News & Racing Natascha Badmann And Carlos Moleda To Be Inducted Into Ironman Hall Of Fame Multi-time professional IRONMAN World Champion, Natascha Badmann, and pioneer of hand cycling racing, Carlos Moleda, honored for their achievements and contributions to IRONMAN and the sport of triathlon and will be inducted into the hall of fame. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing What Is Old Is New Again As Ironman 70.3 Timberman Returns The historical IRONMAN 70.3 Timberman triathlon returns to Lakes Region of New Hampshire on 22 August, 2021 By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Announces Winners of 2020 Multisport Awards USA Triathlon announced the winners of the 2020 Multisport Awards presented. Honorees displayed sportsmanship and service while fueling the multisport lifestyle in 2020. Congratulations to all recipients. By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Aussies Ready for World Triathlon Racing Return Six Australians will don the green and gold in Yokohama this Saturday, as the international season gets underway with the World Triathlon Championship (WTC) series and World Triathlon Para Series kicking off in Yokohama, Japan. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez and Romina Palacio Balena win Challenge Cancun Challenge Cancun was a very hot and humid race with Javier Gomez winning in a time of 3:46:36 and Romina Palacio Balena with a 4:34:32. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Challenge Taiwan celebrates 10th anniversary with Asia-Pacific Championship 2022 Challenge Asia-Pacific Championship to be hosted in Taiwan in 2022 as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Riccione: Thomas Steger claims victory, Sarissa de Vries shows her power once again Victory at Challenge Riccione for Austrian Thomas Steger wins thanks to an incredibly strong running with a 3:52:34. In the womens race Sarissa de Vries won comfortably with a 4:23:16. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Collins Cup Explainer Everything you need to know about the Collins Cup from how to qualify to the race format. Get ready for great racing. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing PTO Partners With British Triathlon To Support Outlaw Half Holkham PTO today announced that it has partnered with British Triathlon to provide a professional prize support for the Outlaw Half Holkham. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Riccione: Entire 2019 top-3 returns and meets serious competition The men’s top three of the previous edition – Mattia Ceccarelli, Thomas Steger and Frederic Funk are racing again at Challenge Riccione. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Training The maximum metabolic steady-state: Definition, measurement, and application Definition, measurement and application of the second physiological threshold or the maximum metabolic steady-state (MMSS). By Daniel Plews • 10 min read
Training Eating Before your Workout – Carbohydrate vs Protein vs Fasted What's the best time and what to eat before a workout to maximise your session. By Daniel Plews • 4 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Oak Mountain this Weekend XTERRA is finally back and it starts with Oak Mountain off-road triathlon in Shelby County, Alabama. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Trans-Tasman Rivalry Set to Reignite in Port Douglas Australia and New Zealand’s top triathletes will gather in the resort town for two world-class events, which will be the first Trans-Tasman triathlon events on Australian soil since COVID-19 stopped international racing in March 2020. The 2021 Oceania Standard Distance Championship will be held on S By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Multisport World Championships to be held in Townsville in August 2022 The 10-day event will take place in Townsville North Queensland between 18 and 28 August 2022, with thousands of athletes expected to take part. World Triathlon President and IOC member Marisol Casada said the triathlon community was looking forward to heading to Townsville in 2022. “We are delighte By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing 2021 Ironman North American Season Kicks Off Following Successful Events In Texas And Florida IRONMAN continues its safe return to racing protocols with successful execution of its first two North America events in 2021. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Greater Than One: Chelsea Sodaro speaks about her return to triathlon Greater Than One tackles elite athlete’s highs and lows and all that comes with striving to reach the pinnacle of their sport whilst embracing motherhood. In episode one, Team USA hopeful Chelsea Sodaro shares her hopes ahead of the arrival of her baby and her dreams for a return to triathlon in tim By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Adventures Jonas Deichmann on the long way through Siberia After the long delays in entering Russia, Jonas is now making good progress. At the moment he is in in central Siberia and has less than a month to go until he reaches the Pacific coast. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Maui to Host XTERRA Tri & Trail Run Worlds, 4-5 December The 25th edition of the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui has moved from its tentatively scheduled date of October 31 to Sunday, December 5, 2021 in order to allow the maximum amount of time for global vaccination roll-out and relaxation of travel and By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Introducing The Zwift Academy Tri Team For 2021 Zwift has announced the six members of the Zwift Academy Tri Team 2021. Over 134,000 people signed up for Zwift Academy. All those that completed the program’s 10 workouts and 2 bike and run races, graduated with a chance to make the final team selection process with team selection. The final By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Training Training intensity distributions: From Polarized to Pyramidal models, specificity is key in Long Distance Triathlon In the Ironman community, there is a lot of talk about training intensity distribution. In this blog, I am going to cover some of the basics around training intensity distribution, which is one of the key concepts you need to navigate in building up to your race. What is training intensity distribut By Daniel Plews • 6 min read
Winner Max Neumann, Photo: Chris Chronis News & Racing Max Neumann and Ellie Salthouse win 2021 Challenge Shepparton in near-winter conditions After a particularly strong race – and especially an impressive run – Max Neumann just won CHALLENGESHEPPARTON. In the women’s race, it was top favorite Ellie Salthouse who led the race from start to finish, eventually winning and thus winning her fourth race in a row. Despite a clear blue sky, By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing PTO Partners with Spanish Triathlon Federation To Support Long Distance Championships The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it will provide a professional prize purse for the TRADEINN International Triathlon – 140.6INN which will be the 2021 Spanish Long Distance Triathlon Championship to be held in Girona on May 30th. The PTO will provide an additional €12,0 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Osborne, Kingsford win XTERRA Rotorua Sam Osborne and Samantha Kingsford captured the 18th XTERRA Rotorua Festival off-road triathlon elite titles on Saturday, April 10, 2021, with winning times of 1:59:01 and 2:21:53, respectively, on a wet day at Lake Tikitapu in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It’s the 5 By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
