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Authorities helped 169 triathlon swimmers out of the water off Venice Beach Sunday during the 11th annual Los Angeles Triathlon.

Newton Running and two-time reigning Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander announced today that Alexander will be wearing Newton for the remainder of his professional triathlon career.

Rasmus Henning took fifth last year in Kona despite a broken bone. After his big win at the Quelle Challenge in Germany this summer, he is ready to be a major factor this time around.

New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty and Sweeden’s Lisa Norden took time away from ITU racing to win today’s Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon.

This year's Ironman World Championship week will feature a concert performance by pop star Howie Day.

The Nautica Malibu Triathlon is most well-known for its ability to attract several A-list celebrities for its starting lineup, but its most impactful contribution is the money donated to Pediatric Cancer Research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

USA Triathlon's 2010 national championship schedule will wrap up this weekend with the USA Triathlon Long Course and Club National Championships on Saturday in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Endurance Maximus is a new endurance sports lifestyle-inspired retail collective situated at the heart of triathlon in downtown Kailua-Kona from Sept. 27 to Oct 10, 2010.

Voting for the Triathlete Model Search for September will end tomorrow evening, so get your votes in now!

According to several local Phoenix-area news sources the dam at Tempe Town Lake is nearing completion and should be ready to be re-filled in time for the Nov. 1 deadline.

One of the country's largest triathlons can be seen on television this coming weekend.

Mandy McLane and Kaleb VanOrt raced their way to overall victories Saturday at the 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship as more than 1,300 athletes chased national titles at Manderson Landing.

Off-road triathlon’s top pros battled for a piece of the $80,000 prize purse while amateurs vied for one of 41 qualifying spots into next month’s Xterra World Championship in Maui.

On this episode of TriCenter, Chris McCormack competes in a final Kona tune-up race in San Diego and we give you an exclusive look inside the training of an Ironman World Championship contender.

Kaleb VanOrt was the overall age-group duathlon national champion in April and he’s one of the favorites for the overall title heading into the USAT Age Group National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., this Saturday.

Now in its 12th year, the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series is a showcase for the best off-road triathletes in the nation and world, and rewards the most consistent performers over the course of the season with the lion's share of a $60,000 prize purse.

The crew at Triathlete magazine used the 2010 Interbike International Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada to officially launch the brand new look of the magazine.

Today on TriCenter, we're getting an exclusive look at the all new Triathlete magazine and going behind the scenes of the Kona contenders cover shoot.

As the Interbike trade show kicks off this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, Garmin makes a major announcement.

The Challenge Series, one of the world's most popular triathlon series, has announced the addition of a new race. The Challenge Henly-on-Thames race will be an iron-distance race taking place in the middle of September in 2011.

Nearly 70 of America's top Olympic-distance triathletes - including four U.S. Olympians - will take aim at a national title on Saturday at the 2010 USA Triathlon Elite National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Tim O'Donnell is one of 70 elite Olympic-distance triathletes slated to race at the 2010 USA Triathlon Elite National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala., this Saturday.

You've seen the cover for the November issue of the all-new Triathlete magazine, but now you can go behind the scenes with these exclusive images of the August 13th photo shoot.

Go behind the scenes of one of the most exciting cover shoots in the history of Triathlete magazine with this time laps video from photo editor Nils Nilsen.

Americans Ben Hoffman and Kelly Williamson continued to have successful breakthrough seasons with victories at today’s K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Branson event in Missouri.

Both Australia’s Paul Matthews and Canada’s Samantha McGlone won today’s Ironman 70.3 Syracuse event in New York by leading off of the swim, bike and run.

Australia’s Luke Bell got a nice confidence boost heading into his return to the Ironman World championship, while the United States’ Amanda Stevens led the entire day to take a big win for her 2010 season at Ironman 70.3 Cancun.

On this episode of TriCenter, Matt Reed makes an announcement about his career and two new world champions are crowned in Budapest.

The International Triathlon Union released the following statement about the New Zealand-native triathlete that was found dead in Budapest.

The October issue of Triathlete magazine was featured on this morning's broadcast of the "Today Show". Host Natalie Morales is featured on the cover.

Olympian Craig Walton of Australia says he'll come back to the sport for the short term.

The Competitor Group (CGI), the global leader in endurance sports media and event entertainment, successfully hosted the inaugural TriRock event on Sunday morning, September 12.

Olympian Matt Reed will make the jump up to the Ironman distance for the first time this fall when he competes at Ironman Arizona in Tempe, Ariz. on Nov. 21.

Hang out with the TriCenter crew at the finish line of the inaugural TriRock Triathlon in San Diego.

Triathlete magazine has announced the relaunch of the publication. The new look will first appear in the November issue of the magazine.

In addition to securing a top-10 ITU World Championship Series ranking last weekend in Budapest, Hungary, top-ranked American Laura Bennett also wrapped up the 2010 season at the top of the WCS Best Swimmer Rankings.

According to several European news sources, a Hungarian man has been arrested in the alleged murder of a New Zealand triathlete that competed in the ITU World Championship age group race.

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Australia’s Joe Gambles turned in an impressive performance to win in his first attempt at the Ironman distance in record-breaking fashion, while Ironman veteran Gina Crawford dominated the bike to earn another long-distance victory.

James Cunnama of South Africa and the United States’ Amy Marsh came up big on Sunday with wins at the inaugural Rev3 Cedar Point triathlon.

The United States’ Matt Reed and Great Britian’s Julie Dibens took victories at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.

The first-ever event of the TriRock triathlon series took place this morning at Embarcadero Park in San Diego, Calif. Over 1,200 athletes were greeted with cool and calm conditions.

Australia’s Craig Alexander and Mirinda Carfrae turned in solid race efforts to repeat as Ironman 70.3 Muskoka winners. The race served as a final tune-up race for the Ironman World Championships for both athletes.

Over 2,800 age-group triathletes representing 67 nations came to beautiful Budapest to vie for the title of 2010 ITU Triathlon World Champion.

Snowsill runs away with the Grand Final win, as Moffatt finishes as the runner-up to secure her second consecutive ITU World Championship.

Great Britian's Alistair Brownlee found himself back on top at an ITU World Championship Series race, while Spain's Javier Gomez finished second to take the World Championship title.

The world’s short-course stars get ready for the season’s grand final and Julie Dibens chats with us about her first attempt at Ironman.

It’s been over a year since the Revolution3 Triathlon Series made its successful debut in Connecticut. The series will reach a new milestone this weekend when it takes on its first attempt at an Ironman-distance race.

ESPY award winning triathlete Jason Lester will be participating in the Inaugural TriRock San Diego and spending some time at Nytro Multisport.

The newest Ironman 70.3 event will take place in Muncie, Ind. on July 9, 2011.

Frodeno, Moffatt lead ITU World Rankings heading into this weekend's Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Grand Final.

Today on TriCenter, world duathlon champions are crowned in Scotland and American Hillary Biscay talks to us about her unique Ironman challenge.

Nytro and Cannondale are providing an opportunity to win a bike just like Chrissie Wellington's. The contest gives you the opportunity to hop aboard a brand new 2011 Cannondale Hi-Mod.

American Hillary Biscay has confirmed that she will be competing in November's Ultraman World Championships on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Dunning is hosting Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander for an autograph session at this weekend's Ironman 70.3 Muskoka event.

Americans David Thompson and Rebeccah Wassner lead the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup with four of six races in the books.

Scotland's Catriona Morrison excites the home crowd, while the Belgian men sweep the podium at the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships.

Switzerland's Olivier Marceau and France's Christel Robin took the inaugural TriStar111 Monaco titles today.

We’re looking for Triathlete.com’s Miss September, a woman who represents the multi-sport lifestyle and can make a bikini melt.

The triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics is getting a lot of buzz thanks to its unique location in Hyde Park.

Vision’s aerobars are a fixture in the transition area, and they are extending their component offerings to the rest of the bike in 2011.

The 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships are set to take place this weekend, September 3-5, in Scotland, UK.

Because last year’s GOTRIbal Conference and Retreat was such a success, it’s returning for 2010.

USA Triathlon recently gave several journalists a peak into Laura Bennett’s and Jarrod Shoemaker’s preparations for the ITU World Championship Series Grand Final in Budapest, Hungary.

Today on TriCenter, the Ironman season wraps in Kentucky and Canada, and two Americans win on a hot and humid day in Chicago.

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

USA Triathlon has announced that Executive Director Skip Gilbert will no longer be working with the organization.

Formula 1 race car drivers Jenson Button, Bruno Senna, Lucas Di Grassi, and Alexander Wurz will be racing at this weekend's TriStar111 Monaco event.

Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer, who is an avid triathlete, was nominated for an Emmy on Sunday.

Ukraine’s Viktor Zyemtsev and the United States’ Meredith Kessler both took Ironman victories today in Penticton, Canada, but they each won in very different fashions.

Great Britain’s Paul Ambrose and Australia’s Rebekah Keat took victories at today’s Ironman Louisville race thanks to blazing bike splits.

American Mark Fretta ran by his competition to take the biggest win of his career, while fellow American Sarah Haskins defended her 2009 title to show she is the top American at this distance.

Argentina's Ezequiel Morales turned in a 1:13:06 to take the men's title in Penha, while Brazil's Vanessa Gianinni led from start to finish to defend her 2009 title with a new course record.

Triathlete.com took an opportunity to sit down with Rebeccah and Laurel Wassner the day before the Lifetime Chicago Triathlon.

The windy city gets ready to welcome thousands of triathletes and we chat with Canada’s top Ironman athlete.

The Chicago Triathlon may have a new name and new owners, but little has changed in the hype for this big event.

American triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker was honored as this week's US Olympic Committee Athlete of the Week.

This is your chance to make your modeling dreams come true and become a part of the 2011 Triathlete Magazine swimsuit issue.

Former Canadian triathlon national team member Frank Hayday has only a few months to live.