The Youth Triathlon Series of Pinellas will kick off its inaugural race at H.S. "Pop" Stansell Park this morning. Palm Harbor's fifth annual Party in the Park festivities will follow. ...more

May 10, 2008

Childhood friends Kris Wiebeck, of Palma Ceia, and Chris Whitney, of Beach Park, joined about 4,000 other competitors for the St. Anthony's Triathlon on April 27. ...more

May 3, 2008

This year's Party in the Park will feature a triathlon and rededication of the refurbished H.S. "Pop" Stansell Park. Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation will kick off its 2008 Party in the Park with the inaugural Party in the Park triathlon at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, May 10. ...more

February 23, 2008

WHAT: Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3, consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. WHERE: The start, finish and transition area is on Clearwater Beach near Pier 60. The bike course extends south to Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg and north to East Lake Road in Tarpon Springs. WHO: More than 1,500 pro and age-group triathletes from the United States and around the world. WHEN: Saturday, starting at 7 a.m. with the professional women on the swim leg, followed by pro women at 7:10. Age-group swim waves start at 7:15 and the final wave starts at 8. PRIZE PURSE: $90,000 is split among the top 10 professional men and women, with the overall winners earning $18,000. Timex Ironman Watch Bonuses, worth $10,000, are up for grabs along the bike and run courses. 2006 CHAMPIONS: Men - Craig Alexander (Australia, 3:45:37); women - Samantha McGlone (Canada, 4:12:58). ONLINE: Live coverage on www.ironmanlive.com TRAFFIC CONTROL: Many of Clearwater's major roads and intersections will be affected by the cycling leg from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. If possible, police advise motorists to avoid the area during this time. If you drive in Clearwater on Saturday morning, expect delays and prepare to share multilane roads with the cyclists. Yield to bikes on the course at all times. SPECTATORS: Those who want to watch the race near the transition area and finish line can park in downtown Clearwater or Sand Key Park and take a shuttle bus to Pier 60. Shuttles will run continuously from 4 a.m. until 6 p.m. from downtown Clearwater at the Municipal Services Garage (East Avenue and Pierce Street), the courthouse (Chestnut Street and Oak Avenue), the county parking garage (Court Street and S. Osceola Avenue), the Fort Harrison lot (Chestnut Street and Fort Harrison Avenue) and from Sand Key Park's Court Street lot (Court Street and S. Osceola Avenue). ...more

November 9, 2007

They're gone. Only a second ago, the pack was just a little ways ahead of me, almost within yelling distance. I could even see an occasional flash of blue spandex through the trees, so I knew I was still in the hunt. ...more

November 2, 2007

CLERMONT — Laura and Jim Griffin competed in the Central Florida Challenge, a half-iron distance triathlon in Clermont, on Saturday, October 20th. The actual distances were: 1.2-mile swim, 58-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. The day started out in heavy rain and wind, lending a choppy swim and making the bike course more challenging, but bringing with it temperatures a few degrees cooler than expected. The new and longer bike course was a lot hillier than the previous 56 mile course had been. There were quite a few crashes in some of the wet downhill turns. ...more

October 25, 2007

Elias Feliciano Jr. sits at a small table in his family's den and flips cards with his toes, trying to match chicken with chicken, rock with rock. ...more

October 15, 2007

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio wants everyone in the city to move. No, not out of the city. But to get up and become physically active. That's the idea behind her Walking With the Mayor events, held twice a year. The next one is Oct. 20. "It's just a great way to show people that, hey, it doesn't take much to get out there and exercise," she says. ...more

October 11, 2007