Richard Murray of South Africa edged Javier Gomez on a rainy, cold day in Edmonton, pouring it on in the 5k run with a race-best split of 15:10 and a 4 seconds margin of victory.
by Tim Carlson, September 6, 2015
Vicky Holland rode and ran through a driving rain and hand-numbing cold to a 9-seconds margin to win her second WTS victory of the year at Edmonton.
French pro triathlete Jeanne Collonge dominated the Gerardmer XL course in 4:59:15. The men’s race saw a narrow win by Hector Guerra over Joe Gambles.
The Ironman Corporation has disqualified a female competitor from both its 2013 and 2015 Ironman Canada triathlon events, and suspended the contestant from future events.
The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Champs in Zell am See boasted a beautiful venue and superb performances, and we have some slow motion bike studies.
We often encourage thinking outside the box when it comes to races, and
the new Arctic Triple event in Northern Norway really fits the bill.
Eric Lagerstrom has Swedish heritage, so he especially enjoyed racing WTS Stockholm. This video is about all the action around that race in Europe.
No matter how expensive or affordable the bike, no owner wants to see their beloved ride damaged in transit or otherwise, and that is where BopWorx comes in.
Tim Don is not only fast, but smart and well liked by his competitors. Sadly before the 70.3 Worlds he crashed hard, but let’s take a look at his S-Works Shiv Tri.
Our second gallery from the 70.3 World Championships was shot by the talented Kerry Yndestad, and features some great swimming and running shots.
In the past, SwimRun participants have modified standard triathlon wetsuits so they could run for hours in them, but now there are specific SwimRun suits like this HUUB Amphibia.
In this Wayback look at the 1996 Kona Bike Survey, as it was written then, there’s a graph showing bike brand counts from 1992 thru 1996.
The very first Kona Bike Surveys were produced by QRman, before he was Slowman. Quintana Roo and then Slowtwitch produced the survey from 1992 to 2006. Here’s 1995.
The 70.3 World Championships venue in Zell am See / Kaprun was absolutely stunning and challenging, and here are first images from the day.
Jordan Rapp made a stunning comeback to physical recovery and triathlon success after his near-fatal accident in 2010, but as it turned out, his internal struggle over the past two years was a tougher puzzle to crack.
What’s advocated is an approach to descending on a bicycle the way motorcycles and race cars tackle the science of turning.
While Frodeno and Ryf created fireworks in Austria, the Weekend Box brings Challenge action in Canada, an XTERRA battle in England, and a fine 48-year-old in France.
Jan Frodeno rode and ran away from the competition to capture the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Daniela Ryf dominated the women’s race.
At the 2015 Eurobike show we noticed this lean and mean Look 796 Monoblade, but some of their athletes are already competing on this bike.
The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championships will take place in Zell am See in Austria, and it is a stunning venue. Enjoy these images captured two days before the big event.
This year we left Eurobike early because of the 70.3 Worlds, so this is our final daily gallery from the popular annual trade show.
Graeme Stewart finished 4th at the 2015 Norseman Extreme Triathlon and here is his inspiring Norseman poem, filmed by Robby MacBeath.
Chinese giant Dalian Wanda has purchased the Ironman Corporation. What was the size and scope of the deal? Who in China will oversee Ironman? What will change in current management and operations?
We noticed new gear, gadgets, people and bikes on the second day of the 2015 Eurobike trade show, and you can tag along with us.
At the 2015 Eurobike show we took a closer look at the new Argon 18 E-119 TRI+, a bike that is likely to turn a few heads and cause some drooling.
