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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.

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.

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.

Inside Triathlon magazine spent time with Olympic hopeful Matt Chrabot at his training headquarters at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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.

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.

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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.

Belgium's Marino Vanhoenacker, the third-place finisher from the 2010 Ironman World Championship, opens up about his first attempt at Saturday's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. Vanhoenacker talks about his fitness, race conditions and who he sees as his toughest competition.

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.

One of the most talked about athletes at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon this year is Australia’s Chris McCormack, largely because the reigning Ironman world champion recently announced that he’s going to forgo defending his title in Kona to attempt to qualify for the Olympics.

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.

Leader of Team Abu Dhabi Faris Al Sultan writes about his history of racing in the United Arab Emirates.

When he finished chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer, Southampton born Dr Peter Thornback felt “a wreck”.

Athletes such as Chrissie Wellington, Craig Alexander, Terenzo Bozzone and Bevan Docherty have contributed items that are currently up for auction. The proceeds will benefit the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.

USA Triathlon was visited Tuesday by Marisol Casado, the president of the International Triathlon Union. Casado took time out of a busy trip to the United States to sit down with the entire USA Triathlon staff for nearly one hour.

A New Zealand triathlete came face-to-face with an orca whale.

Eugene, Ore. to host triathlon this summer.

Meyerhoff had recently started competing in triathlons and said she would go after a spot in October's Ironman World Championship.

Bockel took time to talk to Triathlete.com about adding Blue Competition Cycles as his bike sponsor, his thoughts on Chris McCormack’s attempt to qualify for the Olympics and how he’s feeling heading into Abu Dhabi.

Kate McIlroy's long road to recovery from achilles tendon surgery continues on Saturday when she lines up at the New Zealand National Triathlon Championships.

Brendan Sexton aims to earn selection for London next year by upsetting the status quo in Australian Olympic-distance triathlon.

As an athlete, Marc Lishewski is used to taking good care of his body. But prostate cancer was something he could never have anticipated.

Elite triathlete Bryan Rhodes will compete in this Saturday’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon in memory of the Christchurch earthquake victims and is calling on fellow athletes and the general public to help raise funds to assist the emergency relief efforts.

Competing under the guidance of three-time Xterra world champ Melanie McQuaid, the newly announced 2011 MelRad Racing Team will race at all the regional Xterra competitions and the World Championships in Maui.

Here’s pro triathlete (and our resident swim expert) Sara McLarty “flying” in an Orlando, Fla. iFly wind tunnel, reaching wind speeds of up to 150+ mph.

Miguel Tellez is one of South Florida's best triathletes. Sunday he showed mastery of a single endurance test with his first half-marathon victory in the Miami Beach 13.1.

Sam Gardner and Shonny Vanlandingham win the inaugural Xterra Philippines.

Three brothers from Atlanta are aiming to make history this May.

Two-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander believes Saturday’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon could be the most open endurance race of the year.

Great Britian's Helen Jenkins and France's Greg Rouault took the overall wins at the 2011 Clermont ITU Pan American Cup, while Jarrod Shoemaker and Sarah Haskins finished as the top Americans to take the 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Sprint National Championship titles.

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

A 12-year-old girl from Salem is on a mission to make a difference by raising more than a quarter of a million dollars for cancer research.

The models and crew have wrapped up the 2011 Triathlete magazine swimsuit shoot from the Big Island of Hawaii. Go behind the scenes of the shoot at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows from Kona with this video.

Inside Triathlon magazine contributing editor Matt Fitzgerald got to wondering why so many elite triathletes have recently taken their bikes off the roads and started to ride inside. Check out this photo gallery featuring the most famous indoor rider of them all, Andy Potts.

The man who reportedly went missing on Saturday, Feb. 26 while swimming at La Jolla Shores in La Jolla, Calif. was arrested in Yuma, Ariz. on Wednesday, March 2.

New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone chats with a local newspaper about what it will take to beat nine-time Ironman New Zealand winner Cameron Brown this Saturday in Taupo. His main objective: play it smart.

The inaugural Leadman Epic 250 event will entail a 5K swim, 223K bike and 22K run and will take place May 14, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nev.

The popular Anchorage, Alaska-based Gold Nugget Triathlon needed less than 30 minutes to hit its registration cap of 1,500 racers on March 1.

This month’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon will live up to its billing of being an event for all ages when two athletes with a 54-year-age gap between them will compete in the short course event.

Ironman veteran Cameron Brown of New Zealand will take the starting line at Saturday's Ironman New Zealand looking for a historic 10th win at the race.

The World Triathlon Corporation has announced that American Tim Marr has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

Andreas and Michael Raelert ride on BMC Team Machine road bikes for the first time in this exclusive video from the Canary Islands.

Competitive Image's Paul Phillips is sharing with Triathlete.com the photo that earned the title "Best Published Triathlon Photo" at the Triathlon America Awards Celebration Presented by Active Network.

Members of the triathlon industry gathered on Monday night in La Jolla, Calif. for the first annual Triathlon America Awards Celebration Presented by Active Network.

See a photo gallery of the Raelerts riding together on BMC road bikes while at a training camp on the Canary Islands.

Andreas and Michael Raelert have announced that they will be leaving their current bike sponsors to race together under the BMC name.

Get a sneak peek at Inside Triathlon magazine’s look at why so many elite triathletes are riding indoors.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to get started, or a gear head who can’t get enough of aero wheels and power meters, the Triathlete Buyer’s Guide is your resource for every category of triathlon gear.

The idea of combining races with a family vacation is becoming more and more popular among runners and triathletes.

The company's Five Fingers brand now accounts for 30% of its global sales.

Members of the triathlon industry have gathered at the first annual Triathlon America Conference at the Estancia Hotel & Spa in La Jolla, Calif. to discuss the status and future of the sport, and to have a little fun.

On today's TriCenter, several top pros kick off their season in Costa Rica, Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae experiences the wind tunnel and we take you inside the team dynamics of Trek/K-Swiss.

After the recent birth of her child, Olympic Time Trial champion Kristin Armstrong is back on the bike and getting ready to race.

It's day 1 of Triathlete magazine's 2011 swimsuit photo shoot, which is being shot on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The case of the swimmer who apparently went missing on Saturday afternoon off the coast of La Jolla, Calif. has taken an interesting turn.

Just a few days after the collision, which left him with several serious injuries, McDonald posted a blog post on Alexmmtri.com thanking everyone for their support and giving a detailed breakdown of how the crash happened.

Rescue crews have been scouring La Jolla Cove in La Jolla, Calif. for a man who was reported missing late Saturday afternoon.

Dan Hugo and Carina Wasle open the season with victories at today's Xterra South Africa Championship.

Dan Hugo gives us his take on the local triathlon scene in his hometown of Stellenbosch, the best spots for training and where to find the best lunch buffet in town, just in time for this weekend’s Xterra South Africa race.

The winner of this past weekend’s Livestrong Austin Marathon (2:50:35) chats with Triathlete.com about juggling her running aspirations with triathlon goals and charity work.

Professional triathlete and medical doctor Alex McDonald has been seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck on a bike ride Thursday in his hometown of Durham, N.C.

Sean Jefferson, a 3:56 miler, took up triathlon after running injuries forced him off the track. He gives advice to other injured runners moving to triathlon, and tells Triathlete.com about his successes and struggles in multisport.

Can they save you a few a seconds, or even minutes, on race day or will wearing them make you more susceptible to injury? Mario Fraioli weighs in!

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

Amine Britel passed away after being hit by a car while cycling in Southern California on Monday evening. Britel competed in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team and has participated in ITU Age Group World Championships.

A preview of the 2011 TriGrandPrix Race Series.

USA Triathlon says that drug testing at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala. was welcomed by participating athletes and that all results came back negative.

The Schriever Fitness Center on the Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado is giving its members the opportunity to complete 2.4-miles of swimming, 112-miles of biking and 26.2-miles of running, the distance of an Ironman, over the course of 28 days.

A preview of the March/April issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now.

Last week reigning Ironman world champion Chris McCormack announced he would pass on the opportunity to repeat in Kona, and would instead go after a 2012 Olympic spot on the Australian team. In today's Triathlete.com poll, we want to know what you think of his decision.