Wildflower star: Catching up with Andrew MacNaughton
Andrew MacNaughton sits on the stairs near the start of the Wildflower Triathlon where previous winners are commemorated. He was the first person to win a triathlon on aero bars. He was also the first...
View ArticleDaniel Clarke on why the Wildflower Triathlon is so wonderful!
Since I’ve been back from California I’ve been raving to lots of people about what a great event Wildflower was, so I decided to put together a video on it. It’s not just the race – the atmosphere of...
View ArticleAccident coverage for your next triathlon event
Triathletes have many things to worry about when it comes to getting to events. When surveyed on the biggest stress during race week a few years ago, Ironman competitors listed traveling with their...
View ArticleDaniel Clarke looks long
With less than seven weeks until race day at Triathlon Vitoria, my training focus has shifted from half- to full-distance training. It’s not just going to be longer workouts and big simulation days,...
View ArticleGupta-Baltazar rocks Ontario Summer Games Triathlon
There was no stopping Kira Gupta-Baltazar at today’s Ontario Summer Games Triathlon in Denfield, Ontario, just outside of London. The Kleinburg, Ont. native led the way out of the water and then rode...
View ArticleWe Are Triathletes airs in Canada
The new film We Are Triathletes will air at select theatres across Canada starting today. The feature-length film follows six athletes, including three-time Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae,...
View ArticleLaguna Phuket Triathlon Celebrates 25 years
The pro men start the 25th Laguna Phuket Triathlon Photo: Kevin Mackinnon Started 25 years ago by International Management Group as a “made for television sporting event” to promote the Laguna Phuket...
View ArticlePhotos from the 25th anniversary Laguna Phuket Triathlon
Thanks to the beautiful (but tough) race course and the spectacular host resort, the Laguna Phuket Triathlon is the destination event that started destination events in the world of triathlon. While...
View ArticleAsia Travel & Racing
Triathlon is booming in Asia these days. Ironman has dramatically expanded its footprint in the region in recent years (in part because it is owned by a Chinese company), as has the Challenge Family....
View ArticleThe Aquila Crono and its aero value
Based in Toronto, Aquila Bicycles started out as a house brand sold through a bike store called Racer Sportif. Through the 90s the brand was popular amongst Ontario triathletes and also enjoyed some...
View ArticleCervélo’s New P5
“Cervélo is back,” one of the journalists proclaimed a few kilometres into our test ride of Cervélo’s new P5. Photo: Kevin Mackinnon “I’m not sure I’d be comfortable saying they’d ever gone anywhere,”...
View ArticleCervélo launches the new P3X
When Cervélo launched the P5X a few years ago, we applauded the new bike as a new breakthrough in innovations to tri-bike engineering. “This was the logical step for Cervélo,” I told one of the...
View ArticleTriathlon-friendly running shoes
When it comes to running a 2:39 or 2:40 marathon to win the Ironman World Championship, Patrick Lange pulls out all the stops, wearing the same shoes many of Canada’s elite road runners choose for 5K...
View ArticleCanadian stars Brent McMahon and Rachel McBride get ready for 70.3...
As usual there’s a stacked field getting ready to take on Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant this weekend. Two of the race favourites are Canadians – Olympian Brent McMahon finished third here last year,...
View ArticleLaundry and Carfrae take Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant
Jackson Laundry added a second Ironman 70.3 title to his resume thanks to an excellent bike/ run effort that saw him lead the way into T2 then post the day’s fastest run split to take Ironman 70.3...
View ArticleTeam Canada gets ready for WTS Edmonton
This weekend’s ITU World Triathlon Edmonton event promises to be a barn burner, especially in the men’s race that features all of the top five in the current WTS standings, along with numerous other...
View ArticleAnother top-10 for Mislawchuk in Edmonton
It was a mixed bag of results for the Canadians at the ITU World Triathlon Edmonton yesterday – while stomach issues stalled Tyler Mislawchuk’s chase for another podium finish, he proved that he can...
View ArticleCatching up with Team Canada after the WTS Edmonton Mixed Team Relay
While it wasn’t the day they had hoped for at the ITU World Triathlon Mixed Team Relay Series Edmonton, the Canadian team of Amelie Kretz, Matthew Sharpe, Desirae Ridenour and Alexis Lepage were able...
View ArticleSuper League Ottawa – Recapping Day 1
Super League Ottawa made its debut in style, featuring four “Enduro” events – men’s and women’s youth and junior races, along with men’s and women’s elite races. The youth and juniors took on a 200 m...
View ArticleLongcroft-Harris and Ridenour join the elite field at Super League Jersey
Aiden Longcroft-Harris pushed eventual champion Ryan Bailie throughout the weekend to take second in both races at Super League Ottawa this weekend, ensuring that he’ll get more Super League racing...
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