News & Racing Miles Stewart honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours Originally a speedskater from Wollongong, NSW he rose to the highest echelon in triathlon during his career. Miles had an extremely successful career as an elite athlete in the sport of triathlon, achieving three World Championship medals, numerous ITU World Cup wins and a Commonwealth Games silver By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Sam Long Victorious During The Men’s Ironman VR2 Pro Challenge Four professional men capped off the second edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge by taking to the virtual bike course and going head-to-head in a 5150® Olympic distance race simulation. It was American Sam Long taking the top spot on the podium in a closely contested race. Utilizing Offi By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing The Championship postponed to August 16th: postponement is one filled with hope for better times’ Because of the coronavirus, CHALLENGEFAMILY has decided to postpone THECHAMPIONSHIP. Reasons to not organize this flagship event in May are (travel) restrictions in place, the impact on athletes' preparations and a general concern on the health situation. This hard decision have been made afte By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Lauren Brandon Secures Victory During The Women’s Ironman VR2 Pro Challenge Following last week’s historic launch of IRONMAN Virtual Racing Series, the second edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge women’s race hit the virtual pavement with four professional women going head-to-head in a 5150® Olympic distance race simulation, with Lauren Brandon (USA) taking the By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing The Effect of the Global Pandemic on Active Lifestyles. Is there one? Garmin device users recorded a 63% increase in indoor cycling, compared to the same period the year before as well as a decline in running, or so it seems on the surface. With state and local governments issuing shelter-in-place orders, it's no surprise that Garmin data points to a massive dec By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing 2020 Ironman World Championship qualification window extended Ironman has announced adjustments to the slot allocations for the 2020 Vega Ironman World Championship based on qualifying events that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ironman World Championship qualifying window for the 2020 Vega IRONMAN World Championship has been officially extend By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Two-time Ironman world champion Patrick Lange crowned champion of first men’s Ironman VR pro challenge Following the professional women’s historic day of racing on Saturday, it was the men’s turn Sunday with two-time IRONMAN World Champion, Patrick Lange (DEU) taking the title in the inaugural IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge race. Utilizing Official Virtual Training partner ROUVY’s augmented reality to race By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing First day of racing sees Jocelyn McCauley wins first Ironman VR Pro Challenge In what has been a historic day of racing, the inaugural IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge women’s race hit the virtual pavement with four professional women going head-to-head on the 90km bike portion, and Jocelyn McCauley (USA) taking the first ever victory. Utilising Official Virtual Training partner ROUV By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Inaugural Ironman virtual racing series event saw More than 10,000 athletes from 116 nations compete More than 10,000 athletes from around the world, ranging in age from 18 to 73 are registered and ready to compete in the inaugural Ironman Virtual Racing Series event, IRONMAN VR1. The race, which began on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. ET) will require athletes to complete in three segments By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Ironman Foundation announces Ironaid COVID-19 Support Fund The IRONMAN Foundation has announced that in 2020, its existing IRONAID program will expand its resources to specifically focus on serving event communities in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. IRONAID engages athletes in the healthcare industry who race IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events, with the go By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Where is Everyone? Probably Riding on Zwift With nearly every pro cycling team now racing online with each other instead of at the sports' biggest events, Zwift has become the de-facto platform to turn to for anything related to Pro/Am racing, World Tour team riders and group training events. What's more, the whole world is not ju By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman Launches Ironman VR Virtual Racing Series The IRONMAN Group, has announced that it will add the IRONMAN Virtual Racing Series to its portfolio, including the IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge that will debut on April 4 through the IRONMAN Now Page on Facebook Watch. The IRONMAN VR Series will be offered through the soon to be launched IRONMAN Virtua By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Illustration by Antoine Doré News & Racing Sportstats Virtual Triathlon is the Largest Virtual Triathlon in the World Sportstats, the world’s largest race timing company, and LifeSport Coaching, led by Olympic Gold Medal Coach, Lance Watson, have joined forces in this time of crisis to create a free, one-of-a-kind, virtual triathlon, the largest such race in the world. “Lance is my coach and I know—as both an athle By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing The Sufferfest and Wahoo Go “All In” on New Indoor Training Plans The Sufferfest, a comprehensive training platform for time-crunched athletes that is now part of Wahoo Fitness, today announced the release of a suite of training plans designed specifically for athletes who are staying indoors due to the current global health crisis. These four-week “All In” traini By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Adventures Extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann circumnavigates the world in triathlon discipline Jonas starts his adventure this summer in Munich and cycles to Croatia. From there he will swim 456 kilometers along the coast towards Montengro. Back on the bike he will cross Europe and Asia until hitting the Chinese coast where he jumps onto a sailing boat across the Pacific Ocean to San Franciso By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Triathletes Mirinda Carfrae And Timothy O’Donnell Have Joined Forces With Santini Apparel Santini cycling wear will outfit Ironman Champions Mirinda Carfrae and Timothy O’Donnell, whose combined career spans both ITU and Ironman world titles. The two-year partnership will showcase this dynamic duo in the new top of the line Santini X IRONMAN, custom cycling kits, and in line training gea By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Elisha Nochomovitz runs an entire marathon on his balcony Elisha Nochomovitz lives in Toulouse, France, where he and the rest of the country are in lockdown. But this hasn't stopped him from running an entire marathon on his 7-meter long balcony. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Jan Frodeno winning the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship (©Nils Nilsen/Ironman.) News & Racing Advance To Acquire The Ironman Group From Wanda Sports Group Advance announced today that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement with Wanda Sports Group Company Limited (NASDAQ: WSG) to acquire The Ironman Group in an all-cash transaction. The Ironman Group and its portfolio of assets, which includes its flagship Ironman and Ironman 70.3 tr By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Josh Amberger at Geelong’s 2020 Australian Long Course Championships and Ironman 70.3. (Photo: Delly Carr, Triathlon Australia) News & Racing Josh Amberger and Grace Thek run down Australian titles in Geelong Queensland’s Josh Amberger and Victoria’s Grace Thek asserted their dominance at Ironman 70.3 Geelong to claim the Elite Australian Long Course Championship titles on Sunday morning. Putting his running prowess on show, Amberger dug deep in the final stages of the race to overcome longtime By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Tim Van Berkel in action on the run. (Photo: Korupt Vision – Triathlon Australia) News & Racing Clash of the Long Course Titans in Geelong Among the list of long course heavyweights named on the start list is three-time Ironman distance champion, Tim Van Berkel. Coming off the back of a phenomenal 2019 that saw the Ballina local hit the podium a combined seven times across 70.3 and Ironman distance racing, Van Berkel admits he ha By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Training Runners’ Toenail Problems: Do Triathletes Even Need Nails? For triathletes battling issues like darkened, ingrown, or permanently thickened toenails, the choice emerges between surgical removal and preventive measures to optimize performance. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Training Unlock More Power on the Bike with These Functional Stability Exercises Doing a simple routine of squat, plank, and other functional stability exercises can help triathletes stop wasting energy through excess movement and deliver more power to the pedals. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Cape to Cape mit dem Rad vom Nordkap nach Kapstadt, Jonas Deichmann und Philipp Hympendahl Foto: Philipp Hympendahl Adventures Extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann finishes CAPE TO CAPE in record time The extreme sportsman and adventurer Jonas Deichmann, together with the Düsseldorf photographer and ultrabiker Philipp Hympendahl, started his next world record attempt on September 8, 2019 at the North Cape, Europe's northernmost point. The goal: To reach Cape Town, the southernmost poin By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman Announces Graz, Austria As New Host City For Ironman 70.3 Triathlon IRONMAN today announced that it will add a third race in Austria in 2020 – the IRONMAN® 70.3® Graz triathlon. The event in the country’s second largest city will be held on May 24, 2020, replacing the discontinued IRONMAN 70.3 St. Pölten. “With a visually stunning course, a nearby international air By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
