2008 Wildflower Triathlon- Olympic Distance Race

Official Video Produced by TRI-CAL TV of the 2008 Wildflower Triathlon. Clip features results of the Olympic Distance Race & participants of all age groups.

2006 Triathlon at Pacific Grove – Swim Starts: Men 17-29

Official video from the 2006 Triathlon at Pacific Grove. Clip features the swimming event – Men 17-29 through Youth 16 and Under.

Triathlon: 2009 World Championship Series review

A review of the 2009 Dextro Energy World Championship Series. An incredibly motivational and inspirational video.

2006 Triathlon at Pacific Grove – Swim Starts: Women 29U

Official video from the 2006 Triathlon at Pacific Grove. Clip features the swimming event – Women 29U through Relays.

Spirit of the Marathon- Premiere

The documentary, Spirit of the Marathon, captures the individual journeys six runners take to prepare for and ultimately face the challenge of the Chicago Marathon in an extraordinary theatre event that portrays the drama of the famed 26.2 mile race. More than a sports event, Spirit of the Marathon is an inspirational journey with unique, theatre-only features that will be embraced by runners and non-runners alike.

Well-known and Legendary Triathlon Events

Hundreds (perhaps thousands) of individual triathlons are held around the world each year. A few of these races are legendary and favourites of the triathlon community because they have a long history, or because they have particularly gruelling courses and race conditions. A few are listed here.

Hawaii Ironman World Championship

Hawaii Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii. First held in 1979, only five years after the sport of triathlon was founded. The cycling stage of the race covers more than a hundred miles over lava flats on the big island of Hawaii, where mid-day temperatures often reach over 43 C (110 F) and cross-winds sometimes blow at 90 km/h (55 m/h). The race is often challenging even to competitors with experience in other iron-distance events.

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz, San Francisco, California. This non-standard-length race begins with a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) swim in frigid San Francisco Bay waters around Alcatraz Island, followed by an 18 mile (29 km) bicycle and 8 mile (13 km) run in the extremely hilly terrain of the San Francisco Bay area. The run includes the notorious "Sand Ladder" – a 400-step staircase climb up a beachside cliff. In recent years, the race has included a fourth event: a one-mile (1.6 km) "warm-up" run between the swim and bike leg to reduce the incidence of hypothermia.

Wildflower

Wildflower is a Half-Ironman distance race held on or near May 1st at Lake San Antonio in Southern California since 1983. Known for a particularly hilly course, it has expanded now to include three races of different lengths and is one of the largest triathlon events in the world, with 6,000 athletes attending each year.

Life Time Fitness Triathlon

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon offers the largest professional prize purse in triathlon, and therefore this event draws international triathlon talent in large numbers. Pros and amateurs alike are welcome to Minneapolis, MN in late summer to enjoy this exciting race conducted in "equalizer" format.

HP Norseman Xtreme Triathlon

The HP Norseman Xtreme Triathlon race is the world's toughest iron-distance. It is also the northernmost iron-distance, taking place at the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska. The race travels through some of the most beautiful parts of Norway, and is far from a regular circuit-race. HP Norseman starts in one of the beautiful fjords on the West Coast and finishes inland at 1,850 metres above sea level. Total ascent is 5,000 metres.

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