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Collins and Riveros Kick off 2016 with wins in Ironman 70.3 Chile

Ben Collins was out out front for much of the race while Barbara Riveros was successful in defending her title at the Herbalife IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon Collins solid all day Chile’s Felipe Barraza (CHL) was first out of the water…

Triathlon Training Tips: Start your season right

Markus Konrad, a coach in Germany offers his top tips for getting back to regular Triathlon training. What’s important for triathletes when returning to a regular training schedule?  It is important not to start the new season at the same speed…

Crossfit Proteins Versus Triathlon Carbs

The new conversation at the ‘watering hole’ now between the world of CrossFit-ters and Triathletes is, what do you eat? Protein or Carbs?Crossfitters are heavy and big in volume of work. Their muscles allow them to lift, pull, push and…

Cross Train Triathlon

3 Approaches to a successful Off-Season

Hit the trails or the track to stave off boredom and burnout. It’s a problem that confronts triathlete every year: what to do during the off-season. Take a couple weeks off, then plow right back into heavy mileage? We tracked…

Ironman Performance of the Month: Meredith Kessler

Meredith Kessler finished off the year with another win on New Zealand soil. The American started 2015 with a win at IRONMAN New Zealand and bookend her season with a victory last weekend at the IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo. The title…

IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon goes to Xiamen, China

IRONMAN to return to China in 2016 with an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in Xiamen. IRONMAN announces today the addition of a new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in China, which is scheduled to take place on November 6, 2016 in the port…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Triathletes

What to cultivate beyond good swim form, bike power, and run mechanics. Triathletes have the key tasks — swimming, biking and running — down. We can do those all day (and we do). But we also know that cultivating healthy…

Challenge Nusajaya – 13.08.2016

Date: 13th Aug 2016 Venue: Puteri Harbour Marina, Nusajaya in Johor, Malaysia. Categories: Individual, Team and Kids. The Challenge Family is expanding, and has launched its inaugural race in Nusajaya, Johor in 2016. The main venue Puteri Harbour Marina is…

Tri Coach: 9 ways to become a better Cyclist

From cadence to power meters to aero helmets, you’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers. The Ironman community posed questions about the second leg of a triathlon—the bike and had them answered by Mike Ricci, founder, and head coach at D3 Multisport…

Rookie win and back-to-back champion celebrated in the final Asia-Pacific Ironman race of 2015

Australians Matthew Pellow and Annabel Luxford struck gold at the IRONMAN 70.3 Ballarat. It proved a breakthrough victory for Pellow while Luxford reinforced her strong form to make it two wins in a row following victory at Western Sydney. She…