EditorialPortland State University students Evan Roshak, 22, left, and Will Watson, 20, training in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 23, 2022. (Elayna Yussen/The New York Times)
EditorialA team of triathlon runners cool down after completing the New York City Triathlon in New York on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialTimothy O?Donnell, working out in Boulder, Colo., in April, won gold at the world triathlon long distance championships in 2009 and has two top-three finishes at the Ironman World Championship. (Rachel Woolf /The New York Times)
EditorialKristian Blummenfelt of Norway celebrates his gold medal victory as he crosses the finish line in the men's individual triathlon during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, July 26, 2021. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialKristian Blummenfelt participates in a wind tunnel testing session at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, Jan. 11, 2022. (Kevin Faingnaert/The New York Times)
EditorialKristian Blummenfelt participates in a wind tunnel testing session at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, Jan. 11, 2022. (Kevin Faingaert/The New York Times)
EditorialAthletes compete in the swimming portion of the men’s individual triathlon in Tokyo on July 26, 2021, during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (HIroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialClaire Cashmore of Britain finishes third in the women’s PTS5 triathlon at the delayed 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Aug. 29, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialIan Lambert is attempting to do a record breaking solo triathlon for the children's charity Dragonfly Cancer Trust in September. Picture taken 20th August 2021
EditorialAthletes compete in the swimming portion of the men’s individual triathlon in Tokyo on July 26, 2021, during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (HIroko Masuike/The New York Times)