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Apply to Join the Amateur Specialized Zwift Academy Triathlon Team

Shawn Smith
Posted on 24 February, 201824 February, 2018

Zwift, the virtual turbo trainer cycling tool that doubles as a massively multiplayer online game, has partnered with Specialized to create a new elite amateur triathlon team. The recruiting focus…

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Ironman World Championship: Europeans Dominate and Records Fall

Shawn Smith
Posted on 16 October, 2017

European dominance of the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona has continued but not as the pre-race script had been written. While Switzerland’s “Angry Bird” Daniela Ryf made it three Kona…

News & Racing

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Ironman World Championship: Patrick Lange Smashes Course Record and Daniela Ryf Earns Third Straight Win

Shawn Smith
Posted on 15 October, 2017
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Patrick Lange (DEU) and Daniela Ryf (CHE) earned championship titles with momentous performances today at the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i. Lange passed Lionel Sanders (CAN) in the…

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Ironman World Championship: The Best Run Images from Kona 2017

Shawn Smith
Posted on 15 October, 201715 October, 2017
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It’s never an easy day out when racing any Ironman race let alone the World Championship. Then add in some hot and humid weather and you really have a very…

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Ironman World Championship: Patrick Lange Beats Sanders by a Hair for the Win & New Record

Shawn Smith
Posted on 15 October, 201715 October, 2017
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The results are in. The 2015 and 2016 winner of the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, Jan Frodeno, suffered an injury early in the run today. This is…

News & Racing

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Ironman World Championship: Are We Stuck with Jan Frodeno & Daniela Ryf in Hawaii Again?

Shawn Smith
Posted on 14 October, 201714 October, 2017
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It’s time again for another Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. The triathletes have already arrived on the Big Island, and sports news sites are speculating about who’s going to…

News & Racing

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Ironman World Championship: Will Daniela Ryf win Kona Again?

Shawn Smith
Posted on 13 October, 2017
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Swiss triathlete Daniela Ryf’s outlook for Saturday’s Ironman World Championship in Kona doesn’t make for exciting commentary. The 2015 and 2016 champion beat her nearest competitor by 23:44 in 2016…

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Ironman World Championship: Will Lionel Sanders Achieve His Dream of Whooping Frodeno?

Shawn Smith
Posted on 9 October, 201710 October, 2017
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As the World Ironman Championship in Kona approaches, the world has its eyes on 2015 and 2016 winner and German triathlete, Jan Frodeno. This man also claimed a gold medal…

Training

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Pete Jacobs’ Guide to Conquering Kona

Keagan Ryan
Posted on 9 October, 20179 October, 2017
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For age-group athletes, the Ironman World Championship is Mount Everest. You sacrifice so much and work so hard through training and the qualifying events just to reach one race with…

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Top Athletes From Around the World Head to Hawaii for the 2017 Ironman World Championship

Shawn Smith
Posted on 7 October, 2017
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More than 2,400 of the world’s top athletes will head to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for the most iconic one-day endurance event in the world – the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship triathlon.…