Triathlon
The Week in Multisport
Each week we check in with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon in Boulder, Colorado to find out what’s new in the world of multisport. This week Barry tells us about USA Triathlon’s Elite Development Race, he shares the outcome from Ironman New Zealand, and he looks ahead to Ironman China and a big-money race in Abu Dhabi.
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A Different Kind of Addiction
After a battle with cancer—beginning at the age of 23—Steve Gaul found comfort “at the bottom of a whiskey bottle.” But then he traded one addiction for another. Today on Endurance Planet, the Canadian ultrarunner tells us about how his outlook has changed since he became addicted running.
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My Story: The Amazing Jody Kelly
You may know her as Jody Kelly from the Amazing Race. Others know her as Jody Kelly the local triathlete. But neither description would have fit just four years ago. That’s when the 72-year-old from Texas made a commitment to herself to get off the couch and get in shape. And she’s done it with style. Today on Endurance Planet, we hear from Jody Kelly about the amazing changes she’s made in her life.
“My Story” is a new weekly segment on Endurance Planet, done in conjunction with our friends at USA Triathlon. My Story profiles a remarkable multi-sport age-grouper.
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The Week in Multisport
Today on Endurance Planet we’re launching a new segment, “The Week in Multisport” with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon. Among the items we’ll discuss today: The creation of a competitor to Triathlete Magazine called “Lava”, the reason Ironman Malaysia isn’t paying pro triathlete Hillary Biscay, and why elite triathlete Tim O’Donnell couldn’t care less what’s being written about the sport. Join us for “The Week in Multisport.”
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The Endurance Planet Hour
On this week’s Endurance Planet Hour we talk with “The Trail Nerd of the Month”—Fast Andy Henshaw, the directors of the toughest long-distance triathlon in North America, and world-champion triathlete Rebecca Dussault.
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USA Triathlon CEO Skip Gilbert on the Future of the Sport
As the USA Triathlon race director’s and coach’s symposium gets underway this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Endurance Planet caught up with CEO Skip Gilbert who believes the sport is just beginning to realize its potential.
Barb Lindquist on Racing and Parenting
There are few athletes that can meet a challenge like Barb Lindquist could during her professional triathlon career. The former world-number-one triathlete was known for “leaving it all on the course.” But now—as the mother of twin boys—she’s learning a lot about a challenge of another kind. Today on Endurance Planet, we [...]
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Ironman Legend Mark Allen—2-3-2010
There is perhaps no bigger name in the sport of triathlon than our guest today. He went to Kona six years in a row hoping to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship— and each time he came up empty handed. Then in 1989— in an epic battle with Dave Scott—he emerged victorious. From there, he would go on to win six world championships. He also dominated at the Olympic distance, winning the inaugural world championships…and putting together an undefeated streak of ten at the Nice International Championships. During a period of racing between 1988 and 1990 he entered 20 races and won them all.
I’m talking of course about Mark Allen who will be speaking at the 2010 USA Triathlon Art & Science of Triathlon International Coaching Symposium February 12th through the 14th in Colorado Springs.
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The Endurance Planet Hour—2-2-2010
This week on the Endurance Planet Hour we hear from three extraordinary individuals. Duncan Callahan is an elite ultra runner from Gunnison, Colorado who has notched some impressive wins—including Leadville–in his young career. Tara Livesay is a long-distance runner and mission worker in Port Au Prince, Haiti who is continuing to run in a region of the world that has been utterly devastated. And Olympic triathlete Matty “Boom Boom” Reed is offering age-groupers the opportunity to race on his relay team in an event which will raise funds for a worthy cause.
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Hall of Fame Series—Valerie Silk—1-13-2010
The Ironman triathlon would not be where it is today without Valerie Silk. Silk served as the owner, president, CEO and race director for the Hawaiian Triathlon Corporation (now the World Triathlon Corporation) throughout the 1980s. But Silk will tell you that the day that turned out to be a milestone in Ironman history was [...]
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