Matt Sills is the main man behind the 21st annual Playtri Desert Triathlon coming up on Sunday March 1st. I love Matt’s backstory. His first-ever triathlon was the Desert Tri and he finished dead last. But finishing that event changed his life forever and led him to ultimately buying the event and becoming a race…
Don Davis started the S.O.S. Triathlon back in 1983 and he did it the old fashioned way: A bunch of buddies with no permits doing a fun bit of bike, run, swim as a way to get a workout in. The Survival of the Shawangunks sells out in about six minutes so Don and his…
James Sa’s life changed forever on July 31, 2011 when he became a quadriplegic after being injured during an obstacle course race in Michigan. Watching the movie ‘Murder Ball’ while in rehab helped James find the sport of Quad Rugby that is now a huge part of his life. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter…
Besides being a true running legend with an Olympic silver medal, a New York City Marathon win, a Boston Marathon win, and four appearances in the Olympic Games, Meb Keflezighi is part of the ownership group for the world’s fastest road 5K, the infamous Carlsbad 5000, presented by National University. This year the Junior Carlsbad…
Patrick Lange is the two-time Ironman World Champion and the course record holder for the marathon. This past October he pulled out of the race during the bike ride with a virus. We chatted about his career, dealing with the disappointment of having to pull out of Kona, and his goal to win again in…
Katie Zaferes was invited out to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado after finishing her collegiate running career at Syracuse. Her first day there was January 14, 2013. In a very short period of time she went from not being able to click into her pedals to becoming a 2016 Olympic Triathlete. After winning four…
Jim Knaub is a wheelchair racing legend with five Boston Marathon wins and three at the LA Marathon. He was an Olympic Trials pole vaulter on his way to a workout on his motorcycle when a car turned into him and his life was changed forever. His motto? Why walk when you can fly! …
Milena Glusac was running 25 miles a week in high school and dominating. When she went to college, her coaches doubled her running mileage and she ended up with Epstein Barr Syndrome, chronic fatigue, an eating disorder, and multiple stress fractures. After leaving college and connecting with great coaches who kept her mileage low and…
Michael Brown from Super League Triathlon came on to chat about their first US event that will be over the May 22-24 weekend in Tempe, Arizona. Short and fast draft-legal age group racing with waves of 50 at a time, followed by nighttime pro racing under the lights? It sounds great! Sponsors Subscribe…
Geraint Thomas is a three-time world champion, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the winner of the 2018 Tour de France. Geraint was kind enough to join us at NYTRO for a Q&A on January 5th. He was hilarious and the crowd was HUGE. A big thank you to the new owner of NYTRO, Mike…