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Justin Hurd Race Report: Ironman 70. …

Tue Dec 01 13:39:00 -0500 2009

CLEARWATER, Fla. - I capped off my race season with the 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida on November 14th.  It's been my most successful triathlon season, with personal bests in the half-Ironman distance at Boise 70.3 in June, and again in Clearwater. I have… Read More

Emma Garrard Race Report: XTERRA Worlds

Thu Nov 05 16:10:00 -0500 2009

MAKENA, Hawaii -- It was my fourth time competing in the XTERRA World Championships and I hoped again for a faster time and maybe a few places closer to the podium than before.   Coming from near freezing temperatures in Park City, I arrived in Maui six days before the race, if not to prepare… Read More

Joe Umphenour Race Report: Coming Full Circle

Tue Oct 06 13:52:00 -0400 2009

Thirteen years ago I was a newly declared professional triathlete, full of ambition and naïveté at the same time. I had just concluded a very successful age-group career that promised so much as I made the step up to the highest ranks of the sport. Triathlon had just been given a new… Read More

Emma Garrard Race Report: XTERRA USA Championships

Tue Oct 06 13:24:00 -0400 2009

They say change is always good… As the leaves turned from green to vibrant red, copper, and gold on the slopes of the Wasatch, swarms of athletes from across the globe and support and camera crews arrived at Snowbasin, Utah during the usually quiet shoulder season.   On Sept. 26 the… Read More

Emma Garrard XTERRA Northwest Cup Race Report

Wed Aug 05 13:15:00 -0400 2009

Athlete Name: Emma GarrardAthlete Age Group: Professional triathleteEvent Name: XTERRA Northwest Cup Event Location: Sugarbush, VermontEvent Distance: 1500m swim, 15k bike, 10k run Finish Place: Overall: 6th pro Thunderstorms through the night meant the already muddy course from an unusually… Read More

Emma Garrard XTERRA Southeast Champi …

Mon Jun 22 18:37:00 -0400 2009

Athlete Name: Emma GarrardEvent Name: XTERRA Southeast Championships Event Location: Pelham, AlabamaEvent Distance: XTERRA off-road triathlon, 1.5k swim 20-mile mountain bike and 10k trail runFinish Place: Overall – 5th pro           Just… Read More

Justin Hurd Boise 70.3 Race Report

Thu Jun 18 18:26:00 -0400 2009

Boise 70.3 Race Report June 13, 2009 This is my first trip to Idaho, and I have to say I’m surprised by the lack of trees. I don’t know where I got the idea that Idaho was more wooded, but Boise reminds me of a less rocky, greener Nevada. I was fortunate enough to arrange schedules so… Read More

Trade Team Race Report – Ethan Brown

Wed Jun 10 12:58:00 -0400 2009

ITU Austin Continental Cup Race Report By Ethan Brown My third ITU race of the year took place in Austin, TX. I raced hard but did not have a great result. The field was stacked with good swimmers and cyclists, and I thought if it came down to the run, I’d be guaranteed a podium spot.… Read More

Joe Umphenour Tongyeong Race Report

Tue Jun 09 15:46:00 -0400 2009

Athlete Name: Joe Umphenour  Event Name: World Championship SeriesEvent Location: Tongyeong, South KoreaEvent Distance: OlympicFinish Place: 34th overall Tongyeong was my first race after coming down with Achilles tendonitis six weeks earlier, but luckily I had been using my Zone Eico Pro… Read More

Justin Hurd Apple & Auburn Duathlon Race Reports

Thu Jun 04 18:41:00 -0400 2009

Apple and Auburn Duathlon Race reports Sunday concluded two consecutive weeks of Duathlons – the Apple Duathlon in Sartnell, Minnesota (a Short Course World Champs qualifier), and the Long Course Duathlon National Championships in Auburn, California. I am proud to say that as of Sunday, May… Read More

Matt Chrabot Mooloolaba World Cup Race Report

Wed May 27 11:37:00 -0400 2009

Mooloolaba World Cup officially kicked off the start of the triathlon season for me in 2009. I wanted to go down, mix it up with the best in the world; pick up a huge chunk of points that would help solidify a start position for the Des Moines World Cup and Washington DC – World Championship… Read More

Justin Hurd – Wildflower Race Report

Wed May 13 13:11:00 -0400 2009

This last weekend I raced in the Wildflower Long Course (1/2 Ironman) Triathlon near San Luis Obispo, CA. This season I am fortunate to be a member of the USA Triathlon Trade Team, and Wildflower was a great first race of the season to gauge my fitness and to take some of the new equipment for a… Read More

Ethan Brown Race Report

Thu Apr 30 12:54:00 -0400 2009

Ethan Brown: ITU Mazatlan Continental Cup Race Report This past weekend was full of racing – St Anthony’s, the Ishigaki World Cup, and the not-as-popular Mazatlan Continental Cup. I kicked off my season in Mazatlan. Last year at this race I had a disappointing mechanical DNF, so I was… Read More