Tired of doing the same workouts week after week? Even more tired of doing the same races every year? Plagued by nagging injures?  Looking for a new challenge?  Do what thousands of runners have done in recent years to up the ante and push themselves further—triathlon.

Among distance runners, there’s no greater mark of achievement than the marathon. Whether the goal is to win, set a personal record or just finish, the marathon has long been the benchmark by which endurance athletes are measured. But then what?

I’m developing into a competitive tourist. No, I’m not the guy who elbows his way to the front of the crowd to get face time with the Mona Lisa. Nor am I the guy who precariously perches on the edge of a cliff to capture a picture of Niagara Falls that would make Ansel Adams envious. I’m more of a sightseeing athlete. 

Last May my friend Scott mentioned that while on the Internet he had stumbled across a 203-mile race called the Texas Independence Relay. He wanted to know if we were going to do it. Of course, I said. We like to run, and so do our friends, so why wouldn't we? 

For endurance athletes of all levels, sleep is a key to recovery and performance. But how do you know when enough is enough? And what can you do to get more?

Women are making a major contribution to the rise in popularity of triathlon both nationally and locally.

The National Mall is a pristine, regal setting for monuments and museums, but it is also an invaluable outdoor space for the athletes of Washington, D.C.

It’s 7 a.m. and I’m rolling out my mat for stretch class. My group of sweat-clad and Lycra-clothed people are also getting situated, and by the looks on a few faces they’re mentally easing into the day as well.  Some perhaps have visions of conquering mountains while others are savoring that first cup of morning coffee. This is how we start most of our days at the week-long hiking spa in Tucson, Arizona held in the luxurious surrounds of Loew’s Ventana Canyon Resort and Spa.