10 things you’ll inevitably have to explain to your non-triathlon partner
If, by some miracle, you’re in a relationship with someone who isn’t a triathlete (yeah, what are the chances of that?), at some point you’re going to have to provide them with a few insights on what...
View ArticleToronto Triathlon Festival to host National Championships in 2022 and 2023
The Toronto Triathlon Festival (TTF) will host the Triathlon Canada Age Group Standard Distance Triathlon National Championships in 2022 and the Age Group Sprint Distance Triathlon National...
View ArticleBermuda back on WTCS calendar
After hosting two World Triathlon Series events in 2018 and 2019, Bermuda is back on the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) calendar – the race will take place on Nov. 5 and 6, 2022. Last year...
View ArticleXterra begins global rotation of it’s world championship
For the first time since it began in 1996, the Xterra World Championship will be held somewhere other than Maui, Hawaii this year. Xterra has announced that this year’s world championship will be held...
View ArticleLa qualité du la récupération: Whoop ou Oura ring?
En tant qu’athlète on veut optimiser notre entraînement et notre récupération. On a beaucoup d’outils qui nous permettent d’optimiser notre entraînement tels qu’une montre GPS pour connaître en temps...
View ArticleSub7/ Sub8 Project will take place at Germany’s Dekra Lausitzring on June 5 or 6
It’s an audacious goal – breaking seven- (men) or eight-hours (women) for a full-distance triathlon – but that’s what Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR), Alistair Brownlee (GBR), Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) and...
View ArticleCan Lucy Charles-Barclay go 7:21 for a full-distance tri?
Yesterday we reported on the venue and date for the upcoming Sub7/ Sub8 project. There was one thing in the announcement, though, that really stood out – the time goal Lucy Charles-Barclay expressed....
View ArticleTriathlon reaches 40-school milestone required for full NCAA status
The news that Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif., will offer a women’s triathlon program in the fall means that the sport has met one of the milestones required for it to become a full-fledged NCAA...
View ArticleTaylor-Brown and Skipper join Bahrain Endurance 13 team
Olympic silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and multiple Ironman champion Joe Skipper will join the Bahrain Endurance 13 team this year. The two members of the team who won’t be back are Spanish...
View ArticleDaniela Ryf hits 70.3 Dubai with Felt prototype and new aerobars
Last year we reported that four-time Kona (and five-time Ironman 70.3 world champion) Daniela Ryf was riding a Felt prototype. There’s still no word on when that bike will be officially released, but...
View Article5 Things you may not have known about triathlon
So where did the sport really begin? Did teenagers really compete at the Ironman World Championship? Yes, we knew you were dying to find out … Triathlon returns to its roots for WTS San Diego in 2013....
View ArticleHow to train like a Norwegian
Norway has long been known for producing some of the world’s best cross-country skiers, but in recent years the small Nordic country has also been turning out several other world-class endurance...
View ArticleWorld Triathlon strongly condemns Russian military action in Ukraine
World Triathlon has issued a statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, strongly condemning “the actions against the country, through which the Russian government also breaches the Olympic Truce.”...
View ArticleIronman now inviting AWA silver athletes to world championships in St. George
The Ironman World Championships invitation list has grown once again – yesterday All World Athlete (AWA) Silver athletes started receiving invitations to compete at this May’s Ironman World...
View ArticleUpdated: IOC urges sports federations to cancel events in Russia and Belarus...
This story has been updated with a statement from Ironman and a social media post from Challenge Moscow. Ironman and Challenge Family both have events slated to take place in Russia this summer –...
View ArticlePatrick Lange crashes at training camp – St. George worlds questionable
Two-time Ironman world champion Patrick Lange had his most recent training camp in Spain come to an abrupt end when he crashed and broke his acromioclavicular joint. “Really not the way I wish my...
View ArticleIronman announces full-distance race in Israel
The first Ironman Middle East Championship will take place on Nov. 25, 2022 in conjunction with Ironman 70.3 Tiberias, which debuted last fall. Canadian Sylvan Adams, the man who helped bring the...
View ArticleChallenge Moscow organizers condemn military action on social media
Russia might be threatening to limit access to Facebook in the country, but that’s not stopping the organizers of Challenge Moscow from expressing their opinion about the country’s invasion of Ukraine....
View ArticleGiro makes Eclipse Spherical helmet available to the masses
Pro cyclists have been sporting Giro’s latest aero helmet over the last year, but until today us regular folks haven’t had access to the new Eclipse Spherical helmet, the company’s fastest and coolest...
View ArticleWorld Triathlon bans Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials
Following a recommendation by the IOC yesterday, World Triathlon says that it will not allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes or officials in all international competitions or...
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