Opinion Was the Collins Cup a Hole-in-One? Did you watch the Collins Cup? Was it a hole-in-one for the sport and the did the PTO deliver on their promise of an amazing event. #CollinsCup By Tim Ford • 9 min read
Opinion Reframe the game I’m going to give you the most direct route to athletic success I can possibly give you. Go Deep or Don’t Go! Look for your opportunity's hidden within each session, they are there, if you can't find them, it's because you are not engaged either in the process or within yours By Grant Giles • 4 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
Opinion ITU Investigates Triathlete Henri Schoeman’s Failed Drug Test – Did He Really Cheat in the Olympics? Summary: The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is investigating South Africa’s Olympic bronze medalist triathlete, Henri Schoeman, who failed a drug test at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The investigation followed a 17th January article in Russia’s Sputnik News about leaked internal International Olympic By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Opinion Tour de France Star Chris Froome Fails WADA Drug Test – Why is This Important for Triathletes? Quick summary: Britain’s star cyclist and quadruple Tour de France champion, Chris Froome, tested positive for twice the permitted limit of the asthma drug, Salbutamol, when he won the Vuelta a Espana in September. This could cause him to lose his title. It could also mean a 12-month ban from the sp By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Opinion New Pro Triathlete Starts a GoFundMe, Suffers Internet Wrath New Ironman 70.3 professional triathlete Danielle Dingman created a GoFundMe campaign on 17th November at the request of family, friends, and fellow residents of Branson, Missouri, USA. In the campaign, she asks for support to pay for airfare, coaching, a pro license, food, and, of course, the 7% cu By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Opinion Stop the Watts – Are You Missing the Point? While advanced data tools shape modern sports training, there's merit in "demetricating" or setting aside screens occasionally, as an experiment revealed the joys and benefits of unplugging during exercise. By Ben Norden • 2 min read
Why Young Athlete’s Should Consider Super League in Their Career Super League is the most lucrative, exclusive league in triathlon, and it’s changing the landscape of the sport. With shorter distances, faster races, harder courses and huge prize money, if you’re not getting into Super League you may be missing out. Super League pays in prize money, appearances an By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Opinion Is Getting a Professional Licence and Keeping it Too Easy? As age groupers close in on pro triathletes' performance, the ease of maintaining a pro license is scrutinized. By Matt White • 3 min read
