“It’s hard to explain the opportunity cost of chasing this dream. You’re not building a resume. You’re not gaining work experience. You hit 30 and try to enter the job market, and you’ll be competing with 24-year-olds."
With little warning, the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic committee has moved triathlon from its home in Long Beach to an entirely new site over 30 miles away. Triathlete’s editor-in-chief digs in to the details.
A recent study found short-course triathlon performance improved after the COVID-19 pandemic. But was this due to different training and racing patterns during peak pandemic, or is triathlon just a sport that was already getting faster?
European correspondent Tim Heming with a tale literally unfolding in the Seine's undercurrent.
Poor water quality in the Seine River has already made headlines, but what are the alternatives for the Olympic triathlon events? Tim Heming speaks to officials and asks Olympic athletes' coaches how they're getting ready.
Spectator tickets for the triathlon events at the Paris Olympic Games went like hotcakes - or croissants, if we're being French about it.
Nearly 24 years have passed between the first triathlon events at the Olympic Games and this summer's events in Paris. Two Olympic athletes reflect on the impact of that first event, and more, in their own words.
All of the preparation, none of the perks - and yet, that could change at any moment. Triathletes Kirsten Kasper and Alexis Lepage share what it's like to be an alternate for their country's Olympic teams.
Who will be in the mix at the front of the men’s triathlon event at Paris 2024? We’ve asked 2004 Olympian Andy Potts for his list of favorite contenders (and who will be a threat if the swim is canceled).
Follow along with our up-to-the-minute updates of who's racing in the individual and mixed relay triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
24 years after triathlon made its debut at the Sydney Olympics, we check in with the eight Americans from the original USA triathlon team.
Taylor Knibb has officially withdrawn from the cycling road race at the Paris 2024 Olympics, opting to instead focus on the cycling time trial, individual women's triathlon, and triathlon mixed relay events.
Is it all in the run? Do you have to be a front-pack swimmer? One expert dives into the changing face of elite-level racing to see what will be required to win gold at the 2024 Games.
Your questions about paratriathlon, from the basics to the 2024 Paralympic Games, answered.
Morgan Pearson has shared his “rules” on social media for years. Is he just trolling, or is it Confucius-level advice a triathlete can use? We asked the American Olympian about his rules, and more as he wraps up his Paris Games prep.
In an announcement delayed by arbitration on the women's side, Great Britain will also be sending a team to the Olympics with no Brownlees for the first time in 20 years. Read why.
After winning two medals in triathlon at Tokyo 2020, British triathlete Alex Yee is a favorite for more at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sixty percent of the 2024 Paris Olympic triathlon team was selected by a discretionary committee, but who is the committee, and how do they decide? USA Triathlon offers Triathlete a peek into the room where it happened.
The U.S. triathlon team for the 2024 Paris Olympics is loaded with talent. Read more about the five triathletes who will be representing Team USA, and check out our expert analysis on how each will factor into the Paris triathlon events.
Taylor Knibb chats with Triathlete about her two-sport Olympics, her mega-loaded 2024 calendar, and the dream coaching team she's assembled to pull it all off.
With a long list of sprint-distance and relay success, France's Cassandre Beaugrand now enters this summer's Olympics as a favorite for an individual medal. Learn how she got here and why momentum is on her side.
The reigning triathlon gold medalist talks about her nearly career-ending injury and how vastly different racing is in 2024.
At the final World Triathlon Championship Series stop before the Paris Olympics, favorites show form and Olympic selectors have their work cut out for them.
From landscape gardener to Olympian, New Zealand's Hayden Wilde has a pro triathlon journey for the ages.
Taylor Spivey may not be an Olympian (yet), but the all-around pro has some of the most consistent success in the sport.
Beth Potter's recent win at the Supertri E World Triathlon Championships makes it three world championships for the 32-year-old Scottish triathlete. Learn more about her journey from top-ranked runner to triathlon world champion.
The worst thing about pro racing this year? Keeping up with all the top-tier events. Our 2024 pro triathlon racing calendar can help.
Paris spent $1.5 billion to clean up the Seine River for the Olympics and Paralympics - but will the water actually be safe for swimming?
In a whirlwind 24 hours, Morgan Pearson went from Paris Test Event benchwarmer to qualifying for his second Olympic Games triathlon team.
The reigning 70.3 world champion and 2020 Olympian becomes the first American to automatically qualify for the U.S. Olympic team with a fifth-place finish at the Paris test event.
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.
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.
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.
Remember the name Kira Gupta-Baltazar - you're going to hear it a lot over the next few years. Get to know the new NCAA Women’s Triathlon Champion and aspiring 2024 Olympian.
It was a summer full of exciting races in Tokyo. Here are some of our favorite triathlon moments from the Games.
For Bermuda, Flora Duffy isn’t just a gold medalist - she’s a hometown hero.
With the Tokyo Olympics effectively on lockdown for the majority of fans, the triathlon event presents one rare opportunity to spectate. Meet the tri fans who rolled the dice against the authorities.
In many ways, the men’s Olympic tri event was the version of triathlon we all experience—messy, unpredictable, discouraging, but still sometimes inspiring.
One member of the Canadian team told Triathlete that it took eight-and-a-half hours for their group to get tested, processed, and approved for entry.
Stat geeks, grab a snack - it’s time to dig into some interesting facts and figures surrounding this historic Tokyo Olympics.
Our Man in Japan gives a firsthand account of this week’s unprecedented Olympic preparations and how the city of Tokyo is coping.
Enjoy the Games this summer, but remember when to hold your tongue.
For Olympian Taylor Knibb, triathlon is a family affair.
Why you should care about the most exciting style of triathlon, all the time.
Sponsorship in Japan can be vastly different from how most pro triathletes find support in the West—how it works (and sometimes doesn’t).
Everything you want to know about this summer's Olympic triathlon event.
An insider's look at the staggering preparations and the rumble of discontent going on within the Olympic host country.
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A look back at how a display of sportsmanship between two countrywomen roiled triathlon’s rulebooks.
A look inside what it takes the make the U.S. Olympic team.
It took four years of struggling through training weeks—but now she's following in the Brownlees' footsteps (and on their training rides).
Get ready for the Games!
Timing and strategy will be key to manage stress and COVID regulations.
But do they work to improve endurance performance? The evidence, so far, is mixed.
With the Tokyo Games being pushed out a year due to COVID-19, athletes are leaning on their community, their friends and families, and each other.
We're all missing race weekends and the memories that come along with them, so we're looking back on some of the iconic moments from the past. First up, the underdog performance of American Susan Williams in 2004.
Meet Summer, steal one of her workouts, and then find out how she fuels.
2020 will be a historic year for our sport.
The excitement of the mixed relay event will likely draw more eyeballs and get more people interested in triathlon.
Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee has become first triathlete to successfully defend his Olympic title.
Our picks for the 20 best triathlon accounts to follow on Instagram leading up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
USA Triathlon today named Katie Zaferes as the sixth and final member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team.
As one of the top American men on the ITU circuit, 30-year-old Joe Maloy has big goals for 2016.
Nicola Spirig will undergo surgery on her left hand as the result of injuries suffered during a bike crash at WTS Abu Dhabi.
The four men at the top of USAT’s Objective Ranking System for Olympic Qualification will be going head to head in San Diego this weekend.
Elite triathletes will vie to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team on May 15 at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.
One of those contenders, Charlotte McShane, talked to ABC in Australia about the road to Rio.
Special Olympics Wisconsin held its third annual indoor triathlon Sunday.
Experts say ‘virus levels are widespread’ after AP testing shows water is badly contaminated, even far offshore.
The lowdown on what effect the Grand Final could have on the 2016 Rio Olympic team.
Reigning ITU world champion Javier Gomez (ESP) was impressive against a tough field to earn the win and another Olympic berth.
No American male placed in the top eight, leaving all spots on the U.S. Olympic team up for grabs.
Americans Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah True qualified for the U.S. Olympic team Sunday by finishing 1st and 4th, respectively.
Copacabana Beach contained a concentration of viruses "roughly equivalent to that seen in raw sewage."
For the first time in its 47-year history, the Special Olympics World Games included triathlon as part of its lineup.
Six U.S. triathletes are set to compete on July 11-12 in pursuit of National Federation quota spots for the Olympics.
The 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event is set for Aug. 2, and at least 12 Americans are expected to toe the line.
USAT today announced the international events that will serve as 2016 Olympic Game qualifying opportunities for American triathletes.
What happens when you take one of the best American runners of all time and turn him into a triathlete? Hopefully an Olympic medal.
The test event will not award prize money or WTS points, but it will offer valuable Olympic qualification points.
Ben Dijkstra (GBR) and Daniel Hoy (NZL) battled it out down the blue carpet of the finishing chute.
Australia’s Brittany Dutton rode a gutsy solo bike breakaway to claim Youth Olympic gold in Nanjing.
The triathlon competition at the Olympic Games has delivered another nailbiting finish.
The second Youth Olympic Games kick off this Saturday Aug. 16, in Nanjing China and triathlon will make its second appearance on the program.
Team USA is looking ahead to Rio with a renewed focus on "going to the Games to win, and to earn medals, and not just making the team."
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today released the qualification system for the 2016 Olympic Games.
The fastest miler in American history is starting multisport at age 30.
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An invitation-only tri camp led by Barb Lindquist is helping mold single-sport athletes into American Olympic triathletes.
Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan impressed in front of a home crowd at the 2012 London Olympic Triathlon.