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The PTO T100 descends on San Francisco Bay this Saturday using the iconic Escape From Alcatraz course — 2km in cold bay water, 80km through the Presidio, and 18km with the infamous Sand Ladder waiting. Hayden Wilde is the red-hot favourite. But Rico Bogen knows this course like his own driveway.
Jeremy MacLean walked into IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga with three pro races to his name and walked out with a jaw-dropping victory over Sam Long and Matt Hanson — surviving a dropped shoe on the bike and brutal cramping on the run to win by just 10 seconds.
The science of triathlon training evolves constantly. These are the shifts being discussed at the highest levels of the sport — and what they mean for your training.
After years of HIIT dominance, top coaches are returning to high-volume, low-intensity training as the foundation for endurance performance.
Coros and Garmin have both integrated running power metrics into their platforms, giving runners the same precision cyclists have enjoyed for decades.
Major brands are finally investing in gender-specific wetsuit construction — with buoyancy panels positioned for female anatomy rather than male bodies with pink paint.
New research challenges the fasted training trend. Performance-focused coaches are shifting back to fuelled sessions for high-intensity days.
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New research from the University of Lausanne reveals how elite athletes pace themselves across the 226km Ironman distance — and what you can learn from their strategies.
A 25 km/h rider can save 11 minutes on a 40km leg just by getting aero — nearly double what a pro saves at 45 km/h. We break down the physics, the drills, and why your bike fit is worthless if you can't sustain the position at mile 80.
You track power, pace, HRV, and nutrition to the gram — but 30–50% of endurance athletes have undiagnosed airway limitations quietly capping their performance. Here's what's really happening to your lungs.
Real triathletes, real stories — from age-group podiums to bucket-list finishes.
Age-grouper turned professional, Kona podium finisher
"The beauty of triathlon is that you get three chances to succeed — and three disciplines to hide in. Most age-groupers never truly optimize all three. That's where the biggest gains are."
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Sam Long emerged from the Gulf Coast 70.3 swim 1:22 behind the leader in 16th place — then posted the fastest men's 70.3 bike split in history and ran down the field. A breakdown of the race and what age-groupers can steal from it.
IRONMAN's 2026 qualification overhaul replaces the old slot-lottery with a performance-based system — age-group winners qualify automatically, while a new Performance Pool rewards the fastest age-graded times globally. Here's exactly how it works.
The 2026 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas North American Championship had everything: Norwegian dominance, a heartbreaking DNF, a personal-best marathon that still wasn't enough, and enough Texas heat to humble anyone who got their pacing wrong.
With $175K on the line and 6 Kona slots per gender, April 18 in The Woodlands is where the 2026 Pro Series gets real. We break down the women's showdown — Kat Matthews vs. Taylor Knibb vs. Solveig Løvseth — plus the men's field led by Patrick Lange and Kristian Blummenfelt.
Course records fell like autumn leaves at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside today as Taylor Knibb and Kristian Blummenfelt turned one of triathlon's most stacked fields into a masterclass in how to absolutely obliterate the competition.
Lionel Sanders crushed the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm in 3:17:12. Jackie Hering won despite a 2-min penalty. Here's what it means for 2026.
Kat Matthews smashed the Ironman New Zealand women's course record by over 10 minutes on March 7, 2026 — and the ripple effects for the entire Pro Series are already being felt.
The field is stacked this year, and the course records are very much in danger. We break down the contenders, the conditions, and the athletes to watch.