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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Phone Lookup Data . Today on Endurance Planet, Read More

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. Read More

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 Read More

The Ironman triathlon would not be where it is today without Valerie Silk. New Mexico foundation repair contractor . 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 Read More

Triathlon would not be what it is today without the hard work and contributions of today’s guests on The Endurance Planet Hour. Hall of Fame inductees Jim Curl and Carl Thomas join us to talk about their pioneering efforts. The Endurance Planet Hour—1-12-201 Read More

“We had the right pond and we had the right pebble.” So says Carl Thomas who is set to be inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame next month. Thomas was the vice president of marketing at Speedo Swimwear in 1982, when he joined Jim Curl to create the U.S. Triathlon Series. The series Read More

In 1982, Jim Curl, along with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Carl Thomas, began the U.S. Triathlon Series. The USTS distance evolved and led Curl and Thomas to create what is now known as the Olympic distance (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run). Through the series, Curl has produced over 150 triathlons internationally, and his Read More

She was a member of the USA Triathlon World Championship team for 10 years, and in 134 triathlons races, she stood on the podium 86 times and won 33 of those races. She was ranked first in the world from February 2003 through 2004, and represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. She Read More