Even though it’s still winter in the Centennial State, “Summer” is a comin’! As in Thornton, Colorado native and professional triathlete, Summer Cook. The now San Diego-based Cook has got her sights on a successful year after a breakthrough 2015 season that included an ITU World Cup podium finish. Check out how this once competitive swimmer plans to make an even bigger splash … [Read more...] about Ready for Summer, as in Summer Cook
Athletes at Altitude: Strength Work & Geelong Recap
Millward Runs into Fourth in Geelong Our Cupcake King had a nice first race of the season in a solid field at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong this past weekend. The Kiwi-native posted a time of 3:56:27 and turned in the fastest run split of the day, 1:17:26. According to his Facebook page, a swift blow to the ear in the swim made for a tough day in tough conditions. It doesn’t seem like … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: Strength Work & Geelong Recap
Athletes at Altitude: A Big Win & Top Ten Finishes
Salthouse Shines in First Half Distance Win In only her second half distance race ever, Aussie and Boulder trainee Ellie Salthouse claimed victory over the weekend at Challenge Melbourne. Salthouse led from start to finish, but it took her until the run to shake off the stiff competition. Luckily, her Australian training has paid off and helped her hit the finish line … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: A Big Win & Top Ten Finishes
Athletes at Altitude: Pros Pick up Podiums Spots in Early 2016 Races
They’re back! We’re not even halfway through January and the Colorado pro triathletes are already in full racing mode. This past weekend we had three of our own grab podium spots in just their first races of 2016. If the year is already off to such a great start, I can only imagine the hardware our Colorado favorites will be taking home this year. Let’s do this! Joyce, … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: Pros Pick up Podiums Spots in Early 2016 Races
Athletes at Altitude: ‘Twas a Wonderful Season
As the holiday season continues to march on and 2016 steadily approaches, I was thinking back to IRONMAN 70.3 San Juan, one of the first races I covered for this new adventure in working at ColoradoTriathlete.com. I had no idea what to expect as I covered each weekend of races and solicited quotes and pictures from Colorado’s pro triathletes, most of them probably asking … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: ‘Twas a Wonderful Season