Triathlete

Only four triathletes have ever won the Ironman 70.3 and Kona world championships in the same year. Two of them - Craig Alexander and Leanda Cave - share what it takes to pull it off, plus the 2026 contenders who could do just that. It’s an elusive double: winning the professional Ironman 70.3 World Championship, followed by the Ironman World Championship in Kona in the same year.

The 70.3 World Championship is the one weekend of the year when the whole half-distance field lines up in the same place for the same prize: Olympic medalists, Ironman champions, short-course specialists and long-course racers, all chasing a single title. This year it is held in Nice with the women racing Saturday, September 12, and the men on Sunday the 13th. Nice is familiar ground for a World Championship.

In the final race of the newly reformatted 2026 Supertri Pro Series, Cassandre Beaugrand and Matt Hauser stormed away on the final run to earn $100,000 each. One of the most stacked lineups of the year saw Olympic champion Alex Yee (GBR) and Olympic runner-up Hayden Wilde (NZL) return to the shortest format of triathlon to take on current WTCS world champion Matt Hauser (AUS) and reigning Supertri champion Csongor Lehmann (HUN).

Skipper missed three tests over a nine-month period in 2024 and 2025 and will forfeit four results earned in 2025 and 2026. British pro triathlete Joe Skipper has been served with an 18-month competition ban for violating Ironman’s whereabouts policy, the International Testing Agency announced today.

Research found that sniffing dark chocolate before and during a workout helped athletes complete significantly more reps. The study authors say the scent may trick the body into feeling full, keeping focus on performance rather than hunger. Smell can incite a strong bodily response. Most of us recoil at the scent of dog poop on the trail, but we’ll willingly inhale the crisp, leafy odor left behind in the air after it rains, aka petrichor.

Want to Crush Your Next Workout? A New Study Says Dark Chocolate May Help. Research found that sniffing dark chocolate before and during a workout helped athletes complete significantly more reps. The study authors say the scent may trick the body into feeling full, keeping focus on performance rather than hunger.

The Survival of the Shawangunks (SOS) is a 40-year-old cult classic that throws out the traditional triathlon rulebook. Here is what happened when I tried to conquer it. Tucked away in the Shawangunk Mountains of the New York countryside is a historic race that calls to every triathlete’s sense of adventure – and, by the end of it, every bit of their grit.

David Gonzales, the creator of the original Teton Picnic Triathlon in 2012, went on to complete other "picnic triathlons," including the Winds Triathlon in Wyoming. (Photo: Courtesy David Gonzales) At picnic triathlons, extreme athletes trade aid stations and finisher medals for self-reliance, raw fear, and well-chosen snacks. (Yes, it’s as badass as it sounds.) At the sleepy hour of 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2025, Manny Pacheco and Liam Sullivan left the warmth of a friend’s home in Jackson, Wyoming.

Taking your mind/body wellness to the next level is simpler than you might think As active people in a constantly changing world, we know the importance of our health and wellness. But while we strive for regular exercise and a balanced diet, and never miss an annual checkup, traditional healthcare can fall short when it comes to proactively taking care of ourselves—and this can be true for anyone, from long-time athletes to first-time marathon hopefuls.

Stop kicking from the knees and start swimming from the hips. This drill will help you become a fast, efficient, and powerful triathlon swimmer. If we had to describe the relationship between triathletes and their swim kick, we all know the only descriptor that fits is: “It’s complicated.” But you don’t have to suffer – know that with this relationship there is something you can do to help it. Read on to learn what you’re likely getting wrong, and what you can do to fix it.