Bradley Weiss from South Africa and Flora Duffy from Bermuda captured the 24th XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a beautiful day at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui’s northwest coast. It’s the second title in three years for Weiss, who won it in 2017 and was second last year, and the unprecedented fifth XTERRA World Championship crown for Duffy, … [Read more...]

Colorado's Timothy O’Donnell finished second in this year's men’s pro race at the Vega IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii, marking his second career Kona podium after a third-place finish in 2015. The U.S had not had a podium finisher at the event since 2016, when Heather Jackson took third in the women’s pro race. O’Donnell (Boulder, Colo.) covered the 2.4-mile swim, … [Read more...]

It was a serious battle of the local pros in the men’s race at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 Boulder. Six of the top eight men live in Colorado. While the blazing heat kept the spectator crowd decidedly sparse, the competition was exceptionally fierce and exciting. The lead group of 10 after the swim came out of the water in the span of just 60 seconds; and the second group was … [Read more...]

Josiah Middaugh and Katie Button captured the XTERRA Quebec off-road triathlon elite titles at Lac Delage in Quebec, Canada. It’s the first win of the season for Middaugh, his second in a row in Quebec, and the 35th major victory of his storied career. For Button, it’s her second XTERRA World Tour win as an elite. The event started with a 1.5K swim, move onto a 27K mountain … [Read more...]

Boulder’s Flatirons provided a picturesque backdrop for athletes from around the world on Sunday at the 2019 IRONMAN Boulder. Matt Hanson (Storm Lake, Iowa) and Lauren Brandon (Fort Worth, Texas) took the top honors with finishing times of 7:57:03 and 9:09:09, respectively. Both of their finish times marked new course-bests, and Brandon's victory was her first full-distance … [Read more...]