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Are sugar substitutes safe to include in your sports diet?
Today’s runners and triathletes are confronted with a plethora of foods and beverages containing low- or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS): Diet Pepsi, Halo-Top ice cream, Gatorade Zero, Nuun. Questions...
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Live Update: 2021 Race cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19...
An update on races affected by the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Photo: Super League Triathlon News for May 13, 2021 Ironman 70.3 Warsaw and 5150 Warsaw rescheduled According to the Ironman...
View ArticleIronman 70.3 Timberman returns this August
After canceling Ironman 70.3 Timberman in 2017, Ironman is bringing the race back to New Hampshire, although the new race will take place in Laconia. The previous race was held at Ellacoya State Park...
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How many Canadians will be in Kona for the Ironman World Championship?
Since 2004 there’s been an average of 115 Canadians competing at the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii every year. (We’ve got our statistics from race timing company Sportstats, who...
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Will this be the easiest year to qualify for Kona?
Yesterday we had a look at the number of Canadians likely to end up in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for this year’s Ironman World Championship. Today we’ll have a look at where most of the qualifiers are likely...
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How to watch WTCS Yokohama
Triathlon fans eager to watch some World Triathlon Championship Series racing again can get their fill tonight with the live coverage of the racing in Yokohama, Japan. There are two Canadians in the...
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Brown takes 13th at WTCS Yokohama as Knibb nails a spot to the Olympics
If there was any doubt that the United States is stacked when it comes to elite women’s Olympic-distance triathlon racing, all the proof came at today’s World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama...
View ArticleBlummenfelt powers to WTCS Yokohama win
Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt signalled he’s going to be one of the men to watch at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, pulling clear over the last two km of the run to take WTCS Yokohama in impressive...
View ArticleTriathlon de Yokohama: 5 choses que j’ai retenues de cette course
Cette fin de semaine avait lieu le triathlon World Triathlon à Yokohama au Japon. C’était un triathlon très important pour plusieurs raisons. Premièrement, les triathlètes qui ne sont pas encore...
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A pro triathlete’s 5 takeaways from WTCS Yokohama
Lire cette histoire en français This weekend was the World Triathlon Championship Series race in Yokohama, Japan. It was a very important triathlon for several reasons. First, triathletes who have not...
View ArticleAmelie Kretz recaps WTCS Yokohama
Canadian Olympian Amelie Kretz continued her quest for a second straight Olympic appearance on the weekend at the World Triathlon Championship Series event in Yokohama. After a stellar swim and bike,...
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Gear Review: Tri-friendly sunglasses
One of the most important gear selections you’ll make is your sunglasses – finding the right pair that offers enough protection from sun and elements while you’re on the bike or out on a run can make...
View ArticleVaccine passports have arrived at Ironman
It seemed like it was just a matter of time, and now we appear to be there – vaccination will be a requirement for at least one Ironman event this summer. According a post on the Lake Placid Regional...
View ArticleIronman splits men’s and women’s European Championships between Frankfurt and...
The professional women’s Ironman European Championship won’t take place in Frankfurt this year – Ironman has just announced that Tahko, Finland will host that event the day before (Aug. 14) the men’s...
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5 pro tips to up your open water confidence
In July 2017, Joy Brooker was at the start line of her first triathlon. It was an Olympic distance race in New York, and the swim portion was held in the Hudson River. “It was like the showdown at the...
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Vaccine passport means Canadian athletes likely to miss out on huge...
Yesterday we reported that vaccine passports have arrived in triathlon, at least at one Ironman event. Ironman has confirmed to us that athletes will be required to show proof of vaccination in order...
View ArticleCanada goes after Olympic Mixed Team Relay Spot in Portugal tomorrow with...
The final three spots in the Mixed Team Relay for Tokyo are up for grabs this weekend at the Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event in Lisbon, Portugal. That means Canada will have to finish on the...
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Triathlon’s greatest rivalries – past and present
Though Covid-19 put a damper on triathlon racing last year, there were still some bright spots. Triathletes who enjoyed training thrived, as they had no distractions to get in the way of huge training...
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5 Things to know about the Mixed Team Relay
Tomorrow morning Team Canada will be competing in Lisbon, Portugal in the final qualifying event for the Mixed Team Relay at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. Here are some fun facts about the...
View ArticleBelgium dominates Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification as Canada is lapped out
It was a tough day for Team Canada at today’s World Triathlon Mixed Relay Qualification Event, which offered a chance to both qualify a team for the debut of the Mixed Team Relay at this summer’s...
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