Hawaii IRONMAN World Championship By Kristen McFarland October 19, 2002 (Kona, Hawaii) - It was pre-dawn race morning and it was raining. Everyone was saying that this had never happened, that nobody could remember it in the history of the event. Kailua Bay was looking rather angry, with a hefty chop on top of big, slow swells. Athletes were herded into the King Kamehameha … [Read more...] about Tim Takes it Again!
IRONMAN World Champion
Tim DeBoom Talks About His First IRONMAN Hawaii, Ten Years Ago By Kristen McFarland BOULDER, CO, September 2002 - Tim talks to Colorado Triathlete editor Kristen McFarland before his second IRONMAN victory in 2002. CT: So ten years ago was your first IRONMAN race? Tim: Yup. CT: In Kona? Tim: Oh ya. CT: How long at that point had you been doing triathlons? Tim: That was my … [Read more...] about IRONMAN World Champion
Wind Sprints
Issue #16, June/July 2002 ColoradoTriathlete.com Widoff Second at Wildflower Cam Widoff finished second in this year's Wildflower, the 20th anniversary of the event. By some accounts, he was cheated out of his fifth win there by a mishandling of a drafting penalty in T2. After starting the run in eighth place, he passed the likes of Matt Reed and Cameron Brown of New Zealand, … [Read more...] about Wind Sprints
Wind Sprints
Issue #14, Winter 2002 ColoradoTriathlete.com Celebration and Benefit There were quite a few folks around here that wanted to have a local celebration to honor Tim DeBoom's victory at the IRONMAN World Championship. Triathlete Chuck Kipp contacted Nicole DeBoom and convinced her to organize one with him. They enlisted the help of Mark Sunderland, president of the Boulder … [Read more...] about Wind Sprints
Book Review
Paul Martin tells his story...so far By Kristen McFarland ISSUE #16, June/July 2002 - Boulder's Paul Martin is a competitive triathlete. He generally places in the top thirty percent of his age group at races. Add to this statistic the fact that he is a below-the-knee (BK) amputee and it becomes extraordinary. Paul's resume of athletic endeavors is extensive. He has been on … [Read more...] about Book Review