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A combination of factors come into play to make the Challenge Roth triathlon the race where iron-distance records are broken.

Next weekend’s Avia Vineman Ironman 70.3 race has a stellar lineup of pros—with world champions among them.

A participant passed away while competing in Sunday's Challenge Roth Triathlon in Roth, Germany.

Need a new pair of goggles? Check out our goggle lineup straight from the 2011 Triathlete Buyer's Guide.

In today's Triathlete.com Poll we want to know: who is your favorite to qualify for an Olympic spot in London next month?

Nine of the United States' top triathletes have earned the right to compete for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team next month at the International Triathlon Union World Championship Series event in London on Aug. 6-7.

Look back on Sunday's inaugural Rev3 Portland Triathlon with this video from Revolution 3.

Graham O'Grady and Meredith Kessler turned in impressive performances to win the inaugural Rev3 Portland triathlon. See images from the action-packed day.

As the sun shines and temperatures spike, so will the urge to snag a pair of the latest shades. From anti-fog technology to polarized and interchangeable lenses, we rounded up our picks for the best sun-shielding performance eyewear.

Cape Town's Love Water Love is the ooh-la-la boutique brand for Bond girls everywhere. Inspired by colors, patterns, and textures, LWL designers have rolled out a flirtatious 2011 line that's meant to mix and match; choose from trendy prints, one-shoulder designs, mono-kinis, and suits with cut-outs to put together the perfect suit to show it off this summer.

Being a professional triathlete is truly a dream job—but it’s still a job.

Americans Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins once again came out on top at the 2011 Life Time Fitness Minneapolis Triathlon. Catch all of the race action with this photo gallery.

For the XTERRA set, Niner’s first full suspension all-carbon MTB is a race bike with a lot of travel.

Multi-sport stars were out in force at Sunday’s Boulder Peak Triathlon, part of the newly established 5150 Triathlon Series and a qualifying event for the Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship.

It was a record-breaking day at Challenge Roth. Over 180,000 spectators cheered Andreas Raelert and Chrissie Wellington on their way to new world records. See images of the day.

This half-iron distance race, held at Blue Lake Park located 20 minutes outside of downtown Portland, is the fourth stop of six in the Rev3 Triathlon Series.

Third place finisher at the 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Magali Tisseyre, cinched her fourth 70.3 win while dentist and pro triathlete, David Kahn, took the men’s title, despite having added the race to his schedule only a few weeks ago.

Swiss athletes Ronnie Schildknecht and Karin Thürig turned in fast marathons to take the victories at their home race of Ironman Switzerland.

Since Roth, Germany, started hosting iron-distance events in 1988, both male and female pros have broken eight hours nine times on Roth’s course. Make that ten; both Andreas Raelert and Chrissie Wellington set new world records today, at 7:41:33 and 8:18:13 respectively.

Check out a few images of her bike in transition. The Cannondale Slice helped her to a 4:40:39 bike split.

Germany's Andreas Raelert made his Challenge Roth debut by breaking the world record for fastest iron-distance race. His time of 7:41:33 came thanks to a 46:18 swim, a 4:11:43 bike and a 2:40:52 run.

The city of Roth, Germany is buzzing about tomorrow's Challenge Roth Triathlon. Check out these pre-race photos.

Americans Ben Hoffman and Melissa Rollison took the titles at today’s Ironman 70.3 Muncie race in Muncie, Ind.

The Rev3 Portland triathlon continues its growth with the inaugural Rev3 Portland Triathlon, set to take place Sunday, July 10.

Americans Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins win in Minneapolis for the third year in a row.

A short list of some of the potential medal contenders for 2012—and those who could upset the status quo.

CNN Fit Nation 6 Pack team member Kas Seerla joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his show to talk about the challenges of tackling open-water swimming.

Wish you could travel to Roth and take in the festivities of Challenge Roth? We'll take you there with this photo gallery from the pre-race festival.

The Superbowl of cycling kicked off this past Saturday and for die-hard fans of the Tour de France who cannot get enough of the action, you can follow it all right on your phone or iPad.

Find out what the United States' fastest female triathletes are riding at this weekend's Life Time Fitness Minneapolis Triathlon.

These 3 simple rules will make sports drinks a friend, not a foe, to your body weight goals.

Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker crushed the record for fastest Ironman by going 7:45:58 to take his sixth-straight Ironman Austria victory on Sunday, July 3. The former record of 7:50:27 was set by fellow Belgian Luc Van Lierde back in 1997. Triathlete.com chatted with Vanhoenacker after his record-breaking performance to find out how he felt heading into the race and the plan as heads into the 2011 Ironman World Championship.

Chris McCormack appeared on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” last month to discuss the notion of pushing the body to the limits with Dr. Oz. In the interview, host Bob Ley asks Macca about the mindset of “if you’re not injured, you’re not training hard enough.”

Meet the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge 6-Pack—a group of six newbie triathletes currently training for the Nautica New York City Triathlon held August 7.

Canada’s Simon Whitfield has a gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics and a silver from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

At Agua Bendita, the difference is in the details … lots of details. Handmade in Colombia (of Spanish materials), Agua Bendita's line of boutique swimwear has flare to spare. Highlights for 2011 include animal prints, Earth tones, and embellishments galore. Consider it recovery wear for the week after Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico or, in this case, Ironman South Africa.

A memorial 5K is taking place in Tempe, Ariz. on Saturday, Dec. 10. All proceeds will benefit the Sally Meyerhoff Foundation—an organization dedicated to providing shoes and clothing for the less fortunate.

You won't see any Jane Fonda leg lifts at San Diego's Rehab United. Here's how the RU team's unique approach is redefining physical therapy.

Open-water swim advice that Dr. Gupta shared with his CNN Fit Nation 6-Pack team—a group of six newbies training for their first triathlon.

"The world’s largest iron-distance triathlon” is celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend. Challenge Roth will take place on July 10th, 2011 with over 3,300 athletes and 600 relay teams from 61 countries.

Integrated brakes have become commonplace on high-end tri bikes these days, but Ridley has taken that integration to a whole new level with the Noah FB.

The 2012 Ridley Noah FB’s brakes aren’t hidden by the frame, they’re part of the frame.

Set your DVRs to record these Ironman events this month.

With the recent additions of Ironman Mont-Tremblant and Ironman U.S. Championship (aka IMNYC) to the northeast area, rumors have been circulating that the close-by Ironman Lake Placid may cease to exist after 2012.

Macca is living proof that you don’t have to be a natural-born whippet to excel in long-distance triathlons.

Check out Matt Fitzgerald's author page.

Rasmus Petraeus pulled off a small upset at the inaugural KMD Challenge Aarhus today.

Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker crushed the record for fastest Ironman by going 7:56:58 at today’s Ironman Austria triathlon.

The lake slated to be used for the 2012 London Olympics and the 2011 ITU World Championship Series race may not be safe for swimmers.

Learn how to improve your cycling from one of the sport’s best cyclists, Jillian Petersen.

Lukas Verzbicas to compete in the Junior World Championships in honor of his good friend, elite triathlete Kevin McDowell, who is battling Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Runners often hit plateaus in their training. Despite efforts to get faster, they clock in at the same speed and cross the finish line without a PR. If you are at that stage, you may already be contemplating hiring a running coach, but is it worth it?

Flying to a triathlon next month? Good news: In celebration of the 2011 Tour de France, all bike fees will be waived on JetBlue flights for the month of July.

The brand new Cervelo S5 might represent the most advanced road bicycle ever produced. It also might be one of the most versatile bikes ever developed, and as such one of the best bikes for triathletes and cyclists looking for a do-it-all road and triathlon weapon.

After the cancellation of Ironman China in May, this Sunday’s Ironman Korea will be the only Ironman race in Asia this year.

Images from the men's and women's race at the Pontevedra ETU Triathlon European Championships.

Americans Andy Potts and Rebeccah Wassner claimed victories at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon. Check out photos of the action.

Almost halfway through the Series, professional triathletes Alicia Kaye (USA) and Andy Potts (USA) are the current points leaders.

Was Harry Wiltshire working to deter Javier Gomez's race in order to benefit his British teammates, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee?

More than 1,000 competitors will take part in the event.

Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee continued his domination of the ITU circuit while two Ironman stars punched their tickets to Kona in record-breaking performances.

Both Ironman Coeur d’Alene winners Craig “Crowie” Alexander and Julie Dibens put up a tough fight to not only win today’s event and confirm their spots at Kona but to break the Idaho course records in 8:19:48 and 9:16:40, respectively.

Germany returned to the top of the stadium for a final win at the 2011 ETU European Championships in Pontevedra, claiming gold in the dynamic elite mix relay event.

Three-time U.S. Olympian Hunter Kemper and Canada's Chantell Widney were victorious Saturday at the second stop of the 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Race Series, the Tri Monroe - Gateway to Adventure.

Belgian Frederik Van Lierde and German Silvia Felt both earned their first Ironman titles in Nice today at the seventh annual Ironman France.

Americans Andy Potts and Rebeccah Wassner took the titles today in the seventh running of the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon.

A gallery of race-ready bikes from the pro and age group racks at Ironman Coeur d'Alene.

Tomorrow’s Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon, an Olympic-distance race in the Life Time Fitness Series, features the strongest pro field in the race’s seven-year history.

Nothing could keep Alistair Brownlee (GBR) from retaining the European Championship, not even technical difficulties.

Emmie Charayron (FRA) once again reigned supreme as a European champion, this time in the women's elite division at the 2011 ETU European Triathlon Championships.

The Philadelphia Insurance is adding extra safety measures after an athlete drowned at last year's event.

Today at the offices of Philadelphia Insurance, the 100 company employees who are racing the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon this weekend were treated to a lunchtime panel Q&A with pros Andy Potts and Tyler Butterfield, and challenged athletes Willie Stewart and Scout Bassett.

Colorado's Peak-to-Peak Highway bike ride is a popular route for triathlon celebrities such as Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington.