Susan Lacke

1 week ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

May 2025 was full of triathlon news to discuss on training rides and group runs, from the first-ever woman to win an XTRI outright to the ever-heated question of who should make our list of the greatest triathletes of all time. We conducted (kinda gross, kinda fascinating) science experiments with bike bottles, learned the only race strategy beginner triathletes need, and celebrated the first African-American woman to win an Ironman-branded race.

2 weeks ago | run.outsideonline.com | Susan Lacke

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. For some of us, running headphones are as essential as a sturdy pair of trainers or a good sports bra. Certainly, there's a time and place for quiet runs in nature, but the same can be said for a good playlist or podcast to make the miles fly by. But not all headphones are created equal.

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

The Ironman Pro Series travels to southern France this month for 70.3 Aix-en-Provence, where nearly 100 professional triathletes will race for 2,500 Ironman Pro Series points, a share of the $50,000 prize purse, and three slots per gender for the 2025 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain. Get a one-two punch of triathlon inspiration from this blazing-fast race in stunning Provencal beauty – it’s all streaming on Outside Watch on May 18.

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

We won’t bury the lede here: the biggest story of April 2025 was Ironman’s announcement it would return to a one-day race in Kona for the world championship. But that wasn’t all that happened in the multisport world this month. From an Ironman record-breaker to new HRV studies and the best headphones for triathlon training, there was plenty to talk about in April. Before going full send into May, let’s take a look at some of the stories you may have missed.

1 month ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

The Ironman World Championship will return to a one-day, one-location format in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in 2026, reversing its previously stated commitment to providing men and women with separate races and broadcasts. “There are lots of opinions on what the Ironman World Championship can or should be,” Ironman CEO Scott DeRue tells Triathlete of the decision.