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Challenge Daytona confirms plans for race in December
In a letter to athletes and spectators posted on the Challenge Daytona website, Challenge North America CEO Bill Christy “personally communicate(d) our plans and progress.” “The CHALLENGEDAYTONA...
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Live Update: Triathlon cancellations and postponements due to Coronavirus...
The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is forcing huge changes in the 2020 race schedule, with numerous events being cancelled or postponed. We’ll update this page regularly with the latest race news....
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WTS Hamburg and Relay Worlds to take place “under controlled conditions”...
According to a release from the officials at the ITU World Triathlon Series Hamburg and the Mixed Relay World Championship, the events will take place “under controlled conditions” in the Hamburg city...
View ArticleNina Kraft dead at 51
According to a variety of news reports and social media posts, former German professional triathlete Nina Kraft is dead. Kraft is best remembered for being caught using EPO after winning the 2004...
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Garmin Forerunner 945
Round four of our multisport watches review is the flagship watch from Garmin, the Forerunner 945. There’s a reason that you’ll see this watch on the wrist of many serious triathletes – it is a...
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Racing in 2020: Ontario’s Stoney Lake Triathlon sells out
This weekend Ontario will host another triathlon race – this one won’t be taking place in Caledon, but rather at Stoney Lake, near Peterborough. According to race director Dave Dame, the sprint...
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PTO adds 21,000 Euro bonus pool to Challenge Davos race
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) will contribute 21,000 Euros to the prize purse at Challenge Davos later this month. We reported earlier this year that the race was likely to go ahead,...
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Remembering Nina Kraft
Since the tragic news of her death a few days ago, friends of Nina Kraft have spoken out about the woman they knew as “encouraging and always smiling,” and a “kind and super nice person.” “She was a...
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COVID racing reality: Super League Arena games
The crazy realities of racing during the COVID-19 pandemic saw a mix of real-life competition and e-racing today in Rotterdam for the Super League Triathlon Arena Games. Fields of 10 men and women...
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La variation du rhytme cardique (HRV)
Il existe plusieurs façons de planifier l’entraînement pour une saison d’entraînement et de compétition. La façon la plus utilisée est l’entraînement par bloc (block periodization). Chaque bloc ou...
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Stoney Lake Triathlon Recap
A few athletes in Ontario got a chance to take part in a triathlon on the weekend at the Stoney Lake Triathlon near Peterborough. “The Stoney Lake Tri was a huge success,” race director Dave Dame said....
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Polar Grit X
Our look at multisport watches continues today with an outdoor-oriented watch from multisport-wrist giant Polar that combines lots of smartwatch features with excellent training tools. Our Sports Watch...
View ArticleEdmonton gets 2021 Grand Final, WTS Montreal and Bermuda cancelled
World Triathlon has announced that Edmonton, which was supposed to host the Grand Final this year, will host part of a “split” world championships next year. Edmonton will host the Elite, U23 and age...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Podcast: Angela Naeth
This week Phil Wrochna catches up with Canadian pro Angela Naeth. Canadian triathlon fans are all too familiar with her impressive racing results that include three sub-nine hour Ironman races and...
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Super-mom (again) Mirinda Carfrae signs with Aqua Sphere
This weekend three-time Ironman champion Mirinda Carfrae and her husband, Tim O’Donnell (who was second in Kona last year), announced that they are expecting a second child either late this year or...
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What drives an Olympian and Ironman champion: Sarah True speaks from the heart
Fourth at the 2012 Olympics, Sarah True (nee Groff) surged onto the Ironman scene in 2018 with a runner-up finish at the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt, then a fourth-place finish at the...
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Canadian gravel bike brands
There’s never been a better time to check out gravel bikes. After a summer of no racing, many athletes have turned their sites to the roads, getting out for some epic rides. As we head into the fall,...
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Triathlon Sport Watches Review: Apple Watch Series 5
We wrap up our look at multisport watches with the Apple Watch Series 5. While this watch does so much more than track your workouts, it does a surprisingly good job of that and, for many, offers...
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Olympian Sarah True calls out ITU over Hamburg world championship
When it announced that WTS Hamburg would be the 2020 world championship, World Triathlon made it known that they were “contractually obligated” to host a world championship this year. After Montreal...
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Challenge Davos cancelled due to storm
Is it a sign that racing in 2020 is just not meant to be? Challenge Davos was cancelled today because of lightning. Pre-race favourite Sebastian Kienle provided a useful outlook on the situation...
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