The Swim Run experience
A few days ago I did my first Swim Run event and I really enjoyed it. It is a relatively new sport – the first Swim Run race, the Ötillö, took place in 2002 in Sweden. This epic event is now the Swim...
View ArticleA Pan Am medalist’s tips for making the most out of training alone on the bike
The world has certainly changed over the last few months, but the habits of Canadian athletes certainly haven’t. During the spring pandemic I worked at a bicycle store deemed essential in Toronto. When...
View ArticleSweat science – the numbers behind rehydrating in the heat
I love summertime. Long days, lots of sunshine, and swimming in lakes without wearing a wetsuit! I even like the way a long workout in the heat of summer makes you sweat. It is just so satisfying to...
View ArticleSwim Training post-COVID: Getting back to the pool
If you’re like most Canadians (or pretty much everyone else in the world) you haven’t had access to a public pool in quite some time. By now, though, the lakes across the country have warmed up, but...
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5 Questions with Ironman’s fastest women’s cyclist, Jen Annett
Penticton’s Jen Annett is one of Canada’s fastest female full-distance triathletes. Last year she placed second at Ironman Canada in Whistler and third at the Ironman European Championship in...
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The Life of Tri Podcast: Luke Bell on ITU athletes and Kona racing
This week’s podcast features a chat between Phil Wrochna and Australian distance legend Luke Bell, who expands on his thoughts around ITU athletes and the difference they’ve made in Kona over the...
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Athletes lash out over cancellation of 70.3 Victoria event
This week Ironman announced that, after Ironman 70.3 Victoria had been “rescheduled” to 2021, the company “cannot viably operate the event in 2021,” and that “Ironman officials are working to...
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Photos from Alberta’s only triathlon in 2020
Last month we reported on a couple of events slated to take place in Alberta this month. One of those, the Chinook Classic, ended up being cancelled, leaving the Tri for Evan event organized by Be...
View ArticleSports nutritionist tips for hot weather hydration
Steaming hot summers bring up nutrition questions for triathletes who are training and competing in the heat: How can I tell if I’ve had enough to drink? Should I be consuming extra electrolytes? Is it...
View ArticleAntoine Jolicoeur Desroches: Ma saison 2020
Pour la grande majorité des triathlètes autour du globe, la saison de triathlon est complètement annulée dû au Covid-19. Certains triathlètes ont maintenu la même structure d’entraînement qu’à...
View ArticleOpinion: Taking a pass on virtual racing
Sorry virtual racing, it’s not you, it’s me. Well, it’s really the weather. Here I am, it’s 7 a.m. and the Okanagan sun has already been blazing for over an hour. It’s Sunday and I’m working on my...
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How to win the Ironman World Championship – the best Kona run strategy
“Bike for show, run for dough” has been one of the mantras of Ironman racing, especially in Kona. There have been very few occasions where a superb performance on the bike has secured a Kona title;...
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Triathletes: Stop wearing a neck gaiter as a mask
New research out of Duke University suggests that wearing a neck gaiter as a mask might be worse than wearing no face covering at all. A recently published paper looked at 14 different masks, ranging...
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Suunto 9
Over the next week we’re going to review a number of triathlon sport watches geared towards enhancing the triathlon lifestyle. Sadly, some of us are old enough to remember the days when simply having a...
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Don’t throw out your neck gaiters just yet
Earlier today we posted a story called, “Triathletes: stop wearing a neck gaiter as a mask” based on research out of Duke University. Since publishing that story, several outlets have reported on the...
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DT Swiss introduces new, disc-specific ARC wheels
In 2017, Germany’s Boris Stein used the newly released DT Swiss ARC (Aero Road Carbon) wheels to post the fastest bike split at the Ironman World Championship. The wheels were part of the company’s new...
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Garmin Swim 2
We’re doing a series of reviews of Triathlon Sport Watches over the next week. In this, our second of the series, we’re having a look at a watch really geared towards swim training, but that can more...
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Easy open-water workouts to keep swimming fun and improve your fitness
What do you mean there’s no lane lines? It is estimated that there are over 300,000 lakes in Canada with a surface of greater than three square kilometres, and over 2 million (yes, that’s right,...
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Suunto 7
We continue our Triathlon Sport Watches review series this week with a watch that balances between the smartwatch features of Wear OS and the versatile sports features seen in other Suunto watches –...
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Frodeno signs with TheMagic5 swimming goggles
Jan Frodeno completed an Ironman at his home in Girona, Spain, in April, raising over US$250,000 for healthcare workers in Girona and Laureus Sport for Good. For the 3.8 km swim in his counter-current...
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