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The Week That Was: News from the Triathlon World
It must be the week before Christmas or something – this week saw a flurry of activity from all the major players in the triathlon world. Here’s a quick recap of the week that was. Ironman The biggest...
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Performance of the Year: Severine Bouchez
An impressive week of racing in Chicago, where she took two gold medals in both the sprint and standard distance races, earns Quebec’s Severine Bouchez a performance of the year nod. After winning the...
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Performances of the Year: Ageless Wonders
Jim Stewart We celebrate the amazing age group performances of three athletes who are proving you don’t have to slow down as you age up: Jim Stewart, Lynda Lemon and John Anthony Marriott. After a...
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Top 6 Triathlon News Stories of 2015
The sale of Ironman to China’s Wanda Group was the biggest news story of the year, but what were the other news stories that top the list from 2015? Here are a few of our picks. Wanda Group purchases...
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Workout Wednesday: One-Leg Cycling Drills
Admitting you know who Andrew MacNaughton is would immediately date you, but Canada’s first uber-cyclist in the triathlon world was an avid technician, and a huge fan of one-leg cycling drills....
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Gallery: Canadian Short Course Stars of 2015
Between the Pan Am Games, the ITU World Triathlon Edmonton and the ITU Grand Final in Chicago, Canadian triathletes had a few opportunities to shine on the world stage close to home this year....
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Throwback Thursday: All that Jazz
Remember when Jasper Blake was one of the country’s fastest Ironman athletes? We sure do! Today we look back at a story that appeared in our January, 2007 issue profiling Blake, who has now become one...
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Pentathlon des neiges adds World Cup Event
The world’s biggest winter multisport event, Quebec City’s Pentathlon des neiges presented by MEC, will be even bigger in 2016 thanks to the addition of an ITU World Cup race this year. Founded in...
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More on Muskoka: Ironman Makes it Official
In a statement provided to Triathlon Magazine Canada today Ironman officials confirmed that Ironman Muskoka has been cancelled and clarified the status of Ironman 70.3 Muskoka. Here’s the statement we...
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Throwback Thursday: Frodeno’s Frightening Potential
Credit: www.facebook.com/bahrainendurance13 World champion, Jan Frodeno, will begin his 2016 racing season with Ironman 70.3 Dubai tomorrow. This story originally appeared in our September/October 2015...
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Ironman CEO Update: Here We Grow Again
Ironman CEO Andrew Messick offered up a “state of the nation” address at last week’s Triathlon Business International (TBI) Conference, emphasizing that this is an “extraordinary time in the industry”...
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Challenge Family Update: A World Championship is Coming
Zibi Szlufcik is hardly a well known name in triathlon, but the Challenge Family CEO has been busy over the last few years building the company’s brand around the world. He spoke last week at the...
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Remembering Dave Mirra
If anyone else can make any sense of the news that rocked both the cycling and triathlon world last week, I hope they can enlighten me sometime soon. I met Dave Mirra a few times over the three years...
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Junior Phenom: Charles Paquet
Canada’s top finisher at last year’s ITU World Junior Championship in Chicago, Port-Cartier, Quebec’s Charles Paquet, has his sights set on a top finish at this year’s world championship. Quebec’s...
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A Sneak Peak at the Newly Released New Balance Fresh Foam 1080
Looking for a shoe with lots of cushioning and support, but still has enough flexibility and a firm enough ride so you feel fast? New Balance’s Fresh Foam 1080 might be worth a look. Triathletes have,...
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Record-breaking speed: Scott Plasma 5
When Sebastian Kienle ripped up the bike leg at the Ironman European Championship in 2014, riding 10 minutes faster than anyone had ever gone on the course, his performance sent a clear message to the...
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Weekend Preview: Quebec’s Wintry World Cup
Some of the best winter multisport athletes are in Quebec City this weekend for the International Triathlon Union’s first S3 Winter World Cup. Slovakia’s Dusan Simocko along with Quebec’s Claude...
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They’re Off! Quebec’s Pentathlon des Neiges Begins in Wintry Conditions
A heavy snowfall greeted the athletes this morning for the first day of racing at Quebec City’s Pentathlon des Neiges, the largest winter multisport event in the world. Thanks to all the snow, race...
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Canadians Dominate S3 World Cup in Quebec
It was an all-Canadian women’s podium and almost a sweep for the men at today’s ITU S3 Winter World Cup as Claude Godbout and Maxime Leboef took the overall titles. Canada’s Maxime Leboeuf and France’s...
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Winter Racing in Quebec: Photos from the S3 Winter World Cup
Triathlon officials hope that the new “S3” format for winter triathlon, which includes snowshoeing, skating and cross country skiing, will be included in the Winter Olympics. We were in Quebec this...
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