TJ Tollakson

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Trenton Joel Tollakson
Personal information
Nickname(s)TJ
Born (1980-08-12) August 12, 1980 (age 41)
USA
Sport
CountryUSA
SportTriathlon, Ironman

Trenton Joel Tollakson (born August 12, 1980) is a US triathlete, ironman champion (2011, 2014) and North American champion (2014).

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Career

Tollakson ran his first triathlon in July 2001, and he has been a professional triathlete since 2008. In July 2011, he achieved his first long-distance victory at Lake Placid (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).

In August 2014 he won his second ironman race at the Ironman Mont-Tremblant with a new course record and won the North American Championships.

In November 2016 he was - as in the previous year - third at the Ironman Arizona.

In May 2019 he won the Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast, his third Ironman 70.3 race.

In June 2021, TJ retired from the pro field. His last professional race was the Ironman 70.3 in his home town of Des Moines, IA where he finished 12th. [1]

Dimond Bikes

In 2011 TJ founded his own manufacturing company Dimond Bikes in Des Moines, IA. Starting when TJ won his first Ironman at Lake Placid New York on a modified and re-branded Zipp 2001 beam bike manufactured in 1996. This 15 year old bicycle was wind tunnel tested as one of the fastest bicycles at the time and Tollakson used his knowledge of these wind tunnels and connections with current employees at Zipp to procure and modify the Zipp bike for racing. Tollakson tried to convince Zipp to start manufacturing the Zipp 2001, and after Zipp declined interest they instead offered support in helping Tollakson make his own. Tollakson and few Zipp employees redesigned the Zipp 2001 beam bike frame and by May 2012 the first prototypes of the original Dimond Bike were designed. In August 2012 Tollakson raced the one and only Ironman NYC on his new prototype frame. In November 2013 the first mass production of Dimond bikes out of their factory in Des Moines, IA was launched. It was at Ironman Arizona that the Dimond Bike premiered along with the wind tunnel reports confirming its spot at the top of the list of “ world's fastest bikes”. [2] In 2016, Dimond Bikes launched a new model of beam bike called the Dimond Marquise featuring improved aerodynamics and refined integrated storage solutions. [3] In 2018 they released a disc brake version of the Marquise at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI. In 2019 the company released yet another beam bike model titled the Dimond Mogul. The Mogul combines superior aerodynamic underbody improvements with the integrated storage of the Marquise. [4]

Personal life

He has been married to Ashley Tousley since January 2011 and they both live in Des Moines, USA with their 3 children.[ citation needed ]

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and middle distance
Date/YearPositionCompetitionLocationTimeRemarks
20067Eagleman Ironman 70.3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cambridge (Maryland)04:04:47
10 June 20071Eagleman Ironman 70.3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:46:28.60
20073Vineman Ironman 70.3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sonoma County
20107 Ironman 70.3 Florida Flag of the United States.svg  United States Orlando 03:58:59With a very fast cycle race TJ went into the running as the leader, but then fell back several places. [5]
25 April 20107 Ironman 70.3 Texas Flag of the United States.svg  United States Galveston Island 03:57:06 [6]
27 June 20104 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Flag of the United States.svg  United States Lubbock 04:00:43Behind winner, Chris Lieto [7]
18 July 20103 Ironman 70.3 Racine Flag of the United States.svg  United States Racine 04:00:36
12 June 20111Eagleman Ironman 70.3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:54:39
10 June 20123 Eagleman Ironman 70.3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:48:52
28 October 20122 Ironman 70.3 Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States Austin 03:52:07
5 May 20149USA Middle Distance Triathlon National ChampionshipsFlag of the United States.svg  United States St. George 04:03:39State championships at middle distance in Ironman 70.3 St. George
3 December 20173 Ironman 70.3 Cartagena Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cartagena 03:55:14
11 May 20191 Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast Flag of the United States.svg  United States Panama City Beach 03:54:19
20 June 202112 Ironman 70.3 Des Moines Flag of the United States.svg  United States Des Moines, IA2:49:36Bike course shortened due to weather delays
Triathlon Long distance
Date/YearPositionCompetitionLocationTimeRemarks
26 August 20073 Ironman Louisville Flag of the United States.svg  United States Louisville Third in Kentucky – behind the two Australians, Chris McDonald and Craig McKenzie
200730Ironman HawaiiFlag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii09:03:05
13 April 20082Ironman ArizonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe08:34:3617 seconds behind the winner, the Hungarian, József Major [8]
2008251Ironman HawaiiFlag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii09:53:43
20092Ironman Coeur d’AleneFlag of the United States.svg  United States Idaho08:42:03 [9]
200936Ironman HawaiiFlag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii09:06:20
20092Ironman ArizonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe08:20:22Second behind fellow countryman, Jordan Rapp
201039Ironman HawaiiFlag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii08:54:00
7 May 20113 Ironman St. George Flag of the United States.svg  United States St. George 08:40:20
24 July 20111 Ironman USA Flag of the United States.svg  United States Lake Placid 08:25:15
8 October 2011DNFIronman HawaiiFlag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii [10]
11 August 20126 Ironman New York Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 08:33:01
18 November 20123Ironman ArizonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe08:07:39
23 June 20133 Ironman Coeur d’Alene Flag of the United States.svg  United States Idaho 08:32:09
12 October 201322 Ironman Hawaii Flag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii 08:43:56 [11]
17 August 20141 Ironman Mont-Tremblant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Québec 08:16:17
29 March 201518 Ironman South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Port Elizabeth 09:06:24
27 September 20159 Ironman Chattanooga Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chattanooga 08:21:48
15 November 20153Ironman ArizonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe08:04:17
20 November 20163Ironman ArizonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe08:02:30Ironman personal best
10 September 20172 Ironman Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg  United States Madison 08:28:17
18 November 20183 Ironman Arizona Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tempe 08:09:53

(DNF – Did Not Finish)

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