10 Tips for the Mere Mortal Beginner Triathlete

Tackling your first triathlon might seem like the scariest and hardest thing ever. But don’t be daunted—you can do hard things! by Meredith Atwood In my first triathlon, I forgot my swim cap, fell over on my bike in transition and was the slowest runner out there. Guess what? It was awesome! I was changed… Continue reading 10 Tips for the Mere Mortal Beginner Triathlete

Women For Tri Announces Additional Slots to 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

An additional 25 qualifying slots to the pinnacle event of the IRONMAN 70.3 Series to be offered for female athletes at 20 races worldwide. Women For Tri, a program of the IRONMAN Foundation, today announced that a total of 500 additional women will earn an invitation to race in the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship… Continue reading Women For Tri Announces Additional Slots to 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Kona Kings & Queens: Meredith Kessler

This is an excerpt from my “Kona 2018 Rating Report“. You can download your copy here. Thorsten: You’ve been struggling to figure out “your Kona puzzle.” Have you been able to make progress or come up with new ideas and plans? Meredith: All you can do with Kona is keep learning, adjusting and tweaking some… Continue reading Kona Kings & Queens: Meredith Kessler

USA Triathlon Clydesdale & Athena National Champions Crowned in Chattanooga

By USA Triathlon | June 23, 2019, 7:50 p.m. (ET) Clydesdale & Athena athletes at the Olympic-distance awards ceremony. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Brian Buzzard, Laura Crower, Ryan Barnett and Nicole Dieckow earned overall victories Sunday at the USA Triathlon Clydesdale & Athena National Championships, as 12 total athletes earned national titles in their age groups.… Continue reading USA Triathlon Clydesdale & Athena National Champions Crowned in Chattanooga

Catching up With Pro Triathlete and TV Game Show Star Max Fennell

  By Nick Hehemann | June 24, 2019, 10:30 a.m. (ET) A former college soccer player, Max Fennell’s dream of making it to the pros was derailed when he suffered a major knee injury just weeks before he was set to try out for his local minor league soccer team in Philadelphia. Not sure where… Continue reading Catching up With Pro Triathlete and TV Game Show Star Max Fennell

U.S. Olympian Joe Maloy to Lead USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment Program

By USA Triathlon | June 24, 2019, 6:38 p.m. (ET) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced that 2016 U.S. Olympian Joe Maloy has been hired as coordinator of the USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment Program (CRP), which identifies and recruits top-level NCAA runners and swimmers to elite triathlon. A member of the USA Triathlon… Continue reading U.S. Olympian Joe Maloy to Lead USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment Program