A week ago triathlete and ultrarunner John Kelly became the 15th person since 1986 to conquer the infamous Barkley Marathons – a ultra difficult 100 mile trail race in the Frozen Head State Park in TN. This humble Every Man Jack athlete talked to us about that experience and more.
by Herbert Krabel, April 9, 2017
Matt Russell has raced in every edition of Ironman Texas and this year he thinks it will require a sub-8 hour performance to win the Ironman North American Championship event taking place in The Woodlands on April 22nd.
The inaugural ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar took place in Croatia yesterday and a Swedish team captured the overall title and the golden bibs in a stunning and challenging setting.
Former British elite athlete Andy Blow is now best known as the man keeping athletes hydrated and cramp free with Precision Hydration.
This past weekend athletes from the Southern Hemisphere experienced the inaugural Breca Wanaka Swimrun in New Zealand and here are first impressions from the event.
Yesterday at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships long-time frontrunner, Joshua Cheptegei, pulls a Brownlee with the finish in sight!
The 2013 IRONMAN World Champion Frederik Van Lierde was attacked by a group of teenagers in South Africa, knocked unconscious and then robbed of his phone.
The USA and the UK announced that laptops, tablets, e-readers and all other electronic gadgets with the exception of cell phones can no longer be carried on board of flights originating from certain airports in the Middle East, and that includes Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Trevor Wurtele is getting ready for IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside and he already has a 3rd place finish at the recent 70.3 Campeche in Mexico to his name. The always entertaining Wurtele chatted with us about a variety of topics including the race in Campeche, the upcoming season and sponsor woes and love.
Week three of the Slowtwitch Road Show Tour took the ice cream truck to Texas for a stop at Tri Shop.
Jodie Stimpson is glad that 2016 is over and this gritty Brit has her focus now set on 2017 and beyond. She started her season in Abu Dhabi and was narrowly beaten by Andrea Hewitt. But there are no regrets.
A snapshot look at how endurance sports changed my life for the better.
Staffan Björkland is very close to nature as an avid and accomplished climber, skier, adventure racer and Swimrun athlete. He won the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championships in the mixed division with Marika Wagner in 2015 but he is not simply defined by that result. He will soon race an XTERRA triathlon and who knows what will be next after that.
