Latasch: The athlete drank mostly water during the race and did not take in enough minerals. Noakes: Can’t happen if athletes advised to drink to thirst, not to a schedule.
by Jonathan Toker, PhD, August 3, 2015
A competitor was DQd during the bike leg for urinating near the roadway during Ironman Lake Placid. As many do. (Let’s be honest, as all of us long-timers have done.) Was this fair?
This is a story about a kids triathlon, but it is more importantly about inspiring kids to go outside and be active versus sitting in front of a screen.
On a busy triathletic weekend, we present for your reading pleasure Ironman contests in the Netherlands and the Rockies, and Ironman 70.3s in the Philippines and South Africa.
USA’s Gwen Jorgensen led Brits Non Stanford and Vicky Holland atop Rio Olympic Qualification podium; Sarah True takes 2nd U.S. Olympic qualifying slot.
Javier Gomez outran Vincent Luis to win the Rio Olympic Qualification event, and Richard Murray ran strong from behind to grab the final spot on the podium.
Allan Hovda defended his Isklar Norseman title and held off Lars Petter Stormo with a time of 9:43:46. Kristin Lie battled Line Foss all day to take the 2015 Norseman women’s title.
The last 2 days have been unsettling for hopefuls awaiting the Rio Test Events on Sunday. The swim was on, then off, now on again. But questions remain.
After the Friday morning swim, the Norseman crew announced that the swim for tomorrow’s race has been shortened to 1.9k because of 10.5 degree water temps.
Emma Pooley and Arnaud Guilloux captured the challenging and absolutely breathtaking 2015 Alpe D’Huez Triathlon. Mary Beth Ellis and James Cunnama were runner-ups.
A motorist in the UK chased a cyclist on foot after a heated confrontation, and then took a serious fall onto the pavement. Instant justice possibly, but the cyclist should have shown more restraint.
At the IM European Championships in Frankfurt, Germany we noticed the green custom painted Cervelo P5 of 2013 IM Kona champion Frederik Van Lierde.
Three days before the Rio Test Event, the AP wrote of competitors “who have already fallen ill with fevers, vomiting and diarrhea,” because of water quality.
Starters at the 2015 UltraTri Sweden swam 12k, biked 510k and ran 93k, and while there was a winner, events like this are not so much about time, distance and placing.
David Dellow had an age group bib number at Challenge Roth and was thus somewhat under the radar, but that did not stop him from grabbing a podium spot.
Every time we feature a Canyon bike, riders outside of Europe want to know how to get one, and now they are available to Australians and Kiwis.
The Professional Triathlon Union was announced today with several famed pro triathletes listed as signatories, although this was not the first effort of its kind.
Kiwi Callum Millward interviews Helle Frederiksen about money, modeling, Boulder, racing, writing books and more in this new Cupcakes with Cal episode.
Triathletes are super willing to put their superbikes in boxes or on planes, and travel. Where do they most often go? Europe? Nope. Canada? Nope.
The body language surrounding this launch constrains me to again take this brand seriously as a tri bike maker.
In a small race in Southern Germany, the race winner was disqualified for receiving outside assistance, and the declared winner was not happy either.
Ironman announced today that selected North American Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races will feature split professional start fields starting in 2016.
The Weekend Box offers accounts of a hard fought 70.3 in Calgary, a rugged XTERRA, Ironman Lake Placid and the finish of a 50 Ironmans in 50 days quest.
Bart Aernouts won the inaugural Enea Challenge Poznan ahead of James Cunnama. Diana Riesler grabbed the women’s title over Radka Vodickova.
Viktor Zyemtsev made a late race pass on Kyle Buckingham and Danielle Mack overtook home country favorite Melanie McQuaid late in the run to win IM Canada.
