Events

Spain's Mario Mola kicked off 2019 with another WTS victory.

Zaferes earned the second WTS gold of her career on Friday in Abu Dhabi.

New Zealand's Mike Phillips and the United States' Jocelyn McCauley earned the victories on a beautiful day of racing in Taupo.

After being eliminated from day one, Vincent Luis had to turn in the race of his life to earn the series title.

American Katie Zafares narrowly lost in a sprint finish, but easily took the overall series championship.

Set your eyeballs to stun and fire up Travelocity: In the heart of Patagonia, we give you a mid-spring mental thaw-out with a walk through Patagonman, the world’s newest extreme triathlon.

The 2020 ITU World Championships will take place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada—a quick trip for U.S.-based triathletes.

It was once against the scenery that stole the show at the New Zealand race.

Triathlete.com contributor Adam W. Chase reports on his experience spectating the Doha Triathlon in Qatar.

These three U.S. races are a great introduction to iron-distance racing.

The Life Time Indoor Tri is poised to drive new athletes to triathlon in 2019.

The “First Wave” pages of Triathlete magazine are reserved for the top photos from the sport.

See one of the most epic parts of the world and compete in the toughest triathlon of your life? Win-win!

Triathlon photographer Paul Phillips travels the world to capture images from the sport’s top events. Here, he shares his favorite photos from 2018.

Coachella Valley proved to be an ideal winter triathlon destination, with a picturesque desert backdrop and beautiful conditions.

Belgium's Pieter Heemeryck and the United States' Sarah Haskins earned the victories at a shortened Challenge Daytona.

Can Ironman's biggest international competitor finally find footing in the United States?

The ITU and Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced that the triathlon test events will take place from August 15 to 18, 2019.

Bozzone turned in a stellar performance at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney.

Triathletes representing 43 countries and 48 states competed in Tempe on Sunday.

Both Llanos and Jackson earned emotional wins in downtown Tempe.

When it comes to racing as a professional triathlete, John Kelly’s triathlon career will be one and done.

Haines City provided the backdrop for athletes from around the world at the 20th edition of the Ironman Florida triathlon.

In the week leading up to race day, Daniela Ryf’s primary focus was maintaining a consistent series of easy runs, light swims, and plenty of time aboard her new Felt IA Disc in order to ensure her pedaling legs were feeling strong

Vincent Luis and Katie Zaferes maintained their Super League Tri Series leads after another fast-paced weekend of racing.

Arizona State University dominated the event on its home turf.

Mementos filled racers' hearts with joy; elementary students learned about endurance sports.

One hundred teams from around the world took on a difficult course and were rewarded with an amazing experience (and gorgeous views).

Over 2,300 athletes from 20 countries and 45 states showed up for the inaugural Central Texas race.

Vincent Luis (FRA) maintained the top spot after a tough three-day battle.

After a three year absence, the City of Angels has its triathlon back.

Katie Zaferes (USA) held onto her top spot in the SLT Championship series leaderboard at the season’s halfway point.

There was more than 4,000 feet of combined climbing on the technical bike and run courses, which were muddy and slippery due to recent rainstorms on Maui’s northwest coast.

Belgium's Pieter Heemeryck and Germany's Svenja Thoes earned the victories in what ultimately turned out to be a duathlon due to rough sea conditions.

Super League is bringing thrilling, spectator-friendly racing to triathlon. Here's what you need to know about the second race of the 2018 series.

Hundreds of age-group triathletes also made their dreams come true on Saturday, Oct. 13 in Kona.

The athletes who put it all on the line to race in the 40th-anniversary edition of triathlon's greatest show.

Spain's Pablo Dapena González and Great Britain's Lucy Gossage earned the victories on a beautiful day in Spain.

The 2018 Ironman World Championship is in the books—and it was a history-making day.

It's time to shed your Kona qualifying FOMO.

Approximately 2,500 athletes came from across the globe to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to compete in the iconic 2018 Ironman World Championship.

Photographer Rocky Arroyo joined the more than 2,500 athletes to grab images of the iconic Ironman World Championship swim start in Kailua Bay.

O'Donnell talks about the drastic changes he's made in his training, the head-to-head battle with Braden Currie, and managing the balance of parenthood with elite-level racing.

The American finished 10th at the 2018 Ironman World Championship with a blazing time of 8:58:58.

Charles chats about her stellar swim, her mindset on the bike, and what she thinks Kona rookies brought to Saturday's race.

She chats about her disappointment of not making it onto the podium, the complicated dynamics in the women's bike race, and how the race has changed over the last few years.

The Scottish athlete chats about the conditions and overcoming an "average" front half of his race to finish on the podium again.

Currie ran shoulder-to-shoulder with Tim O'Donnell, had some fun banter with eventual race winner Patrick Lange, and then held off a late surge from Matt Russell.

Aernouts put together a 54:07, swim, 4:12:26 bike, and a 2:45:42 marathon to finish in 7:56:41.

Russell got his best-ever Ironman World Championship finish one year after nearly losing his life on the same Kona course.

What happened to the pros who didn’t finish?

Even Lange was surprised by his epic performance.

A jellyfish string nearly derailed Daniela Ryf's 2018 Ironman World Championship.

The class of 2018 will go down in history as the group that completely set a new standard for Hawaii Ironman racing.

Germany's Patrick Lange claimed his second-straight Ironman world title in a course record time.

Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf crushed the bike course record (4:26:07) on her way to establishing the fastest Ironman finishing time for a woman in history at 8:26:18.

The 2018 Ironman World Championship is a triathlon that will likely sit atop the record books for years to come.

Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf came out of the swim in a slower (for her) 57:26 after being stung by a jellyfish, then crushed the bike course record in 4:26:07 and posted a sub-three Kona marathon (2:57:05)—crossing the finish line in 8:26:18.

Patrick Lange claimed his second Ironman world title—putting together a 50:37 swim, 4:16:05 bike, and 2:41:32 marathon to establish a new course record of 7:52:39.

Our own Brad Culp sat the Ironman bike record holder (Starykowicz) and the Kona bike record holder (Wurf) down for a delightfully punchy chat just ahead of the 2018 Ironman World Championship. Who’s the greatest cyclist in Ironman history?

The training is done and the bikes are racked: It's time to race!

Australia's Sarah Crowley is back in Kona after a breakthrough third-place finish in 2017.

2014 Ironman world champion Sebastian Kienle knows what it's like to win this race and he's hoping for a second title on Saturday.

As the world has changed, so has much of the Hawaii Ironman, but as the clock winds down to midnight on race day, we get a glimpse of what it once was.

This 36-year-old mom and former pro netball player believes fitness and training for sport can make women not only healthier and stronger, but happier.

It's been a long, hard road back but the 40-year-old says he wants to be able to walk away from the sport on his terms.

Presenting the big questions last year's runner up answered on the island this week:

We sat down with four former world champions for a candid chat about who they think has the best shot of waking up on Sunday with a new world title next to their name.

The endearing, surprising answers from this year's Kona qualifiers.

We're nearing race day on the Big Island. Here's a look at how Thursday played out.

The American chats about how she prepared for Saturday and what role she thinks she could play in shifting the race dynamics.

James Cunnama crashed his mountain bike early in the year, but has bounced back and is excited to make the start on Saturday.

Father-daughter duo Phil and Ophelie Saussus both qualified to race Kona, and they plan to finish it together.

The three-time Ironman world champion talks about how her Kona prep has changed and where she feels her fitness is going into Saturday's race.

Corbin says she's put too much pressure on Kona in the past, so she's taking a more relaxed approach this year.

American Ben Hoffman was forced to pull out of the 2018 Ironman World Championship last week after discovering a sacral stress fracture.

The Ironman World Championship's wackiest race-week tradition is in the books.

Kona 2018 athletes tell us what drove them to want to qualify for the Ironman World Championship.

 The Big Island is unkind to first-time winners of the Hawaii Ironman.

Ironman competitor Mania-Maria Bikof spearheads an international group of volunteers who help her rescue thousands of refugees in the Aegean Sea.

2017 Ironman world champion and course record holder Patrick Lange of Germany is back on the Big Island and ready to defend his title.

Race day is getting closer and the island is buzzing with anticipation. Here's what happened just a few days out from the big day.

Lionel Sanders hosted a private press conference for media and sponsors this morning, and as always, he was the ultimate open book.

Matt Russell talks about second chances, unexpected gifts from the Big Island, and living his life with a new sense of passion since his life-changing accident in 2017.

Switzerland's Daniela Ryf is back in Kona to go after a fourth-straight Ironman world title.

The ex-pro-turned-triathlete says endurance sport has taken him to limits and places he’s never felt before.

It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Kona, but that didn't stop the Ironman World Championship athletes from proudly representing their countries in the Parade of Nations

Kona 2018 athletes tell us what inspired them to take that first step into tri.

Like triathlon, David Knox’s quest to acquire every original Kona poster and signature from every world champion may seem quixotic, but it’s actually all about what you get along the way.