Top Men Elite's in Desert Classic Duathlon 09

Top Male Elite photo.

Top Women Elite's in Desert Classic Duathon 09

Photos of top Women Elite.

No Canadian Duathlon Championships for 09?

I just heard from a second hand source that there will be no 2009 Canadian Duathlon Championships. Supposedly they didn't have a RD that wanted to host the event.
They will use a few other races to choose their worlds team.
Can anyone chime in and verify this? I looked at tricanada's site and couldn't find anything.
Sad indeed.

Cool promo video for 09 ETU du champs

Here's a cool promo video for the 09 ETU Duathlon Championships on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifcZFyl-jfE&feature=related

DesertClassic Du 09 is in the books.

TRISPORTS.COM DESERT CLASSIC DUATHLON
3.5 MILE TRAIL RUN, 21 MILE ROAD COURSE, 2.7 MILE TRAIL RUN
MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PARK, PHOENIX, ARIZONAFEBRUARY 22, 2009

ELITE WOMEN'S TOP 10 RESULTS
1. KIM LOEFFLER 1:35:47.8 2. REBECCAH WASSNER 1:37:03.6 3. KATIE ELLIS 1:38:04.2 4. RUTH VANDERMEIJDEN 1:39:28.7 5. AMANDA LOVATO 1:39:33.1 6. ULI BROMME 1:39:34.2 7. KATHRYN KASISCHKE 1:39:51.9 8. AMANDA FELDER 1:40:32.8 9. STEFANIE BOUMA 1:40:38.6 10. TERI ALBERTAZZI 1:40:45.2

ELITE MEN'S TOP 10 RESULTS
1. CHRIS FOSTER 1:23:48.4 2. JOZEPH MAJOR 1:25:23.5 3. JOSHUA MERRICK 1:25:47.1 4. LEWIS ELLIOTT 1:26:17.4 5. ARMAND VAN DER SMISSEN 1:26:36.9 6. DAVID THOMPSON 1:27:09.7 7. DEREK YOREK 1:27:15.3 8. GREG REMALY 1:27:24.6 9. BENJAMIN HOFFMAN 1:28:37.1 10. TIM DEBOOM 1:29:41.


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Elite Field at DesertClassic Du is Stacked!

Damn folks! its going to be quite the horse race! I foresee a punishing pace from the gun.

Here is the most current list of elites:
Ruth VanDerMeijden F 24 Elite - Female
Angela Axmann F 25 Flagstaff AZ Elite - Female
Stefanie Bouma F 26 Elite - Female
Amanda Lovato F 36 Boulder CO Elite - Female
Anne Curi-Preisig F 42 Falmouth MA Elite - Female
Uli Bromme F Elite - Female
Heidi Sarna F Chicago IL Elite - Female
Rebeccah Wassner F Elite - Female
Kim Loeffler F Elite - Female
Amanda Felder F 27 La Jolla CA Elite - Female
Kathryn Elaine Kasischke F 32 San Diego CA Elite - Female
Teri Albertazzi F 36 Tucson AZ Elite - Female
David Thompson M 31 St Paul MN Elite - Male
Josh Phillips M 32 Denver CO Elite - Male
Armand Van Der Smissen M 40 Elite - Male
Blake Becker M P Madison WI Elite - Male
Benjamin Hoffman M Durango Co Elite - Male
Jozeph Major M Elite - Male
Lewis Elliott M Elite - Male
Justin Arnold M 22 La Jolla CA Elite - Male
Ethan Brown M 23 Lowell MA Elite - Male
Derek Yorek M 25 Alamosa CO Elite - Male
Chris Foster M 26 Redondo Beach CA Elite - Male
Joshua Merrick M 27 Lakewood CO Elite - Male
Greg Remaly M 28 Mill Valley CA Elite - Male
Stephen Patrick Hannaman M 29 Scottsdale AZ Elite - Male
Dave McDermott M 39 Phoenix AZ Elite - Male
Bruce Bird M 40 Toronto ON Elite - Male

Looking for Ideas

Hi all in duathlon land.
I am looking for your input as to what you think will resurrect duathlon. Throw me some ideas at what you'd like to see at races. I have proposed a"National Parks Department Duathlon Series" held in some of the most scenic US Parks. Shorter distances and possibly culminating in a series championships? Think back to the Coors Light days but only the US Parks Dept as sponsor. Your thoughts?

Pyro Platform Pedals

Here's the hot setup for short course duathlon. Blaze through your transitions with a pair of these!http://www.4pyro.com/

Desert Classic Duathlon Sold Out!

Haven't seen this happen in a Duathlon in a looooong time. The age group divisions are sold out for February's Desert Classic Duathlon. There are still some elite/pro spots left and spots for juniors and kids. Hmmm......maybe short course worlds being here this year has something to do with it?

Atomicman Duathlon

If you're not heading to Richmond for Nationals and you still feel like racing that weekend this looks like a cool destination type of race. Just be sure to take your Geiger counter!
http://www.triatomics.org/duathlon

No Longcourse Worlds for 2009

"ITU regretfully announces that the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships will not be included in the 2009 season. Despite efforts to have the event, no city bid for the championships. ITU is committed to continuing the event for 2010 and beyond"