LATEST TRIATHLON NEWS
March 31, 2021
GiveSignup | RunSignup Reports Growth at the Close of Q1 2021
Moorestown, NJ – After a challenging year for endurance events and nonprofits, GiveSignup | RunSignup closes Q1 of 2021 with encouraging signs of market expansion. Total transactions on the platform in March 2021 were just short of the transactions from March 2019, despite the continued absence of many large endurance...
March 30, 2021
USA Triathlon Foundation Announces Recipients of $59,250 in Additional COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The USA Triathlon Foundation, in partnership with the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), today announced the 27 recipients of nearly $60,000 in grant funding through the second round of the USA Triathlon Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund was established last April to support multisport community members...
March 30, 2021
RunSignup Launches New and Improved RaceDay Check-In App
March 30, 2021 – Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup announces the launch of its new and improved RaceDay Check-In mobile application for efficient race day processing of participants. Available for Android and iOS devices, the new release of the free RaceDay Check-In app offers core functionality improvements, simplified user...
March 30, 2021
Dr. Andy Pruitt Joins Fast Talk Laboratories
March 30, 2021 – Boulder, Colorado, USA – Fast Talk Laboratories, the new sport science community and virtual performance center, welcomes Andrew Pruitt, EdD to its roster of experts as Director of Sports Medicine. Dr. Pruitt is a world-leading expert in sports medicine, overuse injuries, and bike fit. Bringing over...
March 29, 2021
Registration Now Open for USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run Presented by RaceX
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the opening of registration for the second annual USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run presented by RaceX, a virtual multisport challenge set for April 15-May 3. The event is free to enter. Participants have the option to make a $35 donation to the USA...
March 26, 2021
Challenge Lisboa: ‘In this special week, we look forward even more to September 25’
It is with great enthusiasm, passion and pleasure that CHALLENGE LISBOA Race Director Gustavo Caraça and his team are looking forward to September 25. At that date CHALLENGE LISBOA is scheduled, according to Garaça a nice goal for at least a thousand athletes. "For us and lots of athletes it's a special week right...
March 26, 2021
New Mobile App – Designed for the Triathlon Official – Improves Athlete Experience
(Chicago, IL) - She was on the back of a motorcycle at one of the world’s largest triathlons when it hit her – the typical age grouper raced with thousands of dollars in state-of-the-art technology. Advanced nutritional potions, progressive bikes, smart watches linked to Strava and electronic shifting were everywhere,...
March 25, 2021
CADEX Signs 70.3 Triathlon World Record Holder Kristian Blummenfelt
(March 25, 2021) —CADEX, the maker of high-performance cycling products, announced that triathlete and Olympian Kristian Blummenfelt has signed with the brand for 2021-2022. The 27-year old Norwegian has broken the 70.3 world record twice and currently holds the world record in that distance with a time of 3:25:21, set...
March 24, 2021
IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Enters Week 2 on IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch Page with Teams Taking on Half-Distance Triathlon Simulation
IRONMAN VR Team Challenge North America IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Week 2 taking place on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. ET (11:00 p.m. GMT) with three teams from North America facing-off in a Half-Distance virtual triathlon. Professional triathlete Lindsay Corbin will join this week’s competition providing the teams an...
March 24, 2021
Introducing Elevate 2028: USA Triathlon’s 2021-2028 Strategic Plan
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today unveiled Elevate 2028, the organization’s 2021-2028 Strategic Plan, which will guide its priorities, decision-making processes and culture through the next two Olympic and Paralympic Quadrennials. The robust set of guiding principles, goals and strategies will enable USA Triathlon to grow participation, provide unmatched...