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QR 35th Anniversary Story: Scott Tinley

QR 35TH ANNIVERSARY STORY: SCOTT TINLEY

We continue Quintana Roo's 35th year anniversary celebration by chatting with two-time Hawaii Ironman World Championship winner Scott Tinley.

QR 35th Anniversary Story: Jimmy Riccitello

QR 35TH ANNIVERSARY STORY: JIMMY RICCITELLO

Most people familiar with Jimmy Riccitello know him has Ironman’s head referee, keeping the pro field honest in races around...

Matt Hanson Open Water Swim Tips

MATT HANSON OPEN WATER SWIM TIPS

Watch a short video as athlete and coach Matt Hanson talks about having a purpose when you go in for open water...

Heather Gollnick

IRONMAN FEROCITY: A 35TH ANNIVERSARY CHAT WITH HEATHER GOLLNICK

Heather Gollnick's name rang fear in the heart of the Ironman pro women's field. A wide, genuine smile belied an...

35th Year Anniversary

TRUE TO TRI FOR 35 YEARS: THE QUINTANA ROO STORY

It all started in 1987, when Dan Empfield’s experiment to take a surf wetsuit and make it faster for multisport...

Quintana Roo Honors its Wetsuit Roots

QUINTANA ROO HONORS ITS WETSUIT ROOTS

Slowtwitch reviews the all-new HYDROfive2 and HYDROsix2 wetsuits.

Ray and Jarvis at Bike Bearings Work

CHANGING THE PARADIGM: A CHAT WITH RAY & JARVIS AT BEARINGS BIKE WORKS

What does it take to get more African Americans into cycling, and change the paradigm? Just ask Jarvis Wagner and...

Military Precision: QR Engineer Brandon Collier and Veterans Day Memories

MILITARY PRECISION: QR ENGINEER BRANDON COLLIER AND VETERANS DAY MEMORIES

As we celebrate Veterans Day, we bring you a profile on one of our own veterans: Quintana Roo engineer Brandon...

Crazy from the Heat: Donna Phelan's TT Worlds Escapades

CRAZY FROM THE HEAT: DONNA PHELAN'S TT WORLDS ESCAPADES

Longtime triathlete Donna Phelan recently took second at the RAAM 6-hour Time Trial World Championships. What makes long-distance TT such...

Quintana Roo Tri Heather Koning

BOUNCING BACK: HEATHER KONING'S RACE BACK TO THE PODIUM

Heather Koning knows what to do with lemons. The age grouper from Amesbury, Mass. had a hard bike crash and...

Quintana Roo Get to know us Sarah Hinchman

THE ROOKIE | GET TO KNOW SARAH HINCHMAN

Everyone has their first race. This year, Quintana Roo marketing ace Sarah Hinchman dipped her toe in tri for the...

Quintana Roo Tri IRONMAN St. George

IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPS: JEANNI METZLER, SECOND IN THE WORLD

The biggest day in 70.3 racing took place this past weekend in Southern Utah with IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in...