by Sage Rountree, USA Triathlon Certified Expert Coach & Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher | What is this crazy thing called triathlon? Three sports in one event—usually swim, bike, and run, and usually in that order. It’s a great way to expand your skill set and your approach to training…

Featuring Tyler Stewart & Sage Rountree
This past June, two female athletes stepped up to compete at Ironman Coeur d’Alene. They had not met before the race, and chances are their paths didn’t cross during the race, but they were both there with a purpose…

I have always been that girl in sports. At the young age of five I decided I was sick of traveling to swim meets to watch my big brothers compete and begged my parents to let me join the team. I was involved in basketball, softball, and soccer, which all helped me develop the team experience and how to work with others to achieve a common goal.

Featuring Carrie Kimber, Ironman Finisher
On November 3rd, I cleaned the house, packed my bags and felt ready to roll. My whole family was trekking down to Florida. I had left the book Becoming an Ironman in the center of my bed for when I came home. The week preceeding our departure was an emotional ride for me…

by Renee Scherck-Meyer
About two years ago, I decided that my sedentary lifestyle at age 41 was not healthy, and I started training to run a 5K. In 2007, I completed my first 5K in 48 minutes… pretty slow, but I felt I had accomplished much when I crossed that finish line…

by Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete
It was another foggy morning, but a quiet fog with reasonably calm surf. I felt so comfortable in the water and juxtaposed this experience with the first time I swam with Morgan. It’s pretty amazing that just a few swim sessions with her had so completely transformed my confidence in the open water. I was definitely ready to tackle my first triathlon…

We’re a company that believes in empowering women, and that belief starts at the core of Team Athleta. On July 3rd six ladies hit a milestone in their lives by doing something they never thought they’d do — completing their first ever triathlon…

by Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete
Today is swim training session number two with coach Morgan Filler. This day is about as different as you can get from our first session swimming outside the lines. The air temp is 50 degrees; colder than the water which is 56 degrees today. The fog is thick and the club is practically deserted…

by Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete

I’m training for my first triathlon at age 42, and Morgan is coaching me in open water swimming. “Your ankles will tell your body it’s too cold,” she says with a mischievous grin. “So we have to go in fast enough that your brain doesn’t get the message.” Her next piece of advice reminds me just how cold the 55 degree water really is…