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At the weekend Leonie Periault took on the Cannes International Triathlon. Opting for the Long distance, the double WTCS medallist raced across a 2km swim, 90km bike and 21km run. She ultimately finished 2nd in a time of 4:42:17. Marjolaine Pierre won in Cannes after producing a total time of 4:35:38. Pierre gained 9 minutes 1 second over Periault on the bike which was the primary driver of her victory. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Periault’s day was her run split of 1:15:40. Her split would have been competitive…

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Two of Mexico’s rising triathletes took on the half marathon in Puerto Vallarta at the weekend. Racing along the beach front of the Pacific coast of Jalisco, Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen and Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal produced a pair of sterling efforts. Already this year, Peñaflor has finished 31st at WTCS Abu Dhabi and 15th at the New Plymouth World Cup. Having been building into his season and trending in the right direction, he sailed to a time of 1:06:33 in Puerto Vallarta. That made him a smidge faster than…

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A number of WTCS athletes turned up at the VII Triathlon Sprint Città di Lignano. Taking the win in the women’s race was World U23 bronze medallist Bianca Seregni. Seregni led in the water with a 9:19 split over the 750m swim. Angelica Prestia was next out, 17 seconds behind. On the bike, Prestia and Luisa Iogna-Prat were able to catch Seregni to create a three woman lead group. Over the course of the four laps of 4.8km, they were able to stretch their lead a little further and by the…

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Raising an elite athlete can be a challenge the equal of, if not greater to, becoming an elite athlete. On the one hand there is the personal dedication and sacrifice. On the other there is the financial element. Forbes estimated that raising and Olympian can cost around USD 15,000 a year more than a “normal” child and total costs of over USD 100,000 are common. Moreover when there are multiple athletes in the family, that bill and sacrifice can rise higher still. At the weekend, then, there were instances of…

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Anabel Knoll took on the Schnauzer Seelauf in Ingolstadt yesterday as she continues on the road back to full race fitness. Taking on the undulating 10.6km course round the lake, Knoll won the women’s category with ease in a time of 38:16. Moreover she beat all bar seven of the men’s field. Last year Knoll finished 13th in the WTCS and was the best finisher in the Series without a full complement of races. Three straight top-8 finishes in Yokohama, Leeds and Hamburg seemed to have confirmed her place at…

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Alberte Kjaer Pedersen’s running ability is no secret. In 2021, she ran the 3000m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland, clocking a time of 9:00.80 which was a Danish record. Four years earlier, she raced at the European Junior Cross Country Championships in Slovakia. On the triathlon scene, her running soared to prominence at the World U23 Championships in Edmonton in 2021 when she won the silver medal after logging the fastest run split of the day (a 34:04). By way of comparison, only the silver medallist in…

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Italian WTCS athlete Michele Sarzilla hit a major milestone in his career at the weekend. For the first time, he broke through the 30 minute barrier in the 10km. Racing at the Innovation Run in Bergamo, he ran a time of 29:49. The sub-30 marker is a big achievement for any runner and will stand as a special moment in Sarzilla’s career. Beyond the time itself, there were a number of fascinating aspects that came out of his run. The first point was that Sarzilla noted he has been running…

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At the weekend a number of Portugal’s best triathletes gathered for the national Sprint championships at the XXXVI Triatlo de Oeiras. In the women’s race, the title came down to a dash to the line between Maria Tomé and Melanie Santos. After swimming and cycling together, there was nothing to separate the two women in the run. Tomé was able to cross the line ahead by the slimmest of margins. As the defending national champion over the Olympic distance from 2022, Tomé now holds both Portuguese titles. After also attaining…

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Nine time WTCS medallist Jessica Learmonth has announced that she is pregnant and is expecting in September of this year. After injury ruled her out of almost all of the 2022 season, her comeback to the top level of the sport will be put on hold for now. With the example of Katie Zaferes and Gwen Jorgensen to follow, as well as the likes of Nicola Spirig hitherto, Learmonth will still have the door open for her to make a return to the sport. Pertinently, she will be able to…

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The Kids Are Alright One thing that stood out at the Americas Cup in St. Peters was the Junior talent on show. Mathis Beaulieu finished 9th after his stunning win in Sarasota last month. Likewise the American Junior Carter Stuhlmacher managed to claim 11th place. Beaulieu was particularly impressive as he logged the joint-third fastest run split. Meanwhile Stuhlmacher did not quite go as bonkers in the water as at the North American Junior Championships but was nonetheless fast. With three more Juniors born in 2004 inside the men’s top-20,…

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A Vintage Zaferes Performance Any discussion of the racing at the Americas Cup in St. Peters has to start with the women’s victor, Katie Zaferes. After gaining a lead in the water, Zaferes continued a fine solo performance to build a commanding lead on the bike. In a way it was a case of history repeating itself. Katie Zaferes essentially deployed the tactics popularised by Flora Duffy to beat Gwen Jorgensen, the very individual against whom Duffy devised the strategy in the first place. As such there was a sense…

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