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Ironman Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for Junior Seau Adaptive Surf Clinic in Oceanside
The Ironman Foundation will hold its second service project of the 2018 season with an adaptive surf clinic that will include specialized sessions for youth, women and military/adults with physical challenges as part of the Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Youth Surf Program presented by Challenged A
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XTERRA New Zealand returns to Rotorua for 16th year this Saturday
Sam Osborne and Jacqui Allen are back to defend their elite titles at the 16th annual XTERRA New Zealand Championship race at Lake Tikitapu in Rotorua on Saturday. For Osborne, a Rotorua native and the reigning XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Champion, it marks the start of another ambitious season of XTER
Ironman Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for Junior Seau Adaptive Surf Clinic in Oceanside
The Ironman Foundation will hold its second service project of the 2018 season with an adaptive surf clinic that will include specialized sessions for youth, women and military/adults with physical challenges as part of the Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Youth Surf Program presented by Challenged A
Javier Gomez and Five Time ITU World Champion To Race Ironman Cairns
The focus of the sporting world will be on Cairns on 10 June with the announcement that five time ITU World Triathlon Champion, X-terra World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Javier Gomez will make his Ironman debut at the Cairns Airport Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship. Gomez, the curr
A Wearable RFID Fitness & Calorie Tracker that Mounts to Your Teeth
Fitness and calorie monitoring technology is getting interesting. Researchers at the Tufts University Biomedical Engineering Department are experimenting with wearable trackers that mount to your teeth. The tiny monitors use Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology to track calories, alcohol consumption
Luke McKenzie Determined To Fulfil Childhood Dream at Ironman Australia
On 18th February 1978, 15 people set out to complete a race in Hawai`i thought to be impossible – swimming, biking, and running 140.6 miles in a single day. Their dream created a community that believes anything is possible. Four decades later, hundreds of thousands of athletes fulfil their dreams a
Challenge Launches Worldwide Campaign to Search for Inspirational Triathletes
In a bid to champion age-group athletes, CHALLENGEFAMILY is proud to announce that it has launched a global search to find inspirational athletes with ambitions to compete at THECHAMPIONSHIP race. “Using the hashtags #ChallengeYourself and #JoinTheFamily, we want you to tell us why you ‘tri’ –
Shimano Introduces Chain Stabilising Rear Derailleur for Road Bikes
As road bike riding diversifies towards multiple road surfaces such as adventure and off-road riding Shimano introduces Ultegra RX, an off-shoot of Ultegra, with a rear clutch derailleur (RD-RX800/RX805) for mechanical and Di2 drivetrains. Riders have been pushing the limits of what a road bike is c
Shimano 105 R7000 Offers Race-inspired Performance for Greater Riding Styles
Today’s road riders demand much more than pure on-the-rivet speed. They expect comfort, control and versatility from their bikes, and enjoyment and goal achievement to boot. 105 level riders expect the latest pro-level features but they also want to do more with their bike than racing and training.
Study Shows 76% of US Sports Sponsor Food Ads are for Junk Food Products – Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Quick Summary: Researchers from the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity found in a study that a whopping 76% of food ads from sports team and organization sponsorships in the USA featured junk food. 52.4% of beverage advertisements were for sugar-sweetened dri
Under Armour Investigates MyFitnessPal App Data Security Breach
Under Armour, maker of the MyFitnessPal app is investigating a late February data security breach that affected 150 million users of the app and website. MyFitnessPal is a free calorie counter app as well as a diet and fitness journal. Under Armour discovered the breach on Sunday, 25th March. The br
Triathlete Julie Rosiek Accepts Anti-Doping Sanctions for Prescribed Drug – New Crackdowns May Be Coming
Quick Summary: The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has just announced that US triathlete Julie Rosiek has accepted a 2-year sanction for failing to secure a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for a doctor-prescribed anabolic steroid. Without a TUE, this class of substances, and their metabolites are