 7, 2009 – LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS: BOOT), a leading provider of branded work and outdoor footwear and apparel, announced today its strategic decision to discontinue END Footwear (Environmentally Neutral Design) as a standalone outdoor and running brand.
With this announcement, LaCrosse plans to leverage the END platform of innovative lightweight designs into the LaCrosse and Danner product lines and distribution channels for Fall 2010. The Company does not anticipate incurring material expenses associated with this action.
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Boulder residents Tim O’Donnell and Julie Dibens walked away with wins at the 5430 Long Course Triathlon. Dibens’ own training partner, Chrissie Wellington, fell behind on the swim and the bike and just missed catching Dibens on the run to earn second.
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The new adidas.tv site is highlighting US track and field athletes prior to the world track and field championships in Berlin. Each videos shows a particular quality that the athlete posesses that helps them stand apart from the competition.
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Wellington is the reigning two-time Ironman World Champion. Photo: Jay Prasuhn
Triathlete Magazine has confirmed that two-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington has severed her coaching relationship with Simon Lessing.
“She’s going to have to figure out what she wants to do. You’ll need to ask her,” Lessing said in a phone interview. Lessing would not comment further.
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Kara Goucher may now be a favorite in Berlin. Photo: Lester Cacho
German Irina Mikitenko will not be able to compete in front of her home crowd in Berlin.
Irina Mikitenko, 2009 London marathon champion, will be unable to run at the world championships in Berlin due to the death of her father. Mikitenko has the world’s best time in 2009 with her London victory mark of 2:22:11. The German star is the regining World Marathon Major champion, and may return to the distance in September at the real,- Berlin Marathon.
Without Mikitenko in the race it may mean that American Kara Goucher is one step closer to a podium spot in Berlin. The American distance star was third at Boston in 2009 and recently won the Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago Marathon outright in 1:08:05.
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American Rebecca Donaghue placed second overall. Photo: PhotoRun.net
American Rebecca Donaghue finishes a strong second on the women’s side.
Nineteen year-old Ethiopian Tilahun Regassa took the overall title at the 2009 Cigna Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. Tilahun won in dominating fashion, even waving to the crowd mid-race, with a time of 31:41, good fourth fastest all-time. On the women’s side Ethiopian Mamitu Daska took the title in 36:23, improving upon her fourth place finish in 2008.
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This exercise will help you increase stride length by strengthening your lower body and increasing hip mobility. By adding this exercise in to your weekly routine you can expect to have less lower leg issues and a much stronger hip area.
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Russia emerged victorious from this weekend’s Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup men’s race in Hungary. In the women’s race, New Zealand’s Kate McIlroy made a successful from running events to take the title.
Taking four of the six medals on offer, the Russian team managed a clean sweep of the men’s podium as Dmitry Polyansky, Alexander Brukhankov and Ivan Tutukin went one-two-three whilst Irina Abysova took her first ever ITU Triathlon World Cup podium to collect silver in the women’s race.
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New Zealand’s Kate McIlroy overcame the heat to win her first ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. Catch photos from Tiszaujvaros in this photo gallery.
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Russia enjoyed their most successful day of ITU Triathlon World Cup history as they swept aside every other nation to take the top three positions at the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. See photos from Janos Schmidt in the following photo gallery of the event.
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Photo provided by USA Triathlon.
A record number of youth elite and junior elite triathletes raced for national titles amid ideal weather conditions at the USA Triathlon National Junior Olympic Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday.
With a total of 181 athletes, representing close to 40 states, on the start lines for the four races, there was plenty of action and excitement for the friends, family and other spectators that gathered in Memorial Park.
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The 2009 Cigna Falmouth Road Race saw a newcomer take a big win in front of an appreciative crowd. Nineteen year old Tilahun Regassa of Ethiopia won the men’s road race in a very fast 41:41. The women’s race was won by Ethiopian Mamitu Daska in 36:23. All photos by PhotoRun.net.
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