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Who Owns Triathlon? A Look into the Ownership Structure of Ironman and the Professional Triathletes Organisation

Triathlete magazine's article explores the ownership structure of triathlon brands, including Ironman and the Professional Triathletes Organisation.

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Gold for Tasmania and a New Challenge

A change of pace at Tasmania 70.3 is just what the triathlon needs to bring excitement and challenge back into the game.

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Building Athlete Brands: The Future of Triathlon

Super League Triathlon leads the way in building athlete brands, essential for the growth and success of the sport of triathlon.

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RaceRanger: The Future of Fairness in Non-Drafting Triathlons

Getting this technology at every race will reduce the heartache for organisers and athletes.

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Pro Triathletes Face Tough Decision: Prize Money or Prestige at PTO Asian Tour and 70.3 World Championships

Pro triathletes are faced with a difficult decision as the PTO Asian Tour race in Singapore and 70.3 World Championships in Finland.

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Super League and Arena Games: Defining the next generation of triathletes

Super League and Arena Games have brought back the high energy and compact triathlon which is defining the next generation of triathletes.

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Overreaching

An athlete's mentality of overcoming something also often leads to overreaching on the physical side.

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Was the Collins Cup a Hole-in-One?

Did you watch the Collins Cup? Was it a hole-in-one for the sport and the did the PTO deliver on their promise of an amazing event. #CollinsCup

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Reframe the game

I’m going to give you the most direct route to athletic success I can possibly give you.  Go Deep or Don’t Go! Look for your opportunity's hidden within each session, they are there, if you can't find them, it's because you are not engaged either in the process or within yours

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Study Shows 76% of US Sports Sponsor Food Ads are for Junk Food Products – Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

Quick Summary: Researchers from the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity found in a study that a whopping 76% of food ads from sports team and organization sponsorships in the USA featured junk food. 52.4% of beverage advertisements were for sugar-sweetened dri

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ITU Investigates Triathlete Henri Schoeman’s Failed Drug Test – Did He Really Cheat in the Olympics?

Summary: The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is investigating South Africa’s Olympic bronze medalist triathlete, Henri Schoeman, who failed a drug test at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The investigation followed a 17th January article in Russia’s Sputnik News about leaked internal International Olympic

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Tour de France Star Chris Froome Fails WADA Drug Test – Why is This Important for Triathletes?

Quick summary: Britain’s star cyclist and quadruple Tour de France champion, Chris Froome, tested positive for twice the permitted limit of the asthma drug, Salbutamol, when he won the Vuelta a Espana in September. This could cause him to lose his title. It could also mean a 12-month ban from the sp