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Video: 3 Ironman in 3 days in Arizona

Gary Brasher is a a 51-year-old real estate executive from Tubac, Arizona and soon he'll be a 3X Ironman.

He's set a lofty goal for himself: to complete 3 Ironman consecutive Ironman races in three days culminating in today's Ironman Arizona.

So how does he plan to complete three races in three days?

An Incredibly Easy Three-Step Method To Staying Lean, Fit & Motivated During the Holidays

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through the holidays? This easy, proven three-step process will allow you to
stay motivated, stay lean, and stay fit while faced with the daunting
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Escape from Alcatraz organizers and USA Triathlon go to war over race entry

Have you ever been to Salzburg, Austria?

You know...where the movie the Sound of Music was filmed.

If you happen to go to that scenic Austrian town you'll quickly notice that it offers two Sound of Music tours to tourists:

1) The "Original" Sound of Music Tour and...

2) The Sound of Music Tour.

This same situation seems to be in the works in San Francisco for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series expands to LA with October Half Marathon

San Diego, CA – November 20, 2009 – The Competitor Group announced today that it will expand the presence of its  in Southern California through an agreement with Grove of Hope to operate and manage an annual fall half marathon in Los Angeles.

The newly renamed Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon, scheduled for October 24, 2010, will replace the City of Angels Half Marathon, which has historically been held the first weekend of December since 2006.

Tour de France champ Alberto Contador to stay with team Astana for one more year

Will he or won't he...stay with Astana?

That's been the question that's been bouncing around the cycling world for the last few months.

Today we got the answer.

Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France Champion, will indeed stay with team Astana for one more year full filling the final year or his three year contact with the troubled team that was once home to Lance Armstrong.

Is a chain-smoking President Barak Obama losing drastic weight and does he have cancer?

This story has been percolating  under the surface of the mainstream media for a few weeks.

As may you know weight loss is one of the keys to fast times for endurance sports, but President Obama is not an endurance athlete, but a basketball player according to published reports.

It is important to note that at this point these rumors and stories are completely speculative with no basis in fact, however never-the-less people are wondering out loud if Barak Obama is losing drastic weight.

According to the British newspaper MailOnline.com:

"Earlier this month American media had claimed 'Barack n Bones' was shedding the pounds after stress was causing him to skip meals.

Caster Semenya to keep her Gold medal and prize money according to South Africans

South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal and prize money according to South Africa's Sports Ministry.

Semenya won the Gold medal in the 800-meters finals at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier this year.

View a slideshow of Caster Semenya photos

Sarah Palin calls Newsweek Magazine cover photo of her in running gear sexist

It wasn't all that long ago that Sarah Palin was proud to call herself a marathon runner, and in fact posed for a number of photos for Runner's World Magazine in her running gear.

One of those images has now turned up on the cover of Newsweek Magazine just as the former Alaskan Governor is going out on her new book tour.

The outraged Palin posted a brief but critical message on her Facebook Page:

New Olympicish distance triathlon set for March in Mission Bay, San Diego

IMG Worldwide, the world’s leading sports, entertainment and media company, today announced the launch of a new San Diego Triathlon set to take place March 20-21, 2010, in Mission Bay, the heart of San Diego.

San Diego’s ideal climate and a slightly modified Olympic distance course is sure to attract top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The course will begin, transition and end at Ski Beach on Vacation Isle, in Mission Bay. The 1.5 km swim will take swimmers along the eastern coastline of Ski Beach in the protected, calm waters of Mission Bay; followed by a 35 km single loop scenic bike ride with challenging hills through Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Clairemont, and back to Mission Bay; and end with a 10 km single loop flat run on the sandy beaches around the perimeter of Sail Bay to finish back on Ski Beach.

Race Review: Ironman Arizona

Ironman Arizona (World Triathlon Corporation)
http://www.ironmanarizona.com

The Race:

There is no denying the fact that the World Triathlon Corporation knows how to put on a good and solid Ironman race.

They have the people, places, and expertise to put together a seamless weekend of pre and post race festivities, along with a safe and fun race day experience.

And yet, somehow Ironman Arizona is missing the soul of a great race. There is nothing wrong with this race per say.  There is no sentence that can be uttered ending in "if only the race were...."

Olympic 1,500-meter gold medalist stripped of Gold medal because of doping

Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi is one Beijing Olympic gold medal lighter today.

The Moroccan-born Ramzi was stripped of his gold medal because he tested positive in April in retroactive tests for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.

According to the AP Ramzi is one of five Beijing Olympic athletes who was found to have been doping in Beijing.

"The athletes' samples were collected and tested at the Beijing Games in August 2008. They tested negative at the time, but the IOC reanalyzed the samples this year when a fully validated test for CERA became available.

Alistair Brownlee named Olympic Athlete of the Year by British Triathlon

In an evening aimed at celebrating an outstanding summer of success for British Triathlon, Alistair Brownlee was named 2009 Olympic Athlete of the Year and British Triathlon Male Athlete of the Year.

The prestigious awards rounded off an exceptional season for the Yorkshire athlete who was triumphant at five Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series races and crowned world champion on Australia’s Gold Coast in September. The 21 year old commented after receiving his award at the British Triathlon Annual Awards Dinner:

Get caught doping in Austria and face up to 10-years in prison

A new doping law now before the Austria Parliament could mean up to a 10-year jail term for athletes caught doping.

The nation’s sports and justice ministers announced earlier this week that the use of performance enhancing drugs will be a criminal offense in Austria... if the pending legislation is signed into law.

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Registration for the 2010 Boston Marathon has closed

Registration for the 2010 Boston Marathon has closed. Registration began on September 9, and the Boston Athletic Association is unable to accept additional entries.

The 114th running of the Boston Marathon -- the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon -- will take place on Monday, April 19, 2010, Patriots' Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Photo finish decides Texas showdown for first time half-marathoners

 San Antonio, TX – November 16, 2009 – A Texas-sized field of half-marathon runners took to San Antonio’s streets for the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon Sunday. Leading the 20,02o half-marathon finishers, were two Texans who arrived at the finish line less than one second apart.  
 
After racing the entire 13.1 mile distance stride-for-stride, Westly Keating, a University of Texas Pan American graduate out of Pharr, TX edged out Texas A&M Corpus Christie grad Shadrack Songok of Kenya by less than a full body width at the Alamodome finish line. Both runners, making their half-marathon debuts, finished with identical times of 1:05:24.