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Race news, gear reviews and training guides from the endurance world.

Garmin CIRQA screenless recovery band
Multisport News

Garmin CIRQA: No Screen, No Subscription, $199

Garmin’s screenless CIRQA band tracks recovery around the clock for $199.99, no subscription needed, and syncs with your existing sports watch.

Cleats and pedal hardware laid out for fitting
Cycling

How to Set Up Bike Cleats and Save Your Knees

Look, Shimano SPD-SL or Speedplay: how float, fore-aft position and rotation affect your knees, plus prices and a setup guide.

Triathlete alone on the bike leg of a long course race
Triathlon

Van Riel breaks the Lake Placid course record

Marten Van Riel took around eight minutes off the IRONMAN Lake Placid course record. Paula Findlay won her first full distance and a Kona slot.

Athlete winning a race at the finish tape
Triathlon

Gadomska and Sperl win IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia

Agnieszka Gadomska won the women’s race in 4:15:42 at IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia. Maximilian Sperl broke the men’s field open on the bike to win in 3:43:48.

Blurred mass field of runners at the start of a road race
Multisport News

Triathlon Week: Roth World Record, Hamburg Sabotage

Laidlow breaks the iron-distance world record, Hamburg investigates course sabotage, and COROS takes aim at Garmin.

Training watch worn on the wrist during a session
Cycling

Zwift’s $1,195 Watch That Measures Nothing

Zwift and Swedish watchmaker Bravur built a limited $1,195 mechanical watch: no GPS, no heart rate, no power. Just 100 numbered pieces.

Elite field racing on foot through city streets
Triathlon

Hauser and Périault Defend Titles in Hamburg

Matt Hauser won WTCS Hamburg for a third straight year and Leonie Périault defended her sprint title on 11 July 2026.

Athlete alone in remote mountain terrain
Multisport News

Garmin Makes SOS Free on Suspended inReach Plans

Garmin now keeps emergency SOS active for 12 months on a suspended inReach plan, a direct response to free satellite SOS from Apple and Google.

Pro triathletes racing the bike leg at IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant 2026
Triathlon

IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant 2026: Boulanger, Klau Win

Aurelia Boulanger dominated and Ari Klau overturned a 24th-place swim to take his first pro win at IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant.

Trevor Foley and Sam Long racing shoulder to shoulder on the run course at IRONMAN 70.3 Happy Valley
Triathlon

IRONMAN 70.3 Happy Valley: Foley Beats Sam Long at Last

Trevor Foley beat Sam Long for the first time in 14 tries at IRONMAN 70.3 Happy Valley, while Paula Findlay dominated the women’s race.

Apple Watch showing a workout screen on a runner's wrist
Multisport News

watchOS 27 at WWDC: What Triathletes Actually Get

Apple showed watchOS 27 at WWDC. Workout Buddy drops its phone requirement, plus open training zones and a compatibility cut.

Athlete on the run leg of a long course race
Triathlon

Challenge St. Pölten ends, IRONMAN 70.3 returns

The May 2026 race was the last under the Challenge banner. From 2027 St. Pölten goes back to IRONMAN 70.3, where it began in 2007.