Triathlete September 2002

<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br> 12 STARTING LINES<br>
by Mitch Thrower<br>
14 EDITOR&#39;S NOTE<br>
by Christina Gandolfo<br>
16 LETTERS<br>
18 CHECKING IN<br>
Indus-Tri; Footnotes<br>
20 AGE GROUP SPOTLIGHT<br>
Frantic Fred<br>
by Betsy Redfern<br>
100 AT THE RACES<br>
Interwoven San Jose Int&#39;l. Triathlon, San Jose, Calif.; Ironman Austria, Klagenfurt,
Austria; San Diego Int&#39;l Triathlon, San Diego, Calif.; Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon,
Lubbock, Texas<br>
106 CALENDAR<br>
<b>COLUMNS</b><br>
FITNESS<br>
60 Shave 5 Minutes off Your 10k<br>
by Lance Watson<br>
64 High Mileage Running<br>
by T.J. Murphy<br>
68 Run Faster without Running More<br>
by Rick Niles<br>
70 Expecting the Unexpected<br>
by Gale Bernhardt<br>
72 No Pain, All Gain<br>
by Ron Renaud<br>
74 Big Weekends<br>
by Matt Fitzgerald<br>
78 Bring it On!<br>
by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.<br>
82 DEAR COACH<br>
by Paul Huddle &amp; Roch Frey<br>
84 SPEED LAB<br>
by Tim Mickleborough, Ph.D.<br>
86 CUTTING EDGE<br>
The New Line on Tri<br>
by John Segesta &amp; Jay Prasuhn<br>
94 TECH SUPPORT<br>
by Ian Buchanan<br>
96 BIKE OF THE MONTH<br>
by Dave Bittenbender<br>
98 SHOE OF THE MONTH<br>
by Betsy Redfern<br>
120 TINLEY TALKS<br>
Something Lost, Something Gained<br>
by Scott Tinley<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
22 ESCAPE ARTISTS<br>
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.<br>
by Jay Prasuhn<br>
30 MEXICO VIA NORTHERN N.Y.<br>
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&#39;s qualifier in Lake Placid.<br>
by John Segesta<br>
34 TESTING IRONMAN<br>
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.<br>
by John Segesta<br>
44 THE FRENCH CONNECTION<br>
Two new Ironman Champs put a stamp of authority on the inaugural running of Ironman
France, deemed one of the toughest&#8212;and most beautiful&#8212;Hawaii qualifiers
yet.<br>
by Jay Prasuhn<br>
54 RUN ON<br>
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.<br>
by Betsy Redfern<br>
<b>ON THE COVER</b><br>
22 No Ordinary Jones<br>
34 Ironman Utah<br>
44 Ironman France<br>
60 Take 5 Minutes Ott Your 10k