LATEST TRIATHLON NEWS

March 24, 2021

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Enters Week 2 on IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch Page with Teams Taking on Half-Distance Triathlon Simulation

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge North America IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Week 2 taking place on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. ET (11:00 p.m. GMT) with three teams from North America facing-off in a Half-Distance virtual triathlon. Professional triathlete Lindsay Corbin will join this week’s competition providing the teams an...

March 24, 2021

Introducing Elevate 2028: USA Triathlon’s 2021-2028 Strategic Plan

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today unveiled Elevate 2028, the organization’s 2021-2028 Strategic Plan, which will guide its priorities, decision-making processes and culture through the next two Olympic and Paralympic Quadrennials. The robust set of guiding principles, goals and strategies will enable USA Triathlon to grow participation, provide unmatched...

March 23, 2021

What’s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?

A new review assesses what it takes to maintain endurance and strength when circumstances interfere with your usual training. Outside

March 23, 2021

GiveSignup | RunSignup’s Biannual Race Registration Market Analysis Shows Growth

Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup released the Spring 2021 Registration Market Analysis, a biannual effort to evaluate the true state of the endurance market in an industry without a comprehensive aggregator for data. The report builds a three-dimensional view of the marketplace, with a snapshot of major news in...

March 22, 2021

Finland Named Host Country Of The 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

LAHTI, Finland / TAMPA, Fla. (March 22, 2021) – The IRONMAN Group today announced that Lahti, Finland has secured the right to host the 2023 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship, a two-day event that will take place on August 26-27, 2023. It is the third time that the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will...

March 22, 2021

Celebrating 25 years of KINeSYS Performance Sunscreen

22 March 2021 - Performance sunscreen brand KINeSYS is celebrating 25 years of protecting active outdoor people. The milestone has brought a perfect opportunity to reminisce on the past, define what makes the brand unique, and welcome a new era of KINeSYS. The KINeSYS mission is to develop innovative sun...

March 18, 2021

2021 IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Kicks Off with Sprint Distance Triathlon Simulation Airing on IRONMAN Now on Facebook Watch

Team Captains Nashville singer and songwriter Ryan Kinder, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and IRONMAN U Certified Coach Morgon Latimore, and veteran sportscaster Shannon Spake go head-to-head-to-head in a Sprint distance triathlon simulation Cody Beals to join in the competition offering opportunity to bolster their scoring with Pro Wild Card Lifelines ...

March 18, 2021

Peloton instructors design a new Adidas clothing line

The 11-piece line, called the adidas x Peloton SS21 collection, is priced between $30 to $85 and consists of tank tops, pants shorts and hoodies. Peloton has other branded clothes with athletic companies, like Nike and Lululemon, but this is the first designed with the help of its instructors, who...

March 18, 2021

USA Triathlon Announces 2021 Paratriathlon Development Race Series

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the four events that will make up the 2021 Paratriathlon Development Race Series, a set of races for emerging paratriathletes who aspire to compete at a future Paralympic Games. Participants will be able to gain experience racing at the national level, and...

March 18, 2021

Super League Triathlon Appoints Aurora Media Worldwide As Global Broadcast Partner

Aurora will help Super League to drive further innovation and build on the success of both its Championship Series and the SLT Arena Games. Specialising in the development and production of live, premium global sports events such as Formula-E and Extreme-E, Aurora Media is recognised as a creator of innovative,...

March 17, 2021

LEOMO Forges Innovative Cycling Partnership with MOVISTAR TEAM

Boulder, CO (March 17, 2020) — LEOMO Inc., a company that helps cyclists and triathletes of all levels break through power plateaus with products and direct-to-customer services that enable faster, stronger, more efficient, injury-free riding, has announced a new partnership with the Movistar Team. Under the agreement, LEOMO will supply...

March 17, 2021

TheTriSummit Begins TONIGHT!

TheTriSummit kicks off tonight at 8pm ET with Challenge Family North America CEO Bill Christy, IRONMAN Senior Regional Director Paul Huddle, and USAT Board member and race director Gabriela Gallegos. Rarely are senior members from Challenge Family and IRONMAN found on the same panel, but they are at TheTriSummit, to...

March 16, 2021

Southern Firecracker Introduces Elite Field

March 16, 2021 Grenada, MS – Rockstar All Access announces today it has opened up registration for an elite field for the inaugural Southern Firecracker 70.3 mile triathlon to be held on June 26, 2021 at Grenada Lake in Mississippi. The event will pay $3,400 in cash payouts to the...

March 16, 2021

IRONMAN Provides Event Status Updates for Its Events in Texas

- IRONMAN Texas postponed due to Harris County COVID-19 Threat Level System currently at Level 1: Stay Home, and the resulting impact to the bike course  - Optimism remains for IRONMAN 70.3 Texas in Galveston scheduled for April 11 and IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock scheduled for June 27 to take place...

March 16, 2021

Super League Triathlon To Stage Paratriathlon Events

Super League Triathlon is set for another first with two paratriathlon events confirmed as part of an upcoming double header of race action. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift heads to London and March 27 and Rotterdam on April 18 and will feature a host of Paralympic medalists and...

March 16, 2021

Raw Endurance Triathlon Launches Training Camp Series

New York, N.Y. (March 16, 2021) — Raw Endurance, a leader in triathlon training, announces its 2021 Training Camp Series lineup. Under the direction of Ironman athlete and captain of the FDNY Triathlon and Cycling Teams, David Guilford, Raw Endurance is set to host camps in New Paltz and Lake...

March 15, 2021

Registration Powered by TicketSocket Now Open for Select 2021 USA Triathlon National Championships, Legacy Triathlon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the opening of registration powered by TicketSocket for a slate of 2021 national events, including the USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships (May 22-23 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama), Youth & Junior Nationals (July 31-Aug. 1 in West Chester, Ohio), Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group...

March 12, 2021

Super League Triathlon Secures Global Broadcast Deals

Super League Triathlon’s unique blended event in London has secured major global broadcast deals. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift comes to the UK for the first time with an event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on March 27, before heading to Rotterdam on April 18. After a successful...

March 12, 2021

GiveSignup | RunSignup Releases a Roundup of Q1 Events Showing a Return to Racing

(Moorestown, NJ)– GiveSignup | RunSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and nonprofit events in the U.S., released a roundup of events across the country showing a significant resurgence of in-person running. The roundup features 50 live events across 42 states, ranging in size from under a hundred participants to...

March 11, 2021

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge launches as new live broadcast racing format pitting teams of age-group athletes against each other and airing exclusively on the IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch Page

TAMPA, Fla. (March 11, 2021) – Coinciding with the recently launched IRONMAN® VR™ All-Terrain Series, IRONMAN has announced the creation of the IRONMAN VR Team Challenge, a new live broadcast racing format focusing on three teams of age-group athletes that will compete exclusively on the IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch page. During...

March 11, 2021

Ben Kanute Joins Team INFINIT

Cincinnati, OH, March 11, 2021 – INFINIT Nutrition is excited to announce the addition of 2016 Olympian and professional triathlete Ben Kanute to Team INFINIT. After a year of almost no racing in 2020, Kanute kicks off the 2021 season this weekend at Challenge Miami where he will be fueling...

March 11, 2021

XLAB Launches 2 New Direct Bolt-Mount Hydration Systems for Triathlon Community

XLAB is very pleased to announce the release of two innovative, direct bolt-mount front hydration systems.  Each provides a lightweight aerodynamic advantage, secure bottle retention, and a fully integrated look for select Cervelo®, Trek® and Argon 18® bikes.* The TORPEDO VERSA SLIM takes the popular Torpedo Versa 500 system and...

March 10, 2021

USA Triathlon Announces Six 2020 Coaches of the Year

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today recognized six of its most influential coaches as 2020 Coaches of the Year for their contributions during the unusual 2020 triathlon season. The awards for 2020 focused on athlete development, community impact, volunteer service and coaching education — areas where awardees provided immense...

March 9, 2021

Endurance Sportswire Executive Interview Series – CREDO Tri’s Co-Founder and CEO Heath Eskalyo

Heath Eskalyo recently launched a new mobile app for triathletes that motivates, inspires and brings together age group triathletes and pros. We sat down with Heath for a Q & A to learn more about his idea for the app and how it is helping triathletes. Tell us a bit about...

March 9, 2021

Olympian Katie Zaferes Joins Team UCAN

Olympian Katie Zaferes has made the switch to UCAN to fuel her training and racing at the highest levels in the sport of triathlon. Zaferes is ranked the #1 short-course triathlete in the world, is the reigning World Triathlon Series Champion, and a favorite for Olympic Gold in Tokyo. Zaferes...