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State of Tri

A lot of those in our industry, manufacturers, retailers, RDs, have been asking me if the sport is flat, up or down. I began to gather stats on this last year, here’s the fruit of my investigating.

Up close with Eric Hinman

Eric Hinman is the fast age grouper who inspired Dave Mirra to pick up the sport, but he is actually fairly new to the sport himself. We checked in with him to learn more.

Run shoes in 5 years

In the series wrap I’ll predict what run shoes will be like in 5 years, features that will advance and recede, and possible changes in the trajectory of several leading companies.

70.3 St. Croix is calling

Devashish Paul has added more details and information to his guide of racing and logistics for the Ironman 70.3 St Croix triathlon. Are you ready?

Good times at Club Med

What comes to your mind when you hear Club Med is likely dated as a few years ago they changed course from a singles vacation place to a family oriented sports resort.

Run shoe levers and footbeds

Running has never seen this kind of divergence in technologies and theories, from barefoot all the way to hyper-structure and custom footbeds. And everything in between.

It is acquisition time in Spain

Ironman announced yesterday that they acquired Triton Spain SL, the owners of Challenge Barcelona and its half distance sibling, and also hinted at another race in Spain.

Future of Run Footwear

The features that matter in technical running footwear are different now than they were a decade or two ago. That’s a good thing. Footwear is going to look a lot different in 5 years.

New run technologies

The king (minimalist running) is dead. Long live the king (supportive running). This is the first of a series on how new running technologies will transform foot and lower body extremity health.

We Noticed: Frank, Eric …

In this issue of What We Have Noticed we feature Go Fund Me pages for the families of the tragic accident victims, Eric’s Big Day, a new Challenge race in Denmark and more.

Newton 5th lug

Now your 5 metatarsals do not have to fight over Newton’s lugs. Its new shoes provide a lug for every toe. But this is not the only difference between its 4- and 5-lug versions.

Bike handling

You could be forgiven for thinking that cycling is simply a grunt, brute force sport, since you can go from beginner to winner in 6 months. But to truly excel, you need more than brawn.

The Weekend Box Apr 13 2014

The Weekend Box brings you 70.3 races from Malaysia, Florida and New Orleans, a memorial race to a triathlon star struck down too young, a long course duathlon in Holland, and a fancy new race in Cannes.

Starky, Frederiksen win PR 70.3

Andrew Starykowicz and Helle Frederiksen earned repeat victories at Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico; both winners did it with sizzling bike splits on a hot and windy day and energy sapping day in San Juan.

Stoltz, Riveros in NZL

South African Conrad Stoltz took the win at the 12th annual XTERRA New Zealand Championships and Chilean Barbara Riveros captured the women’s title.

Sitting down with Lisa Ribes

Lisa Ribes Roberts has been accepted into the Timex squad this year and quickly rewarded that trust with a fine runner-up spot at Ironman Los Cabos.

Deadly accident in NOLA

New Orleans news station WWL-TV reported today that a group of cyclists was struck by a motorist and one of the cyclists has died, while another was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.

Watch out for Lionel Sanders

Lionel Sanders is a talented young Canadian who has already impressed many with a superb win in Muskoka, but at 70.3 Texas his dreams were deflated.

Ironman Maryland!

It’s a phoenix raised from the ashes of what was Chesapeakeman. The WTC quickly, and shrewdly, turned disaster into a windfall for its own brand and for triathletes living in the Mid-Atlantic.

Dave Mirra impresses again

Most folks know Dave Mirra because of his BMX Freestyle exploits and his Rallycross skills, but now Mirra is focused on triathlon, doing well and loving it.

Swimovate Poolmatelive

In my search for the all-inclusive wrist-worn device – to me the holy grail of sports watches – I’ve lighted on an interesting entry: this watch is most at home in the water, but almost admirably amphibious.

Drone injures triathlete in race

Aussie Geraldton news reported today that the wife of Courtney Ogden was struck in the head by a drone while competing in a triathlon, and subsequently fell to the ground and had to be taken to a hospital.

Weekend Box Apr 6 2014

The first weekend in April had a very global flavor as we bring you tales of competitions in the South Pacific, Europe, South America, Africa and the American regions of Southwest, Southeast and the unique state of Texas.

Gomez reigns at Auckland

Two-time ITU World Champion and reigning World Triathlon Series winner Javier Gomez of Spain ran away from Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain in the last kilometer to win the 2014 WTS debut in Auckland.

Stimpson rules WTS Auckland

Last year’s ITU World Triathlon Series runner-up Jodie Stimpson dominated a tough field at the opening round of the 2014 WTS in Auckland, topping Anne Haug of Germany by 25 seconds.