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airport celebs

2010-03-06T19:33:01Z

Eric Close arriving at Luis M Marin Airport ahead of the Roselyn Sanchez triathlon Carolina, Puerto Rico - 05.03.10

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Doping big issue in Vancouver Olympics: Whitfield

2010-02-23T07:47:11Z

<div><p>Canadian triathlete star Simon Whitfield, a two-time Olympic medalist, said he expected doping would again be a big issue at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics, but called the method of testing "strange".</p><p>Speaking in the Vancouver suburb of W...

Ironman Championship Triathlon

2009-10-10T22:15:42Z

Ironman athlete Chrissie Wellington, of Great Britain, runs uphill in Kailua-Kona in the 26.2-mile marathon during the Ironman World Championship triathlon on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in Kailua-Kona, Hi. (AP Photo/Chris Stewart)

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Alexander, Wellington repeat at Ironman

2010-02-24T21:09:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Alexander repeats at Ironman; Wellington runs away with third straight women's title</div><div><p>Craig Alexander needed every second the last time he chased down Chris Lieto. This time, he comfortably walked across the line.</p><p>Alexander won the Ironman World Championship on S...

Triathletes blow off steam in their underpants

2010-02-24T21:08:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Ironman triathletes blow off steam in their underpants before world championship</div><div><p>Two days before the Ironman World Championship, hundreds of athletes showed off some of their best stuff.</p><p>The Underpants Run started as a way to poke fun at European triathletes strolling around town in their Speedos. The 12th annual charitable event has grown into a much anticipated pre-race spe...

Florida News - September 20, 2009

2009-09-22T18:46:27Z

DAVID RICE | Times.PT_312227_FREE_triath_2 (09/20/2009 Trinity). Summer Kanscoroom crosses the finish line in first place for her age group at the finale of the Youth Triathlon Series on Sunday. The event held at the James P. Gills YMCA was the last of the triathlon season open to kids ages 5-15....

SPORTS TRIATHLETE-SPORTSPLUS 7 MI

2009-09-22T08:46:34Z

Hector Picard, of Pompano Beach, begins his training for a triathlon on Key Biscayne, September 17, 2009. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/MCT) Photo via Newscom...

SPORTS TRIATHLETE-SPORTSPLUS 5 MI

2009-09-22T08:46:35Z

Hector Picard, of Pompano Beach, begins his training for a triathlon on Key Biscayne, September 17, 2009. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/MCT) Photo via Newscom...

SPORTS TRIATHLETE-SPORTSPLUS 6 MI

2009-09-22T08:46:38Z

Hector Picard, of Pompano Beach, begins his training for a triathlon on Key Biscayne, September 17, 2009. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/MCT) Photo via Newscom...

SPORTS TRIATHLETE-SPORTSPLUS 3 MI

2009-09-22T08:46:39Z

Hector Picard, pictured September 17, 2009, is an armless triathlete who lost his arms in an electrical accident. Picard competed in a triathlon on Key Biscayne. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/MCT) Photo via Newscom...

23rd Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon

2009-09-18T17:30:58Z

23rd Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon Zuma Beach, Malibu, California 09-13-2009 THOMAS IAN NICHOLAS AND DARREN CAPOZZI Photo: Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, a triathlon enthusiast, told Finnish men to get off the sofa and get on their bikes Thursday as he launched a new book urging them to get more exercise.</p><p>"My life is bound by diary appointments, but the two high points of my day are when I get to go training and when I can go home," Stubb told reporters.</p>&a...

'Lucky' cyclist recovers from lightning strike

2010-02-26T00:26:41Z

<div id="subtitle">'Lucky' cyclist training for triathlon recovers from lightning strike</div><div><p>A 44-year-old bicyclist struck by lightning in north-central Colorado while training for a triathlon is out of the hospital after temporarily losing her sight and motion in her arms.</p><p>Terri Menghini said she had finished 78 miles of a 100-mile bike ride Monday ...

Summer happenings in the Adirondacks

2010-02-26T12:52:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Summer happenings in the Adirondacks</div><div><p>A redesigned Web site for New York's Adirondacks region offers aerial videos of the region, with a bird's-eye view of everything from main streets to mountain tops.</p><p>The eight high-definition video tours can be found at ht...

Bracht, Wallenhorst win at Frankfurt Ironman

2010-02-26T13:18:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Germans Bracht and Wallenhorst win men's, women's races at Frankfurt Ironman triathlon</div><div><p>Timo Bracht of Germany has won the men's race at the Frankfurt Ironman and compatriot Sandra Wallenhorst took the women's division on a day in which temperatures...

Vanhoenacker, Bayliss win Ironman Austria

2010-02-26T13:19:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Vanhoenacker wins Ironman Austria for 4th straight year; Bayliss takes women's title</div><div><p>Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium set a course record in winning his fourth straight Ironman Austria triathlon on Sunday, while Bella Bayliss of Diana Vaamonde of the University of Cordoba Medical School in Spain looked at ...

Endurance cyclists run infertility risk: scientists

2010-02-26T15:34:19Z

<div><p>Sportsmen who carry out high levels of cycle training could be damaging their chance of fatherhood, researchers reported on Monday.</p><p>A team led by Diana Vaamonde of the University of Cordoba Medical School in Spain looked at ...

Okl. officials: River water made triathletes ill

2010-02-26T22:43:54Z

<div><p>State health officials confirmed Wednesday that a stretch of the Oklahoma River was to blame for sickening at least 45 triathletes last month, saying the water was filled with parasites, viruses and other contaminants associated with animal and human waste.</p><p>The Oklahoma S...

About 20 triathletes sickened after OKC event

2010-02-27T05:28:44Z

<div><p>About 20 athletes became sick after participating in a triathlon this month that included a swim in the Oklahoma River, which has had problems with fecal coliform pollution, state health officials said Tuesday.</p><p>It is too early to determine the cause of the athletes' illness, symptoms of which included diarrhea, vomiting, fever and abdominal pain,