Wrapping up Kona: The Life of Tri Podcast looks at the races that mark a new...
Rookie champs. Two days of racing. Record-setting performances. The Life of Tri host Phil Wrochna and Triathlon Magazine Canada editor Kevin Mackinnon look back at the week that will be remembered as a...
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The Ironman World Champion’s gear: Chelsea Sodaro
Only the second woman to win the Ironman World Championship after becoming a mother (the other being Natascha Badmann), Chelsea Sodaro stunned the world with her dramatic win at last week’s Ironman...
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Sanders to take another “break from Ironman championship racing”
It’s not as though there hasn’t been some upsides to Lionel Sanders’ year. The Windsor, Ont. native took second at the Ironman World Championship St. George, won Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant, took a...
View ArticleIronman announces new 70.3 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Ironman has added another event within driving distance for a number of Canadian triathletes – Ironman 70.3 Western Massachusetts will take place on June 11, 2023, in Springfield. The western...
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Record-setting year at the Ironman World Championship
With two days of racing and a return to the Big Island of Hawaii after three years away, we knew that this year’s Ironman World Championship would offer an exciting week of racing. The week was even...
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Kretz takes eighth at World Cup in Tongyeong; Sobey 13th
Tokyo and Rio Olympian Amelie Kretz continued her drive to a third Olympic appearance this weekend with an eighth-place finish at the World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong in South Korea. Kretz also finished...
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McQuaid takes fourth, Sharpe gets fifth at 70.3 Waco
Melanie McQuaid’s amazing race season continues – the 49-year-old from Victoria took fourth at Ironman 70.3 Waco on the weekend despite crashing on the bike (see her Instagram post below). In 2022 the...
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Charles Adamo, the man behind the creation of the Professional Triathletes...
Charles Adamo, the man many attribute as being the driving force behind the creation of the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), has stepped down as the Executive Chairman. He’ll be replaced by...
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Gustav Iden’s record-breaking shoes wouldn’t be legal at World Athletics events
We all know that there are many triathlon bikes that aren’t legal for UCI racing. Now we’re starting to see the same thing happen for running shoes. Norway’s Gustav Iden was racing in a shoe specially...
View ArticleWorld champs taper? Gustav Iden and Kristian Blummenfelt complete 40 km race...
Yesterday we posted a story about Gustav Iden’s record-breaking On shoes that helped him set new course (7:40:26) and marathon (2:36:15) records. Turns out that the shoes might have helped the...
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We don’t all need to have the perfect triathlon body – tips to gain...
Many runners and triathletes feel pressure to have a perfect body, perfect diet and, ideally, perfect races. The stress-inducing trait of perfectionism often pushes athletes to not only become stronger...
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Will the 70.3 World Championships turn out to be a showdown between Lucy...
Ironman has released the final start list for next week’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah and the women’s race promises to be more than a little competitive. The field of 65 pro...
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Can anyone touch Norwegian powerhouses Gustav Iden and Kristian Blummenfelt...
Fresh off a win and third-place finish in Kona, Norway’s Gustav Iden (pictured above) the men’s 70.3 worlds defending champion, and Kristian Blummenfelt, who won the Ironman World Championship St....
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5 simple strength exercises you can do at home to improve your triathlon run...
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and, as I like to say, a runner is only as strong as her weakest muscle. In the chain of muscles used when running, a relatively weak muscle can increase...
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Chelsea Sodaro calls for greater equality in sport
The 2022 Ironman world champion, Chelsea Sodaro, is using her new-found platform as a spokeswoman for the sport to push for other sports to “follow the lead of the Professional Triathletes Organisation...
View ArticleAge group excellence and inspiration on tap for Ironman 70.3 Worlds in St....
This Friday and Saturday more than 6,000 athletes will be arriving in St. George, Utah for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, the third Ironman world championship event the city is holding in 13...
View ArticleFacts and figures from the 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
The Ironman 70.3 World Championship returns to St. George on Friday and Saturday, the third time the spectacular region will be hosting an Ironman world championship event over the last 13 months. (St....
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Pro women set for a big day at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship St. George
As Chelsea Sodaro proved at the Ironman World Championship, an invite to the pre-race press conference doesn’t guarantee that you’re going to win the race. That said, you’d be crazy to bet against the...
View Article70.3 Worlds expected to create $30 million windfall for St. George
There’s a reason St. George and the surrounding region are so happy to keep hosting Ironman world championship events – the events have provided a huge economic impact to the area. According to reports...
View ArticleHow to watch the Ironman 70.3 World Championship St. George
This year’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah will feature a couple of stacked pro fields, along with 6,000 age group competitors set to take on the challenging course. The women...
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