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Can nasal strips elevate your race day performance?
Nasal strips–those small adhesive Bandaid-like strips worn across the nose–are often seen on runners and athletes, but do they really help improve performance? While originally designed to reduce...
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The unsung heroes of multisport: Race Directors
If there was one lesson we learned from the pandemic, it was that what makes us triathletes is participating in races. You can train as much as you want, but until you slap on that race number and hear...
View Article4 Things that keep race directors up at night
Cool, calm, collected, that’s the image race directors need to portray, but when they are out of the spotlight and the bustle of an event, they may be much less so. With so much responsibility and...
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A female triathlete’s guide to conquering gravel
The world of gravel riding has exploded in popularity, offering a perfect blend of road cycling’s speed and mountain biking’s rugged charm. For us female triathletes, it’s more than just a trend – it’s...
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Marathons – check. Ironmans – check. Xtris? How about 10 of those?
The endurance bug hit Rob McLean when his brother-in-law signed up for a marathon. In his early 30s and feeling like he was “getting out of shape,” he signed up for the Detroit Free Press Marathon in...
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There are hard triathlons. Then there is Canada’s toughest triathlon. Welcome...
At about 1 am on July 6, 2013, an unattended, 73-car freight train filled with crude oil barrelled down the hill from Nantes and derailed in downtown Lac-Megantic. The explosion and fire killed 47...
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Georgia Taylor-Brown nails third straight supertri race, while Vasco Vilaca...
With Olympic gold medalist Alex Yee (GBR) out of the race because he was required to report for jury duty, it seemed as though New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde would have an excellent chance for a...
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Canada Man/ Woman Xtri race lives up to its “toughest race in Canada” moniker...
It’s an event that prides itself on being hard. Really hard. Whatever your normal Ironman time might be (yes, we know that “normal” and Ironman don’t typically go in the same sentence), you can add a...
View Article41-year-old Russian triathlete dies at Ironman Calella-Barcelona
Ironman has confirmed the death of an athlete participating at Ironman Calella-Barcelona on Sunday. According to various news reports, the athlete was Elena Smirnova, 41, from St. Petersburg, Russia....
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The training for her first Xtri had her convinced she would never do another...
It’a all about the journey, right? Elyse Latimer’s experience leading up to the Canada Man/Woman Xtreme Triathlon wasn’t the “journey” she’d expected, though. Despite having done three Ironman races...
View ArticleKona start list announced – four Ironman World Champions head the field
It’s the men’s turn to race at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Based on today’s announced start list, we’re in for quite a race as a field of over 50 pro men will vie for US$375,000 in...
View Article12 years? World Triathlon and PTO announce (really) long-term partnership
World Triathlon and the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) have a “12-year strategic partnership that will run until 2036,” according to a release sent today. “Following the announcement in...
View ArticleIronman World Championship title nails PTO Athlete of the Month title for...
It hardly comes as a surprise that all the first-place votes went her way. Germany’s Laura Philipp was the undisputed pick by the media (Triathlon Magazine is one of the four outlets that vote on the...
View ArticleVideo: Canada Man/ Woman Xtreme recap video
The swim might have been shortened, but that hardly took away from the race’s status as the hardest triathlon in the country. Last Sunday’s Canada Man/ Woman Xtreme Triathlon, part of the Xtri World...
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Triathlon’s unsung heroes. Meet the people who keep our sport fair and safe
Yan Therrien’s day started well before dawn last June 23, as he prepared to mentor a first-time head referee for the Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant race. Triathletes who had competed in the short course...
View Article10 Hot topics in the world of nutrition right now
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is America’s largest group of food and nutrition professionals. At their annual convention (Oct 2024; Minneapolis), members presented research and updates...
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Who’s winning the “psych” war heading into Kona?
Those of us who have been in the sport for a long time remember the days when the sport’s best pros would disappear for six to eight weeks leading up to the Ironman World Championship in Kona. Hawaii....
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How a triathlon legend helps the athletes she coaches go faster after 40
Three-time Xterra world champion Mel McQuaid became the oldest professional to race at the Ironman World Championship in October, 2023. Athletes in both the elite and age-group categories are proving...
View ArticleKristian Blummenfelt’s coach becomes head coach of Norwegian cycling team Uno-X
Uno-X has hired Olav Aleksander Bu, who has gained international recognition as the coach of triathletes Kristian Blummenfelt and Magnus Ditlev, to work as head coach of the team. Bu has a background...
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Triathlon’s mystery man heads to Kona
For years I’d heard about this man from Morocco. People kept wondering how on earth I hadn’t met him and telling me I needed to catch up with him to do a story. He’s a billionaire who is passionate...
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