The 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship will have one of the deepest and most talented men’s fields in history; will it be Kienle, Frodeno, Gomez, Sanders, Bozzone – or one of a dozen other ...
I propose we look at pro triathletes, and the prize money offered them, in a different light. My thesis is that the chief beneficiary of the prize money is not the pro. It's you and me.
Today Ironman welcomes Poland to the family. It's Herbalife Ironman 70.3 Gdynia. This is the first Ironman race in a former East Bloc country not counting tri-crazy Hungary, and it may be the first ...
It is clear that most of us are competitive by nature, but there is a time and place for that. At a carbo loading dinner there is no need to race for the pasta.
Many of you know about, and maybe have read, Courtland Milloy's anti-cycling rant in the Washington Post. What bothers me most about these all-to-frequent rants is probably not what you think.
This weekend the eyes of the world will be on Frankfurt, Germany where the Ironman European Championships take place. It is about pride, money and Kona points, but who will be victorious?
We've been a tale of two sports: Draft legal, and the sport the rest of us do. Are you still anti-draft, like that Japanese soldier who still thinks WWII is going on? Time to take another look.
The Penticton race society just published on its website, "Is Challenge Penticton Canada for sale? Absolutely not." It just wants someone to take on the risk and the debt, not the ownership.
I’m going to tell you today, now, here, what others won’t. Triathlon as an industry, company by company, has been flat or declining in the U.S. for the past 2 years, maybe 3 years.
Erik Seedhouse joined the elite 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, earned a PhD in space medicine and wrote a gripping memoir about his successes, failures and survival in some very tough ...
This week the final roster for the Sochi Winter Olympics Games was officially announced. For everyone involved, it was a life-changing experience. But the most fascinating stories of the Games are ...
The Competitor Group announced today that Inside Triathlon magazine will no longer be published and will focus these resources instead to the sister publication Triathlete and the corresponding ...
In Chattanooga, TN a cyclist was harassed by folks in a pickup truck and then hunted down again by them in a different vehicle. They even used pepper spray but now the cyclist is accused of being ...
Some of Timothy Carlson's favorite rants, soliloquies, meditations and one liners to be found in blogs, newspapers, magazines and online comments directed at triathlon in 2013.
I got a voice message from WTC's CEO, Andrew Messick, and it was not business as usual. It was about typhoon Haiyan, and in this case the heart was riding shotgun and EBITDA took a back seat.
WTC's domestic Ironman for foreigners was invaded by an entourage from one of the world's richest families. Who knew Bahrain was Ironcrazy? And they want an Iron race of their own.
Spain's Victor Del Corral won IM Florida this past weekend with a superb 7:53:12. Now he faces a DQ because he wore the same helmet Frederick Van Lierde wore in Kona.
With two very big marketing campaigns in Kona it is not surprising to see Rudy Project leading the helmet count, but they are in fact part of an apparent trend that less is enough.
The 18th edition of the fabulous XTERRA Worlds in Maui offers a deep roster of fierce competitors vying to take the elite crowns as the top off road triathletes on the planet.
No dominant force, a few key players missing, some usual favorites battling physical woes and many talented contenders make the Ironman World Championship women’s elite race maddeningly difficult ...
Taking on the impossible task of Ironman World Championship predictions once again, this humble prognosticator thinks that Eneko Llanos, Pete Jacobs and Andreas Raelert will go 1-2-3 atop the ...
In early September of this year TriDubai founder Roy Nasr was killed by an admitted drunk driver and that 24-year old male has now been sentenced to a month in jail. This is unbelievably sad and ...
We share our key observations and commentary about Interbike 2013. Other than a venue change to Mandalay Bay, what were the key differences from years past?
Victor Plata, elite athlete representative on USA Triathlon's Board of Directors, urges USAT's annual members to vote "no" on resolutions he beieves would stifle transparency and concentrate power ...
