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My First DNF...

Sunday, 20 November 2016 23:10

By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)

RACINE 70.3 RACE REPORT - 1. About 30 minutes before race start they told us not to walk down the beach to the swim start. We were soon told the race would be delayed until at least 9:30 and to go seek shelter due to an incoming storm. While this was unfortunate I can say that the storm was intense with torrential downpours and I was happy not to be out on the bike when that rolled in.

2. The race was changed to a duathlon, completely cutting the swim, a bike shortened to 31.5 miles and the full run and we’d start at 10:20. I had gone back to my hotel to stay...

Gotta See This...Plus IM AZ News!

Saturday, 19 November 2016 23:10

ED. Personal bests were set today at Ironman Arizona by RUTH BRENNAN MORREY and ERIN KLEGSTAD. Fourth-year Rochester pro Brennan Morrey was 55th woman / 10th pro woman out of the water (1:05:35). She followed that with a 4:53:13 bike split, her gender's fifth fastest, which landed her in 10th place overall. Then she outran all of the women (2:57:45!) , which elevated her placing to 4th. Her time was 9:02:28, bettering her prior best, set at Chattanooga in 2014, by 7:11. Klegstad was the 12th amateur woman to finish (4th in her AG). Her time was 10:19:01, improving her 2015 Wisconisn PR by 26:28!...RESULTS

An awesomely terrible Netflix movie about ironman training...

By Erin Beresini (triathlon.competitor.com)

Triathlon doesn’t usually make it into TV or film plotlines, but when it does, it’s typically terrible. Take the 10th episode of the Hawaii 5-0 reboot in which armed thieves rob a diamond store while racing a tri. Because running around town in an aero helmet is as inconspicuous as you can get on race day. But that episode pales in comparison to the Lifetime original Netflix is currently serving up, in which one mom’s Kona goal serves as the premise of the entire 1 hour and 34 minute movie. You must watch it. Now. With all of your triathlon friends.

Fair warning, we’re going to spoil it for you in that we’re going to tell you why it’s terrible, a task that generally involves tearing down the major plot points. But we’re not really spoiling anything because the only reason...

Hit the Gym!

Friday, 18 November 2016 23:10

By Shawn Gerber (breakingmuscle.com)

“I don’t need the gym. I’m already running 5-6 days per week. That’s plenty!”

Have you ever said something like this? As an endurance athlete, it is easy to buy into the idea that you can just run, bike, or whatever-it-is-you-do all the time, and call it good enough. After all, that is what you are training for, right?

Not exactly. ...

Why Matt, Not Sean...

Thursday, 17 November 2016 23:10

Today we're going to talk about one of the more controversial MMA selections: Men's Performance of the Year

At Tri Night, Matthew Payne did not expect to receive the POY. At the podium, he admitted that he had expected Sean Cooley to take home the prize for his course record 4:04:21 at Superior Man. Several others were confused, perhaps shocked, by the selection.

Why then did Matt Payne's CR at Buffalo Olympic receive the award? Before we start to explain, know that some of the selectors did favor Cooley.

- First of all, Buffalo Olympic's men's field was perceived to be deeper than SM's. It featured four of the top 5 men on Team Minnesota, plus Corey Towle, who came very close to making the team. By comparison, only two--Payne and Andy Wiberg--Team Minnesota men, other than Cooley, raced at Superior Man. Still, as was said on Election Night, the POY race between Matt and Sean was too close to call...