Has Brexit hurt triathlon, too?
A few weeks ago it was announced that Ironman would be dropping a race from its schedule next year, and changing the full-distance race in Bolton to an Ironman 70.3 race. While there weren’t many...
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6 Ways to get more out of your long rides this summer
Endurance sport is changing every year as more and more age-group athletes look to push the envelope of what their bodies are capable of. Endurance training and racing can turn into quite the...
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Try these swim sets to get ready for your next Ironman swim
I was chatting with one of the ladies from the group I swim with last week and she was telling me that she was ramping up her training for an August Ironman in Sweden. Her coach was slowly adding...
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Ironman looks to pad World Championship entries through “extended slot...
For those who have attended any post-Ironman roll downs this year, it’s hardly been a secret that many Ironman events around the world have seen a distinct drop in demand for world championship slots...
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Amelie Kretz fights for another Olympics
There are precious few people on the planet who have competed at the Olympic Games in triathlon a couple of times. Amelie Kretz is hoping to become the first Canadian woman to make it to a third Games...
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Austrian triathlete receives one year suspension for “possession”
Thomas Steger, a pro triathlete from the Pewag Triathlon Team, successfully appealed to have his four-year suspension reduced to one year for “possession of a prohibited substance.” His ban began on...
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Team France is on fire … and other things we learned from WTCS Sunderland
It will be the last World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) race in the UK for at least the next couple of years (Triathlon UK announced earlier this week that it wouldn’t be trying to host an event...
View ArticleIronman Mont-Tremblant done after this year
Ironman and Evenements Sportifs Mont-Tremblant have “mutually agreed to discontinue Ironman Mont-Tremblant Triathlon following the 2023 edition.” The Ironman 70.3 and 5150 Mont-Tremblant races will...
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Matt Sharpe DQ’d at Ironman 70.3 Maine for undone zipper
Canadian Matt Sharpe (pictured above as he prepared for Clash Miami earlier this year) is reeling after losing a third-place finish at Ironman 70.3 Maine yesterday. The Canadian crossed the finish line...
View ArticleClash Daytona serves as USA Triathlon Long Course Champs
Clash Endurance will host this year’s USA Triathlon Long Course National Multisport Championship this year. The event will be part of Clash Daytona at the iconic Daytona International Speedway from...
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Jan Van Berkel takes PTO Athlete of the month
After a thrilling win in his final professional race at Ironman Switzerland Thun (his home race, no less), Switzerland’s Jan Van Berkel has been named the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO)...
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Deca Triathlon champion tests positive
It’s hard to get your head around the race, let alone the news that came out from the Deca Triathlon held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May. The Deca Triathlon “Continuous” includes 38 km of swimming,...
View ArticleJan Frodeno and Kristian Blummenfelt highlight PTO US Open men’s race
While he needed a wild card invite to get to the race, no one is expecting Jan Frodeno to be anything but a major player in tomorrow’s Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) US Open in Milwaukee....
View ArticleTaylor Knibb, Ashleigh Gentle and Paula Findlay highlight PTO US Open
Kat Matthews might have impressed the fans at the Milwaukee Brewrers game last with her impressive opening pitch, but her competition isn’t likely to give her much ground just because she displayed a...
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Deboer launches new thermal wetsuit – The Norseman 3.0
Deboer wetsuits has partnered with Xtreme Triathlon on a new thermal wetsuit, the Norseman 3.0. The suit is designed to serve as a competitive, race day wetsuit that will also keep athletes warm in...
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Jan Frodeno takes career-defining win at PTO US Open
In his second-last race as a pro (he’ll compete at the Ironman World Championship in Nice as his final race), triathlon legend Jan Frodeno proved today that he still has what it takes to beat the best...
View ArticleSebastian Kienle takes second at Norseman Xtreme Triathlon
For a while it seemed as though the challenges of the famed Norseman Xtreme Triathlon weren’t going to be part of this year’s race as athletes enjoyed sunshine and seemingly great conditions through...
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Taylor Knibb takes huge win at PTO US Open
She’s the reigning 70.3 world champion. She earned a silver medal as part of the USA mixed relay team in Tokyo. A few weeks after that she dominated the Collins Cup … riding a road bike. Suffice it to...
View ArticleSwim at the Paris Test Event in jeopardy
After the Open Water Swimming World Cup 2023 was cancelled this weekend, World Triathlon has provided a statement around the upcoming Paris Test Event slated for August 17 to 20. (You can read the...
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4 Things we should have noticed but were too busy watching the US Open and...
It was easy to get enthralled with a couple of the big triathlon events that were happening this weekend – the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) US Open and the famed Norseman Xtreme...
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