‘I Can’t Just Quit’

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports Sika Henry is the first African American woman to be recognized as a pro triathlete. But a horrible bicycle crash in 2019 nearly thwarted her lifelong dream.https://nyti.ms/3HOsB5l

Swim, Bike, Run, Travel: Ironman Championship Moves Outside of Hawaii

By BY ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports The 2021 Ironman world championships will be held in Utah — not in Kona, Hawaii. The move could be a sign of things to come for the endurance brand.https://nyti.ms/3lDdTp5

Flora Duffy of Bermuda wins gold in the women’s triathlon.

By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Sports She crossed the finish line more than a minute before her competitors, for her country’s first Olympic gold.https://nyti.ms/3BHDxPf

Two Sports, a Fast Time and Some Questions

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The British track Olympian Beth Potter switched sports, but her stardom in triathlon came too late to qualify for Tokyo. Then she set a world record in a 5K that won’t count. What’s a world-class athlete to do?https://nyti.ms/3t1tCiT

The 2020 Moments When Sports Made Sense

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports Sports were not a simple salve for the events of 2020, but they still provided some moments of joy, levity and shared humanity.https://nyti.ms/3pDWZWb

In a Pandemic, Getting to the Triathlon Is as Hard as Finishing It

By BY NICK BUSCA from NYT Sports An Ironman race on Saturday in Tallinn, Estonia, was the first such race since March. Precautions included travel restrictions, temperature checks, masked volunteers and medals handed over in bags.https://nyti.ms/2ZeURtm

These Athletes Had the Coronavirus. Will They Ever Be the Same?

By BY ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports Von Miller of the Denver Broncos called the disease a “surreal” experience and said he struggled at first to workout. Other athletes have endured lingering lung and other health issues.https://nyti.ms/3cm9yPf

What Will Endurance Races Look Like When They Come Back?

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Marathons. Cycling Races. Triathlons. So many have been wiped out, but organizers are already planning how to bring them back.https://nyti.ms/2VORnvj

Swimrun, Sweden’s Island-to-Island Race, Comes to America

By BY ADAM SKOLNICK AND RYAN YOUNG from NYT Sports The popular endurance race, which combines trail running and open water swimming and has multiple transitions, is starting to catch on with American triathletes.https://nyti.ms/3aKywqY

Trans Athlete Chris Mosier on Qualifying for the Olympic Trials

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Mosier is the first transgender athlete to qualify for and participate in an Olympic trials event in the gender with which he identifies.https://nyti.ms/38RIfuN

Mark Allen, Giant of the Ironman, is Not a Magician

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Thirty years after he won the first of his six Ironman World Championships, Mark Allen still feels the spiritual power of Kona.https://nyti.ms/2B0T3aU

This Man Expects to Run a 2:50 in the Boston Marathon on Monday

By LINDSAY CROUSE from NYT Sports Tim Don, the world-record holder in the Ironman triathlon, broke his neck in October. He decided a return to competition was his only option.https://nyti.ms/2GTbmnU