Gearing up for Ironman Canada? Want to make the most of the race this year? Then come to SpeedTheory next week to hear local pro Kyle Marcotte’s advice and tips on the course, race preparation, and all things IMC. On Thursday, August 19th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm SpeedTheory will host a presentation and Q&A session [...]
1. Could you tell our readers about your sporting back growing up? (pre international triathlon success) I’ve been active since I was a toddler. First with soccer at the age of 4, then various sports from 10-13 including baseball, football, hockey, basketball (pretty much anything with a ball). I started swimming competitively when I was [...]
Chris Thomas was the top age-grouper at the inaugural Calgary 70.3 Half Ironman. Chris was recently elected the 2009 USA Triathlon’s Age Group Athlete of the Year. PB: Chris, thanks for doing this interview. For our readers, please tell us a little about your athletic background. I was one of those kids that had a [...]
Meet the Elite – Catriona Morrison Last year was a very exciting year for Catriona Morrison. It is hard to believe that already being a multiple Commonwealth Games team member for Scotland, multiple World Duathlon Champion and top five at the World 70.3 Championship, Catriona took it up a notch in 2010. After starting the [...]
The 70.3 World Championships – Kyle Marcotte, Pro Ironman The 70.3 Half-Ironman World Championships are taking place this weekend (November 14th) in Clearwater Florida. Fifty athletes who raced in the Calgary 70.3 race have qualified for the world championships (See the list of who qualified). At least one Clearwater slot was allocated for each age-group [...]
Women’s Race will be Hotly Contested! With the likes of Mirinda Carfrae, Lisa Bentley, Catriona Morrison, Lisa Mensink and Heather Gollink the women’s field of the Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary will be a hotly contested race! Lisa Bentley, 11 time Ironman Champion, is the most experienced and winning female Ironman pro in the women’s field. [...]
Subaru Shawnigan Lake International Triathlon–Race Report By Professional Triathlete & 2008 Olympian Lisa Mensink For the past few weeks I’ve been training in Victoria, BC, Canada. The riding around Victoria is excellent and it’s a great place to train with lots of world class athletes and gorgeous mountain and ocean scenery. I’ve had some epic [...]
1. PB – Thanks for agreeing to this interview Mark. You are a pro ironman athlete training out of the Boulder Co area correct? Yep! I love it here. The community is HIGHLY conducive to being a professional triathlete and the pools, roads and trails simply cannot be beat. Colorado is HOME and even after [...]
Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Oceanside April 4, 2009 I raced my very first Ironman 70.3 in Oceanside, California a few weekends ago. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous for this one since I haven’t raced the distance before but I had just finished a solid winter of training and had the confidence that I [...]
PB – Thanks for agreeing to this interview Lisa. We know all about you, but some of our readers may not. Can you tell us something about yourself and your racing. Well, I have dual citizenship with Canada and the Netherlands (my father immigrated to Canada), but I was raised on the Prairies and have [...]
