A 40-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack during the swimming leg of yesterday's New York City Triathlon has died, the AP reports. According to Triathlon director Bill Burke, the woman hailed from Elmhurst, Illinois, and went into cardiac arrest twice. Michael Kudryk, 64, of Freehold, New Jersey also suffered a heart attack during the swim and was pronounced dead yesterday at St. Luke's. With these deaths, there have been three total in the 11 years that the Triathlon has been held—the first being the 2008 death of a 32-year-old man during the swim. more ›

One athlete has died, and another is in critical condition after competing in today's New York City Triathlon. A 64-year-old man died during the swimming leg of the race, and a 40-year woman was injured swimming the 1.5 kilometers in the Hudson River, and brought to Roosevelt Hospital for treatment, AP reports. more ›

The DOT's 4th annual Summer Streets initiative—which clears nearly seven miles of Manhattan streets of cars for 3 consecutive Saturdays—began today at 7 a.m. and ended at 1 p.m. Photographic evidence doesn't appear to confirm the theory that it's a "bikes-only affair." In fact, there were plenty of non-terrorists enjoying horn-free thoroughfares and pop-up sandboxes. Summer Streets will return next Saturday. more ›

The hot, humid weather made the Nautica NYC Triathlon—a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike portion, and then a 10K run—that much tougher yesterday. A dozen racers suffered heat exhaustion, including a British man who collapsed at 5.9 miles into the 6.2 mile final leg. The 31-year-old from London was taken to New York-Presbyterian Cornell Weill in critical condition; race director Bill Burke said, "He's going to be okay. His family is with him. According to his brother, he is doing better." more ›

While some of you have been enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, thousands of people spent their early morning starting the Nautica NYC Triathlon—a 1500 meter swim in the Hudson River followed by a 40KM bike race (in Manhattan and the Bronx), ending with a 10KM run in Central Park. Though the race was delayed by rain, there are already winners: Greg Bennett of Australia won the men's competition, with a time of 1:45:50 (swim: 12:34; bike: 58:37; run: 31:12), while Rebeccah Wassner of New York won the women's, with a time of 1:58:25 (swim: 13:40; bike: 1:06:01; run: 34:36). And in the ParaTriathlon competition, Aaron Scheidies won with a time of 2:02:15. Last year's competitors faced obstacles like jellyfish and the heat and humidity; the NYC Tri website says, "This year, the rain certainly slowed athletes’ final times, while the humidity made the race seem to last too long for some," but the participants were undeterred. One said, "Running through one of the best landmarks in the world… it was a privilege." more ›

Today is going to be downright unpleasant and tomorrow even worse. A big high pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast is pulling hot and humid air into the region. Look for highs this afternoon in the mid 90s in the city and lower 90s in the suburbs. The heat and humidity have set off a heat advisory as well as an air quality alert. In response to the heat the city has opened cooling centers and the Salvation Army is opening their community centers to help people keep cool. more ›