Triathlon News & Blogs

• TRIATHLONPortuguese Olympic triathlon medalist Fernandes to miss London Games Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:55a ET By Reuters 2008 Olympic triathlon silver medallist Vanessa Fernandes will miss this summer's London Games, the Portuguese athlete was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
• IRONMANArmstrong 2nd in Panama in his first 70.3 Posted Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:52p ET By Ironman.com New Zealand's Bevan Docherty and Canadian Angela Naeth took the titles at the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Panama. Docherty, a two-time Olympic medalist, was second out of the water and seventh off the bike, and came across the finish line at 3:50:13, less than a minute ahead of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong (USA).
• MR. UNIVERSETweet of the Week winner: Samantha McGlone's immature (but effective) swim practice dodge Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:30a ET By Matt Stroup, Universal Sports Sometimes in life, a triathlete doesn't want to go to swim practice. And last week, Samantha McGlone was not afraid to take an immature measure to make sure she avoided it.
• TriathlonEnter the Ultimate Endurance Kit Sweepstakes! Posted Wednesday, December 7, 2011 4:46p ET Enter the Ultimate Endurance Kit Sweepstakes for a chance to win an Orbea bike, TYR Hurricane wetsuit, a $500 gift certificate for G Series Pro products and more.  And be sure to watch Shalane Flanagan, Dathan Ritzenhein,  Chris Legh and other experts offer Ryan Sutter training and nutrition tips in the special series "Inside Endurance."
  
• TRIATHLONBracht and Bremer winners at Ironman Western Australia Posted Monday, December 5, 2011 10:42a ET By Ironman.com Timo Bracht from Germany took today's SunSmart Ironman Western Australia title, showing great form on the run. Bracht was followed by NSW youngster Clayton Fettell, who led for much of the race, while third place went to course record holder Jason Shortis.
• TRIATHLONCave earns win the hard way Posted Monday, November 21, 2011 11:22a ET By Ironman.com At the Ford Ironman Arizona, Great Britain's Leanda Cave had to overcome a number of obstacles before her superb performance ended with her first Ironman title.[BOX align="right"]
• TRIATHLONRecord day for Llanos at Ironman AZ Posted Monday, November 21, 2011 11:07a ET By Ironman.com It took a record-breaking performance by Spain's Eneko Llanos to hold off Great Britain's Paul Amey for the win in the men's race at Ford Ironman Arizona.
• TRIATHLONNew Zealand's Hewitt, Gemmell wins WCup triathlon Posted Sunday, November 20, 2011 8:17a ET By Associated Press Kris Gemmell beat compatriot Bevan Docherty in the men's race and Andrea Hewitt won the women's event as New Zealanders dominated their home leg of the ITU World Cup triathlon series Sunday.
• TRIATHLONRapp wins ITU Long Distance World title Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2011 10:20a ET By Associated Press American Jordan Rapp won the ITU Long Distance World Championships triathlon Saturday, beating Australia's Joel Gambles by nearly 3 minutes.
• IRONMAN NEWSRecords fall in Panama City Ironman Posted Monday, November 7, 2011 12:41p ET By Ironman.com It was a record setting day almost from the start of the pro race at 6:50 this morning as Hawaii's John Flanagan blazed through the swim in 44:36, leading Texan James Bonney out of the water by about 3:30 and enjoying a lead of almost seven minutes on the race favorites, five-time Ironman Switzerland champ Schildknecht and four-time Ironman Brazil champion Eduardo Sturla.
• TRIATHLONMcCormack gambles on Olympic triathlon berth Posted Friday, October 28, 2011 10:22a ET By Associated Press Chris McCormack's friends joked that he was going through a "mid-life crisis" when the two-time Ironman world champion decided to try to represent Australia in the London Olympics.