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Rachel McBride sets records in triathlon

Rachel McBride power through the heavy rain to set a new triathlon record for the fastest overall female finish at 2 hours 38 seconds at the 2014 Squamish Triathlon Sunday July 6, 2014.

McBride a Vancouver native, set a new bike race record (58 minutes 51 seconds) and a new 10km run course record (40 minutes and 54 seconds).

She was surprised that she broke the record since she thought she was faster last year, but based on the records she was 90 seconds faster this year.

Michael Milic, 16, from Delta won the shorter sprint race.

TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon 2014

Thousand of athletes will attend the annual TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon 2014 on Fairmount Park on June 21 and June 22. The race will be divided into two the Sprint Race (short race) and the Olympic Race (long). The Sprint race will be 0.5 mile swim, 15.7 miles bike ride, and 3.1-mile run. The Olympic Race is 0.9 mile swim, 24.8 miles bike ride, and 6.2 miles run.

The swim will be held in the Schuylkill River, the bike ride in east and west of the river, and the run along MLK Drive. Sprint Race will be on Saturday June 21 at 7:30 a.m., while the Olympic Race is on Sunday June 22, 2014 6:30 a.m.

There will also be a Safe Kids Fun Run that will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 12:00pm. This race is for Fun and will NOT be timed.  Kids are divided by age group (1- 14 yrs) and distance.

Location: Fairmount Park, 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131

More info here

Man Drowns in a Triathlon Event

Pinellas County, Florida -- A man from Michigan to take part in a local triathlon drowned early Saturday morning.

The man was known as Donald Bautel 64, he was visiting Florida from Michigan to join the "Escape from Fort De Soto" triathlon event. While in the swimming part of the triathlon race, Bautel appeared to be drowning and swimmers in the area pulled him from the water and began CPR.

EMS and Deputies arrived on scene and Bautel was transported to a local hospital via ambulance where he later died.

Deputies say the drowning appears to be accidental, possibly health related.

Ironman athlete Killed in an Accident

NEW ORLEANS - An accident killed an Ironman athlete on Highway 90 near Venetian Isles Friday morning April 11, 2014. A car hit two triathletes while they were riding their bikes. The scene was awful, the bike was totally destroyed. Highway 90 is a training route for all the local cyclists.

The cops said that the athlete who was killed was Frank Guinn, 36, who is a veteran firefighter in Atlanta and the other athlete from another bike that was hit is his 40-year-old brother-in-law who is critically injured and was taken to a nearby hospital.

They were training for Sunday's Ironman 70.3 race.

Ironman triathlon officials released an statement about the accident:

"We have learned that a group of cyclists were struck by a car on the Chef Highway. We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our athletes, scheduled to participate in this Sunday’s triathlon, has passed while another is critically injured.  Our sympathy and thoughts are with all who have been affected by this tragic event.”

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said that, Sgt. Guinn was a dedicated professional devoted to his family. As a department, we will wrap our collective arms around his wife, Kim, and his beautiful girls. We ask that you keep them and Sgt. Guinn's entire family in your thoughts and prayers.

Sgt. Guinn was survived by his wife and three daughters.

A Drone hit a Triathlete in the Head

A camera drone which is use to cover an event hit an athlete in the head, maybe controlled by a friend of one of his competitors. A triathlete in the Endure Batavia Triathlon event that was held in western Australia was hit in the head by a falling drone during the race.

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was being controlled by one of the local videographers covering the sporting event. A spokesperson of the media company said that the accident looked suspicious.

"We will be conducting a full investigation of what happened but it looks as though someone has hacked into our system," owner Warren Abrams told Everything Geraldton.

In a statement by the organization sponsoring the race, The Geraldton Triathlon Club, they offer their sincere apologies about the accident.

The triathlete who was hit in the head was treated on site by paramedics and then taken to the hospital with minor injuries to her head.

Abu Dhabi triathlon Results

Long course race:

Tyler Butterfield of Bermuda won the men’s elite long course race at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon he finished the race in 6 hours 43min.

Bas Diederen of Belgium was in second at 47 seconds, while Frenchman Sylvain Sudrie was third 2min 5sec behind the winner. Defending champion and Ironman Frederik van Lierde of Belgium was in fourth place.

Short course race:

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee from Britain won the short course Abu Dhabi triathlon, they finished the 1.5km swim, 100km bike ride and 10km run in 3 hours, 12 minutes, 21 seconds. Alistair won the event last year. Swiss athlete Ruedi Wild finished third place 4:38 behind the winners.

Women's Race:

Svenja Bazlen of Germany won the women's race in 3 hours, 34 minutes, 51 seconds while Australian duo Annabel Luxford and Lisa Marangon were second and third respectively.

Junior Triathlon:

Claudio Cellie who is only a 13 year-old Italian schoolboy, won the Abu Dhabi Junior Triathlon on Friday in an impressive time of 35 minutes and 44 seconds.

The Abu Dhabi triathlon is the unofficial season opener ahead of the World Series, which is composed of 8 races around the globe and starts on 5 April in Auckland, New Zealand.

Good Nutrition Tips For Triathletes

Triathletes need to endure daunting tasks to perform their sports, and a good nutrition is critical to help the body function at its optimal level.

Yes, sports drinks like Gatorade and energy gels are helpful but they contain too much sugar. Check out this Generation UCAN webinar on how to have a healthy and natural energy source that promotes fat burning during training. You will also learn how to take carbohydrates that won't mess up your GI level.

Generation UCAN's unique sports nutrition will keep you healthy and not only improve your performance on race day but will also improve your overall health.

World Triathlon Cape Town 2014

Check out the promotional video for the World Triathlon Cape Town 2014. Entries for the ITU World Triathlon Cape Town race is now open. 

You can just visit their site at http://capetown.triathlon.org to register.

The even will be well attended and expect the world's best to compete.

World Triathlon Cape Town is the first ITU WTS triathlon event will be the first in Africa and will be a weekend Festival of Sport that is scheduled for 26, 27 April 2014 at the V&A Waterfront Cape Town. The race will be Olympic distance of a 1500m swim, 40Km cycle and 10km run.

Geelong triathlon Results

Under a brutal weather heat and wind of Australia three time IRONMAN World champion Craig Alexander was victorious in Geelong 70.3 2014. It was a battle between Craig Alexander and fellow Australian Tim Reed.

Alexander and Reed took control of the race at the 60km mark of the bike leg they built a 1:25 buffer over Hodge with just under a minute back to Robertson.

A 21-year old Triathlete collapses and dies after triathlon

A 21-year-old Nobby man collapses and dies after a triathlon, he could not be revived after he collapsed righ after a race at Goondiwindi.

Peter Crothers, a committee member of Hell of the West triathlon committee said that the man had just finished the race this morning and was going to the recovery area when he suddenly collapsed.

Fellow athletes and the medical staff rushed to his aid, and was taken to Goondiwindi Hospital.

More than 700 athletes took part in the race, which includes 2km swim, 80km bike ride and 20km run.

Goondiwindi police said the cause of the man's death was under investigation.

Name	Country	Swim	Bike	Run	Finish	Div. Rank	Overall Rank
ALEXANDER, Craig	Australia	00:25:15	02:16:54	01:20:40	04:06:00	1	1
REED, Tim	Australia	00:25:20	02:17:01	01:24:12	04:09:34	2	2
KAHLEFELDT, Brad	Australia	00:25:08	02:24:10	01:18:29	04:10:42	3	3
ROBERTSON, Peter	Australia	00:25:12	02:20:08	01:25:02	04:13:54	4	4
MUNRO, Casey	Australia	00:25:11	02:24:42	01:22:24	04:15:21	5	5
WHITMORE, Luke	New Zealand	00:29:20	02:22:00	01:21:51	04:16:30	6	6
HODGE, James	Australia	00:25:05	02:18:49	01:30:19	04:17:10	7	7
RODGERS, Tom	Australia	00:28:50	02:18:59	01:29:59	04:20:59	8	8
VANSTEELANT, Joerie	Belgium	00:32:45	02:20:44	01:25:19	04:22:07	9	9
HUME, Sam	Australia	00:25:53	02:27:28	01:24:36	04:22:21	1	10
MOFFATT, Emma	Australia	00:26:49	02:32:29	01:28:28	04:30:58	1	11
CLARK, Matt	Australia	00:28:23	02:32:34	01:28:55	04:33:17	1	12
DWYER, Sam	Australia	00:32:21	02:30:58	01:26:36	04:33:53	1	13
HILL, Nathan	Australia	00:31:51	02:31:32	01:27:24	04:34:42	2	14
WILLIAMS, Benjamin	United States	00:30:23	02:31:43	01:30:36	04:35:45	10	15
GOLLACH, Amos	Australia	00:31:43	02:31:43	01:28:33	04:36:01	1	16
BEVERIDGE, Samuel	Australia	00:35:09	02:29:08	01:27:24	04:36:35	2	17
FERGUSON, Kevin	Australia	00:29:18	02:26:56	01:39:12	04:39:57	1	18
ATKINS, Travis	Australia	00:32:50	02:34:29	01:29:43	04:41:34	3	19
BALLINTINE, Tim	Australia	00:29:22	02:42:40	01:25:48	04:41:45	2	20

Mavericks Invitational 2014

Big waves! Surfers converged at San Mateo County coast on Friday to take part on the 2014 Mavericks Invitational.

The 24 competitors rode hundreds of yards off Pillar Point, spectators watched on live feed on big screens since the surfers were out of view.

Mavericks is in Northern California, USA. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from shore outside Pillar Point Harbor, just north of the town of Half Moon Bay at the village of Princeton-by-the-Sea. After a strong winter storm in the northern Pacific Ocean, waves can routinely crest at over 25 feet (7.6 m) and top out at over 80 feet (24 m). The break is caused by an unusually shaped underwater rock formation.

Daniel Garland, a San Francisco resident and a surfer said "I wanted to come down and watch these guys surf waves that I'm not brave enough to try."

Two big-name surfers have died at the break Mark Foo of Northern California in 1994, and Hawaiian Sion Milosky in 2011.

Check the video here: http://www.redbull.com/en/surfing/events/1331627714894/mavericks-invitational

Great Wall Marathon

Organized by Albatros Travel the Great Wall Marathon started in 1999, they have grown to over 2,500 runners in the 2013 edition with participants from over 50 nations. The Great Wall Marathon event offers three distances: a marathon, half marathon and a 8.5km Fun Run. 14,000 runners have already crossed the finish line since 1999.

This is considered as one of the world's most challenging marathons.

Naples Triathlon 2014

Check out the highlights from the 2014 HITS Naples Triathlon, that was held at Vanderbilt Beach in Naples, Florida.

Saba Triathlon 2014

The Saba Triathalon is back after being absent for 4 years. Included in the race is 800m swim in open ocean, 8k bike ride ascending 1500 ft on steep, and a 5k run through the upper Saban jungle. They had a successful 2014 race that is sponsored by  TriSport and Satel.

2014 Honolulu Triathlon

The Honolulu Triathlon is an annual event held since 2004 every May. It is an Olympic distance triathlon event with 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run courses that begin and end at Ala Moana Beach Park. There is no sprint course in this race. It will be held on May 18, 2014.

You can register online on honolulutriathlon.com. Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki is the official hotel for the 2014 Honolulu Triathlon they also offer discounts for the event.