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Tempe Town Lake, the centerpiece and swim course for next month's Ironman Arizona event, is set to re-open this Tuesday, Oct. 26. See photos in the article.

Japan's Yuichi Hosoda soared to gold at today's men's triathlon at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Mariko Adachi was predicted for gold at the Asian Games and she did not disappoint, dominating today's women's triathlon competition in Guangzhou for the gold medal.

Brian Boyle finished his third Ironman race at last weekend's Ironman Florida event. He finished the race in a time of 10:14.

CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta trained for and competed in the 2010 Nautica New York City Triathlon with a group of people looking to get healthy and change their lives, and he's going to do it again in 2011.

Emerging top Asian triathletes are gearing up for the end of the 2010 triathlon season at the 16th Asian Games, set to be kicked off on Friday in Guangzhou, China.

Triathlete.com caught up with Tim O’Donnell to talk about a new partnership with a veterans organization, his plans to jump up to the iron distance and what it will take to win this weekend in Clearwater.

While it has not been officially confirmed, some believe that the person operating the twitter account @juanpelota is Lance Armstrong.

On this episode of TriCenter, two Americans take the Amica 19.7 Sprint Championships in Phoenix, Cameron Dye pops the question post-race, we preview the Clearwater race and we give an update on Tempe Town Lake.

USA Triathlon has announced its 2010 USA Triathlon National Championship season schedule. Events will take place at states across the country, includingUtah, Alabama, Arizona, California, New York, Vermont and South Carolina.

One month after being crowned the 2010 Ironman World Champion, Australia’s Chris McCormack decided to toe the starting line of one of the more difficult half Ironmans in North America.

On Saturday, Nov. 6 Tempe Town Lake welcomed a few hundred athletes into the waters for a DCB Extreme Adventures Open-Water Swim Event.

DeBoom chatted with Triathlete.com to give us the inside scoop on what brought him to the pinnacle of the sport and on the next chapter in his pro triathlon career.

Americans Ben Collins and Amy Marsh took their share of a $20,000 prize purse by winning today’s Amica 19.7 Phoenix race at Lake Pleasant.

South Africa's James Cunnama outran the men, while the United States' Jessica Jacobs built a lead on the bike and held it all the way to the finish line to take the Ironman Florida titles in Panama City Beach, Fla.

The winner of the Miss Triathlete.com for the month of October is Michelina. You chose Michelina with your votes! The win means that she is a finalist for the Title of Miss Triathlete.com 2010.

Kenneth Yates pleaded guilty on Friday in the 2009 drunken-driving death of John Carr, who was killed while racing in a triathlon in the Freys Hill area of Louisville, Kentucky.

A long list of professionals will take the start line in Panama City Beach, Florida on Saturday in hopes of gaining valuable early-season points towards Kona qualification.

Purplepatch Fitness coach Matt Dixon has announced that Canada's Samantha McGlone is the latest athlete to join the Purplepatch pro lineup.

A mix of professionals, amateurs and first-time competitors are among the hundreds of triathletes slated to compete at the Amica 19.7 Phoenix this Sunday at Lake Pleasant Park, Peoria, Ariz.

Jody and Christi Dykes of Georgia are helping their six-year-old son Jacob cope with his cerebral palsy by taking him along for the ride in local triathlons.

PPD, sponsor of the Beach2Battleship Triathlon, will host a pep rally at the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C., on Nov. 11, 2010 to begin a three-day celebration of the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon.

A couple of months ago the World Triathlon Corporation announced that starting in 2011 the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race will be relocating from Clearwater, Fla. to Las Vegas, Nev.

Several female triathletes took part in a first-of-its kind conference and retreat in San Diego. Nearly 100 women gathered at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Resort and Spa for the inaugural GOTRIbal Conference and Retreat.

The Endurance LIVE Consumer Show will take place in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 22. The show is free to all consumers and will be held in the San Diego Convention Center.

Two-time Ford Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack came in studio for a great one-on-one chat with Bob Babbitt.

Three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington has revealed on her blog that it was a variety of illnesses that led to her illness that forced her to withdraw from the 2010 Ironman World Championship back on Oct. 9.

On this episode of TriCenter, professionals compete in an action-packed super sprint grand prix race in California.

It's November 1st and the triathlon season is winding down. We want to know, have you planned your race schedule for 2011 yet?

Race car drive Tony Kanaan finished the Ironman 70.3 Miami event on Saturday, Oct. 30 despite having to change a flat tire during the bike.

The United States' Sara McLarty and the Czech Republic's Filip Ospaly, both fresh off of their 2010 Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series victories, won today's Super Sprint Grand Prix event in Oceanside, Calif.

Australian strongman Courtney Atkinson and Switzerland’s star Caroline Steffen took top honors at the prestigious Noosa Triathlon in Queensland, Australia on Saturday.

France’s Sudrie Sylvain and Great Britain's Leanda Cave won today’s Ironman 70.3 Miami race today in Miami, Florida.

Defending champion Courtney Atkinson has admitted comeback king Craig Walton still owns the Noosa Triathlon, but won't be running scared in his attempt to emulate the 34-year-old.

The first of what organizers hope will be many races in the Super Sprint Triathlon Grand Prix series is set for this Sunday, Oct. 31 in Oceanside, Calif.

Dave Scott, Dave McGillivray and Susan Bradley-Cox will be named to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. The trio will be honored Jan. 15, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tell us how you feel about the Ironman Access program in today's Triathlete.com poll.

Check out Kurt Hoy's author page.

Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon talks about a mini-triathlon she recently competed in with daughter, Ava.

American triathlete Desiree Ficker took time to answer questions for readers at Nytimes.com. She provides insight into her diet, her training and her life in Austin, Texas.

Get the latest in triathlon news, including a recap of the XTERRA World Championships from Maui, Hawaii.

The Nautica New York City Triathlon will be using a lottery system to accept entrants for the first time in its 11-year history.

Matt Russ will accompany Team USA to 2011 ITU World Championships in Beijing.

Eneko Llanos and Julie Dibens, last year's XTERRA World Champions, did not go home empty handed this year.

Luke McKenzie and Amanda Balding tie the knot in Kona days after Ironman World Championships.

There is now speculation as to whether or not the race organization properly monitored the swimmers during the event.

South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz dominated from early on in the bike, while the United States’ Shonny Vanlandingham overtook three-time defending champion Julie Dibens of Great Britain to take the XTERRA World Championship

The 2010 XTERRA World Championships are set to take place Sunday, Oct. 24 at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort in Maui, Hawaii, with pros vying for the title and the share of $105,000 of prize money.

It's mid-October which means that the weather is cooling off and the triathlon race season is coming to a close. There are still a few races left on the race schedule and we want to know: Where are you at in your race season?

Mirinda Carfrae of Australia won her first Ironman World Championship in Kona on Saturday, October 9. She came on to Competitor radio to chat about her build-up to Kona and take us through race day.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today released its 2011 schedule for the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series. In addition to $400,000 USD in prize money, athletes will compete for ranking points for the 2011 World Championship and 2012 Olympic Games qualifying points.

First, Matt Reed announced he would be competing in his first Ironman at Arizona, then three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington announced her intention to race and now Denmark’s Rasmus Henning is throwing his name into the mix.

ick up a copy of the November/December issue of Inside Triathlon, which features an exclusive look into two-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander’s tech preparation for the heat of the Hawaii Ironman, written by Triathlete magazine’s senior tech editor Aaron Hersh.

VeloPress is pleased to announce the publication of the Inside Triathlon 2011 calendar.

This is your chance to win a Chrissie Wellington limited edition Brooks T7 signed by Chrissie herself.

Members of the triathlon industry have come together to form a new business organization, Triathlon America.

The Challenge Family officially announced yet another addition to its 2011 race lineup with the Challenge Cairns Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

This month’s Super Sprint Triathlon Grand Prix is bringing together an exciting group of triathlon stars in Oceanside, Calif. to race for a prize purse totaling $20,000.

USA Triathlon National Team member Matt Chrabot capped a memorable 2010 season with a victory Sunday at the Puerto Vallarta PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships.

South Africa’s James Cunnama continued his successful 2010 season, while Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig showcased her ITU speed to take the women’s Ironman 70.3 Austin title.

At the first-of-its-kind all-inclusive GoTribal Conference and Retreat in San Diego, the organization, which was “created to empower and connect women through the journey of endurance sport,” brought together women from all over the country to connect, learn from each other and to share their love of swimming, biking and running.

Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow closed out her season with a dominating performance to win the Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup.

Australian Dan Wilson came from behind to claim his first career World Cup victory today in Tongyeong, South Korea.

One of the Chilean miners who was rescued on Wednesday has received attention for running a reported six miles a day underground, but it turns out he is also a triathlete. Edison Pena, 34, says he ran to relieve stress and stay in shape.

The winner of the Miss Triathlete.com for the month of August is Cheryl.

The ITU today announced its 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series schedule. The cities and dates closely parallel those of the 2010 schedule, and once again does not include any North American cities.

Newly crowned Ironman world champion Chris McCormack will be featured on the Wheaties box, marking the first time an Ironman world champion has graced the cereal's famous cover.

Triathlete Chris Lieto uses the TRX Suspension Trainer to demonstrate the hamstring curl, an excellent strength training and injury-prevention exercise.

Sweeden's Lisa Norden earned her second victory in one week in the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series, while the Czech Republic's Filip Ospaly continued his strong performances at the Olympic distance by taking the win at the 2010 Toyota U.S. Open in Dallas, Texas.

Triathlete.com editors have learned a few more details about Chrissie Wellington’s decision to drop out of the Ironman World Championships this morning.

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November 21's Ironman Arizona looks to be on track as the process of refilling Tempe Town Lake began today in Tempe, Ariz. Officials expect the lake to be re-opened by October 25, nearly one full month before the Ironman date.

Challenge Family triathlons offer athletes new options for long-course racing in Europe.

The World Triathlon Corporation has confirmed our previous news that the Ironman 70.3 World Championships will be moving from Clearwater, Fla., to Las Vegas in 2011.

The 1995 Ironman Champion is set to return to the Kona course to raise money for the Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

The Rev3 triathlon series continues to expand with the announcement of an Olympic Rev triathlon and a Half Rev triathlon on October 8th and 9th, 2011 in Anderson, South Carolina.

Triathlete.com has learned from an inside source that the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race will be moving from Clearwater, Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada starting in 2011.

When Major James “Weasel” Weis completed the Ironman 70.3 California, he didn’t know it would be his last race. An attack helicopter pilot in the Marines, he was killed in action on July 22 in Afghanistan.

The World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman triathlon series, has used the week leading up to the Ironman World Championship to announce the introduction of a new Olympic-distance triathlon series.

Despite not racing at last weekend's Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon, American Rebeccah Wassner maintains her lead in the 2010 Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.