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A MAN from Ham who is putting himself through a gruelling mega-triathlon to reach this year’s World Cup in South Africa has raised more than £15,000 so far.
Rob Forbes has cycled, swum and run 19,360 km (about 12,000 miles) so far and has reached South Africa, while raising money for the ch…

Kevin Koskella, of triswimcoach.com, offers some sound advice on common FAQs regarding swim warm up.

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Thousands of Quebec cyclists will take part in memorial rides across the province on Wednesday to mark the Tour du Silence, an international event to commemorate victims of cycling accidents. More than 400 cities around the world are marking the occasion, but it will be a particularly sombre…

Prior to my stroke, I was training to compete in the ITU Triathlon World Championships in Germany. I had competed in well over 100 multisport events, including three Ironman triathlons. I was a USA Triathlon All-American, and I swam and ran cross-country in college. I started the Quad Cities…

The United States’ Tim O’Donnell and Great Britain’s Leanda Cave turned in fast performances to win today’s Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon on the grounds of Walt Disney World. O’Donnell took the victory thanks to narrowly edging out a fast running Viktor Zyemtsev of Ukraine. Cave’s win came as she domina…

This spicy sandwich is inspired by one often served in the city of Xalapa in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It’s called pambazo, which is also the name of the flaky roll it’s made with. The bread is spread with pureed black beans and traditionally filled with shredded chicken, chorizo or…

We know you have already done this. You know, sitting around the office you look at the celebrities and try to figure out how to manufacture the perfect look. If you have never done this before it is simply taking body parts from celebrities to make the perfect human. And being the triathlon tragics that we are we…

"Warning: Falls from cliffs on this trail have resulted in death." That's what the sign said at the bottom of the Angels Landing trail in Zion National Park. The folks who put that sign up aren't joking, either - just six days before Andy Giancola, Jen Thornton and I took on the spectacular hike, a woman…

You'd think that Mike Esposito's friends and co-workers would run for cover whenever they saw him - considering how much money he's raised for various causes over the last few years, they all must be broke.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. All those people are happy to help the guy out –…

At 5.30pm (US mountain time) today, an anonymous donor will be handing over two cheques totalling $10,000 to the Blazeman Foundation for ALS and to the Jane Tomlinson Appeal in exchange for a once in a lifetime dinner date with Chrissie Wellington and Dave Scott.
The lure of dinner with the reign…

Three women are dead after six triathletes biking to a weekend training session at a Quebec university were struck by a small pickup truck on a highway near Montreal yesterday morning.
Three other cyclists -- two women and a man--were seriously injured but expected to survive.

All six belonged to Le Club…

USA Triathlon Project 2016 team member Chris Foster, who recently placed 14th in his ITU World Championship Series debut in Sydney, chatted with Simon Gowen on Thursday's edition of the Simon Gowen Triathlon Show.
Foster was 27th in Seoul and is currently 21st in the ITU WCS standings after two events. Foster…

Nutrition may be your missing link in training. Here are eight common nutrition mistakes many athletes make with tips and recipes for how to solve them

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Every Wednesday morning, I wake up in the dark and head to the pool for a 6 a.m. swim workout. After the workout, I go straight to work. Although it feels great to rise early and accomplish a hard swim, my heart aches since I don’t get to see my family that morning. For one day each week, I miss out on waking…

With Walt Disney World Resort as a backdrop, it's no surprise that this weekend's Rohto Ironman 70.3 Florida has once again attracted a huge sell-out age group field and an impressive group of professionals.
Great Britain’s Leanda Cave and Luxembourg’s Dirk Bockel are back to defend their titles – Cave is…

During a homestay with Sue Hutter at Ironman Coeur d’Alene last year, Australian pro triathlete Kate Major was treated to this banana bread, now one of Kate’s favorites. She says it’s “a simple recipe that anyone can make” and that it’s “oh so good.” You can leave the chocolate chips out if you like, or yo…

The biggest mistake most self-coached athletes make is not training consistently. It’s not that they don’t want to; it’s just that they frequently violate an even more basic tenet of smart training which is at the heart of consistency — moderation. When you moderately increase the training stress (workout duration and intensity) in conservatively measured amounts you wind up training consistently week after week. But if you pile on huge doses of stress with overly long or hard workouts, or skip…

Commuting by bike to and from work is beneficial on several levels. Aside from the obvious benefits to the environment that result from cutting back on your driving, a twice-per-day commute can also serve to improve your health, your focus on tasks at work (early morning aerobic exercise tends to have this…

By Tom Denes

Ever wonder what those guys and gals in the "fast lane" do that makes them so darn speedy? Aside from great technique—which we won't cover today—they are applying physics to their swimming. They intuitively know that the more power they generate, the faster they will go. And they do this with…

Most people realize there is skill development in swimming, but many just hop on their bikes and don't ever learn the basic skills to become a better cyclist. When I first started riding a bike I was lucky enough to be involved in a great program that had an Olympic-level cycling coach. One of the first…