Chris Foster

Los Angeles

Editor-in-Chief at Triathlete

Straightening the curves, flattening the hills. Someday the mountain might get me, but the law never will.

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Articles

Here’s What the Data Says About the Fastest Boston Marathon Ever

2 weeks ago | run.outsideonline.com | Chris Foster

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Killer elite field aside, the Boston Marathon serves as an unofficial amateur marathon world championship. Sure, there are no actual world championship titles on the line, but Marathon Monday provides the highest-caliber marathon field out there. For the uninitiated:First, there’s Boston’s prestige.
New Year, New Sponsor: Chelsea Sodaro's Ventum Tempus at Ironman Texas

2 weeks ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

On April 22, 2025, Chelsea Sodaro (USA) announced Ventum as her new bike sponsor. Ironman Texas will be her first event with the bike, but she says she’s been riding it since November as she evaluated the partnership. The 2022 Ironman World Champion is kicking off her 2025 season in Texas. She closed out her 2024 season with a third-place finish at the 2024 Ironman World Championship in Nice in September. Here’s an early look at the bike she says is the fastest one she’s ever ridden.
A Close Look at the Surprise L.A. 2028 Olympic Triathlon Venue Shift

3 weeks ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

On April 15, 2025, World Triathlon announced that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic triathlon venue would no longer be in Long Beach – as had been the operating assumption for roughly six years – but rather 30 miles south in Venice Beach. “This was a huge surprise to me – I think to everybody in the sport, the organization,” USA Triathlon CEO Victoria Brumfield told Triathlete less than 24 hours following the announcement from World Triathlon.
The Best Triathlon Heart Rate Monitors Tested and Reviewed

4 weeks ago | triathlete.com | Real-World Triathletes |Chris Foster |Susan Lacke

New perk! Get after it with local recommendations just for you. Discover nearby events, routes out your door, and hidden gems when you sign up for the Local Running Drop. Best heart rate monitors for triathlon training Wahoo TRACKR Heart Rate Garmin HRM 200 Coros Heart Rate Monitor Polar Verity Sense Heart Rate Monitor Form SmartSwim 2 Goggles Whoop 4.0 Pop quiz: What’s the best way to have a horrible fall season?
2025 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside Pro Bike: Ben Kanute’s Ventum Tempus

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

Ben Kanute is the 2019 and 2022 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside winner. However, 2024 was a disappointing race season for him. He focused more heavily on the T100 Tour but DNF’d three starts and finished the other two races below the top 10. His bright spots of the season were second-place finishes at Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant and Ironman 70.3 Michigan. For Kanute, 2025 is a fresh start after moving from Tucson to Boulder, hiring triathlon coach Neal Henderson, and acquiring a new bike sponsor.
2025 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside Pro Bike: Paula Findlay’s Specialized Shiv TT

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

Paula Findlay (CAN) was third in last year’s Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and the winner of Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant and 70.3 St. George, finishing 23rd in the 2024 Ironman Pro Series. Her season mostly focused on the T100 Tour where she finished 10th in the standings for 2024. With a renewed T100 contract, Findlay is looking to improve on those results but isn’t racing Singapore T100 as she can’t travel internationally while her U.S. green card is finalized.
Huge Spring Deals on Popular Running Shoes from Hoka, On, Asics, and More

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

Snow is turning to rain, and gloomy days are transitioning into bright-but-blustery training opportunities. The editors of Outside Run are already outside testing the latest spring releases, but they also know that it’s impossible to pass on a screaming deal for our tried-and-true favorites. They’ve scoured the internet to bring you five bread-and-butter models from three top running shoe brands. The good news? These are steep discounts, so think about snagging more than one pair of your favorites.
Imogen Simmonds Receives Provisional Suspension for Anti-Doping Violation

2 months ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster |Susan Lacke

Imogen Simmonds, a Swiss athlete whose recent results include a fourth-place finish at the 2024 70.3 Ironman World Championships and ninth-place finish at the 2024 PTO T100 Tour has tested positive for a banned substance, according to a press release on February 26 from the International Testing Agency (ITA), working on behalf of Ironman.
The Outside+ Triathlete Member’s Guide

2 months ago | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

If you’re like most multisport athletes, triathlon is both a lifestyle and also only a small part of what defines you as person interested in sports, health, and the outdoors (not always in that order, of course): You might be a triathlete this week, but a hiker the next, and in the summer you might prefer to camp at your next race, but in the winter you’re searching for the finest apres-ski at the end of a day on the slopes.
We Tried Every Major Type of Bike Pedal (So You Don’t Have To)

Feb 13, 2025 | triathlete.com | Chris Foster

Remember the first bike you owned? It probably had one gear, small wheels, medium tires, and flat, simple pedals. You didn’t have to charge the shifter’s battery – it probably didn’t even have a shifter! You definitely didn’t have to worry about pedal cleat compatibility and degrees of float, measuring power output, or aerodynamics. But times change, and now finding the best bike pedals for triathlon and the upcoming race season can feel like you need a degree in physics to even get started.