When you start looking at races, you’ll see a variety of different types of triathlon offered. There’s tons of options, and here I’ll attempt to explain some of the ones you might come across as you’re searching for your next finish line.
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Ironman France









After training with RCT Athletics for nine months, Ethan Snyder completed his first Ironman in Nice, France on June 25th! This historic race site has been the venue for some of the most storied events in triathlon history – and will also be hosting the men’s 2023 Ironman World Championship! When we started working together,…
Ironman 70.3 Eagleman
This season, I decided to step up to the half-Ironman distance. I spent a long time choosing my first race – there are so many factors to consider! Which type of course would be best? What time of year? What sort of travel situation did I want? I considered all of this and more before…
Salt Fork Sprint Triathlon
This year’s Salt Fork Sprint Triathlon was a fun day at the water park! It poured rain, starting during the night and continuing until well after the race was over. There was no thunder, which meant no delays. We would all just have to deal with the deluge! The Salt Fork Sprint and Olympic Triathlons…
2022 USA Triathlon AGNC Day 3
Pictures and videos from Day 3 of USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals. Ashwin and I did the (Super) Sprint-distance race together on Day 3.
2022 USA Triathlon AGNC Day 2
Pictures and videos from Day 2 of USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals. Day 2 was the Olympic-distance race.
2022 USA Triathlon AGNC Day 1
Pictures and videos from Day 1 of USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals. Day 1 included packet pick-up, the race expo, and a chance to check out parts of the course.
2022 USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals
Heat waves on land, cold waves in the water, changes to the race plan, and intense competition including some of the fastest triathletes in the United States – this year’s USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals had it all! The Olympic course was largely the same as last year, but the Sprint course changed dramatically. The…
2022 American Triple-T
The 2022 American Triple-T was billed as “3-DAY, 4-TRIATHLONS, 1-EPIC EVENT”. It lived up to that reputation and more!
Training Tech
A big part of training for any sport in this day and age is technology – there seems to be a device to measure just about every aspect of our physical performance! Companies like Garmin, Wahoo, Polar, Suunto, Zwift, and Stryd (just to name a few) continue to push the boundaries of training tech, while…