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Paratriathlete Geert Schipper smashes hand-cycling hour record
Geert Schipper, the 2016 Paralympic Games silver medallist in triathlon, crushed the hour record for hand cycling at the Sportpaleis velodrome in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on Monday. Schipper suffered a...
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Challenge Roth and Ironman collaborate for “mutually agreed dates” in 2024
It’s hardly a secret that the two biggest full-distance events in Germany have long been bitter rivals. Challenge Roth, the world’s largest full-distance event, began in 2002 when the race organizers...
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Triathlete shares his tips on how to keep racing into your 80s
Completing a triathlon — no matter the distance — is far from an easy task, no matter your age. However, it could be argued that the older you get, the more impressive this feat is. After all, if you...
View Article7 stages of grief that Kona is over … and you missed it another year
It’s that time of year again – fall is really setting in and you’ve spent almost two months doing almost no triathlon training. You thought taking in two Ironman world championship events in October...
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Is Taylor Knibb triathlon’s “it” girl? You bet
The first time I saw American Taylor Knibb racing was in Monterey, Mexico in 2014. It was the PATCO Triathlon American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier and, despite being a year younger than many of the...
View ArticleIronman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant sells out with huge field registered
Ironman has announced that its flagship 70.3 race in Canada, Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant, has sold out and will “play host to the largest number of athletes in the events history with over 3,600...
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Legault crashes at World Triathlon Cup Vina Del Mar
Canadian Emy Legault went into last weekend’s World Triathlon Cup Vina Del Mar as the top seed, but her race came to a dramatic end when she crashed just a few km into the bike ride. Legault (pictured...
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Enhance your foot recovery with this care kit from Trihard
As we gear up to an event, no matter the distance, our feet tend to take a hammering. Trihard, an athlete driven skin and hair care brand, has developed a foot care kit that prioritizes our toes,...
View ArticleASU takes sixth-straight NCAA triathlon title
Arizona State University (ASU) has always had a strong Canadian connection – led by Canadian head coach Cliff English, the team has often featured a number of Canadian members. The Sun Devils continued...
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Sam Long and Joe Skipper highlight stacked Arizona field as Ben Kanute makes...
The two top men’s seeds at this weekend’s Ironman Arizona event couldn’t have had more different experiences at their last race, The Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah. Ben Kanute...
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Is Kona really going back to one day next year?
The crew at Professional Triathlon News (@protrinews) set the triathlon world abuzz with a social media post yesterday, suggesting that next year’s Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii,...
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Weird winter running tricks that work
Running in cold weather can be very unpleasant, or it can be fairly fun–you get to choose. While it requires a bit of prep, with the right gear and a few relatively inexpensive items, winter running...
View ArticleRunning community pillar’s son suffers devastating accident
If you’ve competed in any races in Canada in the past 10 years, chances are you’ve had some help from Andre Okenge, though you might not realize it. Nineteen years ago, Okenge escaped the Rwandan...
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Study: is beer good for post-workout rehydration?
If there’s one thing runners and triathletes love at least as much as training, it’s beer. After a long, hot workout, there’s nothing better than a cold brew to cool you down. Despite its popularity,...
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Get the most out of your winter bike training with FulGaz
As we hit winter and find ourselves dealing with cold temperatures, or too much snow to ride outside, why spend time looking at a video game screen (or even worse, the wall!) when you can be riding Two...
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Asics goes big with the new SuperBlast trainer
Asics made some big waves with the launch of its Metaspeed line up in 2021, which was then revamped this year with the Metaspeed Plus. Now the company is taking training flats to an entire new level...
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Sanders last race of 2022 (and first as a dad) revealed
Remember when we were asking where Canadian star Lionel Sanders’ last race would be? As we predicted, he’s heading back to Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta to defend his title. Sanders is just one...
View ArticleDrafting at Ironman Arizona? Based on the numbers, there will be a lot of it
The two Ironman races on tap for this weekend, Ironman Arizona and Ironman Cozumel, are renowned as fast courses and, unfortunately, as courses where there’s lots of drafting (in the age group ranks,...
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Drama in Cozumel – women’s champ overcomes 22-minute+ deficit to take the win...
Fresh off a fifth-place finish at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, Sweden’s Lisa Norden arrived at Ironman Cozumel as the logical pre-race favourite. Through 30 km of the run it appeared the...
View ArticleJoe Skipper bikes his way to Ironman Arizona title
Great Britain’s Joe Skipper (pictured above) added another Ironman title to his impressive resume today with a solid win at Ironman Arizona – the win continues a successful fall run that saw him win...
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