Kristian Blummenfelt is the Data-Driven Future of Triathlon

[ad_1] In November, under stormy, tropical skies, reigning Olympic men’s triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt jumped from a pier into the Caribbean Sea. Then, after 7 hours 21 minutes 12 seconds, after swimming 2.4 miles, cycling more than 112 and running 26.2, he broke the tape to win the Cozumel Ironman in Mexico and become the …

Flora Duffy of Bermuda won the gold medal in the women’s triathlon.

[ad_1] In a sport where transitions are everything, Flora Duffy is the best of the best. Among the two athletes representing Bermuda, 33-year-old Duffy won the home gold medal in the women’s triathlon by completing the 1,500 meters swimming, 40 kilometers cycling and 10 kilometers running in 1 hour 55 minutes 36 seconds. Britain’s Georgia …