Heather Jackson First American Female Pro to IRONMAN Podium in 10 Years
Rudy Project pro triathlete Heather Jackson made history at the 2016 IRONMAN® World Championship as she crossed the finish line in third, making her the first American female to podium in ten years....
View Article4 Tips For Triathletes: Avoid New Season Blues
Fall is a wonderful time of the year. For runners, it means marathon and trail race season; for dedicated cyclists it’s the time of year for cyclocross; for triathletes in the Midwest, however, fall...
View ArticleGraduating from Sprint to Olympic Distance Triathlons
When you decide to start participating in triathlons, you have to start somewhere. Many people start with the sprint triathlons. Sprint triathlons are the shortest triathlons so it makes perfect...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open for the 2017 Life Time Tri Series
It’s never too early to plan your 2017 triathlon schedule – the Life Time Tri Series race schedule is out, and registration opened Nov. 1. “Life Time proudly commits to providing premier triathlon...
View ArticlePleasant Prairie RecPlex and Prairie Springs Park to Host Pleasant Prairie...
The Village of Pleasant Prairie is pleased to announce that race dates have been set for two major triathlon events during 2017. Prairie Springs Park and Lake Andrea will be the host site for the...
View ArticleIRONMAN Announces 2017 Rule Changes
Each year, IRONMAN updates and changes their rules and regulations to best suit its athletes for the upcoming season. In an announcement from IRONMAN last week, head referee Jimmy Riccitello explained...
View ArticleIRONMAN World Champion Mirinda Carfrae to Speak at Naperville Half Marathon
Premier Event Management (PEM), a leading endurance sport event producer and organizer, is pleased to welcome IRONMAN World Champion Mirinda Carfrae as its featured guest speaker to kick off the 2017...
View ArticleLocal Team Wins High School Triathlon National Championship
Fifteen members of the Sammy’s Fox Valley Region Club Team traveled to University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the High School National Triathlon Championships this weekend. The team turned in some...
View ArticleLife Time Tri Series Launches New York City Championship Event
Continuing its commitment to grow the sport of triathlon, the Life Time TriSM Series, produced by Life Time®, Healthy Way of Life,introduces new athlete-friendly innovations and format changes to make...
View ArticleBest Local Holiday Deals for Athletes this Weekend
Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, athletic stores around the Chicagoland area have plenty of deals to offer you. Whether you’re shopping for an athlete in your life, or...
View ArticleLocal Club Wins USA Triathlon High School National Championship
Seventeen members of the Sammy’s Fox Valley Region Club Team traveled to University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the USA Triathlon High School National Championships this past weekend. All races were...
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MMTT to Host 2018 Illinois High School Triathlon Championship
The MMTT Youth Triathlon, supported by Northwestern Medicine, is honored to have been chosen by USA Triathlon as the event to host the 2018 High School Triathlon Championship for the state of Illinois....
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Ironman 70.3 World Championship (Nice, France)
It was a privilege to participate and complete this race. I am ecstatic to have raced among the fastest women in the sport. I was inspired and amazed at the level of competition, the fitness of these...
View ArticleExperience Triathlon Sprint Tri (Pleasant Prairie, Wisc.)
Last week, triathletes in Chicago were hoping to get wet prior to the swim cancellation due to Lake Michigan water conditions. This week, just north of the Wisconsin border in Pleasant Prairie, they...
View ArticleNorth Shore Triathlon
I’ve come to the conclusion this year that if it’s Sunday and raining in the Chicagoland area, it must be race day! Such was the case, yet again, when I awoke to the sound of driving rain at 4 am...
View ArticleNorth Shore Tri (part deux)
The weather tried its hardest on Sunday, August 15th to disappoint local triathletes again, but race organizers never wavered as the rain let up just in time to race the seventh annual North Shore...
View ArticlePTO Seeks to Acquire Ironman: An interview with the new CEO
On Monday, the Pro Triathletes Organization (PTO) announced intentions to attempt to purchase the World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman). Ironman is currently owned by the Wanda Sports Group (WSG), a...
View ArticleIllinois’ Ultimate Ironman Takes on the World Championship
Born on the South Side, raised in Lincolnshire, and now residing in Wauconda, Andrew Starykowicz is the fastest cyclist in Ironman history. He’s back at the Ironman World Championship for the fourth...
View ArticleGermans Dominate, Americans Surprise at Ironman World Championship
In one of the most unpredictable Ironman World Championships in recent memory, Germans Jan Frodeno and Anne Haug took top honors on a record-setting day. It marks the sixth year in a row that a German...
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Ironman Hawaii in Pictures
Veteran endurance sports photographer Brad Kaminski gives a sneak peak at another beautiful day on the Big Island of Hawaii. #td_uid_2_5e1f0427be6f4 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background:...
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