Training to Train Week 3
Starting March 1 we’ll be offering a 12-week training program to get you to your first triathlon. For those who need some prep time to “train to train” we’re offering a six-week primer to get you...
View ArticleMotivation Monday: Get on the Bike!
Trying to come up with an excuse as to why you can’t do that hard bike set? Forget about it. Spain’s Ricardo Ten Argiles competes at the 2020 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championship. Photo: Kevin...
View ArticlePTO Renews Interest in Acquiring Ironman
The Professional Triathletes Organisation isn’t ready to give up on the goal of owning Ironman. Yesterday it sent another letter to the board of directors at Wanda Sports Group Company Limited, the...
View ArticleWurf helps teammate to second at Great Ocean Road Race, then runs 21 km
We were wondering when we’d see the first World Tour brick workout and it didn’t take long. After helping his teammate to second at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Cameron Wurf finished the day...
View ArticleLooking for a new challenge? Consider a SwimRun
So why haven’t you done a SwimRun event yet? Over in Europe SwimRun events are becoming extremely popular, rivalling the popularity of triathlons in some areas. Globally there were over 500 SwimRun...
View ArticleIronman 70.3 Dubai preview: First leg of the Million Dollar Triple Crown
While a competitive field is set to line up for this weekend’s Ironman 70.3 Dubai, a number of names we’re used to seeing gun for the Triple Crown aren’t on the start list. Imogen Simmonds wraps up a...
View ArticleWill prototype shoes be banned from triathlon racing?
Last Friday World Athletics “modified the rules governing competition shoes for elite athletes.” The International Triathlon Union’s technical committee is reviewing those rules and will decide soon if...
View ArticleAernouts and Simmonds dominate in Dubai
Belgium’s Bart Aernouts showed the form that took him to second in Kona a few years ago, while Imogen Simmonds lived up to her role as the pre-race favourite as the pair took convincing wins at Ironman...
View ArticleRussia dominates ITU Winter World Championships
Pavel Andreev took his eighth world title, while Daria Rogozina led another Russian podium sweep at this weekend’s ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in Asiago, Italy. Daria Rogozina takes the...
View ArticleKona podiums set for rematch at Challenge Roth
Traditionally the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt and Challenge Roth have battled for the top athletes at their events, but in 2020 it looks like Roth will lead the way with stacked men’s...
View ArticleStacked Bahrain Endurance 13 Team Adds Another Olympic Hopeful
With a stacked program that includes world champions and Olympic gold medalists galore including Jan Frodeno, Daniela Ryf, Alistair Brownlee, Javier Gomez, Vincent Luis and Vicky Holland, the Bahrain...
View ArticleReview: Form Swim Goggles
Thanks to a heads-up smart display, Form has revolutionized the way you keep track of swimming metrics during your workouts. The Form Swim Goggles retail for US$200 For triathletes with a swimming...
View Article2020 National Development Series Schedule Announced
Triathlon Canada has released the schedule for the 10 races that will be part of the 2020 National Development series for junior and U23 athletes. 2019 National Developmen Series champion Noemie...
View ArticleXterra Asia-Pacific Championship cancelled because of Coronavirus COVID-19
Scheduled for March 28, Taiwan’s Xterra Asia-Pacific Championship has been cancelled due to “health and travel concerns related to the coronavirus COVID-19.” Photo: xterrataiwan.com About half of the...
View ArticleSarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup to offer prize money
History will be made at this year’s ITU Paratriathlon World Cup Sarasota-Bradenton where prize money will be offered for the first time. Stefan Daniel takes the 2019 Paratriathlon World Championship in...
View ArticleThe day in pictures: Curry and Kahlefeldt take Challenge Wanaka
There was no stopping Braden Currie or Radka Kahlefeldt on the run as the pair took their second Challenge Wanaka titles in impressive style on the weekend, claiming the Challenge Asia-Pacific...
View ArticleWanda reportedly looking to sell Ironman for $1 billion
Bloomberg News is reporting that Wanda Sports Group has “held discussions with some private-equity buyers that expressed interest in the business” and is looking to sell the company for $1 billion....
View Article2022 70.3 Worlds narrowed down to Lahti, Finland or Klagenfurt, Austria
Ironman says the 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Championships will return to Europe in 2022. Two cities are still vying to host the event. Daniela Ryf celebrates her fifth Ironman 70.3 world title in Nice...
View ArticlePTO announces $2 million annual bonus program
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) will offer a $2,000,000 Annual Bonus Program based on their PTO world ranking at the end of 2020. Jan Frodeno currently tops the men’s PTO rankings. He...
View ArticleIronman announces 2020 Facebook Watch Schedule
Ironman will feature live coverage of 19 events through the Ironman Now Facebook page this year, including Ironman Canada in Penticton. For the third year in a row live coverage of Ironman events can...
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