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5 things we learned from the Sub7/ Sub8 Project
In the end it wasn’t even close – as predicted, sitting behind a group of cyclists made all the difference at the Sub7/ Sub8 Project as all four athletes involved were well under the marks. Related:...
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Philipp sets new Ironman record to take European Championship in Hamburg
What a day its been for fast full-distance times! With much of the multisport world’s attention on the Sub7/ Sub8 Project, there was another super-fast day taking place in another part of Germany as...
View ArticleHow close was that? Kristian Blummenfelt clips a wheel during the Sub7/ Sub8...
While Kristian Blummenfelt would end up blasting the sub-seven hour mark in style at yesterday’s Sub7/ Sub8 Project in Germany, there was a moment when the Norwegian Olympic gold medalist came very...
View ArticleWhich was more impressive? Kat Matthews’ sub-8 or Laura Philipp’s 8:18?
It was quite the weekend for women’s long-distance racing, for sure. While much of the attention was focussed on the Sub7/ Sub8 Project at the Dekra Lausitzring race track in Germany, where Kat...
View ArticleFrodeno joins stacked Challenge Roth field
After an Achilles tendon injury forced him out of last month’s Ironman World Championship in St. George, German Olympic and three-time Kona champion Jan Frodeno will compete at Challenge Roth on July...
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Get more out of your swim workouts with these simple swim etiquette tips
When it comes to appropriate swim workout behaviour, there are two types of triathletes – those for whom this behaviour is so deeply ingrained that they don’t even know that they know it, and those who...
View ArticleSurviving the Escape: Lagerstrom and Hering take a challenging Escape from...
It is one of the sport’s most iconic and oldest events – San Francisco’s Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon features a unique 1.5 mile (2.4 km) swim from Alcatraz Island, an 18-mile (30 km) hilly bike...
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What makes the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon one of the sport’s most iconic...
In June 1962, prisoner Frank Lee Morris, along with fellow inmates John and Clarence Anglin (brothers) mounted a daring escape, now considered one of the greatest prison-break cold cases in history....
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Podcast: Was the Sub7/ Sub8 a circus or a show?
The guys (host Phil Wrochna and Triathlon Magazine Canada editor Kevin Mackinnon) are back talking all things Sub 7/ Sub 8, Ironman Hamburg and should we be asking questions around big athletic...
View ArticleTriathlon Canada relaunches National Development Series
Triathlon Canada has announced a four-race “National Development Series” that starts this weekend in Caledon, Ont., that is “focused on providing more domestic race opportunities for junior and...
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Emy Legault’s Three Podium Breakthrough
Three back-to-back silver medals in the Americas Cup Triathlon series has put Emy Legault of Quebec right where she wants to be: in contention. “It’s a milestone for me to be racing against Kristen...
View Article7 Things that will catch a beginner triathlete by surprise
So, you’ve signed up for your first triathlon. You are pretty sure you’ve got everything dialled in – how hard could it be? You’ve swum before. You’ve ridden a bike, and you’ve been running pretty much...
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At 70, Eva Alexy can still conquer Canada’s toughest triathlon
Meet Eva Alexy. At 70, the two-time Kona finisher has completed the gruelling extreme CanadaMan/Woman triathlon in Lac-Mégantic three times, including in 2018 as the cyclist on a mixed relay team with...
View ArticleDaniel and Taylor take silver at Para Cup in Besancon, France
Canadian para triathletes enjoyed a big day at the World Triathlon Para Cup in Besancon, Franc yesterday with Calgary’s two-time Paralympic medalist Stefan Daniel and Winnipeg wheelchair athlete Leanne...
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“Bittersweet” win for Wilde as he causes crash that takes out Yee and...
New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde took the win, then admitted that he inadvertently was responsible for the crash that took out British favourites Jonathan Brownlee and Alex Yee, along with his teammate Dylan...
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Beaugrand tops the Brits and Duffy for WTCS Leeds win
Despite having to serve a 10 second penalty just short of the finish line, France’s Cassandre Beaugrand returned to the top of a World Triathlon Championship Series podium after a bike crash took her...
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Beals takes fourth Eagleman title; Jewett runs to second
Cody Beals sure loves the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman course – yesterday he ran himself to his fourth title at the flat and fast race in Maryland. In case there is any doubt as to how well the Eagleman...
View ArticleAnnett takes second at Ironman North American Championship Des Moines
Americans Matt Hanson and Skye Moench topped the podiums at the Ironman North American Championship Des Moines triathlon on the weekend, while Penticton’s Jen Annett nailed a Kona spot thanks to her...
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Challenge Geraardsbergen in words and pictures
The Challenge Family race series has very little exposure in North America (Challenge North America is now Clash-USA), but over in Europe the race series is very popular. This weekend’s Challenge...
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Entrevue avec Alexe Coursol
TMC: Salut Alexe, merci de prendre le temps de faire cette entrevue. Comment as-tu découvert le sport du triathlon? Alexe Coursol: Je suis issue d’une famille ou l’activité physique est un mode de vie....
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