The was the first 1-2 finish for two Americans at an ITU World Cup since 2003, when Shelia Taormina and Barb Lindquist did it in Madeira, Spain.Д®mily Joller is one of our amateur runners and we knew and trained with her when we lived in San Diego. Katie and Gwen hit the run together and dug deep to capture the first two spots. The chase group which included Jorgensen and Australian Emma Moffatt eventually closed with KatieвЂ™s group. Katie led out of the water and rode in the first pack.

She finished a few seconds behind another American - Gwen Jorgensen. She вЂњre-passedвЂќ Carina near the end to take the win!Дў013 USAT Rookie of the Year Katie Hursey took 2 nd at the Moololoba ITU race this weekend. Like we said, we celebrate displays of heart and courage and wow did Renata give us something to celebrate. In any event, she had a lead on the run for a while but was passed by Austrian, Carina Wasle (who had the fastest run of the day). It was the fastest womenвЂ™s and fourth fastest overall! We like to think that the Coeur seamless chamois had something to do with that.thank you very much. RenataвЂ™s bike split was a thing to behold. But wow, did she have to dig deep! Jacqui Slack was first out of the water and led for part of the bike before Renata reeled her back in. Renata showed incredible heart and courage as she took the XTERRA Philippines crown for the second time in three years. At Coeur, we say that weвЂ™ll absolutely celebrate a result but what we really love (regardless of the result) is the effort. Here are a few of the efforts that weвЂ™re celebrating:Д¬oeur athletes Renata Bucher and Mieko Carey took first and third respectively at the Xterra Philippines this weekend. Perhaps the only downside to having such an amazing team of women at Coeur is that someone is racing somewhere almost every weekend and itвЂ™s hard to tear oneself away from in front of the computer.Д®specially now as the polar vortex has started to release its grip and our ladies are starting to get out to test their early season fitness.Д«ut what a weekend it was.

Wow crown of courage