Researchers at Tufts University are experimenting with sensors attached to human teeth. Gear & Tech 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 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing 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 By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing When You May Lose But Then Win – Predictions for the Commonwealth Games We sometimes prepare for the worst and hope for the best, especially in this type of scenario. You spend all this time developing yourself, and you know it might not work out. You hope to be selected, but you might also be preparing yourself for nothing. You’re protecting yourself for when that happ By Aaron Royle • 4 min read
Athletes on the run course during The Championship Challenge Triathlon on June 3, 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia. News & Racing 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’ – By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Shimano Ultegra R7000 Gear & Tech 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. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Shimano RD-RX805 and D-RX800 Gear & Tech 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 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Opinion 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 By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Under Armour reveals data breach affecting 150 MILLION MyFitnessPal accounts News & Racing 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 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
skeeze / Pixabay News & Racing 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 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Dr Mitch Anderson breaks the 24 hour outdoor road cycling record. 📷 koruptvision News & Racing Dr. Mitchell Anderson Breaks 24-Hour Outdoor Cycling World Record 42-year-old Mitchell “Mitch” Anderson of West Melbourne, Australia, broke the world record in 24-hour outdoor track cycling distance this past weekend. The cyclist and former professional triathlete clocked 894.35km at the Australia Automotive Research Centre in Wensleydale. Victoria. The average sp By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Pan Am Tour weekend wrap-up from races in Argentina, Costa Rica Hot and windy days greeted competitors at both XTERRA Argentina and XTERRA Costa Rica over the weekend. In San Juan, Kieran McPherson and Fabiola Corona emerged victorious, and in Guanacaste, it was Rom Akerson and Kelli Montgomery. XTERRA Argentina Recap Kieran McPherson from New Zealand and By Shawn Smith • 9 min read
News & Racing St. Anthony’s Triathlon Announces 2018 Pro Athlete Start List St. Anthony’s Triathlon has announced the initial list of Pro athletes that will toe the line at this year’s race, to be held on April 29th, 2018. The 35th annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon will host approximately 3,000 athlete participants over the course of the weekend, and has also been selected by By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU Moments of 2017: Triathlon Mixed Relay Becomes Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sport The International Triathlon Union (ITU) shares the moment a few top triathletes became the first people to hear the announcement that Mixed Relay will become a new sport in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The video includes Britain’s Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Jonathan, along with Bermuda’s Flo By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Three Time Ironman World Champ Mirinda Carfrae to Race in Cairns Three-time IRONMAN World Champion, and new mum of daughter Isabelle, Aussie Mirinda Carfrae has announced that IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns (10 June 2018) will be her long-awaited return to IRONMAN racing. The pint-sized Australian powerhouse has released her 2018 race schedule and th By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute New Title Partner of Ironman 70.3 Geelong In a unique partnership aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has been announced as the title partner for IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong for 2019-20. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are one of Australia’s most established medical research institutes and the partnership a By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU Moments of 2017: Jake Birtwhistle Miscounts Laps at WTS Edmonton in Oops Moment In this video, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) recalls when Australian triathlete Jake Birtwhistle bolted for the finish line too early after miscounting laps at World Triathlon Edmonton 2017. He recovered quickly after jumping over a barrier and returning to the course. Then, Spain’s Mario By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing ITU Moments of 2017: Jonny Brownlee Crashes Bike in Yokohama, Carries It to T2 In this video, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) looks back at World Triathlon Yokohama 2017. British triathlete Jonny Brownlee crashed his bike on that rainy day, and he carried it to the end of the bike leg. 2017 a Mediocre Year for Jonny Brownlee This Elite Men’s race wasn’t his best one. H By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing ITU Moments of 2017: First Multisport World Championships, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada The International Triathlon Union (ITU) recalls the first year of the Multisport World Championships Festival in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. This video shows an eclectic assortment of people from all over the world and natural scenery in Penticton. The festival went on for 10 days in August By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Names Four Athletes to USA Paratriathlon Resident Team in Colorado Springs USA Triathlon today named four elite paratriathletes — two women and two men — to the first-ever USA Paratriathlon Resident Athlete Program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The team, composed of Allysa Seely (Glendale, Ariz.), Hailey Danz (Chicago, Ill.), Mohamed Lahna (Elk G By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Declan’s fight back favours the brave as Gillian produces strong Games trial in New Plymouth World Cup Canberra’s Declan Wilson held off a strong field to score a break through victory in the ITU New Plymouth World Cup today after Gillian Backhouse had earlier produced a strong “final hit out” for next month’s Commonwealth Games. In an eventful weekend in Taranaki, Commonwealth Games representative By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Pan Am powers collide in Costa Rica and more from the XTERRA Planet An awesome early season showdown between America’s best off-roader, Josiah Middaugh, Canada’s fastest man, Karsten Madsen, and Costa Rican star Rom Akerson will take place Sunday at Playa Reserva Conchal in Costa Rica’s northwest province of Guanacaste. “Rom and Karsten will be very strong in this r By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing ITU Moments of 2017: Jetze Plat Wins Para Triathlon Rotterdam Championship In this video, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) looks back at when Dutch paratriathlete Jetze Plat claimed victory at the Para-Triathlon World Championships 2017 in Rotterdam, a city within his home nation. Plat Almost Took 2017 Off – Instead, He Tore Up the World Stage In 2016, Plat wo By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Heather Wurtele Sets New Course Record at Ironman 70.3 Campeche; Mauricio Mendez Dominates at XTERRA Chile Starting the season off with a bang, 21x Ironman 70.3 Champion Heather Wurtele (CAN) took the top spot by setting a new course record at IRONMAN 70.3 Campephe, while Trevor Wurtele (CAN) claimed eighth at the same race. World Champion Mauricio Mendez (MEX) returned to Chile for the second time in th By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing 3x Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae Returns to Racing Fans of four-time triathlon world champion Mirinda Carfrae need only wait a few more weeks to see their favourite female pro back in competitive action. The pint-sized Australian powerhouse has released her 2018 race schedule, along with a new YouTube channel sharing a look into the lives of Carfrae By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
