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World-famous Formula 1 driver Jenson Button traveled to Kona, Hawaii this weekend to compete in the Lavaman Triathlon at the Hilton Waikoloa Village.

American triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker ran in the Carlsbad 5000 in Carlsbad, Calif. on Sunday, April 3.

American pro Jordan Rapp talks about the difference between racing in a half-Ironman versus an Ironman race and chats about the upcoming Ironman 70.3 California triathlon.

American pro Desiree Ficker chats with Inside Triathlon's Jennifer Purdie about her recent win at the Livestrong Austin Marathon and her favorite part of racing at the Ironman 70.3 California triathlon.

Reigning Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae joins us at the Ironman 70.3 California expo to talk about her busy start to the new season and why she chooses to return to Oceanside each year.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

In a stunning one-two punch, two of Ironman’s top female contenders today announced dramatic shifts in career focus.

After driving more than 3500 miles in nine days, I finally got back to the San Diego homeland a week ago. (Hoping that this doesn’t make you hate me, I’ll admit that my run the following morning included a rainbow over the Pacific.)

After placing sixth at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon on March 12, Aussie Craig “Crowie” Alexander’s 2011 race schedule was unclear until yesterday.

The Challenge Family series of long distance triathlons today announced its expansion into South Africa with the launch of Challenge Cape Town, set to take place on November 6, 2011.

One of the fastest women on the Xterra scene, Melanie McQuaid is in Morgan Hill, Calif. for a triathlon training camp organized by her sponsor Specialized.

Denison University's men's swimming and diving team has snapped Kenyon College's 31-year national championship streak to become the 2011 NCAA Division III Champions.

Find out how Lance Armstrong is making a serious step in his return to multisport, learn about the latest triathlete to hang up her racing suit and get a preview of this weekend's Ironman 70.3 California race.

The proceeds from the fundraising partners and auction will go towards helping to rebuild the town of Kamaishi, which has a deep history in the sport of triathlon.

Specialized introduced its professional triathlon team to its company with a Q&A session at the Specialized Triathlon Training Camp in Morgan Hill, Calif.

Inside Triathlon senior editor Jennifer Purdie reports from the Specialized team triathlon training camp.

It was a race of firsts as European champions Pavel Andreev and Borghild Lovset cap stellar seasons winning their first World Championships at the first ITU World Championships to be held in Finland.

The March/April issue of Inside Triathlon magazine features a story on Full Throttle Endurance, a triathlon club based out of New York City that boasts some of the best age-groupers in the country.

Triathlete and Competitor magazine’s T.J. Murphy to speak to the Golden Gate Tri Club in San Francisco Tuesday night.

One reporter got ripped off.

USA Triathlon's 2011 National Championship event schedule resumes Sunday with the Long Course Duathlon National Championship at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Ala.

Tereza Macel, a dual citizen of Canada and the Czech Republic, has announced her retirement at the age of 36.

Armstrong enlists the help of Alberto Salazar to help him run a 2:50-2:55 marathon in an Ironman.

Endurance Conspiracy has united with Econscious and Goodbye Blue Monday to launch what they're calling a "Chari-Tee" to raise relief money for the disaster in Japan.

American junior triathlete Kevin McDowell has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Follow Triathlete magazine senior editor Jené Shaw as she drives cross-country in search of cool triathletes and interesting triathlon-related stuff throughout the nation

Former professional triathlete Mike Trees and his wife, Rieko, have established a disaster fund for Japan called Tri4Japan.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

Footwear giant donating $250,000 to earthquake victims; ASICS America Corporation offering to match its employee’s cash donations to the American Red Cross.

Three-time world Ironman triathlon champion Chrissie Wellington among those “Running for Japan”.

Zipp was gracious enough to invite me to swing by their headquarters on my way through Indianapolis.

The April issue of Triathlete magazine, on newsstands now, will bring out your sense of adventure.

Illinois running and triathlon superstar wins rare distance triple and team trophy at New Balance Nationals soon after learning his close friend, triathlete Kevin McDowell, has a form of cancer.

Al-Sultan says he’s in prime condition and is aiming for a podium spot at Sunday’s race in Singapore.

Sixteen hundred entries for one of the world’s longest-standing Ironman races are filled in less than 48 hours.

27-year-old triathlete and runner killed in cycling accident was “loving life”.

The 2011 Endurance LIVE Awards Gala will air on Universal Sports this Friday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT.

As the countdown clock was unveiled in London today to mark exactly 500 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today confirmed the competition dates and venue for the triathlon in London 2012.

Olympic hopeful Matt Chrabot has signed a multi-year deal with TYR. TYR also represents professional triathletes Chrissie Wellington, Andy Potts, Magali Tisseyre, Sarah Haskins, TJ Tollakson and others.

British man endures heat to take double iron-distance race in Spain.

ITU World Champion, "The Amazing Race" star and CAF Athlete Sarah Reinertsen to lead Team CAF at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon.

Wall Street triathletes are following the lead of professional triathletes and cyclists and are spending money to head to the wind tunnel.

Today on TriCenter, we recap the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon and we get insight into why so many triathletes are taking their training indoors.

This amateur video showcases the tsunami waves and surges that hit the town of Kona, Hawaii on Friday after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan.

Australia's Olympic triathlon gold medalist Emma Snowsill is back home to start her 2011 competition season after a four-month base training camp in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town in South Africa.

As one of the country's top women runners, Sally Meyerhoff was training for the 2012 Olympics and her next triathlon. However, a traffic crash killed her instantly and lead to a large gathering of her friends and family Saturday.

London's Hyde Park will be the setting for one of the best "free" shows in an Olympic sport this year with signs, a day before Olympic tickets go on sale, that the world's top triathletes will be in the Park on August 6 and 7 to go head-to-head in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship, London, presented by Tata Steel.

Courtney Atkinson wants to prove he is a genuine contender for the ITU World Championship Series after ending 2010 a long way from his best.

Kris Gemmel and Vicky Holland took victory at this year's ITU Oceania Triathlon Championships in New Zealand.

In a day of heat, wind and carnage, Frederick Van Lierde of Belgium won the men’s race and Julie Dibens of Great Britain won the women’s race of the second annual Abu Dhabi International Triathlon on Saturday.

Inside Triathlon Editor-in-Chief Courtney Baird takes you to the streets of Abu Dhabi with a look at the buzz of the city less than 24 hours out from the big race.

According to local television station KHON 2, Kailua-Kona has been affected by this morning's tsunami waves resulting from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

In just one month the nation's top collegiate triathletes will descend on Tuscaloosa, Ala. - the home of the University of Alabama - for the 2011 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship on Saturday, April 9.

Aaron Hersh previews the deep field of athletes set to race in this Saturday's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird gives her first impressions of Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates and the host of Saturday's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Gilbert Ayoub's newest business venture is born of a "build it and they will come" philosophy.