The New England Endurance Blog

New England Endurance Events is thrilled to announce that our co-founder and director, Kathleen Walker, has been named USA Triathlon’s Race Director of the Year. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to a U.S. race director who demonstrates outstanding dedication to the sport of triathlon in a multitude of ways — including exceptional event management and community engagement. USA Triathlon currently has 487 registered race directors from across the nation. Kathleen’s journey as an RD began in 2014 when she and her friend Steph Goley organized the GutCheck Adventure Triathlon, a fundraiser benefitting a summer camp on Cape Cod that [...]

Daylight breaks over the tall pine trees, greeting you with a crisp breeze and gauzy mist clinging to the water. You stand at the starting line, equal parts thrilled and nervous. "Am I under-prepared? Over-prepared? I hate not knowing which..." Once the whistle blows, there are no easy ways in which to head. You rely on nothing but intuition, grit and adrenaline as you dive deeper into a wilderness of winding single-tracks, loose rock, and blind turns. The mystery of the route pushes you forward as you hunt down checkpoint after checkpoint, switching frequently from trail running to road [...]

If there’s anything a triathlete can easily understand, it’s that consistency over time is the key to success. Such consistency applies not only to preparation and training, but also to racing. Sometimes we have good/great races, but sometimes a race turn out to be not-so-hot. What if your season’s biggest accomplishment could be measured over several races instead of one, big, “A” race? That will happen this year! The sport’s governing body, USA Triathlon, has implemented a new formula to allow age groupers to compete for honors over several races instead of at a singular state championship event. You can [...]

UP YOUR "TRIATHLON GAME" THIS SUMMER Whether you’re new to the sport of triathlon — or a veteran who simply wishes to get faster — New England Endurance Events' 2026 Tri-Talk virtual sessions were made for you. Five presentations were recorded this past spring, led by five renown coaches. Get smarter, get faster with expert assistance! Click to join the Session at 7pm EST Webinars: A Newcomer’s Guide to Triathlon Coach: Amy Woods Watch the recording 7 Steps for Better Triathlon Training Coach: Angela Naeth Watch the recording [...]

At New England Endurance Events, we’ll always return the trust that our athletes give to us with complete honesty and full transparency in return. Which is why we need to talk; about why registration fees for our triathlon events have increased in recent years. We’ve all seen the jump in the prices of almost everything: from the gas pump to the supermarket and beyond. And this inflation also sharply hit most of the necessary expenses for a small company staging endurance races…like us. The fee for a police officer protecting an intersection on the bike course is now more than [...]