Ironman 70.3 World Champ Preview: The Pro Men
Will Craig Alexander defend his Vegas title and pull off another double-championship year?
Will Craig Alexander defend his Vegas title and pull off another double-championship year?
After battling an injury this season, will 2011 women’s champ Melissa Hauschildt rise to the challenge of keeping her world title?
As Timothy O’Donnell tackles the iron distance, he steps into the role as an American with a legitimate shot at ending the U.S. drought.
Professional triathletes Jackie Arendt and Blake Becker live and train in Madison, Wisc. year-round.
With a focus on high altitude training this summer she’s fitter and faster than ever.
With a sixth-place finish at Hy-Vee (and the fastest run split) under her belt, Williamson will next head to Vegas this weekend.
Get a look at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 course in Henderson, Nev. with this video.
Libby Burrell will look to change a few things after Canada's stars had a disappointing Olympic Games.
Austin's endurance community celebrated Labor Day by participating in the 2012 Land Rover TriRock Austin event.
One of the toughest courses on the ITU Triathlon World Cup schedule is just days away from action.
A sold-out field raced at the 2012 Land Rover TriRock Austin Triathlon on Labor Day.
Spain's Javier Gomez and Sweden's Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship.
Spain’s Javier Gomez made it two-for-two today for Olympic silver medalists at the 2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship.
Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden continued her stellar year, defending her Hy-Vee title and taking home the largest prize in the sport.
Conditions were ideal at the third running of the race.
American Chris Lieto has raced the Ironman World Championship more than a dozen times and is a current resident of Kona.
Fifty-seven pros will be racing for $1,109,00 in prizes.
Docherty says he’s focusing on his family (he has two children under the age of 2) and non-drafting, longer distances.
Recap the 2012 Life Time Chicago Tri with this video from the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series and Eric Wynn.
Americans Jesse Thomas and Lauren Goss took home the Rev3 Maine titles.
Americans Patrick Evoe and Bree wee earned their first-ever Ironman victories at Ironman Louisville in Kentucky.
The professionals competing in the Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship on September 2 will not swim in the Des Moines River as planned.
It was age grouper Kendra Lee who posted the fastest overall female split of the day in 9:44:58.
Americans Patrick Evoe and Bree wee earned their first-ever Ironman victories at today's Ironman Louisville in Kentucky.
It was the first Rev3 victory for both Thomas and Goss.
The 30th anniversary event welcomed more than 9,000 racers.
The team was made up of Vicky Holland, Will Clarke, Non Stanford and yesterday's ITU WTS Stockholm winner Jonathan Brownlee.
As predicted, the pro races both came down to the run at the Olympic-distance Rev3 Maine in Old Orchard Beach.
It was a good day for Olympic silver medalists in Stockholm.
Olympic bronze medalist Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain was impressive in his first race since the 2012 London Olympics.
Reaction to the news was understandably mixed among athletes, though mostly optimistic.
Scenes from around Old Orchard Beach, site of the inaugural Rev3 Maine Triathlon.
This weekend the Life Time Chicago Triathlon will celebrate its 30th anniversary by staging the largest event of its kind.
On Sunday, Aug. 26, the first-ever Rev3 Maine race will take place in the small, coastal resort town of Old Orchard Beach in southern Maine.
The Des Moines, Iowa race is known for having the largest prize purse in the sport, with $151,500 going to the winners.
Several women will be looking to dethrone reigning champ Melissa Hauschildt, including former 70.3 champs Mirinda Carfrae and Jodie Swallow.
A few words with Challenge CEO Felix Walchschofer and Challenge Penticton ambassador Peter Reid.
The Challenge Family today announced that it will host its first North American race with the introduction of Challenge Penticton.
Participating countries will select two women and men to compete in order of female-male-female-male.
The 2012 event will feature several former 70.3 world champions.
Alistair Brownlee has confirmed to 22otriathlon.com that he will follow Olympic gold by having a crack at the richest prize in triathlon.
Several of the sport’s short-course stars showed up in Chicago for the fifth race of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series
Olympic medalists Lisa Norden, Erin Densham, Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez highlight the Stockholm field.
Nicole Kelleher crossed the finish line in first, but was assessed a drafting penalty that dropped her to fourth.
Stephen Bayliss (GBR) and Martina Dogana (ITA) took out top honors at this weekend’s Challenge Vichy.
Romain Guillaume and Jessie Donavan earned the victories at the Ironman Mont-Tremblant in the Quebec region of Canada.
Age Group Nationals wraps in Burlington with more than 1,000 sprint competitors.
Americans Daniel Bretscher and Jessica Jacobs took the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Australia's Joe Gambles and Canada's Heather Wurtele beat out tough competition to take the titles at Ironman 70.3 Timberman.
More than 2,000 athletes raced for national titles, Team USA spots in Burlington, Vt.
Germany’s Jan Raphael and Sweden’s Åsa Lundström earned the victories at today’s Ironman Sweden in Kalmar by outrunning the competition.
On a beautiful Danish summer day in the Danish capital Copenhagen, 2,000 triathletes raced the third edition of KMD Challenge Copenhagen.
Australia's Richie Cunningham and the United States' Nicole Kelleher took the titles at Sunday's Rev3 Wisconsin.
Luke Bell’s 39:08 swim has been declared the “fastest-ever” swim at an Ironman event – but should it have an asterisk?
Molli Serrano, a pancreatic survivor and Ironman athlete, will be racing in Kona this October as part of the Kona Inspired program.
In true New York City fashion, the Ironman U.S. Championship has delivered plenty of drama, action and energy.
The $1200 price tag, up from $900 last year and double the price of other Ironman races, has received mixed reaction.
Hunter Kemper and Manny Huerta look back on the 2012 London Olympics.
Americans Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis turned in impressive performances to take the Ironman U.S. Championship titles.
Two thousand triathletes raced the third edition of KMD Challenge Copenhagen.
Perfect conditions set the stage for an exciting race that was decided on the hilly bike course and topped off with fast run splits.
The Germans dominated on home turf at today's Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Wiesbaden.
The first-ever Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City featured more storylines than all of Broadway.
ANorden will remain as the silver medalist while Switzerland's Nicola Spirig will keep her gold medal as the Olympic champion.
15 hours before the start of the race, Ironman staff alerted athletes and spectators that the swim would go on as planned.
Sweden is arguing that the analysis of the photo finish was not properly executed.
This will also be the first year the race will not be a full Ironman distance.
A sewer-line break will lead to the discharge of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Hudson River.
The inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship race will take place this Saturday and history will be made in more ways than one.
Chris McCormack says his brief return to draft-legal racing was "the slap in the face" he needed to return to the Ironman World Championship.
Heading into this Sunday’s (Aug. 12) Rev3 Wisconsin triathlon, Richie Cunningham sits atop the Rev3 Series Leaderboard.
How Alistair and Jonathan ripped apart the Olympic tri and are permanently changing the sport.
The race featured fast run times by Alistair Brownlee, Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee.
For the first time in Olympic history, the pre-race favorites did not disappoint.
Very rarely do we get a a glimpse inside the athletes' Olympic quarters, but photographer Paul Phillips was able to get access.
Cuban-born Manny Huerta talks about his road to representing the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
What does it take to medal in the Olympic games? Bevan Docherty, a two-time Olympic medalist, shares his thoughts on the topic.
The American vows to "leave it all out there" in what could be his final Olympic race.
American Laura Bennett reflects on her race at the 2012 London Olympics and talks about where she thinks the sport is at right now.
Groff overcame a couple of tough moments to be in contention until the final seconds of the race.
Manny Huerta will represent the United States tomorrow at the 2012 London Olympic Triathlon.
We want to know who you think will take the top prize at tomorrow's Olympic triathlon.
Australia's Joe Gambles and Great Britain's Liz Blatchford took the victories against a top-notch pro field at Ironman 70.3 Boulder.
Jack Maitland from the Triathloncoach.com is best known these days as the coach to Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee.
All 55 male Olympic triathletes gathered today for the pre-race briefing.
The two-time Olympic medalist says Findlay's former coach, advisor and doctor need to accept responsibility.
The American has mixed emotions after executing a medal-worthy race where she ultimately finished fourth.
Australia’s Joe Gambles and Great Britain’s Liz Blatchford took the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Boulder in Boulder, Colo.
Two of this year’s top Ironman World Championship contenders took the victories in Kona-like conditions at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.
The professional field set to race tomorrow’s Ironman 70.3 Boulder includes a highly competitive cast of characters.