Trenton Joel Tollakson
Personal information
NicknameT. J.
Born (1980-08-12) August 12, 1980
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).

Career

Tollakson ran his first triathlon in July 2001, and he has been a professional triathlete since 2005. 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, T. J. 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 T. J. founded his own manufacturing company Dimond Bikes in Des Moines, IA. Starting when T. J. 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

TJ is a 1999 graduate of Ankeny High School where he earned 11 varsity athletic letters (4x Cross Country, 2x Swimming, 1x Wrestling, 4x soccer).[5] He played soccer his freshman year of college at Boston University. He transferred to the University of Iowa where he was a charter member of the Iowa TriHawk club triathlon team. TJ graduated from the University of Iowa in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science Engineering in Industrial Engineering with a Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate. He has been married to Ashley Tousley since January 2011 and they both live in Des Moines, USA with their 3 children.[6]

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and middle distance
Date/YearPositionCompetitionLocationTimeRemarks
20067Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United States Cambridge (Maryland)04:04:47
10 June 20071Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:46:28.60
20073Vineman Ironman 70.3 United States Sonoma County
20107Ironman 70.3 Florida United States Orlando03:58:59With a very fast cycle race T. J. went into the running as the leader, but then fell back several places.[7]
25 April 20107Ironman 70.3 Texas United States Galveston Island03:57:06[8]
27 June 20104Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs United States Lubbock04:00:43Behind winner, Chris Lieto[9]
18 July 20103Ironman 70.3 Racine United States Racine04:00:36
12 June 20111Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:54:39
10 June 20123Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United States Cambridge (Maryland)03:48:52
28 October 20122Ironman 70.3 Austin United States Austin03:52:07
5 May 20149USA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships United States St. George04:03:39State championships at middle distance in Ironman 70.3 St. George
3 December 20173Ironman 70.3 Cartagena Colombia Cartagena03:55:14
11 May 20191Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast United States Panama City Beach03:54:19
20 June 2021 12 Ironman 70.3 Des Moines  United States Des Moines, IA 2:49:36 Bike course shortened due to weather delays
Triathlon Long distance
Date/YearPositionCompetitionLocationTimeRemarks
26 August 20073Ironman Louisville United States LouisvilleThird in Kentucky – behind the two Australians, Chris McDonald and Craig McKenzie
200730Ironman Hawaii United States Hawaii09:03:05
13 April 20082Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:34:3617 seconds behind the winner, the Hungarian, József Major[10]
2008251Ironman Hawaii United States Hawaii09:53:43
20092Ironman Coeur d’Alene United States Idaho08:42:03[11]
200936Ironman Hawaii United States Hawaii09:06:20
20092Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:20:22Second behind fellow countryman, Jordan Rapp
201039Ironman Hawaii United States Hawaii08:54:00
7 May 20113Ironman St. George United States St. George08:40:20
24 July 20111Ironman USA United States Lake Placid08:25:15
8 October 2011DNFIronman Hawaii United States Hawaii–[12]
11 August 20126Ironman New York United States New York City08:33:01
18 November 20123Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:07:39
23 June 20133Ironman Coeur d’Alene United States Idaho08:32:09
12 October 201322Ironman Hawaii United States Hawaii08:43:56[13]
17 August 20141Ironman Mont-Tremblant Canada Québec08:16:17
29 March 201518Ironman South Africa South Africa Port Elizabeth09:06:24
27 September 20159Ironman Chattanooga United States Chattanooga08:21:48
15 November 20153Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:04:17
20 November 20163Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:02:30Ironman personal best
10 September 20172Ironman Wisconsin United States Madison08:28:17
18 November 20183Ironman Arizona United States Tempe08:09:53

(DNF – Did Not Finish)

References

  1. ↑ Bergeson, Lance. "Ironman 70.3 Des Moines: Lawrence, West capture inaugural championships". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ↑ Richardson, Trey (3 February 2016). "World's Fastest Bike? Dimond Bikes new Superfork makes a fast tri bike even faster". bikerumor.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dimond Bikes Launches new Marquise Triathlon and TT model". Trizone. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ↑ "About". Dimond Bikes. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  5. ↑ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/12/01/business-owner-professional-triathlete-tj/24380219007/
  6. ↑ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/12/01/business-owner-professional-triathlete-tj/24380219007/
  7. ↑ "Ironman 70.3 Florida: Sieg für O´Donnell, Triple für Cave". Triathlon auf tri2b.com | das Tri-Portal für Einsteiger bis zum Profi (in German). 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  8. ↑ Bozzone and McGlone win Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas
  9. ↑ "Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs: Chris Lieto wieder erfolgreich". Triathlon auf tri2b.com | das Tri-Portal für Einsteiger bis zum Profi (in German). 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  10. ↑ Krabel, Herbert (2008-04-14). "Hungarians sweep IM Arizona". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  11. ↑ Kai Baumgartner (2009-06-21). "Francisco Pontano gewinnt Ironman Coeur D'Alene, Maximilian Longree Dritter". 3athlon.de. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25.
  12. ↑ Results Ironman World Championship 2011, retrieved 28 June 2014
  13. ↑ Results Ironman World Championship 2013, retrieved 28 June 2014
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