WTS Edmonton in Pictures
The penultimate 2015 World Triathlon Series race was held in Edmonton, Alberta in horrid conditions on September 6, 2015. I was there covering the race…
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Murray and Holland Make One Last Sprint for the Finish in Edmonton
Let’s all chill out about Ironman and Kona points for a second, and focus on the part of triathlon the rest of the world pays…
35 Years of Ironman Stats: Bike Aerodynamics
In this installment we return to the curious case of the Kona bike splits. We previously enquired why the (male) athletes aren’t putting more power…
True Truly Takes Over, Gomez Grabs Gold: WTS Stockholm
The ITU WTS points race is on, with just 3 races left on the calendar this year: Stockholm, Edmonton, and Chicago. We’re already all excited…
A Day of Domination: Rapp & Ellis Lead Ironman Mont Tremblant to the Line
For the last two years, Mont Tremblant was the Ironman North American Championship. (To which my husband said, “Where is that?” If it sounds French…
Potts & Naeth Top Stacked Field at Timberman 70.3
It’s going down. We’re yelling timber… Starring… Andy Potts, Tim O’Donnell, Richie Cunningham, Trevor Wurtele, Leon Griffin, Drew Scott, Paul Matthews, Cam Dye, Rachel Joyce,…
35 Years of Ironman Statistics: The Run
Our last installment of this series broke from our analysis of performance in the individual disciplines to provide a little context on bike splits. This…
Pedersen & Stein Win European 70.3 Championships
The Lineup: Camilla Pedersen, Michelle Vesterby, Radka Vodickova, Andreas Raelert, Kevin Collington, Manuel Kueng, Boris Stein The course: The “Sparkassen Finanzgruppe 70.3 European Championship” (say…
Steffen Crashes & Wins, Tims Out-run McMahon: Cebu 70.3
The Lineup…Can you say STACKED?? – Brent McMahon, Sam Betten, Craig Alexander, Pete Jacobs, Luke McKenzie, Tim Berkel, Cam Brown, Tim Reed, Caroline Steffen, Beth…
Racing in the Shadow of Terror
Long course triathlons feature rough water, strong winds and high temperatures, but can they endure the Middle East’s political climate? Political turmoil and armed conflict…