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We round up all of the most important triathlon news of the month, plus give one big hot take on one big, burning topic: triathlon broadcasts.

Things are changing for a group once focused on helping all pros. How does it play (or not play) with others? Contributor Tim Heming looks at an organization in transition.

The father-son duo of Dick and Rick Hoyt conquered over 1,100 endurance events worldwide, including 247 triathlons.

We look at the big tri picture after a huge weekend of seven major pro events.

Plus, Sebastian Kienle "loses it" during Challenge St. Polten.

Can Jackie Hering defend her title in Tennessee? Not if Paula Findlay, Skye Moench, or Rach McBride have anything to say about it. Watch it all play out on the free livestream for 70.3 Chattanooga this Sunday, May 21.

The only triathlete to ever successfully defend an Olympic title decided to have a crack at XTERRA in Staffordshire’s Weston Park in the U.K. last weekend. Turns out he's pretty good at off-road triathlon, too.

Also, the second stop of the World Triathlon Paratri Series heads to Japan.

Jeanni Metzler took 18 months away from professional racing after a debilitating battle with anxiety and depression—and the key to her recovery came from the most unexpected of places.

Chrissie Wellington has long moved on from triathlon. But the 4-time Ironman World Champion says these days, she’s achieving even more.

Sam Long, Lionel Sanders, Jackson Laundry, and Tim O'Donnell are back at it this weekend. Here's how to watch all the action on the 70.3 Gulf Coast Livestream this Saturday, May 13.

From anti-drafting to anti-doping and Olympians to underdogs, last weekend's races in Ibiza and St. George had a few takeaways for fans of triathlon.

It was an action-packed weekend of racing around the globe. Columnist Brad Culp recaps the racing in St. George, Ibiza, and Port Macquarie.

We take a close look at the top pros heading to St. George, Utah, this weekend to battle for $100k in prize money.

In a packed event with three Olympic gold medalists and some first-ever matchups in the men's race, and all of the top-10 ranked athletes in the women's race, we break down the 2023 PTO European Open.

We round up all of the most important news in our sport this month and give one big hot take on one big, burning topic.

In an exclusive interview with Triathlete, the coach of disgraced U.S. triathlete Collin Chartier speaks out on their coaching relationship, the surprisingly quiet doping investigation, Chartier's training data, and more.

It’s no shock that being a pro triathlete is an expensive venture, but short-course, draft-legal racing takes a (costly) team of experts to get to the top. We look at who pays for what and why.

An out-of-competition test by Ironman in February of this year detected the presence of erythropoietin (EPO) in a sample collected from 2022 U.S. Open Triathlon winner Collin Chartier.

Last weekend we had top-tier professional racing from Texas to Taiwan and Peru to the Canary Islands. Here’s who broke the banners and made the bucks at the biggest races from the past two days.

The traditional home of the Ironman World Championships takes place in one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems. Could splitting the event actually help reduce triathlon's impact on the island of Hawai'i?

Plus: What should we make of the PTO-Ironman face-off next month?

New Esports Triathlon World Champions were crowned, a 15 year-old triathlete took home a nice paycheck, and Gustav Iden got a penalty before the race even started. Brad Culp recaps the Super League Arena Games finale in London.

Can Gustav Iden survive the "Group of Death"? Will Gina Sereno and Chase McQueen pull off a couples' championship? Tune in to the blockbuster finale of the Super League Arena Games Series this weekend to find out.

As it almost always does, Oceanside lived up to the hype as the biggest race of the spring.

If Saturday's race was any indication, we're in for an amazing season of professional triathlon.

The biggest triathlon stories to make waves this month.

Sam Long, Chelsea Sodaro, Jackson Laundry, Paula Findlay, and Holly Lawrence are just a few of the names topping the almost 100-strong pro start list for Oceanside 70.3. Trirating expert Thorsten Radde analyzes the super-deep men's and women's fields for the big show in California.

In an exclusive interview, we caught up with Kat Matthews in Boulder, Colorado to find out about her post-collision rehabilitation, big sponsorship changes, and why racing in SoCal is more than just a stopover on her planned return to the pinnacle of the sport.

While triathlete moms relish in recent maternity leave and pregnancy clauses, they say more can be done.

WTCS world champion Leo Bergere is plotting a smash-and-grab win at 70.3 Oceanside before returning to the day job of his Olympic quest.

The unofficial start to the North American professional triathlon season isn’t until next weekend at 70.3 Oceanside, but there was still plenty of action on the other side of the globe. Brad Culp recaps the New Plymouth World Cup, Hell of the West, and 70.3s in Geelong and Davao.

Stingrays, seal bites, and bears - oh, my! We look back on six times animal encounters wreaked havoc during triathlon races.

Ukrainian triathlete Vitalii Vorontsov used to want to compete at the international level to prove his strength to himself. Now, it’s for the eyes of the world.

Columnist Brad Culp recaps a weekend of racing that included Anne Haug’s 1:16 run split at Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote, back-to-back wins from Lucy Byram, and a dominant performance from Team USA in paratri.

Though the heyday of women’s-only events may have come and gone, there’s a resurgence of female events on the horizon. But why?

The "run until" trend on TikTok is a new take on the fartlek - and it might just be the workout refresh you need.

The latest in the Gustav Iden Shoe Saga exonerates the On CloudTRI1 shoes used in Abu Dhabi - but opens up even more questions.

You think you know who owns Ironman, the PTO, or even your local race, but you have no idea. Tim Heming reports on how the money flows through swim-bike-run.

Columnist Brad Culp recaps what you couldn’t watch at Clash Miami, and what you probably didn’t watch at round two of the Super League Arena Games in Switzerland.

Our young sport has a long record of women at the top.

It's only March and already controversy reigns supreme in the world of pro triathlon with an equipment protest at WTS Abu Dhabi, an after-the-fact DQ and podium shake up at Ironman South Africa, and a relatively drama-free day of racing at Ironman New Zealand.

Triathlete’s guide to all of this year’s most exciting races—and how to stream them.

Full schedule of 13 races, including the world championships, announced. Catch the full free 70.3 livestreams on Outside Watch.

The biggest triathlon stories to make waves this month.

It finally feels like the 2023 triathlon season is officially underway, and if last weekend's races are any indication, professional tri is in a pretty good place.

How do you broaden the sport of triathlon? For Bertrand Newson and Matt Fitzgerald the answer was clear: Start by seeding diverse coaching businesses.

It depends on your definition of "easy."

Three-time XTERRA world champion and two-time ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion Lesley Paterson just won a BAFTA Award for her screenplay of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Up next: The Oscars.

Jan Frodeno is back - and we might finally see him toe the line against the Norwegians.

In a surprise announcement last week, Ironman added a new Open category and aligned with World Triathlon’s policy on transgender triathletes in the hopes of addressing issues surrounding gender and racing.

The Professional Triathletes Organization has released an update to their much-maligned pro ranking system. The result is...complicated.

Professional-runner-turned-triathlete Colleen Quigley succeeded in earning her tri pro card by breaking the tape at the Tritonman draft-legal triathlon in San Diego. We speak to the newly-minted elite license holder about her race.

A short-course star shines in his first try at the 70.3 distance at home. Plus: Place your bets now for Challenge Roth and Lionel's Super League debut.

Which is a better prize: The Lombardi Trophy or a Kona finisher medal? Only Hines Ward knows for sure.

One unconventional study examined the correlation between cardiac events and elite athletes across multiple sports. The results? Triathletes and cyclists have the highest rate.

Looking to race at the Ironman World Championships without taking the standard qualifying route? The rules for Ironman's Legacy program will be changing next year.

The steeplechase specialist and world record holder took up triathlon training for fun. Now she's shooting for her pro card.

With roughly $15M of prize money floating around in our sport last season, we break down the pro triathletes who made the most cash.

The biggest triathlon stories to make waves this month.

One Wisconsinite makes a (cheese-topped, midwestern-accented) pitch for why Milwaukee is Tri Town USA.

Activity-tracking behemoth clarifies pricing policy after chorus of criticism regarding supposed lack of transparency.

After a year of stops and starts since RaceRanger was first announced, the revolutionary anti-drafting devices got its first live trial in New Zealand. Here’s how it went.

Look, no one can really replace the "Voice of Ironman." But what if one of these voices called you across the finish line instead?

A new generation is hooked on gaming like never before, and with events like the Arena Games, the UCI esports world championship, and more, experts are hoping that the blend of VR and IRL will power up triathlon.

Strava cites 'new features and market conditions' after backlash for increased fees.

Will a women-only Kona be a success? What can we expect from the likes of Gustav Iden or Gwen Jorgensen? And will anyone give a flying fender about the Collins Cup?

Did Ironman shoot itself in the foot by moving to a two-day, two-location format for its world championship event? Columnist Brad Culp looks at the implications of the Kona-Nice split.

As a thank you for making us a part of your multisport journey next season, we’ve broken down our favorite tri-related Outside+ member perks for this year.

Through 2026, the men's and women's world championship races will happen on separate days and separate (but slightly familiar) locations.

Measuring body fat was once a common performance strategy, but for college athletes it can do more harm than good. What can we learn?

Tragic events at a recent NFL football game has athletes of all kinds asking: Are we at risk?

Want to look like a triathlon clairvoyant? Bet on these emerging pros set to have a big year in 2023.

We asked our expert tri data scientist to dig into the results of our sport's wealthiest 1%.

The stories you were reading and sharing most in 2022 feature fast bikes, 70.3 training, brain-eating amoeba, and much more.

What a year! From thrilling throwdowns to shocking splits, there was no shortage of triathlon news to keep us talking.

With the end of 2022 fast approaching, we take stock of the legends who've moved on from the sport in the last two years.

More than 100,000 triathletes made it down the chute at Ironman 70.3 races in 2022. Which races were the fastest and slowest? Data scientist Alfredo Molina dives in for an analysis of finishing times.

The numbers are crunched, and the results are in. Data scientist Alfredo Molinas takes a look at the fastest and slowest Ironman races in 2022

This season was notable, as it was the first full return to racing since the pandemic began. As such, a host of new pros rose to the surface. Check out our exhaustive, expert list on the top pros and their performances in 2022.

Was 2022 the greatest year in the history of professional triathlon? Columnist Brad Culp recaps the highlights of the season.

Now that women’s draft-legal triathlon is getting the official nod from the NCAA, it leaves collegiate paratriathletes to fend for themselves in a grey area somewhere between club and varsity.

Your roundup of news from the multisport world this week.

Gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen has unfinished business in triathlon: racing the Olympics in the Mixed Relay event. Learn what she dreaded about the sport when she left five years ago, why the "soft announcement," and her relationship with coach Jamie Turner.

Jorgensen—who switched to running in fall of 2017—announced today that she'll be shooting for a spot on the USA's mixed triathlon team relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the 2016 gold medalist faces a surprisingly uphill battle. Read why.

Looking to unleash your short-course speed in 2023? We picked 12 of our favorite sprint- and Olympic-distance triathlon events in each region across the country in categories like Best Race for Celeb Sightings, Best Race for Spectators, Best Race for Desertscapes, and more.