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Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Returns To San Francisco in 2019
The 39th annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon will take place on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in San Francisco. The random drawing for one of triathlon’s most iconic races opens on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Limited to 2,000 participants, athletes are encouraged to register early. Top triathletes will
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Daniela Ryf Captures the Women’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship With Record Breaking Fourth Crown
Today marked Day 1 of the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship with the women opening the fierce competition. Defending Ironman 70.3 World Champion Daniela Ryf of Feldbrunnen (CHE) came into today's race as the clear favourite. After exiting the water in fourth, Ryf was determined and passed L
Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Returns To San Francisco in 2019
The 39th annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon will take place on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in San Francisco. The random drawing for one of triathlon’s most iconic races opens on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Limited to 2,000 participants, athletes are encouraged to register early. Top triathletes will
Challenge Almere-Amsterdam to host the 2019 Long Distance Triathlon European Championship
Next year’s Long Distance European Championship 2019 will take place in the triathlon mecca of Almere in the Netherlands. The European Triathlon Union (ETU) and Challenge announced the 2019 Long Distance Triathlon European Championship today and chose Almere to be the host. “It’s a big honour for us
Top Images From Friday at Ironman 70.3 World Championship
As final preparations for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship took place on Friday in Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, the excitement continued to build with additional race week activities including the IRONKIDS ½ Mile and 1-Mile Fun Run. Race weekend begins tomorrow, Saturday, September 1
Top Images From Thursday at Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Event week for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa was in full go Thursday with various activities including official swim access to Kings Beach, the Ndlovu 5K Fun Run and Professional Pre-Race Press Conference in the morning. Festivities continued through th
Ironman Foundation to Support Multiple Initiatives as Part of Ironman 70.3 World Championship in South Africa
The Ironman Foundation will distribute more than $100,000 in charitable giveback to support the Port Elizabeth region in conjunction with the 2018 Isuzu Ironman 70.3 World Championship, including a Legacy Project with Ironman 4 the Kidz Charity Trust. In addition, eight-time Ironman World Champion a
Grand Final showdown on the Gold Coast for Jake and Mario
Jake Birtwhistle, the 23-year-old Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist in April, comes back to spearhead the Australian team six months after a barnstorming bronze medal in Montreal earlier today. It moved Birtwhistle from third into second on 4010 points – 824 points behind Mola (4925) and
Peaks Coaching Group Launches Brand Ambassador Program
Peaks Coaching Group (PCG)–industry leaders in data-driven coaching–announced today their new ambassador program. The program will recruit individuals to represent the PCG brand by creating positive experiences not only for the ambassador but also PCG’s core audience of professional athletes and de
Ride with Triathlon Legends on Zwift
Zwift today announces the ‘Ride with Legends’ series that will see group workouts designed and led by three of the sports biggest triathlon stars, Craig Alexander, Cam Brown and Emma Snowsill. The first workout, (7:30am AEST Tuesday August 28) will be led, and has been designed by, Craig ‘Cr
Caroline Steffen Three-peats and Tim Reed Repeats at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
With more than sixty percent of Queensland in drought, it was welcome rain and mild race conditions that greeted more than 1800 athletes for the early start at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast in Mooloolaba. New mum Caroline Steffen made it three Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast wins from three starts, with a
Mexican triathlete Eder Mejía suspended from competition for four years
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Mr. Eder Mejía Muñoz, a triathlete from Mexico, committed an anti-doping rule violation. The violation occurred during an in-competition doping control conducted on March 10, 2018, during the ITU American Cup in La Paz (Mexico), wher