COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced that the sport of paratriathlon will officially make its debut at the Paralympic Summer Games in 2016 in Rio De Janeiro. The announcement came following a vote by the IPC Governing Board in Guangzhou, China, prior to the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Asian [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Delivering on a commitment to implement programs that preserve natural resources and protect the environment via its GoGreen initiative, USA Triathlon is proud to announce that the 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group/Sprint/Elite National Championships earned the FitPlanet Verified Pledge of Sustainability. Prior to this year’s event, USA Triathlon took the FitPlanet [...]
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 (Tempe, Ariz.) – Germany’s Timo Bracht and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington celebrated wins at today’s Ford Ironman Arizona. Bracht, a multiple-Ironman champion, crossed the finish line nearly four minutes ahead of second-place finisher, Rasmus Henning (DNK). His winning time of 8:07:16 bested the previous overall record of 8:13:35, which was set in 2009 by defending champion, Jordan Rapp (USA). Wellington, a three-time Ironman World Champion, finished eighth overall and set a new world record at an official Ironman race. Wellington crossed the line in 8:36:13, nearly 30 minutes ahead of second-place finisher, Linsey Corbin (USA).
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Four members of the USA Triathlon Board of Directors were re-elected and one candidate was newly elected to the board – all will begin serving three-year terms in 2011 – the USA Triathlon Nominating and Governance Committee announced on Thursday. Members re-elected include current Board President and Florida Region Representative Brian [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. – USA Triathlon Project 2012 program standout Timothy O’Donnell placed third to lead five Americans to top-10 finishes at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 on Saturday. O’Donnell (Boulder, Colo.) stood 10th after the swim but came on strong on the bike and run to finish as the top U.S. athlete with a time [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. – USA Triathlon Project 2012 program standout Timothy O’Donnell placed third to lead five Americans to top-10 finishes at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 on Saturday. O’Donnell (Boulder, Colo.) stood 10th after the swim but came on strong on the bike and run to finish as the top U.S. athlete with a time [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Triathlon has finalized the dates and sites for what is sure to be an exciting 2011 National Championship schedule – one that will give America’s top multisport athletes the chance to pursue national titles at 13 National Championship events in 10 coast-to-coast cities. Sold-out events and record-setting fields marked the [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Six-time Ironman champion Dave Scott, one of the most recognizable names in triathlon history, standout age group triathlete Susan Bradley-Cox and legendary race director Dave McGillivray have been selected as the third class of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, which will be honored at a January 2011 banquet in Colorado [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second consecutive year, USA Triathlon’s Winter Triathlon National Championship will be held in conjunction with the Bash Winter Tri in Midway, Utah. The 2011 event is slated for Jan. 15 and will once again be contested just outside Salt Lake City at Soldier Hollow – the 2002 Winter Olympic [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second consecutive year, USA Triathlon’s Winter Triathlon National Championship will be held in conjunction with the Bash Winter Tri in Midway, Utah. The 2011 event is slated for Jan. 15 and will once again be contested just outside Salt Lake City at Soldier Hollow – the 2002 Winter Olympic [...]
