What an Olympic journey it has been for Bermuda’s Flora Duffy. On Tuesday morning in Tokyo, she produced the performance of a true champion, powering through difficult conditions on the bike and then pulling away emphatically over the 10km run to win the Olympic gold she craved and that the display so richly deserved. After finishing 45th at London 2012, 8th in Rio the same … [Read more...]

The Pacific Northwestern gem of Coeur d’Alene welcomed athletes from around the world to the region on Sunday, June 27 as they swam 2.4-miles, biked 112-miles and ran 26.2 miles through Northern Idaho for the 2021 IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene triathlon. With some of the world's best on hand, Sam Long (Boulder, Colo.) and Carrie Lester (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Representing … [Read more...]

The Ultraman World Record holder, Dede Griesbauer, has officially joined Team UCAN. Dede, at age 49, broke the world record at Ultraman Florida 2020 by over an hour with a time of 22 hours 48 minutes and 31 seconds and won the women’s race by nearly 4 hours. Dede had been holding onto the overall lead for over 300 miles and stunned the world by taking 2nd overall in a … [Read more...]

Chris Leiferman of Longmont blasted the bike en route to victory at Ironman Florida. His time of 7 hours 52 minutes 44 seconds was just over two minutes ahead of runner-up Bradley Weiss of South Africa. Sam Long of Boulder took third in 7:55:33. In the women’s race, Katrina Matthews of Great Britain posted a time of 8:40:50 for the win, followed by Americans Skye Moench and … [Read more...]

Chris Leiferman (Longmont) and Jeanni Seymour (Boulder) won the 30th Great Floridian Triathlon against a competitive pro field. Leiferman posted the fastest bike split of the day and second-fastest run to finish in 2 hours 34 minutes 42 seconds – with a scant 14 seconds to spare to the next finisher, Bradley Weiss of South Africa. Ben Kanute of Phoenix rounded out the men’s … [Read more...]