Dispatch: Not Your Average IronMom
Forty-two-year-old mom of five Amy McGrath will compete in the Ironman World Championship for the ninth time in October.
Forty-two-year-old mom of five Amy McGrath will compete in the Ironman World Championship for the ninth time in October.
A few words with Challenge CEO Felix Walchschofer and Challenge Penticton ambassador Peter Reid.
The Challenge Family today announced that it will host its first North American race with the introduction of Challenge Penticton.
Lessons from a pro's eating habits.
Participating countries will select two women and men to compete in order of female-male-female-male.
Searchers recovered the body of a 45-year-old Texas man who apparently drowned while training for a triathlon.
Several men will be looking to dethrone reigning champ Craig Alexander.
The four-time Ironman champion lives, travels and trains out of a tiny RV with her husband, fellow pro Trevor Wurtele, and their cat, Manah.
Alistair Brownlee has confirmed to 22otriathlon.com that he will follow Olympic gold by having a crack at the richest prize in triathlon.
Several of the sport’s short-course stars showed up in Chicago for the fifth race of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series
Every triathlete can benefit from learning how to ride in a pack.
Olympic medalists Lisa Norden, Erin Densham, Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez highlight the Stockholm field.
Two bright looks from a pair of top run brands: Nike and Mizuno.
Nicole Kelleher crossed the finish line in first, but was assessed a drafting penalty that dropped her to fourth.
Stephen Bayliss (GBR) and Martina Dogana (ITA) took out top honors at this weekend’s Challenge Vichy.
How do I decide between joining a club, hiring an online coach or just training by myself?
Lance Armstrong has suffered another setback in his legal battle to get the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency off his case.
Romain Guillaume and Jessie Donavan earned the victories at the Ironman Mont-Tremblant in the Quebec region of Canada.
Age Group Nationals wraps in Burlington with more than 1,000 sprint competitors.
Americans Daniel Bretscher and Jessica Jacobs took the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Australia's Joe Gambles and Canada's Heather Wurtele beat out tough competition to take the titles at Ironman 70.3 Timberman.
More than 2,000 athletes raced for national titles, Team USA spots in Burlington, Vt.
Germany’s Jan Raphael and Sweden’s Åsa Lundström earned the victories at today’s Ironman Sweden in Kalmar by outrunning the competition.
USA Triathlon has confirmed an athlete has passed away after being pulled out of the swim at the Olympic-distance race.
Susan Lacke explains why the way to your triathlete's heart is through the stomach.
On a beautiful Danish summer day in the Danish capital Copenhagen, 2,000 triathletes raced the third edition of KMD Challenge Copenhagen.
This dish is perfect for fueling up for a big training day or as a balanced recovery meal.
American Mary Beth Ellis only discovered the Ironman distance a little over a year ago, but she's already a five-time champion.
A devoted father has completed a triathlon carrying his 13-year-old cerebral palsy-afflicted daughter across land and through water.
Travel to Boulder, Colo. for the Inside Triathlon Sept./Oct. cover shoot, featuring 2010 Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae.
Many triathlons start on land and require athletes to run into the water before swimming.
Both of these new race-ready tri shoes are designed to help you hurry out of T1. We road tested them to help identify which one is best for you.
Climb the stairs to Fuelary in Boulder, Colo., and you’ll see a plethora of recovery practices being put to use by many hard-working triathletes.
The Ironman triathlon’s first appearance in the New York area may be its last.
Australia's Richie Cunningham and the United States' Nicole Kelleher took the titles at Sunday's Rev3 Wisconsin.
Luke Bell’s 39:08 swim has been declared the “fastest-ever” swim at an Ironman event – but should it have an asterisk?
Up-and-coming American triathlete Lukas Verzbicas suffered an intense crash on his bike while riding in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 31.
Molli Serrano, a pancreatic survivor and Ironman athlete, will be racing in Kona this October as part of the Kona Inspired program.
Thirty-four defending national champions and nine reigning world champions highlight the start list for the 2012 USAT Age Group National Champs.
Sunita Williams will participate in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, for a CNN special.
In true New York City fashion, the Ironman U.S. Championship has delivered plenty of drama, action and energy.
The $1200 price tag, up from $900 last year and double the price of other Ironman races, has received mixed reaction.
Hunter Kemper and Manny Huerta look back on the 2012 London Olympics.
This was the first race Armstrong has participated in since the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency launched an investigation against him.
An athlete was pulled out of the water at the Ironman U.S. Championship and did not survive.
Americans Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis turned in impressive performances to take the Ironman U.S. Championship titles.
A new study suggests carbs are not the main culprit.
Plus, the fast-running American shares his favorite workouts and training music.
We asked readers about their number one tip for finding their transition spot in a race.
Two thousand triathletes raced the third edition of KMD Challenge Copenhagen.
Perfect conditions set the stage for an exciting race that was decided on the hilly bike course and topped off with fast run splits.
The Germans dominated on home turf at today's Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Wiesbaden.
The first-ever Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City featured more storylines than all of Broadway.
ANorden will remain as the silver medalist while Switzerland's Nicola Spirig will keep her gold medal as the Olympic champion.
15 hours before the start of the race, Ironman staff alerted athletes and spectators that the swim would go on as planned.
Sweden is arguing that the analysis of the photo finish was not properly executed.
After overcoming a severe traumatic brain injury, Jessica Purcell will compete at this weekend's Ironman New York City.
This will also be the first year the race will not be a full Ironman distance.
A sewer-line break will lead to the discharge of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Hudson River.
The fish and tomatillos are light, the cauliflower puree is deceptively creamy, and the lemon broth adds the perfect touch of acidity.
Two-time Xterra world champ Jamie Whitmore will race the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race as a challenged athlete after overcoming cancer.
Might one of these youngsters someday grace an Olympic triathlon start line? Or will their interests turn toward other pursuits?
The inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship race will take place this Saturday and history will be made in more ways than one.
We took sock recommendations from our Twitter followers and chose our favorites out of the bunch.
Chris McCormack says his brief return to draft-legal racing was "the slap in the face" he needed to return to the Ironman World Championship.
Heading into this Sunday’s (Aug. 12) Rev3 Wisconsin triathlon, Richie Cunningham sits atop the Rev3 Series Leaderboard.
How Alistair and Jonathan ripped apart the Olympic tri and are permanently changing the sport.
For the first time in Olympic history, the pre-race favorites did not disappoint.
Very rarely do we get a a glimpse inside the athletes' Olympic quarters, but photographer Paul Phillips was able to get access.
Cuban-born Manny Huerta talks about his road to representing the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The American vows to "leave it all out there" in what could be his final Olympic race.
American Laura Bennett reflects on her race at the 2012 London Olympics and talks about where she thinks the sport is at right now.
Groff overcame a couple of tough moments to be in contention until the final seconds of the race.
Manny Huerta will represent the United States tomorrow at the 2012 London Olympic Triathlon.
When prepping for their first race, should new triathletes focus more on technique or open-water skills?
Australia's Joe Gambles and Great Britain's Liz Blatchford took the victories against a top-notch pro field at Ironman 70.3 Boulder.
Jack Maitland from the Triathloncoach.com is best known these days as the coach to Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee.
The brothers from Leeds talk about the race conditions, their training and the uniqueness of the Olympic Games.
Check out Aaron Hersh's author page.
All 55 male Olympic triathletes gathered today for the pre-race briefing.
The two-time Olympic medalist says Findlay's former coach, advisor and doctor need to accept responsibility.
The American has mixed emotions after executing a medal-worthy race where she ultimately finished fourth.
Australia’s Joe Gambles and Great Britain’s Liz Blatchford took the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Boulder in Boulder, Colo.
Two of this year’s top Ironman World Championship contenders took the victories in Kona-like conditions at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.
The professional field set to race tomorrow’s Ironman 70.3 Boulder includes a highly competitive cast of characters.
Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48.
Nicola Spirig of Switzerland narrowly beat out Lisa Norden of Sweden in an exciting photo finish at the 2012 London Olympics.
This prototype aero road bike from the Swiss bike maker is tuned specifically for the London Games.
First-time U.S. Olympian Sarah Groff will take to London’s Hyde Park aboard this Scott Foil in her quest for triathlon gold.
We polled non-drafting stars like Mirinda Carfrae, Julie Dibens and Matt Reed to see their picks of the podiums for the Olympic triathlons.