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Add another hockey star to the triathlon ranks
While former Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara was finishing his first Ironman last weekend, another Bruins star took on his first triathlon event in Boston – goalie Jeremy Swagman competed in the bike...
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The first woman to become a British paratrooper is on her way to Nice – as a...
We’ll set the scene. An attractive, strong-looking blond woman is riding her triathlon bike through the English countryside. Now it’s time to cue the dramatic music. Mix in the sound of her breath as...
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Local pro gets ready for Ironman Canada’s final stop in Penticton
This weekend will be the final Ironman event in Penticton, which was long the home of one of the sport’s most prestigious full-distance races. It’s been a long time since there has been a pro men’s...
View ArticleGerman adventurer sets new world record with 106 Ironman-distance races in a...
Remember when we couldn’t believe that James Lawrence, the “Iron Cowboy,” managed to complete 101 full-distance (3.8 km swim/ 180 km bike/ 42.2 km run) races in a row? Then when Great Britain’s Sean...
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Can Hayden Wilde figure out how to beat Alex Yee at Supertri Chicago this...
It wasn’t long before they were hugging and congratulating each other after another epic race, but you could certainly see the frustration on Kiwi Hayden Wilde’s face as he crossed the line just behind...
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So what’s the scoop with USA Triathlon’s “funding cuts?”
Earlier this week Slowtwitch posted an article outlining funding “cuts” to USA Triathlon elite national team athletes. We followed up with one national team member after the story was published, who...
View ArticleBreaking news: Ironman Canada swim cancelled due to cold water
We’ll have more as the race-day progresses, but it looks like the challenges at Ironman Canada continue today. The final running of Ironman Canada in Penticton won’t feature a swim – the first leg of...
View ArticleGo figure – Lionel Sanders dominates swim-less Ironman Canada
Put Canadian triathlon star Lionel Sanders (pictured above on his way to winning Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant in June) in the position where he doesn’t have to chase after the swim, and it hardly comes...
View ArticleSarah True bikes and runs her way the win at swim-less Ironman Canada
As a two-time Olympian (not to mention an Ironman European Champion and fourth-place finisher in Kona), American Sarah True (pictured above competing at Ironman Mont-Tremblant in 2019) is no slouch...
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Hayden Wilde gets his supertri win as Alex Yee struggles. Georgia...
A few days ago we were wondering here at Triathlon Magazine if New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde could finally take a sprint over his nemesis, Great Britain’s Alex Yee (see below). While Wilde did get a big...
View ArticleMany will likely be recovering from Ironman World Championship Nice, but all...
T100 Ibiza will feature all the contracted athletes “currently racing,” which, on paper, should make for a spectacular day of racing at the next stop of the T100 Triathlon World Tour. The race, though,...
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Multisport World Championships wind down with exciting long-distance racing
Queensland, Australia just wrapped up 12 days of racing for the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville, with just over 3,000 athletes representing 38 different national federations...
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Challenge event in Norway cancelled after locals start driving on the course
The inaugural half-distance race at Challenge Sandefjord in Norway, which was also to be the Norwegian long-distance championship, was cancelled last weekend “for safety reasons on instruction from the...
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Lionel Sanders’ lessons from Ironman Canada: nutrition, pacing, shoes and more
Over the weekend, Lionel Sanders took on the Ironman Canada course in Penticton, dominating the competition with an eight-minute victory in the altered event, which excluded the swim due to cool...
View ArticleWe’re hiring a junior marketer to work with the team at Gripped Publishing
Gripped Publishing is looking for a candidate to join our in house ad sales team. The ideal candidate is energetic, outgoing and athletic. Has worked in media sales, or other types of sales...
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Paula Findlay named to Canadian cycling team for UCI worlds
She’s now a three-time national time trial champion, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cycling Canada has once again named Paula Findlay (pictured above at T100 San Francisco) to the team that...
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A close look at Cervelo’s new world-record-setting P5
There’s a reason you don’t see revamps to the Cervelo triathlon bikes every year. The company prides itself on its aero innovation, so when it does release a new frame, it’s about as aero as it gets....
View ArticleParalympic triathlon events rescheduled due to concerns over water quality in...
Having learned from the Olympic experience of dealing with water quality issues in the Seine River in Paris, officials from the Paralympic Games and World Triathlon have changed the schedule for the...
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Paralympic triathlon preview: Everything you need to know about Sunday’s races
Triathlon became an official event at the Paralympics in Rio in 2026 and will be a showcase event for this year’s Games in Paris, following a similar route to the triathlon event that takes in many of...
View ArticleSix years ago she thought her life was over. Now she’s a Paralympic medal...
In 2018, Leanne Taylor went over the handlebars while riding her mountain bike. She broke her back at the 11th thoracic vertebrae and became a paraplegic. “I was 25 when I sustained a spinal cord...
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