Fighting fourth for Hoffman

Fighting fourth for Hoffman

Ben Hoffman secured a hard-fought fourth place at Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene. Sixth out of the water, the American put his head down and toughed through the mountainous high-altitude cycling course that had made its Ironman version infamous. He then proceeded to...
Gross, Hoffman and Plese covering the distance

Gross, Hoffman and Plese covering the distance

Ironman champion Sara Gross returns to racing at Saskatoon 5150 on Sunday. The Canadian looks forward to testing her fitness after a bike crash shattered her wrist in April. After getting surgery to insert plates and set the bone, Gross continued to train indoors,...
Golden Boy Abs Ripping it Up in Bahrain

Golden Boy Abs Ripping it Up in Bahrain

At 6.30am on my first morning in Dubai, I had a “swim date” with Abdullah Attiya. Abdullah is a 17-year-old triathlete and the most recent addition to the Bahrain Endurance 13 Team. “Abs,” as he is known to his teammates, and I splash through 3 kms and then headed to...