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Carbohydrates during exercise – this is how you get more out of yourself

A lot has been written and discussed about carbohydrates recently. One thing however is certain: those who want to be able to call on their full performance potential, especially during prolonged activities, require the appropriate intake of carbohydrates. In the following text you find out why this macronutrient is so important and how it can […]

Caffeine – the popular performance booster

It is almost not possible to think of everyday life without the stimulating effects of caffeine: a cup of coffee in the morning, at least for some of us, kick starts the day. Also, in the world of sport for many years caffeine is known as a performance booster. Occurrences of caffeine The most common […]

CHALLENGECANCUN 2020 opens registrations worldwide

One of the best middle distance events of the year is honored to officially announce the opening of registrations through their website www.challenge-cancun.com The 1st edition was a unique and triumphant experience, where the city of Cancun, known for it’s charm and warmth, took pleasure in hosting athletes, friends and families at this amazing Mexican […]

Sara Svensk and Mathias Lyngsø Petersen triumph at GARMIN CHALLENGEHERNING

Sara Svensk and Mathias Lyngsø Petersen took today the win at GARMIN CHALLENGEHERNING in though Danish weather with heavy rains and cold winds. While the women’s race quickly seemed to be decided during the run, the men’s race had many leaders and was exciting untill the last kilometres. Women’s race The GARMIN CHALLENGEHERNING had an unusual race […]

CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE gets privilege to host ETU European Championship Middle Distance Festival in 2020

A European Championship Aquabike, European Championship Aquathlon and European Championship Middle Distance Triathlon will form a weekend full of racing in Austria.  CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE is about to host the newly introduced ETU European Championships Middle Distance Festival 2020. CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE will become a true triathlon festival with lots of racing options on the highest level of competition, […]

Pro´s ready for THECHAMPIONSHIP: ´Where Idols become rivals´

With only two days to go for CHALLENGEFAMILY‘s THECHAMPIONSHIP – the third edition of this flagship event – the tension for all the pro athletes is mounting. This was very obvious during the media conference just held, where pros making one thing clear: winning here in Samorin, Slovakia, is a highlighted goal in the season […]

Triathlon Spirit of St Polten continues with Challenge Family

3.500 athletes at the start of „the nicest bike course in the world“ and within the series of one of the three most popular races worldwide: The IRONMAN 70.3 St. Pölten. On the 26th of May, the success story continued and the event took place in the triathlon metropole of  St.Pölten in Austria. From 2020, […]

Bkool and CHALLENGEFAMILY launch the Challenge Cup

As part of its partnership agreement with CHALLENGEFAMILY, Bkool is organising a special online competition called the ​Challenge Cup​, running from May 30 to June 27. The Challenge Cup is an ​online competition based on the actual bike courses of four CHALLENGEFAMILY events​. Ride all four events and come top of the overall classification to […]

Šport24.sk is the new title partner for THECHAMPIONSHIP’s TryAthlon

THECHAMPIONSHIP is one of the most important races in CHALLENGEFAMILY‘s race calendar. The best athletes of the world will come to Samorin to determine who is the strongest over the Middle Distance. However, THECHAMPIONSHIP is not only for the best pros, but also for children, age groupers and new starters to the sport. For this […]

Postcard from Sid – Dobrý deň! Greetings from Samorin, Slovakia

Dobrý deň! Greetings from Samorin, Slovakia Well to be honest, I’m not quite in Samorin yet, but will be next weekend for The Challenge Championship. So, I thought I’d give you a heads up on what to expect (or what you’re missing out on) for the weekend. The Challenge Championship is now in its third […]

CHALLENGEALMERE-AMSTERDAM presents Zone3 as their Official Swim Partner

One of the world’s most top-rated triathlon brands, Zone3, will be the new official swim partner of CHALLENGEALMERE-AMSTERDAM. Thanks to this partnership, participants of the second oldest race in the world will benefit from a wide range of specially designed endurance products for the next three years. ,,We are very pleased to present our partnership […]

Triple winner of Challenge Heilbronn

Hi everyone, this is Dani again, just a couple of days after my second race of the season, which turned out to be a very special one for me once again. I was able to defend my title at Challenge Heilbronn last Sunday and complete the triple as I won this race in 2017, 2018 […]

A Perfect Day for the Defending Champions

The 10th anniversary of hep CHALLENGEHEILBRONN powered by Audi turned out to be a perfect day for the defending champions Sebastian Kienle and Daniela Bleymehl. Despite Kienle’s previous achilles tendon injury, both he and Bleymehl were in top form and able to defend their titles. Up until race day, the weekend looked far from being […]

Back to the roots: Everything started here

CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE on June 30 will be a very special race for me. I’m traveling to Austria with lots of good memories, after all, in 2012 I was not only third behind Andreas Raelert and Timo Bracht. Even more significant is the memory that it was my very first ever race over the middle distance. At […]

Powerful wins by Ruedi Wild and Elisabetta Curridori at CHALLENGE LISBOA

Under perfect conditions, Ruedi Wild and Elisabetta Curridori took the win at CHALLENGELISBOA today. Wild showed his strength especially in the final kilometres when he surpassed Pablo Gonzalez Dapena. Curridori made the difference on the bike and didn’t give away her comfortable lead anymore during the run. While it has been grey and windy in Lisboa […]

Countdown to the hep CHALLENGEHEILBRONN powered by Audi on 19th of May 2019

Only a week to go, then the starting gun for the anniversary competition will be fired. 10 years Triathlon #intheheartofthecity and for the fifth time the race is held as CHALLENGEHEILBRONN. The triathlon will again be honored this year by hosting the German Championship on the middle distance. In the anniversary year, the Heilbronn Triathlon […]

CHALLENGEFAMILY´s THECHAMPIONSHIP gets global livestream

THECHAMPIONSHIP is most likely the showpiece of CHALLENGEFAMILY‘s international race calendar. This can be seen not only in the very strong pro field, but also in the livestream that will broadcast the entire race. This livestream will be broadcasted on both Slovakian and Czech television and challenge-family.live. With very strong athletes like Sebastian Kienle, Frederic […]

Frederic Funk – Race Report Challenge Riccione

Hi Everyone, I just started my season at Challenge Riccione on May 5th and here is a little race report: In the last two years I started my season in the end of march so Challenge Riccione felt quite late this time which means I couldn’t sit quietly anymore the weeks before. I was absolutely relieved […]

Mattia Ceccarelli and Elisabetta Curridori were the winners of CHALLENGERICCIONE 2019

CHALLENGERICCIONE was one big party for the 1500+ athletes who participated in the 2019 edition. The event attracted a huge crowd of spectators to the race start on Sunday morning and the tension could literally be sensed among the pro athletes. After 113 kilometers of racing in challenging weather conditions, it was Elisabetta Curridori, who […]

Lisa Roberts takes the lead in CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus, Romain Guillaume shares first position with Pieter Heemeryck

After an intense weekend full of CHALLENGEFAMILY races, the current rankings of the CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus has been shaken up considerably. Points were divided at CHALLENGETAIWAN, CHALLENGEGRANCANARIA and CHALLENGECANCUN. Romain Guillaume won CHALLENGETAIWAN after an impressive race. This victory gave him 750 points for the rankings and thanks to this amount of points he is […]

Impressive international pro field lining up for CHALLENGERICCIONE 2019

CHALLENGERICCIONE is ready for the race weekend on May 4th and 5th and is looking forward to top performances by a great line up of international professional athletes. “After last years victory here in Riccione I can guarantee that the organisation of the race by this team will be outstanding. I love to race in […]

CHALLENGEWANAKA proud to host the 2020 Challenge Asia Pacific Championship

New Zealand will host the 2020 Challenge Asia Pacific Championship on 15 February as part of the CHALLENGEWANAKA Triathlon Festival series. The Challenge Asia Pacific Championship will draw professional and age group triathletes from around the globe to compete on the iconic and honest middle distance course. CHALLENGEFAMILY CEO, Zibi Szlufcik sees the Challenge Asia […]

Emma Pallant and Pieter Heemeryck are the winners of CHALLENGEMOGAN GRAN CANARIA

Both Emma Pallant and Pieter Heemeryck met the organisers´ and fans´ expectations and rose to the occasion in the fourth edition of CHALLENGEMOGAN GRAN CANARIA. Emma Pallant repeated her triumph of 2017, becoming the queen of the race after finishing in 04:36:07, almost 13 minutes ahead of runner up Tessa Kortekaas from the Netherlands. Herewith […]

Strong pro field promises exciting inaugural CHALLENGECANCUN

With an amazing strong pro field at the start, on Sunday 28 April CHALLENGECANCUN is about to make a ‘grand entrée’ on the international triathlon calendar. Next to the twenty top class pro athletes, hundreds of Age Groupers will take the challenge in the tropical surroundings of the Mexican hotspot Cancun and swim 1.9 km, […]

Sid’s TRAVEL TIPS – Part 2

Following on from Part 1, I wanted to expand more on one of the most stressful parts of travel… Luggage! So below are my thoughts and tips as you head into the summer of racing and navigating airports and train stations around the world. Luggage is always a big topic. Let’s get straight in! Luggage […]

CHALLENGEFAMILY announces partnership with LONG COURSE WEEKEND and HAUTE ROUTE

CHALLENGEFAMILY will join forces with two big names in the endurance sports event sector – LONG COURSE WEEKEND and HAUTE ROUTE. It is a big step forward for all three companies founded on an inclusive, innovative and family-orientated approach and so many athletes worldwide will benefit from this quality focused collaboration. Zibi Szlufcik, CEO of […]

Sid’s TRAVEL TIPS – Part 1

The Northern Hemisphere season has kicked off and with an amazing smorgasbord of races to choose from across Europe and the USA, I thought I’d give some more tips around travel, that I’ve picked up on over the past few years of travelling the world training and racing. As most of you may know, I […]

Strong pro field expected at CHALLENGEMELBOURNE: spectacle guaranteed!

With CHALLENGEMELBOURNE approaching this Sunday, April 14th, it’s going to be an exciting race for both athletes and spectators: A remarkably strong pro field will be on the starting line, with each and every athlete prepared to go all out and claim victory. Of course it’s not just the strong pro field that makes this […]