Testing time: Sebastian Kienle shares his doping control info from 2019
Sebastian Kienle “followed in Jan Frodeno’s footsteps” and published all of his doping controls yesterday morning. Sebastian Kienle As there is a lot of half knowledge about doping testing in...
View ArticleHaug to race Challenge Roth
Challenge Roth is pulling out all the stops for the race next year, signing both the German Ironman world champs from this year to compete at the iconic race in the heart of Bavaria. Anne Haug captures...
View ArticleTriathlon Ontario announces additional 2021 world championship qualifiers
Canadian athletes will have a few more opportunities to qualify for the 2021 ITU Multisport World Championships in Townsville, Australia at four races in Ontario next summer. Melanie McQuaid on her way...
View ArticleDaniel helps Dinos defend national title despite stress fracture.
You don’t win a silver medal at the Paralympics, or four gold medals at the world championships, if you’re not a tough cookie, but it’s still impressive that, despite a stress fracture in his navicular...
View Article10 Training tips to nail the upcoming season
If you want to set yourself up for the best possible season, keep it simple. A deliberate, focused and consistent approach that starts with the end in mind is the most effective path. Here are ten tips...
View Article11 Incredible Canadian triathlon performances of 2019
As we look back at 2019, we celebrate 11 spectacular achievements by Canadian triathletes including age-group and paratriathlon world championships, dazzling double-deca events, WTS records and...
View ArticleChallenge Family adds another race in China
After introducing the Challenge Family series to China in Anhui last year, the global series has added another event to the series – Challenge Wuhan, which will take place on May 24, 2020. Challenge...
View ArticleNew Year’s greetings from the pros
Did somebody say go? The Instagram posts with shots of some of the world’s fittest athletes suddenly seemed to come cascading through my feed a few days before the end of 2019 – and they haven’t slowed...
View ArticleChallenge Family restructures management team
Challenge Family will be moving its headquarters to Almere, The Netherlands as it creates a new board of directors to manage and operate the global race series. The move sets the company up to better...
View ArticleTriathlon Magazine Canada story tops Endurance Sportswire’s most popular...
In a list of the most viewed press releases and industry news on the Endurance Sportswire website, Triathlon Magazine Canada’s story on Edmonton athlete Amanda Wowk topped the list. Amanda Wowk will...
View ArticleThe Super Seven: Canada’s elite medal performers from the last decade
Looking back over the last decade, six elite Canadian triathletes took medals at a world-championship or major games – some more than once. Lionel Sanders wins the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon...
View ArticleRussia sweeps Winter World Cup
While the sport has not really taken off in Canada (Quebec City’s S3 World Cup race follows a different format), the ITU has been holding winter triathlon world championship races since 1997. This...
View ArticleTyler Mislawchuk is our Triathlete of the Year
When he ran his way to the bronze medal at the ITU World Triathlon Series Montreal in June, Canadians celebrated the first men’s medal performance at a WTS event. As good as that race was, though, it...
View ArticleTime Trial Tuesday: Tyler Mislawchuk’s Dedacciai Scuro 25 DB
Tyler Mislawchuk is our 2019 Triathlete of the Year, so it seems all-too-appropriate that we feature his speedy ride on the day we announced his big honour. A look at the Dedacciai Scuro 25 DB that...
View ArticleBrownlee sets his sights on Tokyo Olympics
After shattering the course record at Ironman Western Australia last month, Alistair Brownlee hinted that he’d be gunning after a third gold medal in Tokyo. Today he confirmed that in a BBC story....
View ArticleHunt releases new Aerodynamicist line
Most Canadians won’t be familiar with Hunt, but the small British firm has quickly become a force in the insanely competitive wheel market, offering extremely aerodynamic products at a very competitive...
View ArticleCody Beals is our Men’s Long-Distance Triathlete of the Year
Cody Beals spent much of 2019 dealing with injuries, but managed a record-setting day in Mont-Tremblant. Ironman Mont Tremblant men’s champ Cody Beals! (Credit: Kevin Mackinnon) Cody Beals After a...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: What’s Your Hill?
What is your test when it comes to measuring fitness? What challenge keeps you honest when it comes to evaluating your fitness? Photo: Getty Images by Kevin Heinz Some folks get into this sport because...
View ArticleTime Trial Tuesday: Israman fliers
It’s one of the most challenging triathlon events in the world. Set in Eilat, Israel, the Israman Triathlon offers both full- and half-distance races. After swimming in the Red Sea, both races offer a...
View ArticleIronman Foundation launches campaign to support Australian bushfire victims
As wildfires continue to devastate Australia, the Ironman foundation has launched a global humanitarian relief campaign. A Whiptail Wallaby, macropus parryi, kangaroo with a baby joey in her pouch...
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