Race stories 25 articles
Reports, guides and gear notes written from the races in our calendar.
IRONMAN 70.3 Kraków 2026: Stępniak defends by 20 seconds
Stępniak defended his IRONMAN 70.3 Kraków title by 20 seconds. Bartlett left the water 1:41 down and still won the women’s race.
Ultra Baltic Swim 2026: Kubkowski swims Sweden to Poland
Bartlomiej Kubkowski is the first person to swim the Baltic from Sweden to Poland: about 160 km in nearly 55 hours, at his fifth attempt.
World Cup Rio: Legg and Michalickova Win It by a Second
Braxton Legg and Zuzana Michalickova won sprint titles at the World Triathlon Cup in Rio, both by one second, as Slovakia claimed its first-ever Cup win.
Flash News: Słupek European gold, WTCS back in London
Słupek takes Poland’s first European sprint title, WTCS returns to London after 11 years, and Brownlee finishes second at Norseman.
Słupek takes European sprint title in Elbląg
Roksana Słupek won the European sprint title in Elbląg. In the men’s race, seven seconds covered the entire podium.
Vitamin D in Triathletes: Sun Training, Still Deficient
Why Polish latitude, sunscreen and training hours leave endurance athletes short on vitamin D, and how to fix it.
COROS Spring 2026: Hill Alerts and Pace Strategy
COROS’s spring firmware adds free Hill Alerts and Pace Strategy on two watch generations, plus a new Hyrox training mode.
The Science-Backed Way to Taper for a Triathlon
What a 14-day taper with 41 to 60% less volume actually looks like, plus taper tantrums, carb loading and a day-by-day race week plan.
Week in triathlon: records and Garmin buys TrainingPeaks
Van Riel and Findlay broke Lake Placid, heat cut the Banyoles run to 14 km, and Garmin bought TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic.
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.
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.
Triathlon Week: Roth World Record, Hamburg Sabotage
Laidlow breaks the iron-distance world record, Hamburg investigates course sabotage, and COROS takes aim at Garmin.