
Ironman: One and Done?
Retail bike industry numbers are down, but there are early hints of a possible upswing in the U.S. in triathlon. Is Ironman an actor in either the downturn or in the upswing?
by Dan Empfield, May 4, 2016Retail bike industry numbers are down, but there are early hints of a possible upswing in the U.S. in triathlon. Is Ironman an actor in either the downturn or in the upswing?
by Dan Empfield, May 4, 2016The very first thing many early Hawaiian Ironman finishers did was produce a race back home. We were apostles. Is this Ironman spirit still alive today?
Jesse Thomas says his six wins in a row at Wildflower is due in large part to luck – and a predilection for tough courses with lots of hills on the bike and run.
With the swim canceled due to very cold weather, Bertrand Billard of France and Tine Deckers of Belgium won the bike-run Pays d’Aix 69.1.
Beth Gerdes of the U.S. and Tim Reed of Australia ran superb marathons to come from way back to win Ironman Australia on a wet day in Port Macquarie.
Jesse Thomas outran race record holder Terenzo Bozzone to extend his long course domination to 6 straight wins and Liz Lyles defended her title at Wildflower.
Craig Alexander broke away from Mitch Robins with 3km left on the run and set a new course record; Annabel Luxford dominated the women to win Busselton 70.3.
It’s not quite 112mi, and it’s a turny mother, but if Mike Reilly calls you an Ironman as you stride to the finish, by cracky, you’re an Ironman.
Ms. Lyall is the author of the explosive piece on Julie Miller in the New York Times. She answered questions about the story from the perspective of the Times.
Small shop, small town, big heart. If you want to know what community and solidarity looks like, travel to this Slowtwitch Road Show when it takes place next year.
Since the September 1974 Fiesta Island Triathlon put on by the San Diego Track Club, triathlon has grown exponentially. We salute the longest continuously-run triathlons.
Fernando Alarza ran away from Jonathan Brownlee to take his first WTS victory while Mario Mola’s victory streak was broken with a 4th place at Cape Town.
In her first WTS race of the season, 2016 Great Britain Olympian Non Stanford tops Jodie Stimpson and Flora Duffy for the win at Cape Town.