How Do You Know You’re Ready? The 70.3 — a 1.9km swim, 90km bike, and 21.1km run — is a significant step up from Olympic distance. But the readiness question is not about fitness alone. It is about consistency, time commitment, and your honest assessment of where you are right now. Here are five training…
What Is the World Triathlon Tour? World Triathlon has announced plans to consolidate its entire race calendar under a single umbrella brand: the World Triathlon Tour. Under the new structure, the WTCS, World Cups, T100, and Challenge Family events are drawn into a unified framework with shared rankings, qualification pathways, and commercial identity. It is…
Who Is Laura Massey-Pugh? Laura Massey-Pugh is a British endurance athlete who has spent years building her capacity through ultramarathons and long-distance triathlons. She is not a professional triathlete — she trains and races alongside work and family commitments, which has made her extraordinary challenge particularly resonant with the age-group community following her progress in…
What Happened A viral video captured at an IRONMAN event in April 2026 showed an athlete reaching into a competitor’s transition bag and pocketing nutrition products. The footage spread rapidly across triathlon social media, generating significant debate about race ethics, enforcement and the pressure athletes face during long-course racing. Within 48 hours of the video…
What Happened The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship is scheduled for Nice, France in 2026 — and it has become the subject of one of the most dramatic administrative disputes in triathlon in recent years. In early 2026, the Mayor of Nice announced that the city would not permit the race to go ahead, citing disruption…
Rico Bogen and Julie Derron took the headlines at the 2026 T100 San Francisco on 24 May. Germany’s Bogen defended his title with a dominant 3:17:25, while Switzerland’s Derron stunned Taylor Knibb by running her down on the iconic Escape from Alcatraz course to break the American’s unbeaten T100 streak. Men’s Race Bogen took control…
Portugal’s Vasco Vilaca claimed his second WTCS win of the season in Alghero on Saturday, kicking clear of Brazil’s Miguel Hidalgo with 400m to go after both pre-race favourites — defending WTCS champion Matt Hauser and Olympic champion Alex Yee — were ruled out by a crash and a DNF respectively. In the women’s race…
An Olympic-distance triathlon — 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run — is the most popular distance beyond sprint racing, and the format used at the Olympic Games. It’s achievable for regular, committed athletes with the right preparation. Here’s your complete guide to getting to the start line ready and confident. How Much Training Do You…
Professional triathlon gained a significant new addition to its competitive calendar in 2026 with the launch of the Supertri Pro Series — a standalone professional circuit with an $800,000 prize pool, distinct from both the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) and the T100 Triathlon World Tour. Here’s everything you need to know about what it…
IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton (7 June 2026) is one of the most challenging half-distance races in the UK calendar — and one of the most rewarding. With nearly 2,000 metres of climbing on the bike leg and a demanding run through Bolton town centre, the course separates athletes who have done their homework from those who…
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