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

Open water swimmer drafting in the sea
Swim

Open Water Drafting: Save Your Legs for the Run

Drafting is legal in the swim. Learn the feet vs hip positions, how much energy each saves, and how to catch and hold a draft in a race.

Garmin Edge bike computer mounted on a time trial bike's handlebars.
Cycling

Garmin Edge 1060: The First AI Bike Computer, Maybe

A new Garmin Edge has cleared regulatory certification. Here is what is confirmed and what is still speculation.

Cyclist on a time trial bike with a bottle mounted between the aerobars.
Cycling

Round Bottles Are a Parachute on Your Time Trial Bike

Wind-tunnel data on where to mount bottles for 70.3 and full-distance racing, plus three picks from Decathlon.

On Cloudboom Strike 2 LightSpray racing shoe with sprayed seamless upper
Running

On Cloudboom Strike 2 LightSpray: 158g and Zero Laces

On’s robot-sprayed racing shoe weighs 158g and skips laces entirely. What that means for durability, fit, and a triathlete’s T2.

Alpe d'Huez 2026 triathlon podium, Steger and Siffert
Triathlon

Alpe d’Huez 2026: Steger Wins, Siffert Completes Hat Trick

Thomas Steger wins Alpe d’Huez as Alanis Siffert completes a hat trick, breaking her own course record for the third straight year.

Cyclist taking a nutrition gel during a Tour de France mountain stage
Triathlon

Lactate gels from the Tour de France: what research shows

Enervit and From Lab to Field are testing lactate gels at the Tour. Here is what the actual research confirms, and what is still just marketing.

A Zwift indoor cycling session on a smart trainer, illustrating the platform's 2026 progression and challenge update.
Cycling

Zwift 2026: Level Cap Removed, Four Challenge Tiers

Zwift removed its level 100 cycling cap, added AI-style workout suggestions, and launched a four-tier indoor/outdoor challenge running through September 2026.

Training data charts and an AI assistant analysing triathlon metrics
Multisport News

AI in Triathlon: Do Training Apps Understand Your Data?

Strava launched an official Claude connector for training data. A look at it alongside Triathlify, TriDot and Athletica.ai, with pricing.

IRONMAN 70.3 Kraków 2026
Multisport News

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.

Athlete crossing the line after a long wait
Triathlon

Sunderji Wins Ironman Ottawa at Tenth Attempt

Kiyan Sunderji took his first Ironman win in 8:26:53 in Ottawa, while Ariane Lalancette won the women’s race on her full-distance debut.

Bartłomiej Kubkowski after the Baltic crossing
Multisport News

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.

Elite triathletes racing in close company
Triathlon

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.