Goss Wins, Butterfield Battles to Podium Last weekend, five of our Colorado women pros took on the grueling IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman course. Besides battling the heat, our ladies went up some seriously tough climbs on the bike, followed by a hilly run course and came away with successful performances. Not to anyone’s surprise, Lauren Goss came out of the water in a speedy … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: Success at Silverman, Spain
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Athletes at Altitude: Cozumel, XTERRA Utah Recap
Pro Women Capitalize in Cozumel IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel is becoming quite a popular race for our Colorado pros; and, as someone who has spectated on that particular course, I can see why they might want to suffer on such a tough, hot course down there in paradise! Regardless of the conditions, our pros went out hard and came up with some great results. Seymour, Stott Sail to … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: Cozumel, XTERRA Utah Recap
Athletes at Altitude: A Quick Catch-up Plus Weekend Preview
Van Berkel Outshines the Competition Most professional triathletes would be pretty satisfied with a seventh place finish at Kona, but not Tim Van Berkel. After interviewing him over the summer, it was clear that, although he was generally pleased with his top-10 finish in his first IRONMAN World Championships, he knew he had more to give and was capable of finishing higher. He … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: A Quick Catch-up Plus Weekend Preview
Athletes At Altitude: 70.3 Worlds Serves up a Tough Day, Pros Place in Penticton
IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds Gets Best of Colorado Pros Let’s be honest. As a non-professional triathlete, many of us view going to a world championships as pretty remarkable in itself. However, if you know, or have a partner or spouse, who’s a pro, you know very well that there’s no such thing as “being happy just to be there!” Even though our Colorado pros put up quite a fight, I am … [Read more...] about Athletes At Altitude: 70.3 Worlds Serves up a Tough Day, Pros Place in Penticton
Athletes at Altitude: Evoe, Manocchio Top International Podiums
Evoe Executes in Japan It’s no secret that I love writing about all of the Colorado-based triathletes, especially since many are my friends, neighbors, or I have had the pleasure of interviewing or meeting them at a race. However, getting to write about my husband is not only easy, as far as getting the inside race scoop, but is also a lot of fun, especially when his race … [Read more...] about Athletes at Altitude: Evoe, Manocchio Top International Podiums