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Splitting The Field In Chattanooga

Before the race has even begun, the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, TN is already a watershed moment in the history of Ironman racing. For the first time, men and women will compete on different days. Totally separate races have long been a fixture on the draft-legal ITU elite circuit, but never before has Ironman split the field at a world championship race.

Gino Bartali and The Road To Valor

Gino Bartali, two-time winner of the Tour de France, helped save the lives of Jewish refugees during WWII by ferrying documents hidden in his bicycle and by sheltering a Jewish family in an apartment he owned. This past May, the new Israeli professional cycling team, commemorated Bartali during the 100th anniversary of the Giro d'Italia with a special ride tracing his war-time document smuggling routes.

The Professor’s Take. Peak Performance Review Two.

Gail Gottfried, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Pitzer College, reviews "Peak Performance" in the second of our crowdsourced reviews. Gottfried writes that the book is, "compelling and hard to put down," but that, "readability sometimes comes at the expense of precision."

Peak Performance Reviewed

The first of three reviews of Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness's new book, "Peak Performance" crowdsourced from our user forum. Here Dan Kennison, founder of Premier Bike, brings his perspective as an entrepreneur and amateur athlete to bear. Also includes an intro to the book and the three reviewers.

But you are women!

When Kristin Larsson and Annika Ericsson showed up to race SwimRunMan Gorges du Verdon a hotel receptionist said "But you are women!" Undeterred the two females then beat all mixed and male teams and grabbed the overall tile of SwimRunMan Gorges Du Verdun.

Building the mind of a champion

Ironman 70.3 World Champion Joanna Zeiger Ph.D. applies her analytical skills and insights from her career in a guide to building a champion mindset.

Be a Nice Person

I don’t want our industry to waterboard its customers. I read a blog post from a company that feels the same way I do. Posts like this are too rare.

A clash of cultures in the pool

The police were called to a pool in Germany because a swimmer swam freestyle outside of a designated freestyle lane. Because of "dangerous waves" triathletes and swimmers in Germany often can't use all lanes of these pools.