If you want to go long in triathlon you may opt to chase PRs on a fast or possibly short course, or you may select to find a hard and challenging event instead, and the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon fits that latter option perfectly.
by Herbert Krabel, June 18, 2018
Matt Russell recently brought his Diamondback Serios to the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, NC and we took a closer look at this race ready machine.
Matt Russell was hit by a car during the race in Kona last year, and we had a chat with him about that crash, the road to recovery, IRONMAN Texas, drafting and much more.
American Matt Russell is still not fully recovered from the horrific crash in Kona last year, but he went to the A2 Wind Tunnel in NC to see how he can get faster.
A year ago they barely knew each other, and this year Eric Engel and Jacki Cronin are driving the AltRed van and trailer across the country while attempting to train and race and Kona qualify.
The documentary The Man with the Halo is an inspiring look behind the scenes of Tim Don’s tough journey to return to race again at the very pointy field of professional triathlon.
Heather Wurtele recently partnered with Parlee Cycles and moving forward she will be racing on a Parlee TTiR disc bike. Here now is closer look at this very fine looking machine of hers.
The sport of SwimRun started with a bet on the island of Utö and the second stop of the 2018 ÖtillÖ World Series returned to this magical location.
Ben Hoffman won IRONMAN South Africa in 2016 and 2017 but in 2018 he struggled to finish that race after he injured himself a couple weeks earlier in the Absa Cape Epic MTB stage race in South Africa.
Ryan Giuliano was the top age grouper in Texas with a a time of 8:17:24 and 19th place overall. Giuliano started in the sport in 2004 and has improved vastly since.
Canadian Jen Annett finished 7th at the IRONMAN North American Championships in Texas, but her 4:25:10 bike split ranks now as the top record IRONMAN female bike split.
Helle Frederiksen finished second in her IRONMAN debut last November and is now fully focused on Kona. Experience now a day with her in her new home in Denmark, south of Silkeborg.
This weekend more than 700 athletes took part in the 2018 Challenge Riccione, and we have beautiful images from this half distance event on the Adriatic coast in Italy.