Oct. 9, 2008
The Alchemist: The Art of Coaching
By T.J. Murphy
Last March, in a former naval base in the Philippines, I stood at the edge of a running track in Subic Bay watching a group of triathletes who were rapidly in the process of becoming the most feared in the sport. Feared not just ...
Oct. 9, 2008
Checking in with Samantha McGloneTriathlete magazine contributor Don Ryder checks in with 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship runner-up Sam McGlone. McGlone will not be starting on Saturday due to injury, but she is on the Big Island to take in the race-week scene and check out ...
Sep. 11, 2008
Interview with Colin JenkinsYou may remember Colin Jenkins, the Canadian triathlete who celebrated finishing the Beijing Olympics Triathlon more than any other athlete did. He was joyously demonstrative running down the home stretch, motioning to the crowd to cheer more as he ...
Sep. 2, 2008
Sometimes the Best Races ...
It was just one of those perfect days when the sun was warm without scorching the skin, the breeze was pushing softly against my sweaty body like a gentle caress, and the bike, Oh my God, did the bike feel fast.
Not a bad way to celebrate my 45th ...
Aug. 22, 2008
Thompson Talks: A Pain in the Knee
August 19, 2008
My last four major injuries have been traumatic: a broken wrist, fractured clavicle, fractured scapula, lacerations. This season, I started to have knee pain around Mile 10 of the Spirit of Racine Triathlon, a repetitive ...
Aug. 20, 2008
Live From Beijing: Race Recaps
Emma Snowsill is the Olympic champion. The three-time International Triathlon Union world champion executed the perfect choreography Monday to become the sport's third women's Olympic Triathlon gold medalist.
Snowsill stuck like glue to Vanessa ...
Aug. 15, 2008
Live from Beijing: Welch's Women's Preview
In the final days leading up to the Olympic Triathlon, the sun has finally come out after 10 days of average-looking grey skies and torrential rain. Now Beijing is turning on the weather, and when there is sunshine, there is heat. The humidity is ...
Aug. 13, 2008
Live from Beijing: Greg Welch's Men's Preview
The teams are starting to arrive in Beijing, so we know that we are inching closer to the race. Monday is the women’s race starting at 7.30 a.m. local time in Beijing.
I am heading out to the race briefing on Saturday morning and will let you ...
Aug. 12, 2008
Greg Welch: Live From Beijing
Couldn't dig your way to China for the 2008 Summer Olympics? Don't worry, we'll bring the five-ring action to you. Check in throughout the next couple weeks, as multisport legend and triathlon luminary Greg Welch reports on all the sights and ...
Aug. 8, 2008
My Time to Win
Eduardo Martin Sturla is currently the only professional triathlete who lives and trains full-time in Argentina. Along with Barbara Buenahora, Oscar Galíndez and Francisco Pontano, he is one of only four compatriots in history who have won ...
Aug. 6, 2008
Catching Up With Crowie
Australian Craig Alexander has become one of the best-known names in multisport over the past decade. Adam Palmer caught up with the multi-distance star to ask about family, foes, favorite races and that dream of a Kona title.
Will you ...
Aug. 1, 2008
10 Reasons Why Bowling is Better Than Triathlon
The other day I went bowling for the first time in about 10 years and I was amazed at how the sport has changed. If you have not gone bowling in a few years, you want to give it a fresh try.
So it is with a bit of sadness that today I’m ...