And at the end, toast your accomplishments with a hard-earned glass of pinot. Need suggestions? Lobsterman Triathlon. Freeport, Maine Distance : Olympic Registration : Open registration Few things fit together as well as New England and seafood—so of course Maine's premier destination race finds a way to work lobster into the mix.
After participants hop in chilly Casco Bay waters and dash across the picturesque Freeport coast, they're rewarded with a post-race lobsterbake, complete with steamers and beer—an all-American combo that more than justifies the tricky journey there. Can't travel to Maine for their trademark cuisine? Here's how to grill lobster —one of the 10 foods every man must grill—right at home. Great Floridian Triathlon. Clermont, Florida Distance : Ironman Registration : Open registration Though most tourists flock to the Orlando area to drop their paychecks at Disney World, experienced athletes venture a few miles west to experience the Great Floridian Triathlon, an under-the-radar ultra designed to test wills.
Though the rural countryside that provides the race's backdrop looks innocent enough, make no mistake: There are plenty of sneaky rolling hills in the first 40 miles to give even the most capable cyclists fits. As for the post-race reward, triathletes are treated to free minute massages. Self-massage is one of the best ways to help your muscles recover after a workout. Superfrog Triathlon. The circuit-style race skews the traditional triathlon format, opting to have participants repeatedly shuffle between open swims, bike laps, and beach runs instead of completing them in succession.
Hy-Vee Triathlon. Des Moines, Iowa Distance : Olympic 0. Portland Triathlon. Portland, Oregon Distance : Olympic Registration : Open registration Portland has built a reputation on being a sustainable, forward-thinking city, and its green ethos is reflected in its annual downtown triathlon: Bike racks are made from kiln-dried bamboo poles, organic produce is used for aid stations, and participants are rewarded for riding their bikes to the race in lieu of driving.
After his exclusion in , Gomez went into as the favourite but came out the loser in a four-way showdown with Jan Frodeno, Simon Whitfield and Bevan Docherty for the Beijing title, finishing fourth. In February , he broke the tape first at Ironman Even before his stunning Ironman Can he threaten the Ironman stars in ?
Alistair was born in in West Yorkshire, with Jonny following two years later. Alistair was already entering cross-country events at the age of six and multisport was soon to follow, with the duo part of the first generation of athletes to have raced triathlon pretty much from the get-go.
By the age of 17, Alistair was the ITU Junior World Champion and his reputation for being as tough as old boots, despite the boyish looks, was also formed after setting a course record at the Helvellyn Triathlon in The U23 World title would follow in before his breakout performance at the Olympics, with the then year-old Leeds University Sports Science student Ali quit his medicine studies at Cambridge to focus on triathlon leading with 3km to go before hitting the wall and finishing 12th.
The brave and bold style of racing endeared him to the watching masses, and started a purple patch of form with few peers in the sport, winning 15 out of his next 20 ITU races to take two ITU World Championships and a duo of European Championship titles.
The 21st race in that cycle was the Olympics, held in Hyde Park on 7 August And he dictated the race from the gun, controlling the lead group on the bike before making the decisive break on the run in force Jonny to settle for silver. Those two races in exemplify what makes Ali Brownlee a cut above the opposition, with that speed and stamina combined with ruthlessness and a commanding tactical knowhow resulting in the greatest ITU athlete who ever lived.
George result ahead of a crack field of world champs, and a second place at the and After a relatively disappointing marathon run at his first Kona he will be hoping for more in the years to come, and become the greatest of all time. Six-time Ironman World Champion, coach, guru, inspiration, influence, innovator, statesman, Iron War protagonist… Dave Scott has been a towering presence in triathlon since the dawn of the sport. His rip-roaring Kona victories and epic battles with Mark Allen have all have gone down in triathlon folklore.
Born in, Dave Scott grew up in California with a relentless thirst for sport. His first triathlon was in , when he came second at the Turkey Triathlon in San Fran. His Ironman journey began in when Ironman creator John Collins handed him a flyer for the second ever Hawaii race after he finished ninth at the Waikiki Roughwater Swim. He returned to Hawaii for the race and obliterated the competition, winning by over an hour and becoming the first man to go under 10 hours The race proved to be one of the most memorable the sport has ever known.
The year-old Scott produced a hr marathon on the way to smashing his course record by 18mins with a time of Unfortunately for him, though, Allen — five years his junior — had matched him every stroke, pedal and stride for km before breaking free with 3km to go to win his first Kona title at the eighth time of asking. The times Scott was achieving in Kona are rarely bettered today, and were only matched by Mark Allen and Scott Tinley when he was at his peak. Ironman World Champion, , , , , , named Scott as the greatest Kona athlete of all time.
Back in , in the muggy heat of Beijing, the boy from Cologne stayed with the big hitters of the sport on the swim and bike, but faced a trio of more experienced figures in the dying stages of the run.
Only the brave and the bold would place their bets on Frodeno. Frodeno, born in , had started his sporting career as a competitive swimmer in South Africa during his teens.
By the time he retired from ITU racing in , Frodo had another golden ring and epic journey in his sights: the Ironman World Championships. He came second at the Ironman The feat was all the more impressive because Frodeno suffered three punctures and lost 10 minutes on the bike leg. The mother of five suffered six broken ribs, a fractured scapula and pelvis, and a punctured lung.
But she miraculously competed in Kona five months later, an opportunity granted through a special slot that non-profit Women for Tri gifted her.
After the crash, Willerton became a road safety advocate. She dubbed her platform itcouldbeme, and lobbied for policies to better protect vulnerable road users. Now, such an offense is a class-one traffic misdemeanor that could result in a license suspension, paying restitution to the victim and other penalties. Willerton turned a nightmare into a positive step forward not just for herself, but for the entire Colorado triathlon and cycling communities, and she hopes to do the same for athletes across the U.
The American, whose previous best Kona finish was third in , rolled his foot just over a month out from the big race and re-fractured his foot which he had broken in He was in a boot for awhile, and then trained as much as he could on the alter-G and in the pool aqua-jogging.
He came off of the bike in second position, just back from eventual race winner Frodeno. Despite the injury struggles, he turned in his fastest marathon ever—a —to maintain second position all the way to the finish line.
I aways get excited and run too hard and then I get out on the Queen K and I go through a horrible dark patch. So, I was really consistent. I just focused on being relaxed and finding my rhythm. He was one of only two athletes on the day and one of four in the history of the race to finish under eight hours, claiming that runner-up spot in While the qualifying standards for making the U. Olympic triathlon team may seem slightly byzantine, but in brief, U. This meant athletes would either get almost a year to prepare for the Olympic Games or a couple of months.
When tragedy struck during the bike as Zaferes accidentally collided with a traffic barrier—taking her out of the race and requiring hospitalization—Summer Rappaport seized the opportunity. The relative newcomer to the triathlon scene, after running and swimming in college at Villanova, shocked the triathlon community by finishing fifth overall in the heat of the shortened run course to nab the first and so far only Olympic slot for the U.
After being together near the front for much of the race, British teammates Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown crossed the line hand-in-hand with big smiles on their faces—an act that turned out to have huge consequences.
The ITU later confirmed that both athletes had been disqualified for a violation of rule 2. The decision riled tempers on both sides read both arguments here and here. Some argued the women should have known the rules, violated the spirit of competition by not sprinting to the finish line, and deserved to be disqualified. Others said it was an incredibly harsh decision and against the intention of the original rule. The test event offered no money and no points toward the WTS series, so the tangible consequences were minimal.
What is certain is that the scenery is beautiful and the course is tough — so tough that you must have your own support crew with you as you run the final 4.
The run is held in and around the city of Penticton, where big crowds await. Location: Penticton, British Columbia. Date: August 29, Level of difficulty: 4. Best for: Just sitting back and enjoying the scenery. Well, maybe not sitting back, but accepting it is a tough old course and drinking in the beautiful views. The swim is in Okanagan Lake, which plumbs depths of up to m, followed by a single-loop bike course that takes in the stunning local wine country Canadian wine?
Who knew? The race then concludes with a marathon through the city of Penticton and the surrounding region, over some of the same route as the historical course. Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon. Location: Seward, Alaska, US. Date: June, TBC. Best for: Bears and moose. Event info: The Alaskaman will run for only the fourth time in — but it's quickly gaining a well-earned reputation for being a tough addition to the calendar. Aside from the 10 degrees Celsius water, rugged, mountainous scenery and 3,m of climbing, participants are warned: "You may have a chance to see a bear in Alaska.
Finishers are rewarded with a traditional Inuit Ulu knife. Noosa Triathlon Multisport Festival. Location: Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Date: October 31, Distance: Olympic 1. The ride is undulating but the run is flat, so it's manageable enough if you're new to triathlon. London Tri. Opt for the Olympic route on the Sunday for a ride packed with landmarks. Location: London, UK. Date: August 8, Distance: Various Olympic Plus: 1. Best for: Urban sights and sounds — and the variety of distances.
Event info: Across its various individual and relay events, London attracts more than 11, athletes to race around its historic landmarks. All the swim events take place in the Royal Victoria Dock before the bike routes take in various urban sights, depending on which distance you choose — take on one of the Olympic distance races on the Sunday and you'll be riding out to Embankment, passing Tower Bridge and St.
If one triathlon per weekend is not enough for you, there is the added challenge of the Weekend Warrior, where the winner is the person who completes the furthest distance across all the races.
The current record is km. Good luck. Get mentally ready to race with Lucy Charles-Barclay's mind hacks You need more than a strong body to withstand the …. Location : Frankfurt, Germany. Date: June 27, Distance : Iron-distance 3. Best for : A sense of grand occasion. Event info : Frankfurt is rightly famous for the magnificent grandstand finish in the historic old city square, and the huge crowds around the four-lap run course.
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