The 2024 Life Time Grand Prix (LTGP) served up another riveting off-road racing season. With the dust (literally) settling from the finale at Big Sugar, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on the season as a whole. Here is a race-by-race highlight of how the LTGP shook out.
Big Sugar was the finale for the Life Time Grand Prix (LTGP) series in Bentonville, AR. The two-week-long festival of all things bike was capped off with a 105mi gravel race that would seal the LTGP overall standings. Alexey showed he was there to party... and not just at the Rave that night.
As a professional athlete, the UTMB or IRONMAN World Champs would be a pinnacle event to perform at. Lucy? She is doing both, 3 weeks apart. Tune in to learn a bit more about how she approaches this daring double.
HPT Athlete and endurance connoisseur, Ryan Collins, recently took on a big challenge: breaking four world records in one go. Ryan was able to do that...setting a new record for the 100k, 100mi, 200k, and farthest distance in 6 hours.
HPT Athlete and Pro Triathlete Marc "the shark" Dubrick caught up with our team to share some insight on his wild September. From his first-ever 70.3 win to course-side sherpa duties, his month held a bit of everything.
Tara Warren is running one of the most challenging series in the world and may be the first woman in eight years to do so. However, Warren’s purpose for running the Rocky Mountain Slam (RMS) is so much deeper than just accomplishment: it’s about raising money and awareness for ALS.
Marc recently overcame more than one challenge at Challenge Beijing. When you’re up against elite competition, everything has to fall into place. But losing your bike? That’s not the kind of puzzle you plan for.
Sam Holness is an autistic Ironman triathlete who has struggled with gut issues for most of his life. His father, Tony, explains how the family has evolved his everyday and in-race nutrition to help improve Sam’s performance and make life on the race course much more enjoyable.
Alexey Vermeulen is back with a report on his summer season since Pro Road Nats back in May. This report highlights the balance of life activities he's maintained and how the entire experience of racing can shift from one weekend (Leadville) to the next (SBT).
David Roche made history by running the Leadville 100-mile race in 15 hours, 26 minutes and 34 seconds, breaking a 19-year-old course record for the Race Across the Sky. Roche had never competed in a 100-mile race before Cloud City. Read more to hear from the trail runner, coach, and host of the podcast Some Work All Play.
Two HPT triathletes have returned from Paris with medals, lessons, and more. Here, Beth Potter (GBR) and Morgan Pearson (USA) break down their Paris experience, fueling strategy, and more.
HPT athlete Ashleigh Gentle secured her second victory in the T100 Triathlon World Series in London. She employed a late-race attack to stride away from the field...even with a partially torn hamstring? Enjoy our Q & A interview with Ashleigh after her commanding win in London.
HPT athlete Justin Riele breaks down his recent and first-ever full IRONMAN as a "capital P Pro". His race debrief exposes some lessons learned, an effort to be celebrated, and the privilege of getting to chase triathlon as a Pro.
This was it – the big one. Paris 2024 hosted the Olympics this summer, where athletes worldwide came to put it all on the line. Here are a few stories we are fortunate to share from our Olympic and Paralympic HPT athletes.
The Race across the East is a 641mi trek across the eastern portion of the United States. It's the Eastern segment of the Race Across America (RAM). Ryan Collins tackled this inaugural event with a teammate and set the course record at an incredible sub-30hr mark.
Brendan Johnston claimed his second National Title of the 2024 season at the Australian Gravel National Championships. As Johnston prepares to slip on another National Champion jersey, we gathered a brief race breakdown from him from the title fight in Tasmania.
The 2024 edition of the Unbound 200, was one for the books. This year, we saw the most competitive field yet, a monumental women’s race, and some of the fastest times in Unbound history. We sat down with three of our HPT Athletes to get an insider’s look at this year’s Unbound and the nuances of their execution, fueling, and experience.
German HPT Athlete Sebastian Breuer won the 2024 Unbound XL in a heated battle that lasted a touch over 20 hours. After 350 miles, it came down to a sprint finish. Dive into his race plan, preparation, and experience at this year's XL.
Winning the Unbound 100 while flying the stars and stripes was a statement. USA Gravel National Champion Lauren Stephens' ride was not only good enough for the win, but it would have placed her top 10 altogether in the Unbound 100.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. Joe Laverick is back with his reflections on the 2024 Unbound Gravel. After unpacking his fueling plan for the big event in a previous blog, we find out how his day broke down.
Brendan Johnston, an Australian-based professional off-road bike racer, has had a unique rise to his position in the sport. He balanced training part-time as an electrician, fought cancer, and built a career and family while on a patient path to full-time racing. On the eve of Unbound, we sat down to dive into his experience and expectations.
This year, ultrarunner Hillary Allen is tackling her fifth Unbound. What started as a post-injury rehab project has evolved into a mixed-discipline journey. In the last few years, Hillary has broken the mold of what's expected of professional athletes.
HPT Athletes Hannah Shell and Starla Teddergreen tackled the daunting eight-day challenge of the Cape Epic. As you may know, this race has gained the reputation of being the Tour of mountain biking. Hannah and Starla shared their "green" experience as a duo at the world's largest MTB stage race.
HPT Athlete Alexey Vermeulen came to Sea Otter with a bone to pick. After a less-than-desirable result in 2023, he claimed a commanding 2nd place in the first LifeTime Grand Prix event: the Fuego XL.