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- Kyle Jones' First Year on the World Circuit
 20 year old Kyle Jones trains at the National Triathlon Centre in Victoria:
"Last weekend I traveled to New Plymouth, New Zealand to compete in my final triathlon of the 2005 season. It’s been a long year and I wanted to finish off the season with a strong performance. I didn’t originally plan to race in New Plymouth but due to my position on the world rankings I decided to make the trip in order to qualify for the 2006 Canadian National Team." More... - Tichelaar 2nd at Treasure Island Triathlon: Race Report
- "The Treasure Island Triathlon is part of the Tri California Pro Series which includes the prestigious Wildflower half-Ironman, and the Accenture Escape from Alcatraz. The series offers good prize money, plenty of exposure, and a chance to race some of the best in the sport." More...
- Savege, McMahon representing Canada at Commonwealth Games
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2005-10-31 -- Toronto
For Immediate release:
October 31/2005
Triathlon Canada announced their team for the Commonwealth games next March in Melbourne. Jill Savege and Brent McMahon headline six Canadian triathletes who’ll compete in Melbourne and represent Canada’s best chance to win a medal in the first major event of 2006. Two of Canada’s top ranking triathletes, Simon Whitfield and Samantha McGlone, both declined to participate late last week. More...
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE FOR McMAHON AT XTERRA
Brent McMahon Reports On His Podium Finish
- "Well, I haven't done two World Championships in one year since I was a junior in 2000 where I competed at World Junior Duathlon and Triathlon Champs. Five years later I have found myself doubling up again and I loving it. It is always hard to get physically and mentally ready for a World Championships but that is what I thrive on. I enjoy the challenge of performing at the big events and I see that as one of my strengths." More...
- Lisa Bentley: "Hello from the Hilton at Waikoloa Village!"
- "I am home at last from the North Hawaii Community Hospital sitting amongst lovely flowers and fond wishes for a speedy recovery. I was raised to use my talents, to finish what I start and to be happy in mind, body and spirit. Triathlon has always allowed me to do that, but over the past few weeks, this has been challenged. As you know, I suffered from abdominal pains for about 12 days prior to the Hawaii Ironman." More...
- Ironman World Championships Race Recap: Kim Loeffler
 "With the help of my coach Lance, I had a quick recovery after the Lake Placid Ironman and I was recording swimming, biking, and running PBs. I was on track for a peak performance and I was excited to test my fitness and reap the rewards of my hard work." More... - Post Kona: Ruptured appendix for Lisa Bentley
An update to those who have supported Lisa
- Unfortunately, after a disappointing inability to finish at the Hawaii Ironman on Saturday, Lisa Bentley was admitted to hospital in Waimea on Sunday where a CAT scan revealed a ruptured appendix. Yesterday she had surgery to have her appendix removed. She is having a tough day today, uncomfortable, nauseous and drowsy from the pain killers. Overall things went well and she has been prescribed 6 weeks of inactivity for recovery . More...
- LifeSport in Kona: Kim Loeffler- A Star Is Born!
- LifeSport athlete Kim Loeffler broke through to new international heights at the Ironman World Championships in Kona with an impressive 8th place finish. Kim also was the top American finisher, out sprinting legend Karen Smyers with 800m to go. Kim survived tougher than average swim conditions to exit the water with athletes like Heather Fuhr and Lisa Bentley. She followed that up with a superb bike and run to gradually move through the field. Her 9:30:18 time was a personal best.
Kim's splits: Finish- 09:30:18; swim 1:02:28; bike 5:10:48; run 3:12:06
- LifeSport in Kona: Lieto Puts In Amazing Bike Performance
- Chris Lieto once again proved he is one of the premier cyclists in Ironman Triathlon. On the heels of a 4:25 Ironman Canada split, Chris produced an astounding 4:27 at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, to average 25.1 miles per hour. Chris started the marathon in third spot, but succumbed to fatigue having raced Ironman Canada 8 weeks earlier. He still finished an very respectable 18th.
Chris' splits: Finish- 8:41:34: swim 52:23; bike 4:27:23; run 3:16:38
- Brent McMahon Reports From Worlds
- After having a fantastic pre worlds taper week in Gamagori, Japan I was the most excited I had ever been going into a World Championships. I was very confident in my past weeks of training and extra confident with my knowledge of the very technical Worlds course. More...
- Chris Lieto's Reports From His Ironman Canada Win
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 (from www.TriathleteMag.com) September 9, 2005 -- It's been two years since my last Ironman. In 2004 I had a stress fracture in my femur that put me out most of the year. Then that same year I crashed on a descent on my bike and broke my ribs. 2005 looked like it was going to be my year back in the game. I started early and competed in the Ralph's California Half Ironman in March. I finished in second and was excited with my fitness and potential for the rest of the year. More...
- Laura Bennett Podiums at Worlds!
 LifeSport athletes had a good weekend at Worlds. Gamagori, Japan was the home of the 2005 Elite/U23/ Junior Triathlon World Championships where USA Laura Bennett won the bronze medal. This is also Laura's 3rd podium win in a row at Worlds.
In the Under 23 Men’s division, Kyle Jones finished with an impressive top 10 in his first U23 World Championships, which is Jones' best result at a World Championship. Paul Tichelaar finished in 16th place after a strong race.
Meanwhile in the Men's Elite division, Australian Greg Bennett finished 15th and Brent McMahon in 19th place. In the Women's division Lauren Groves finished in 40th place.
For more details visit www.triathlon.org- Chris Lieto: Ironman Canada Champion! Bike Course Record en Route!
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 (from IronmanLive.com) “That was rough,” 33-year-old Chris Lieto said as he sat down for a post race interview. “The legs are hurting bad.”
Since winning Ironman Wisconsin in 2002 and following that up with a 13th place Ironman finish, Lieto has suffered a “long few years full of little setbacks.”
There was a stress fracture that took him out for most of a year. There was a knee injury that sidelined him for a while. Then there was a bike crash where he broke his arm.
Then, in his comeback effort at the Ralphs California Half this year, he got a bike penalty early in the ride.
Today’s race alleviated all of those bad memories. Today the Danville, California, native rode 4:25 to break Thomas Hellriegel’s bike course record, was passed by none-other-than Simon Lessing during the run, and then repassed the five-time world champ to run to his second Ironman win.
After coming out of the water five minutes behind, Lieto figured it would be hard to be a factor in today’s race.
“Because I had such a bad swim, it was going to be a matter of catch up,” he said. “I probably pushed it a bit too hard on the bike, but I was in a groove, so I just kept going. The winds were perfect this year, we had a bit of a tailwind for the last half of the bike.”
Then on the run, things got really tough.
“I wanted to stop so many times,” he said. “With three or four miles to go, it got close but I was able to hold on.”
Hold on he did, and now we’ll see the two-time Ironman champ racing at the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona this October.
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