TriathlonDoctor.com – Sports Medicine for Triathletes

The risk of dying in a triathlon may be higher that when running a marathon, but what’s the real risk overall?

Triathlon Doctor Podcast #2 – May 2009 The triathlon community was shocked this month at the sudden and untimely death of former professional triathlete Steve Larsen at the young age of 39 years old. Listen to Dr John Martinez, a sports medicine doctor in San Diego, discuss Steve Larsen’s professional athletic career as well as [...]

Triathlon Doctor Podcast #1 – April 2009 Our first TriathlonDoctor.com podcast kicks off with San Diego sports doctor John Martinez discussing a recent study presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that found that triathletes have a higher risk of having a fatal cardiac event during a triathlon than marathon runners do during [...]