"A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways as they're capable of understanding." - Steve Prefontaine Consider for a moment the race as a poem, and the athlete as poet. What would it mean to engage in a race as an artist creating a work of art? The quote above from Steve Prefontaine is telling. If you have watched race footage of Pre, it … [Read more...]
Triathlon: No Longer Just a Summer Sport
Triathlon has always been a warm weather sport, conjuring up images of San Diego and Hawaii. Once the leaves fall from the trees and winter sets in, triathletes either enter hibernation or head to warmer climates to work on their base and/or continue to race. The vibrant triathlon scene in Australia makes it possible to finish up a season in the northern hemisphere and jump … [Read more...]
Retooling Triathlon’s Competitive System
Somewhere in the evolution of the sport, age-group classifications were formed. Age-group categories are a common way to divide up the ranks of competing athletes. Such a system can be seen operating successfully in youth sports from swimming to little league baseball. And on the other end of the age spectrum, categories for masters - usually athletes still competing in their … [Read more...]
Triathlon Jargon 101
You know you're part of the multisport community when you describe your races and workouts in triathlon-ese. Here's a tongue-in-cheek glossary of triathlon jargon for those who still speak multisport as a second language. And for those who have fully mastered the register, some insight on what the rest of the world has in mind when you utter those words out of context. BONK, … [Read more...]
Multisport Innovation
The sport of triathlon was born from a spirit of innovation. In the early days, the first triathletes were single sport athletes that sought out ways to create a more challenging test of their fitness. Whether spicing up a run workout with a swim across a body of water or adding in a bike to the top of the steepest nearby hill, the first triathlons had little in common other … [Read more...]
