DEPARTMENTS 12 STARTING LINES
by Mitch Thrower
14 EDITOR'S NOTE
by Christina Gandolfo
16 LETTERS
18 CHECKING IN
Indus-Tri; Footnotes
20 AGE GROUP SPOTLIGHT
Frantic Fred
by Betsy Redfern
100 AT THE RACES
Interwoven San Jose Int'l. Triathlon, San Jose, Calif.; Ironman Austria, Klagenfurt,
Austria; San Diego Int'l Triathlon, San Diego, Calif.; Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon,
Lubbock, Texas
106 CALENDAR COLUMNS
FITNESS
60 Shave 5 Minutes off Your 10k
by Lance Watson
64 High Mileage Running
by T.J. Murphy
68 Run Faster without Running More
by Rick Niles
70 Expecting the Unexpected
by Gale Bernhardt
72 No Pain, All Gain
by Ron Renaud
74 Big Weekends
by Matt Fitzgerald
78 Bring it On!
by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.
82 DEAR COACH
by Paul Huddle & Roch Frey
84 SPEED LAB
by Tim Mickleborough, Ph.D.
86 CUTTING EDGE
The New Line on Tri
by John Segesta & Jay Prasuhn
94 TECH SUPPORT
by Ian Buchanan
96 BIKE OF THE MONTH
by Dave Bittenbender
98 SHOE OF THE MONTH
by Betsy Redfern
120 TINLEY TALKS
Something Lost, Something Gained
by Scott Tinley FEATURES
22 ESCAPE ARTISTS
Michellie Jones wins her record seventh Escape title, while Chris McCormack escapes
with victory after a Greg Bennett upset melts away. As anyone who has done this
race can attest, at Alcatraz, anything can happen.
by Jay Prasuhn
30 MEXICO VIA NORTHERN N.Y.
In a second shot for age group aspirants to qualify for ITU Worlds in Cancun,
Mexico, Amanda Gillam and David Thompson ran on numb feet to take the top spots
in the world's qualifier in Lake Placid.
by John Segesta
34 TESTING IRONMAN
When sudden winds stirred the shallow waters of Utah Lake, Ironman Utah quickly
went from swim start to rescue effort to duathlon. One competitor drowned, and
with the controversy to follow, the sport faced one of the more challenging episodes
in its history.
by John Segesta
44 THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Two new Ironman Champs put a stamp of authority on the inaugural running of Ironman
France, deemed one of the toughest—and most beautiful—Hawaii qualifiers
yet.
by Jay Prasuhn
54 RUN ON
Sometimes gear can make all the difference. In running, that means convenience,
safety and comfort. Check out some of our new finds and old favorites in running
gear.
by Betsy Redfern ON THE COVER
22 No Ordinary Jones
34 Ironman Utah
44 Ironman France
60 Take 5 Minutes Ott Your 10k
Features in This Issue
Covergirl Michellie Jones Photographed by Jay Prasuhn (Not Nude)
