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Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport.

World Triathlon Corporation CEO Andrew Messick shares some exciting news about the changes Ironman is making to the Kona lottery.

Chris "Macca" McCormack has moved a step closer to earning a spot on Australia's 2012 London Olympic team.

Germany's Sebastian Kienle and Great Britain's Leanda Cave turned in impressive performances to win today's Ironman 70.3 Miami triathlon.

Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon , the race that has eluded him for over a decade, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport claiming the women’s title

New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt will start the 2012 Olympic year on a high note after winning her last two ITU World Championship Series races.

The 18th annual Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) San Diego Triathlon Challenge took place this weekend. See photos of the weekend.

American Olympic hopeful Manny Huerta earned silver at the Pan Am Games triathlon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over the weekend, marking one of the greatest accomplishments of his career thus far.

American Matthew Russell and Australian Kate Bevilacqua took the wins at Sunday’s Soma Triathlon, a half iron-distance race in Tempe, Ariz.

American Sarah Haskins took the gold for the women, while Brazil's Reinaldo Colucci won the men's title at today's Pan American Games. Manny Huerta was the top American male, finishing in second.

Germany's Michael Raelert proved he is back, racing for only the second time this year and taking the win at Ironman 70.3 Austin. On the women's side, Jessica Meyers took the win.

Michael Raelert and Jessica Meyers took the wins at the Ironman 70.3 Austin triathlon. Check out the photos!

Experience the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship swim from under the water with this photo gallery.

The following story about dark horse Ironman World Championships contender Leanda Cave was printed in the September/October issue of Inside Triathlon magazine. She ended up finishing third in the October race.

The United States swept gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2007 and will be bringing a strong contingent to the 2011 Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta.

Ironman World Championship competitor Cody Westheimer participated in the race while toting along a GoPro camera for the 140.6-mile journey.

Photos of the ITU World Cup race from Tongyeong, South Korea. France’s Jessica Harrison and Russia’s Dmitry Polyansky earned valuable ITU points by taking the wins on Saturday, Oct. 14.

A week after race day she came on to the Competitor Radio show to go through the bike crash, her recovery, her race day challenges and what just might be the greatest win of her amazing career.

Two-time Ironman world champion Normann Stadler stopped by the set of Breakfast with Bob to talk about his recent heart surgery.

France's Jessica Harrison and Russia's Dmitry Polyansky earned valuable ITU points by winning at the Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup on Saturday.

The Kona course has a way of humbling—no, demolishing—athletes like no other Ironman. The heat, the unforgiving course, the world championship-demanding effort—and did we mention the heat? We spoke with three top pros forced to pull out of last Saturday’s race and asked them what ultimately ended their day and dashed their Kona hopes.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today unveiled its schedule for the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup Series. In the crucial Olympic year, the 2012 season will travel to nine familiar host cities on four continents.

A photo gallery of the pro race at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Photos by Triathlete Photo Editor Nils Nilsen.

When Mirinda Carfrae crossed the finish line in second at the Ironman World Championship last Saturday, the typically cheery Australian had tears in her eyes and a look of defeat as she hugged boyfriend Tim O’Donnell.

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The 2011 Ironman World Championship features the best amateur triathletes from around the globe. Here are some photos of them racing.

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2012 Olympic qualifier Gwen Jorgensen and Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker led the competition Sunday to win the final event of the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series, which also served as the Myrtle Beach ITU Pan American Cup. The pair also clinched overall series titles with their victories today.

Starykowicz won both this race and the Rev3 series for a payday of $22,000, while Magali Tisseyre won the women’s race, a feat good for $7,000. Kate Major, who came in sixth in South Carolina, won the series title and the $15,000 bonus that came with it.

Images of the pro race at the 2011 Ironman World Championship in Kona.

Photos from the Rev3 South Carolina triathlon in Anderson.

Hear from the top finishers of the 2011 Ironman World Championship with TriCenter.

Labeled as a runner, Alexander sets fastest bike split of the top 15 and then runs to the Ironman Hawaii all-time record.

After last year’s shocker when the first report from the 2010 Hawaii Ironman was that Wellington wasn’t going to compete, the realm of possibility seemed wide open this year.

Two past champions regained their titles as the top Ironman athletes in the world as Australia’s Craig Alexander and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington took the wins at today’s Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

While athletes are on the 112-mile bike ride visitors will flock to stock up on cool presents from Hawaii's most ubiquitous stores.

The pros parted ways with their race rides at the bike check-in on the eve of the race. Check out the photos from Nils Nilsen.

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Carfrae’s coach gives insight into her preparation and wonders about how Wellington will react to a challenge.

For an athlete new to the distance, winning three Ironman races—all in a matter of 8 weeks—is quite an impressive feat. Team TBB’s Mary Beth Ellis seems to have found her calling this year, and is hoping for a Top 10 finish on Saturday.

Macca offers his honest inside perspective on the athletes racing for the win in his absence.

Ironman Texas winner Catriona Morrison joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob to chat about the 2011 Ironman World Championship.

American Chris Lieto, the fastest cyclist in the sport, gives us the run down on his 2012 Trek Speed Concept.

The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever. In a spectacular duel that become known as the Iron War, the world’s two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.

What is it like to be an outside looking in for 2010 Ironman world champion Chris McCormack? He sat down with Bob Babbitt to talk about being a spectator during race week.

Get all of the latest Ironman World Championship news from Kona with TriCenter. Today we're recapping the underpants run, giving you nutrition advice from a top expert and introducing you to the pro rookie class of 2011.

Three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington offers “an honest evaluation” of her condition, and sounds very different than last year.

This will be his first year competing at the Ironman World Championship and expectations are already high that he'll be the next great American at this race. O'Donnell sat down with Bob Babbitt to talk about his first Kona attempt.

Seven age-group athletes racing the Ford Ironman World Championship on Saturday share their stories and goals.

Reigning Ironman world champ Mirinda Carfrae returns to the set of Breakfast with Bob to talk about Saturday's race.

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Be a part of the action at Kona's Dig Me Beach with this photo gallery.

The Keiki Dip-n-Dash, an event for the kids, took place at the Kailua-Kona Pier on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Check out the photos!

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The first guest on Breakfast with Bob is American Chris Lieto. Host Bob Babbitt chats with the 2009 Kona runner-up about all things Ironman, including why he's chosen to make Kona his part-time residence.

The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, which is building its reputation as a tri-friendly hotel, will be hosting two free pre-race events this week that are open to the public. You can gain last-minute tips from top pros and meet other competitors from around the globe.

Reigning world champion Mirinda Carfrae talks about the dynamics of being competitive in a relatively small sport. In the interview with Bob Babbitt, she touches on her relationship with fellow pros like Chrissie Wellington and Julie Dibens.

ITU stars Javier Gomez and Lisa Norden took the race wins, while Americans Andy Potts and Sarah Haskins claimed the overall series titles. Check out the photos.

You don’t have to fly to the Big Island to check out Dig Me Beach every morning. We’ll bring you there everyday with our “Dig Me Daily” video features. This one’s from the morning of Sunday, Oct. 2.

Defending champion Mirinda Carfrae walks us through her workout for the day, a 2K swim on the course. With the race only six days out Carfrae tells us her harder workouts are behind her.

The Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas was the seventh and final stop in the 2011 Toyota Cup series.

Our cameras caught a few of Kona's top contenders out training. Check out image of Chrissie Wellington, Linsey Corbin, Luke Bell, Mirinda Carfrae and more.

How does the fastest cyclist in the sport train for the Ironman World Championship a week out from race day? Find out!

Go along for a ride with Chris Lieto on Kona's Queen K.

In the final installment Crowie recaps his performance at the 70.3 world championships.

You don't have to fly to the Big Island to check out Dig Me Beach every morning. We'll bring you there everyday with our "Dig Me Daily" video features. This one's from the morning of Friday, Sept. 30.

Trek/K-Swiss teammates Joe Gambles and Fraser Cartmell go for one last long training ride on Friday, Sept. 30 on Kona's Queen K.

Find out how the two-time Ironman world champion recovers after his hardest training session of the year. Also hear what Craig Alexander thinks about Macca's win in Kona last year in a sit down with host Bob Babbitt.

Defending Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae sat down with Bob Babbitt eight weeks out from this year's Kona race to talk about race strategy and what it will take to win another title.

After selling out a dinner in July, The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island will be hosting an exclusive vegan dinner with one of the most well-known women in triathlon, Hillary Biscay, on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

Australians Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae posted exciting finishes at the 2010 Ironman World Championship. Here's a few images of the day's top pros.

In “The Run” Alexander finishes his 112-mile ride with a quick transition followed by 10x1 mile repeats up and down Monarch Rd. in Boulder, Colo.

Watch part three of the “Training Day with Craig Alexander” series and then check out these photos from the day.

Ironman hall-of-fame member Bob Babbitt joins Ann Wessling on the set of TriCenter to discuss the pro field for next week's Ironman World Championship.

It’s been triathlon central in Los Angeles the past week with the star-studded Malibu Triathlon taking place one week before the pro-studded 12th annual LA Triathlon.

A strong pro field descended upon America’s second oldest city today to race Georgia’s ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta.

Three-time Olympian Hunter Kemper won a record seventh career men's elite national title, and Beijing Olympian Laura Bennett earned her third women's crown Saturday at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship, held in conjunction with the Nickel City Triathlon at Gallagher Beach.

Six-time Ironman world champion Dave Scott and son Drew Scott talk to Bob Babbitt about Drew's upcoming participation in the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship.

The most exciting moments of the Ironman World Championship take place late into the night as the final finishers cross the line in Kailua-Kona. Get pumped for the 2011 Ironman World Championship with this short recap of Kona's 17th hour.

Bob Babbitt sits down with last year's Kona runner-up in Boulder, Colo.

Photos of the inaugural Challenge Henley-on-Thames Triathlon from England. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) and Yvette Grice (GBR) took the wins.

Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay has ended her season early and will not race in the upcoming Pan American Games.

Andrea Hewitt emerged as the winner on a hot day in Yokohama and will hold the 2012 ITU WCS point lead until the series resumes next spring.

Ann Wessling brings you to the second running of TriRock San Diego and UC San Diego's Dustyn Severns is in studio to provide tips like how to properly recover after your next race or workout.

Celebrities take part in the 25th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon. The event raised more than $1.1 million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Check out the photos!

Portugal's Joao Silva broke through for his first-ever victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Amidst the intense heat in Yokohama, Silva didn't wilt but instead rose to the occasion and to the top of the podium.

Andrea Hewitt soared to her second consecutive victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series today in Yokohama.