If you have been around triathlon for any length of time you have probably heard about injuries and fatalities in our sport. You have heard news of triathletes being struck by vehicles during their training rides. You also have likely heard about fatalities happening during races, most happening in the swim leg. In 2019, USA Triathlon (USAT) former Board Chair Barry Siff and … [Read more...] about Global Triathlon Safety Task Force Issues Guidelines to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities
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Boulder’s Matthew Guenter Wins Olympic and Sprint Titles at USA Triathlon National Championships, Grand Junction’s Shannon Feran Claims Sprint Title
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The nation’s fastest amateur triathletes swam in Lake Michigan and biked and ran the streets of downtown Milwaukee Saturday and Sunday at the 2022 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships, which welcomed more than 6,000 registrants for the second straight year. Twenty-five-year-old Matthew Guenter (Boulder, Colo.) won two … [Read more...] about Boulder’s Matthew Guenter Wins Olympic and Sprint Titles at USA Triathlon National Championships, Grand Junction’s Shannon Feran Claims Sprint Title
Stephen Eles Wins Men’s Masters Title at Draft-Legal Sprint Duathlon Championships
IRVING, Texas — Colorado multisport athletes wrapped up a fourth and final day of competition at the 2022 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival with more top performances in the Draft-Legal Sprint Duathlon National Championships and Aquabike National Championships. In the Draft-Legal Sprint Duathlon race, Andrew Vos of Broomfield took second overall en … [Read more...] about Stephen Eles Wins Men’s Masters Title at Draft-Legal Sprint Duathlon Championships
Boulder’s Alex Arman Wins Duathlon National Championship
IRVING, Texas — Alex Arman, 34, (Boulder, Colo.) and Kirsten Sass, 43, (McKenzie, Tenn.) repeated as overall national champions in the Non-Drafting Standard-Distance Duathlon National Championships (10k run, 40k bike, 5k run), and the Age Group Mixed Relay Triathlon National Championships made its exciting debut on Saturday in Irving, Texas, as roughly 600 age group multisport … [Read more...] about Boulder’s Alex Arman Wins Duathlon National Championship
Colorado’s Alexandra Schwein Earns Women’s Draft-Legal Sprint Triathlon National Championship Title; Ken Axford of Colorado Springs Tops Masters Men
IRVING, Texas — In the women’s race of the Draft-Legal Sprint Triathlon National Championships, Alexandra Schwein, 25, (Broomfield, Colo.) pulled ahead late on the run in a tightly contested race to win the national title in 1:05:52. A former member of the University of Colorado Boulder collegiate club triathlon team, Schwein shook off some pre-race nerves to swim the third … [Read more...] about Colorado’s Alexandra Schwein Earns Women’s Draft-Legal Sprint Triathlon National Championship Title; Ken Axford of Colorado Springs Tops Masters Men
