Triathlon Magazine Canada

1 week ago | triathlonmagazine.ca | Ben Snider-Mcgrath

Ironman announced the addition of a new event on Wednesday, dropping the news that New Mexico will see its first Ironman-branded event starting next summer. The main race will be Ironman 70.3 Ruidoso New Mexico, but the event will be a weekend festival of triathlon, with a 5150 (olympic distance) and sprint races offered as well. The inaugural race weekend is slated for July 11 and 12, 2026.

1 week ago | triathlonmagazine.ca | Ben Snider-Mcgrath

The LA28 Olympic Games Organizing Committee has announced that plans for triathlon at the 2028 Summer Games have been edited, with the events being relocated to Venice Beach. All three races (the men’s, women’s, and mixed relay) were slated to run in Long Beach, but the organizing committee ultimately decided Venice Beach would offer a better experience for both athletes and spectators.

1 week ago | triathlonmagazine.ca | Ben Snider-Mcgrath

In Canada, the winter feels like it lasts forever, and for triathletes, this can be tough to handle. All we want to do is train outside and get into racing season, but it takes so long to get over that final hump of winter and into spring and on toward summer. Because of this prolonged season of cold or indoor training, it’s easy to lose motivation, even if races are on the horizon. Here are a few ways you can rediscover that motivation in your final push to spring.

1 week ago | triathlonmagazine.ca | Ben Snider-Mcgrath

Lionel Sanders had an incredible showing at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside last weekend, and with just three weeks to go before his first full-distance Ironman of the year in Texas, he is analyzing what it will take to beat the world’s best triathletes once again. In particular, he has his eyes on Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt, who finished 15th in Oceanside after a flat on the bike course. Both men, along with a suite of other fantastic athletes, will be lining up at Ironman Texas on April 26.

2 months ago | triathlonmagazine.ca | Ben Snider-Mcgrath

Everyone knows that sleep is important, and yet so many people don’t get enough of it. Sleep is necessary for anyone, but if you’re training on a daily basis, it’s even more important that you sleep well and long. Of course, getting enough sleep is easy to talk about, but it can be difficult to actually pull off. Here are five tips to help you get enough sleep every night so that you can get the most out of yourself in training the next day.