Smashfest Diaries
Alyssa Godesky on IM Copenhagen: For the Sake of Racing
After twenty-eight iron distance races, over 40 marathons and ultra marathons, countless other 70.3s, half-marathons, 10ks, 5ks, and even beer miles, I am always surprised that there is still a...
Q&A: Team SFQ´s Danielle Audino on her Round-the-World First Ironman Journey
TeamSFQ athlete Danielle Audio graduated college last year and decided to take on a six-month solo international adventure that would culminate in her first ironman at Ironman Austria in the end of June. Danielle went on to...
Nicole Valentine: How to Travel Like an Ironman Pro
Our Smash-Dimond pro Nicole Valentine shares her travel survival tips here, to make your next flight go as smooth as your race! And she must know what she's talking about,...
Alyssa Godesky: It's always better when we're together
One of my bffs, training partners, fellow TeamHPB coach and teammate and pro, Leslie Miller, wrote a blog last week about our training tradition that we’ve been able to uphold. It involves...
10 Things You Need to Know About Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon
On July 15, our Mary Knott became one of the 157 people (and just 26 women) who finished the inaugural Alaskaman—taking the overall female masters title in the process....
Alaskaman: Before I Go . . . by Taryn Spates
A view from the bike course. We are approaching “Go time!” for Alaskaman race departure and I carved out some time to share a few more nifty details that I...
Our newest SMASH-Dimond Mom on Training During Pregnancy
What Training During Pregnancy Was Really Like When I found out last October that I was unexpectedly expecting I scoured the internet for any and all information I could find...
Emily Lanter’s Favorite Go-To Workouts
It’s no secret that training consistently equals results. That being said consistency can also feel monotonous. I'm pretty much a professional at procrastinating certain monotonous workouts (especially where swimming is...
Our COMEBACK QUEEN Haley Chura on Ironman Brazil
Ironman Champion & Smashfest Queen pro Haley Chura just completed her first ironman after a horrific car+bike accident leading into Kona in 2015. Her comeback began in 2016, when she...
Everything We Wanted to Know about Mary Knott's Ultraman Experience
Last week SMASH-Dimond superstar Mary Knott ticked off a major triathlon goal in completing her first Ultraman at Ultraman Australia. In the process, she took second overall amongst the women after...
Alyssa Godesky on The Adventure that was Challenge Taiwan
There are few times I look forward to more than the pre-race week. I’ve especially come to love pre-race weeks with long haul travel…..a guaranteed 10-15 hour time period where...
Smash-Dimond's Alli LaRochelle Gets Real About Motherhood & Training
When you’re a parent as well as a triathlete, you quickly learn that life isn’t always like that Under Armour Commercial: Sometimes it’s not just “what you do in the dark.” Sometimes it’s what you do in the dark and the light and whenever you can find an extra 30 minutes in your day.
