Ironman Canada Penticton cancelled due to wildfires
With the devastating fires that have forced the evacuation of Yellowknife and is burning houses in Kelowna, it comes as little surprise that putting on an Ironman event in the Okanagan Valley wasn’t...
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Rachel Zilinskas masters Mont-Tremblant for first pro win
After taking third at Ironman Mont-Tremblant last year, American Rachel Zilinskas made the most out of her (and everyone else’s, for that matter) final chance to compete over the full-distance at the...
View ArticleKristian Blummenfelt dominates PTO Asian Open: Good news and bad news
Kristian Blummenfelt is hands down one of the most competitive people on the planet. The guy loves to win and, as much as he says he hates losing, he’s actually a really good sport, which fits with the...
View ArticleCanadian triathlete dies during swim at Ironman 70.3 Ireland, Cork
Two athletes died yesterday during the swim at Ironman 70.3 Ireland, Cork. The two athletes have been identified as Ivan Chittenden, 64, from Toronto, and Brendan Wall, 45, from the UK. (Wall was...
View ArticleTriathlon Ireland says it couldn’t sanction Ironman Ireland, Cork due to...
The triathlon world is reeling after the news of two deaths during the swim at Ironman 70.3 Ireland, Cork, yesterday (see link below). Triathlon Ireland CEO Darren Coombes has since issued a statement...
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Ironman responds to Triathlon Ireland statement, disputing the timeline of...
On Sunday two athletes, Ireland’s Brendan Wall and Canada’s Ivan Chittenden, died during the swim at Ironman 70.3 Ireland. The tragic event has rocked the triathlon community. Last night Triathlon...
View ArticleTriathlon community mourns the loss of athlete who “died doing what he loved”
The triathlon world has been reeling from the news of the death of two athletes, Canada’s Ivan Chittenden and Ireland’s Brendan Wall during the swim at Ironman 70.3 Ireland, Cork on Sunday. A ceremony...
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Kick-start your VO2 max with short intervals
Your VO2 max, or the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during dynamic exercise, is considered an important measure of aerobic fitness. Higher VO2 max values indicate a greater capacity to...
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Ironman 70.3 World Championship by the numbers
There’s been lots of talk about Ironman struggling to fill up the full-distance world championship events this year, but there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of athlete interest in the upcoming...
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Here’s why Taylor Knibb needs Daniela Ryf to have a great day at the 70.3 worlds
There is certainly a stacked field set to line up for tomorrow’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland. Tomorrow we’ll see the women rip through the Lahti course, with the men competing on...
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Magical Mont-Tremblant celebrates a 10th and final Ironman race
For a decade now Ironman Mont-Tremblant has been considered one of the world’s premier Ironman races. It burst onto the Ironman calendar in 2012 with a challenging, but fair course that featured...
View ArticleNo touching Knibb at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship
American Taylor Knibb (pictured above on her way to last year’s championship) dashed any hopes of a close race at today’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland, finishing with the leaders...
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An experience like no other: explaining a world championship in Finland
“It almost looks like home,” says Les Martin, looking at the fog hanging over Lake Vesijärvi in Lahti, Finland. The fog is so dense you can’t make out the giant yellow and orange buoys that mark the...
View ArticleAthlete dies during women’s race at Ironman 70.3 World Championship
The first day of racing at today’s Ironman World Championship in Lahti, Finland has been marred by another tragedy in the water – one of the athletes died after being “extracted from the water...
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Rico Bogen takes Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Lionel Sanders DQd,...
It was an all-German podium today for the men at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland, as 22-year-old Rico Bogen became the youngest men’s champion in the event’s history. While many...
View ArticleLionel Sanders explanation of his DQ leads to more questions than answers
This story has been updated with more information on the specific rules. After receiving an disqualification for crossing the centre line during the bike at today’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in...
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What was that bike Rico Bogen used to win the 70.3 worlds?
After his big win at Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau over Patrick Lange earlier this year, we shouldn’t have been totally surprised with Rico Bogen’s big win at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Lahti,...
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World-best time and more records from this weekend’s Ironman 70.3 World...
It certainly was a big weekend of racing in Lahti, Finland this weekend as athletes from around the world competed in the most northernmost Ironman 70.3 World Championship ever. Sadly the weekend also...
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Meanwhile, over in London … there was a Super League Triathlon race
With all the buzz around the Ironman 70.3 World Championship race in Lahti, Finland this weekend, the opening race of the 2023 Super League Triathlon series slipped under the radar. In the end, Great...
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Celebrating the last finishers … ever … at Ironman Mont-Tremblant
For over a decade the picturesque ski resort in the Quebec has hosted an Ironman triathlon like no other. Renowned as one of the world’s “best” long-distance races, Ironman Mont-Tremblant helped the...
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