Susan Lacke

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

At the pre-race press conference for Ironman Texas, Kat Matthews was asked to pinpoint a specific moment when she fell in love with triathlon. Her answer: chasing Taylor Knibb. “I was about 2:13 back from Taylor Knibb in the [2024] Taupo 70.3 World Championship, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I can do this,’” Matthews said as Knibb laughed from the next seat over. “I obviously didn’t do it, but I thought, ‘I love this.

2 weeks ago | triathlete.com | Susan Lacke

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Ironman is no exception – more than 90 professional triathletes will compete at Ironman Texas on Saturday, April 26, for the title of 2025 North American Ironman Champion, a share of the $175,000 prize purse, world championship qualifying slots, and points toward the year-end Ironman Pro Series bonus (with a total of $1.7 million up for grabs!). To watch the free Ironman Texas livestream, join us on Outside TV.