In a telephone interview with the Associated Press, Lance Armstrong announced what he is calling "Retirement 2.0" from cycling and says he is done for good this time. Armstrong did not touch on the subject of his return to the sport of triathlon.
Check out these images from Day Two at the Trek/K-Swiss triathlon team camp in Kona, Hawaii.
The first day of Trek/K-Swiss triathlon team camp was all about the athletes reuniting after the off season, but on day two the athletes focused on seriously preparing for the rapidly approaching season.
Aaron Hersh breaks down the Trek Speed Concept 9.9 that helped American Chris Lieto ride to a field-leading 4:23:17 bike split at the 2010 Ironman World Championship.
Ironman world championship podium finisher Julie Dibens breaks down main workout of the second day of the Trek/K-Swiss Triathlon Team Camp from Kona, Hawaii.
Hop aboard your Trek Speed Concept and go along for a ride with the Trek/K-Swiss team members on the Big Island of Hawaii. The ride took place on Tuesday, Feb. 15, the second day of the camp.
Xterra pro Dan Ugo provides three tips for making a successful transition to the off-road world.
Chris Lieto and Julie Dibens, the male and female bike leaders from the 2010 Ironman World Championship, go for a ride together on the Big Island before the start of the Trek/K-Swiss triathlon team camp at the Mauna Lani Hotel.
Inspired by a Chrissie Wellington tweet, Triathlete senior editor Jene Shaw explains how to properly do a single leg squat.
Great Britain's Helen Jenkins tells the Guardian UK newspaper that she often pictures running through Hyde Park, which will be part of the 2012 Olympic triathlon course.
Lesley Paterson joined Team Trek/K-Swiss literally days ago. She is spending part of the training camp getting acquainted with her new bike, the Trek Speed Concept 9.9.
Although no official announcement has been made by either side, it is now clear that two-time defending Ironman 70.3 World Champion Michael Raelert will not be a part of the 2011 Trek/K-Swiss Triathlon Team.
Dr. Jordan Metzl identifies the symptoms of IT Band Syndrome, or Runner's Knee, and offers advice for treatment & prevention.
Lesley Paterson, the newest addition to the Trek/K-Swiss team, talks about her first day at the training camp here in Kona, Hawaii.
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If you aren’t familiar with them yet, we fill you in on the cast of characters that make up the 2011 Trek/K-Swiss team roster.
Australia's Mirinda Carfrae won the 2010 Ironman World Championship on a Cannondale Slice, but she switched to Felt this winter.
Australia's Leon Griffin and Madeline Oldfield beat out a tough field of early-season racers to take home the top shares of the $10,000 prize purse available at this weekend's Falls Creek Long Course Triathlon in Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Team Trek/K-Swiss, a dominant force in professional triathlon in 2010, has reassembled in Kona, Hawaii to prepare for the rapidly approaching 2011 season.
Let’s be honest: there’s no shortage of flowery, girly triathlon apparel out there. Even if you typically prefer to blend in with the guys (this editor included), your acceptable opportunity to go pink overboard is Valentine’s Day. Go girl it up with one of these products.
The couple who runs together, stays together…right?
According to local newspapers, Sri Lanka is going to host an Ironman 70.3 event on Feb. 19, 2012.
Inside Triathlon magazine announces its picks for the 10 greatest female triathletes of all time.
The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon at the 2012 London Games will take place in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake after local government officials gave permission for the construction of spectator seating and a pontoon.
Matt Reed went to the A2 Wind Tunnel in the heart of Nascar country in Charlotte, N.C. to refine his position with the help of A2’s Bicycle Specialist Mike Giraud.
The second annual Street Swell Winter Triathlon will wrap up the 2010-11 Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series Feb. 19 in Leadville, Colo.
There's plenty of blame to go around.
American Jarrod Shoemaker is leading a charge to make draft-legal triathlons available to more triathletes in the United States.
The 2011 Trakkers-Rev3 Triathlon Team is showing off its racing and training kits for the 2011 season. The kits were custom-designed by San Diego, Calif.-based Betty Designs.
Looking for a little motivation for your next long run? Listen in to Matt’s story and you’ll have your best training day ever!
Imagine checking into a resort and receiving an activity schedule that includes a group ride with one of the world's best triathletes. That's exactly what happens at Las Playitas resort in the Canary Islands. Join the resort guests and go along for a ride with Rasmus Henning in this training log.
ESPY award winner Jason Lester, one of the most famous disabled athletes in the world, will compete in next month's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.
Why enhance recovery when you can reduce the need to recover?
Rob Urbach will take the lead position in March.
The second annual Trek/K-Swiss team camp will take place at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Big Island of Hawaii from Feb.14-18. Last year's camp was held at the K-Swiss headquarters in Westlake Village, Calif.
Jodie Swallow talks to Triathlete.com about her goals for 2011, which include becoming the best all-around triathlete possible.
USA Triathlon has named Tim Yount as the first Chief Operating Officer in the history of the National Governing Body.
The TriGrandPrix international race series returns for 2011 and has expanded to six races across Europe offering a 100,000 Euro prize purse for the championship.
While attending the Laureus Sports Awards festivities in Abu Dhabi this past week, ITU stars Emma Snowsill (AUS) and Jan Frodeno (GER) hit the desert sand dunes with skateboard legend Tony Hawk.
Twenty-three-year-old Anastasia Cirricone is the first of six CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge Contestants revealed.
Listen in as Ironman hall-of-famer Bob Babbitt moderates a discussion at the Endurance LIVE Consumer Show on January 22 with four of the top women in endurance sports.
In this Competitor TV exclusive video, Michael and Andreas Raelert take you inside their morning training run at Las Playitas in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. This morning's workout consisted of a hilly 20km run.
How do two of the top triathletes in the world prepare for the season? Triathlete.com is on location at Las Playitas in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to follow the most famous brothers in the sport, Andreas and Michael Raelert.
In this video, Dr. Jordan Metzl teaches you how to spot shin splints and offers strategies for treatment and prevention.
In an editorial piece written for Espn.com, three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington talks candidly about her addiction to sports, and explains why it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Triathlete.com caught up with Zeiger to see how the US Cross Country Championships played out and to hear her plans for the season.
This week CNN is kicking off the 2011 Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge and will announce the six contestants chosen to train and compete with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in the Nautica New York City Triathlon. The following excerpt was taken from the CNN blog "The Chart."
How to feel better, faster.
The Boulder, Colo.-based speech language pathologist will make her pro debut this season.
The “Iron Blazeman” full-length music video featuring triathlon stars such as Chrissie Wellington, Leanda Cave, Andy Potts, Mirinda Carfrae, Matt Reed, Bryan Rhodes and Scott Tinley has been released and will be available on Amazon.com.
Veteran triathlete Joanna Zeiger started off her season with a start at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships at Mission Bay Park in San Diego, Calif.
New Zealand's Tony Dodds and Nicky Samuels took the sprint titles at the ITU Oceania Sprint Championship.
Stay up-to-date on what the top professional triathletes are up to with our Twitter Roundup feature.
Be a part of the 2011 Endurance LIVE Consumer Show and Awards Gala with this photo gallery.
New dietary guidelines come out every five years, including guidelines around balancing calories and foods we should be increasing and decreasing intake of.
Inside Triathlon magazine announces its picks for the 15 greatest male triathletes of all times.
The window of opportunity to toe the line at the 2011 Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kona, Hawaii without qualifying at an Ironman event is closing quickly.
South Africa's Conrad Stoltz won the Xterra Buffelspoort triathlon in preparation for this weekend's Xterra South Africa Championship.
Portugal's Vanessa Ferndandes announced today that she will be taking a break from her professional triathlon career to deal with health issues.
Australia’s Chris McCormack and Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen lead the Kona Pro Rankings heading into February, thanks in large part to their podium finishes at the 2010 Ironman World Championship.
The 10% rule is a guideline that helps maintain a healthy diet through monitoring calorie intake.
The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii, just outside of Kona, is announcing a partnership with several of the world's top iron-distance triathletes.
Germany's Faris Al-Sultan and his Team Abu Dhabi partners have arrived in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, a city outside of Abu Dhabi, to prepare for March 12's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.
The International Triathlon Union today announced the addition of Auckland, New Zealand to its 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season.
American triathlete Linsey Corbin chats with Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird about the successes of her 2010 season, her first win of 2011 and what lies ahead for this season.
Muscle cramps are annoying and sometimes debilitating during training and racing. There are several factors that can attribute to muscle pain including electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, and load placed on a muscle group.
I’ve read and heard all about the benefits of training at lactate threshold intensity. But what’s the best way to figure out my lactate threshold heart rate?
Triathlete senior editor Aaron Hersh reviews the brand new Kestrel 4000 Pro SL-Ultegra, which retails for $4,000.
American professional triathlete Dede Griesbauer is braving yet another winter storm while attempting to prepare for her 2011 season. At least she's dealing with the situation with a sense of humor, as showcased in the following tweet.
Inside Triathlon magazine photo editor Nils Nilsen made the trek out to Abu Dhabi last year for the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.
A new Ironman Australia triathlon course has been announced for the May 1 event in Port Macquarie.
A new article in The Wall Street Journal is shedding light on the growing effect endurance sports, such as triathlon, are having on marriages across the country.
Several top triathlon professionals have packed up and have arrived in (mostly) sunny Tucson, Ariz.
Swim paddles are unique training tools that help swimmers find the optimal hand position while improving strength. This swimming gear review focuses on the Finis PT Paddle.
With the sports of triathlon and open-water swimming growing every year, the need to make sure the proper safety standards are in place is at an all-time high.
Can't touch your toes? It's not the end of the world.
Triathlete.com chatted with 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group Athlete of the Year Kaleb VanOrt to find out what it takes to top the age group ranks.
New Zealand's Cameron Todd won the Rotorua Sprint Triathlon on Sunday for the second year in a row.
Mark Deterline looks into the growing trend of using kinesiology tape to aid in healing injuries.
American triathlete Chris Lieto avoids jellyfish in today’s Tweet of the Day.
Need some new training ideas? Check out these sites for pilates exercises, yoga videos and other triathlon training videos aimed to help endurance athletes.
USA Triathlon has named Laura Bennett and Matt Chrabot the Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year for 2010. Tim O'Donnell and Amy Marsh are the Non-Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year.
A look at the growth of women's-only series in triathlon and a preview of the 2011 lineup of races.
Magali Tisseyre of Canada sits down with TriCenter's Ann Wessling to talk about when she'll make the jump to Ironman, her thoughts on the new 70.3 World Championship course and her new coach, Siri Lindley.