Photos from this year's Ironman 70.3 Boulder. Men's podium: Chris Leiferman, Tyler Butterfield, and Kennett Peterson. Women's podium: Skye Moench, Lesley Smith, and Meredith Kessler. … [Read more...]

Local pro triathlete, Chris Leiferman, won the 2018 Ironman Boulder to complete his journey back from injury and illness. Leiferman set a new time to beat on the redesigned course, stopping the clock in 8:07:55. Boulder's Joe Gambles took second in 8:13:16, Patrick McKeon third in 8:20:48, Kevin Collington fourth in 8:26:16, and Sam Long fifth in 8:29:56. In the women’s … [Read more...]

Photos by Kristen McFarland Read more about the Colorado athletes in Kona and view their results. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii -- Daniela Ryf of Switzerland was the women’s champion for the third consecutive year in 8:50:47, joining Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington, Switzerland’s Natascha Badmann and the United States’ Paula Newby-Fraser as the only women in history to win at … [Read more...]

Photos by Kristen McFarland The top spots on the women and men's podiums at this year's Ironman World Championships remained the same as last year. Among the women, Daniela Ryf left nobody doubting her ability to wear the crown. Mirinda Carfrae took second with Heather Jackson in third. In the men's race, Jan Frodeno repeated as the Ironman World Champion with Sebastian … [Read more...]