by Bill Plock | Aug 8, 2019 | Community
Tim Hola pic with Ellen Hart Coloradans, Tim Hola, Laura McDonald both former Olympic Distance age group champions, and Cassidy Hickey and Jonathan Mason, Sprint Distance champions are competing in the USAT Championships this weekend in Cleveland. Many other...
by Bill Plock | Aug 7, 2019 | Community
By Kelly O’Mara, Triathlete Magazine It’s always exciting when the mainstream media covers our sport, especially when triathlon makes it into a paper as big as The New York Times. It’s also always a little entertaining to see what they get right….and wrong....
by Bill Plock | Aug 5, 2019 | Triathlon
By Kyle Coon (July 1) “Who wants it more? You or Brad?!” Derick yelled. My brain was foggy, sweat poured off me like I was my own personal rain cloud. I could feel the sweat pooling in my shoes and the shoe inserts beginning to bunch up at my toes. But Derick had said...
by Bill Plock | Jun 27, 2019 | Community
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced a three-way partnership with USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming to host open water swim races as part of two USA Triathlon-owned events this year, the inaugural Legacy Triathlon and...
by Bill Plock | May 8, 2019 | Community
By Sarah Morrison, USAT Level 1 Certified Coach, Cheetah Running & Triathlon Run through any given park across the Front Range and you’ll see hundreds of kids out playing in soccer leagues and baseball games. Go into any local recreation center on a weeknight and...
by 303cycling | Apr 25, 2019 | General News, Training, Tri Races
Exciting news from Colorado Springs, triathlete cyclists can rejoice in the partnership between USA Cycling and Triathlon! From USA Cycling USA CYCLING AND USA TRIATHLON ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP The Partnership will serve to collectively grow the sports of Cycling and...
by 303cycling | Mar 13, 2019 | General News
It is no surprise that a handful of Coloradans have landed on this list. Many triathletes and duathletes call the Centennial State their home, and we just want to recognize their accomplishments. Men’s Junior Triathlete Honorable Mention: Graham Tuohy (Lakewood,...
by Bill Plock | Nov 8, 2018 | Community, General News
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the roster for the 2019 USA Paratriathlon Resident Team, an elite squad based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Melissa Stockwell (Chicago, Ill.), Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grove,...
by Bill Plock | Aug 28, 2018 | General News
As athletes strive to improve themselves and their performances, they often push themselves to the point of injury. The inherent cross training by multisport athletes can decrease the number of injuries, but unfortunately it does not eliminate them. Overuse bone...
by Bill Plock | Aug 21, 2018 | General News
BY SAGE MAARANEN After the 2018 Ironman Boulder, the biggest complaint I heard from athletes was the heat and its relation to a high DNF rate. We are all aware that heavy exercise in high temperatures can lead to medical emergencies such as heat stroke, but so many...