5 More things you didn’t know about triathlon
Earlier this year we posted a story with some interesting facts about the sport that most weren’t aware of. Now we’re adding to the list – and once again we’re guessing you didn’t know about them!...
View ArticleAvoid hip and knee pain with these three exercises
These bodyweight hip exercises will make you a stronger, more efficient runner while helping you avoid common injuries or sore hips and knees. The hip and pelvic area, which includes the glutes,...
View ArticleThe gear that helped Sam Laidlow set a new bike course record in Kona
The 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona saw some very impressive breakout performances across both pro races. One of these performances stands out among the rest, though: Sam Laidlow’s bike...
View ArticleCan one of these new shoes help you run a new PR next year?
With a new run course record in the men’s race and a dramatic run for the win in the men’s race, the marathon proved to be the winning leg at this year’s Ironman World Championship. Athletes from...
View ArticleAge is just a number: How this 78-year-old became the oldest woman to finish...
First off, asking me to write about my wife Cherie is like asking a cop to write about doughnuts: I could go on singing her praises forever and bore you into delirium. So please take that into...
View ArticleWhere could the men’s world championship be next year?
While there have been media reports that Ironman intends to hold the men’s Ironman World Championship in Nice, France next year, the company has been steadfast that no announcement about the other site...
View Article5 stupid questions you’ll definitely get asked at your next holiday gathering
While it’s been wonderful to attend more social functions over the last year, there’s one thing that most of us triathletes probably don’t miss – those uncomfortable (OK, as the headline suggests –...
View ArticlePondering a plant-based diet? Here’s how to get enough protein
Supporting an active lifestyle with plant-based nutrition is an increasingly hot topic, as more elite and regular runners and triathletes have started to make a shift. Whatever your reasons for adding...
View ArticleShe ended up in hospital after her first triathlon. She qualified for Kona in...
Catherine Leblanc could be forgiven for never dipping a toe in the water again after her first triathlon in Mont-Tremblant last June. “It was a horror show,” says Leblanc, without irony. Unused to the...
View ArticleIronman announces 70.3 and Ironman “challenges” in 2023
Many Ironman competitors are already pairing up their races – many Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant finishers use the race as a tune-up for the full-distance event that utilizes pretty much the same course...
View Article4 ways to make indoor training less gross
For many of us, it’s indoor training season. (But hey, you can still ride outside if you’re dressed well!) Riding inside is a great way to stay fit in the winter months, but it can sometimes be a...
View ArticleWhy athletes like Lionel Sanders need to improve their swim times if they...
There’s been a few sayings floating around long course racing for as long as I’ve been in the sport, which has been a long time. Two of the most notable of those sayings are “You can’t win it in the...
View ArticleThe latest Apple Watch can get you through an Ironman … and much, much more
Twelve hours, 25 minutes and 47 seconds. Or 70 seconds. One is a long race day. The other is just over a minute. Those two times were what decided the day for Sharon Mackinnon. The first was her total...
View ArticleClash Daytona airs on NBC on Dec. 31
Triathlon fans in North America will have the chance to close out the year watching the exciting coverage of Clash Endurance Daytona. The event will air at 4 PM EST on Dec. 31, 2022. Related: Vincent...
View ArticleHow are today’s Ironman athletes running so fast?
Whether it’s due to shoe technology, training methods, advances in sport science or a mix of all those factors, runners are getting faster. In the past three years alone, we have seen world records...
View ArticleDivergent Investments, Warner Bros. Discovery and Michael Moritz invest in...
Led by private equity fund Divergent Investments, the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has completed a Series B funding round, according to a release from the organization today. Michael...
View Article2022 Game changer: Ironman world champion Chelsea Sodaro uses her new-found...
It’s October 21st, and there’s a buzz in the Sodaro home in Reno, Nevada. A few days prior, 33-year-old professional triathlete Chelsea Sodaro had returned home from Kona after her surprise win at the...
View ArticleAfter his daughter lost her leg to cancer, he was given the chance to show...
It’s not exactly the way that you’d like to celebrate a holiday. Almost exactly a year before this year’s Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Thanksgiving weekend 2021, the Richards...
View ArticleWhen the Ironman World Championship is a short day
How’s this for a Kona journey? In 2013 Viktoria Brown decided to take up running because she wanted to lose some weight after her third daughter was born. That year she ran her first 10 km. Fast...
View ArticleHas Lionel Sanders dropped another coach?
While he doesn’t come out and say it, Lionel Sanders’ latest video (embedded below) certainly seems to imply that he’s no longer working with coach Mikal Iden. Describing his season as “mediocre at...
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