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On this episode of TriCenter, we give you a glance inside the European training camp of the Raelert brothers and catch up with this month’s Triathlete magazine cover girl Lesley Paterson.

Team Trek/K-Swiss, a dominant force in professional triathlon in 2010, has reassembled in Kona, Hawaii to prepare for the rapidly approaching 2011 season.

According to local newspapers, Sri Lanka is going to host an Ironman 70.3 event on Feb. 19, 2012.

The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon at the 2012 London Games will take place in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake after local government officials gave permission for the construction of spectator seating and a pontoon.

The second annual Street Swell Winter Triathlon will wrap up the 2010-11 Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series Feb. 19 in Leadville, Colo.

The 2011 Trakkers-Rev3 Triathlon Team is showing off its racing and training kits for the 2011 season. The kits were custom-designed by San Diego, Calif.-based Betty Designs.

Looking for a little motivation for your next long run? Listen in to Matt’s story and you’ll have your best training day ever!

Imagine checking into a resort and receiving an activity schedule that includes a group ride with one of the world's best triathletes. That's exactly what happens at Las Playitas resort in the Canary Islands. Join the resort guests and go along for a ride with Rasmus Henning in this training log.

ESPY award winner Jason Lester, one of the most famous disabled athletes in the world, will compete in next month's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Rob Urbach will take the lead position in March.

The second annual Trek/K-Swiss team camp will take place at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Big Island of Hawaii from Feb.14-18. Last year's camp was held at the K-Swiss headquarters in Westlake Village, Calif.

USA Triathlon has named Tim Yount as the first Chief Operating Officer in the history of the National Governing Body.

The TriGrandPrix international race series returns for 2011 and has expanded to six races across Europe offering a 100,000 Euro prize purse for the championship.

While attending the Laureus Sports Awards festivities in Abu Dhabi this past week, ITU stars Emma Snowsill (AUS) and Jan Frodeno (GER) hit the desert sand dunes with skateboard legend Tony Hawk.

Twenty-three-year-old Anastasia Cirricone is the first of six CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge Contestants revealed.

Listen in as Ironman hall-of-famer Bob Babbitt moderates a discussion at the Endurance LIVE Consumer Show on January 22 with four of the top women in endurance sports.

In this Competitor TV exclusive video, Michael and Andreas Raelert take you inside their morning training run at Las Playitas in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. This morning's workout consisted of a hilly 20km run.

How do two of the top triathletes in the world prepare for the season? Triathlete.com is on location at Las Playitas in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to follow the most famous brothers in the sport, Andreas and Michael Raelert.

In an editorial piece written for Espn.com, three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington talks candidly about her addiction to sports, and explains why it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Triathlete.com caught up with Zeiger to see how the US Cross Country Championships played out and to hear her plans for the season.

This week CNN is kicking off the 2011 Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge and will announce the six contestants chosen to train and compete with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in the Nautica New York City Triathlon. The following excerpt was taken from the CNN blog "The Chart."

The Boulder, Colo.-based speech language pathologist will make her pro debut this season.

The “Iron Blazeman” full-length music video featuring triathlon stars such as Chrissie Wellington, Leanda Cave, Andy Potts, Mirinda Carfrae, Matt Reed, Bryan Rhodes and Scott Tinley has been released and will be available on Amazon.com.

Veteran triathlete Joanna Zeiger started off her season with a start at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships at Mission Bay Park in San Diego, Calif.

New Zealand's Tony Dodds and Nicky Samuels took the sprint titles at the ITU Oceania Sprint Championship.

Stay up-to-date on what the top professional triathletes are up to with our Twitter Roundup feature.

South Africa's Conrad Stoltz won the Xterra Buffelspoort triathlon in preparation for this weekend's Xterra South Africa Championship.

The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii, just outside of Kona, is announcing a partnership with several of the world's top iron-distance triathletes.

We've got the best and the latest gear for all things triathlon in the first-ever Triathlete Buyer's Guide, hitting mailboxes and newsstands in just a few short weeks, and we're giving you the chance to get an exclusive sneak peek at a few of the items in the guide.

Germany's Faris Al-Sultan and his Team Abu Dhabi partners have arrived in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, a city outside of Abu Dhabi, to prepare for March 12's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

The International Triathlon Union today announced the addition of Auckland, New Zealand to its 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season.

American professional triathlete Dede Griesbauer is braving yet another winter storm while attempting to prepare for her 2011 season. At least she's dealing with the situation with a sense of humor, as showcased in the following tweet.

A new Ironman Australia triathlon course has been announced for the May 1 event in Port Macquarie.

A new article in The Wall Street Journal is shedding light on the growing effect endurance sports, such as triathlon, are having on marriages across the country.

Mavic will not be taking the CC80 into full production.

On this episode of TriCenter we catch you up on the latest in triathlon news, including a preview of the Crowie vs. Macca match up and an update on what Torbjorn Sindballe's been up to since retirement.

Several top triathlon professionals have packed up and have arrived in (mostly) sunny Tucson, Ariz.

With the sports of triathlon and open-water swimming growing every year, the need to make sure the proper safety standards are in place is at an all-time high.

The fact is, although the majority of our fellow endurance athletes are welcoming and understanding, every endurance sport has its fair share of snotty participants who think they are better than others.

Triathlete.com chatted with 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group Athlete of the Year Kaleb VanOrt to find out what it takes to top the age group ranks.

New Zealand's Cameron Todd won the Rotorua Sprint Triathlon on Sunday for the second year in a row.

American triathlete Chris Lieto avoids jellyfish in today’s Tweet of the Day.

USA Triathlon has named Laura Bennett and Matt Chrabot the Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year for 2010. Tim O'Donnell and Amy Marsh are the Non-Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year.

A look at the growth of women's-only series in triathlon and a preview of the 2011 lineup of races.

Magali Tisseyre of Canada sits down with TriCenter's Ann Wessling to talk about when she'll make the jump to Ironman, her thoughts on the new 70.3 World Championship course and her new coach, Siri Lindley.

USA Triathlon today named world champions Matt Perkins and Melissa Stockwell the 2010 USA Paratriathlon Athletes of the Year.

In this Tweet of the Day, Mirinda Carfrae's boyfriend Tim O'Donnell gives her a hard time for the small stature of her Felt DA triathlon bike with 650cm wheels.

Are you on Team Macca or Team Crowie?

Triathlete.com has confirmed that both Craig Alexander and Chris McCormack plan to be on the starting line in Abu Dhabi.

After a successful inaugural San Diego triathlon, the TriRock Series will expand to four destination cities across the country for 2011.

A team of eight firefighters based out of Tyne and Wear, Great Britain are training to compete in May's Ironman Lanzarote triathlon.

Is Chris McCormack ready to trade in his goggles and bike and become an ultramarathoner?

Does winning the Ironman World Championship alter one's life? Mirinda Carfrae tells us what's changed, and what hasn't, since she took the coveted Kona title in October.

Three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington is among 12 women featured in the first annual “Women Inspiring Europe Calendar”.

USA Triathlon names Kevin McDowell and Kelly Whitley Junior Triathletes of the Year. Junior and Youth All-Americans, Junior Duathletes of the Year also named.

USA Triathlon announced today, Jan. 25 the two Americans chosen to receive the 2010 Age Group Athletes of the Year awards.

Triathlon legend Scott Molina joins Bob Babbitt on this edition of Competitor Radio.

The pro roster for Team Trakkers/Rev3 for 2011 was announced today, Jan. 25.

On this special episode of TriCenter, we're giving you exclusive access to Endurance LIVE. Tag along for the morning run, get a look at the expo, catch up with the pros and go backstage at the awards gala.

Ironman triathlete Richard Ussher of New Zealand has announced he will put his triathlon career on hold as he pursues another title at the Coast-to-Coast multisport adventure race in New Zealand.

Both Belgium’s Frederik Van Lierde and Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow took the leads early on and held them throughout the race in Buffalo City to claim the Ironman 70.3 South Africa titles on Sunday afternoon.

The endurance sports community came out to the Downtown Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, Calif. on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 22 to honor the top athletic accomplishments of 2010 at the Endurance LIVE Awards Gala.

Ryan Sutter joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on Competitor Radio to talk about his passion for swim/bike/run and his attendance at this weekend's Endurance LIVE event.

Claudia, an avid triathlete and cancer survivor originally from Caracas, Venezuela, is the winner!

New Zealand's Samantha Warriner is planning on competing at Ironman New Zealand on March 5, only a few months after her December heart surgery.

The world’s largest and most prized consumer show and endurance sports awards event returns to San Diego this Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.

What can we expect in 2011 from top pros like Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Samantha McGlone, Meredith Kessler, Rachel Joyce and Luke Bell? Matt Dixon, the man coaching them this year, gives us his take on the these athletes and the season ahead.

Making triathlon classes a part of curriculum for students is a growing trend on college campuses around the country. Auburn University is the latest institution to make training for triathlons a part of students' educations.

Triathlon America has announced the individual finalists for the Triathlete of the Year Awards and award categories for the first annual Triathlon America Awards Celebration.

Heather Fuhr, an Ironman world champion turned trail runner, joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on this edition of Competitor Radio.

Whether it's an Ironman or ultrarunning race, Heather Fuhr has shown she has what it takes to go the distance.

Courtney Baird promoted from Senior Editor.

Captain James Bales has been named Air Force Male Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments in the sport of triathlon. Captain Bales will next set his sights on the 2012 Olympic Games.

The winner of the Miss Triathlete.com for the month of December is Aimee H. of Miami, Florida.

Several key biomechanics professors have become skeptics.

Stephen and Bella Bayliss, both professional triathletes from Great Britain, announced today that they are expecting their first child.

A trio of triathlon legends receives hall of fame honors, Michellie Jones takes us along for a training day and we get you ready for this weekend’s Endurance Live event.

Off-road triathletes Emma Garrard and Josiah Middaugh took their talents to the snow Saturday, earning the overall national titles at the 2011 USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship at Soldier Hollow.

The USA Triathlon Board of Directors announces officer election results.

A recap of the 2011 USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Banquet from Colorado Springs, Colo.

Cold and rainy conditions forced the 2011 version of Ironman 70.3 Pucon to become a duathlon format.

Americans are set to take on the snow with a 5-kilometer run, a 10-kilometer mountain bike ride and an 8-kilometer cross-country skiing leg.

New Zealand professional triathlete Nicky Samuels is sharing her discontent with the Wanaka-area retailers who have complained about Challenge Wanaka's presence in the small town.

Tom Gallagher joins Bob Babbitt on this edition of Competitor Radio. Gallagher took 13th at the Ironman in Kona in 1986 and is a long time waterman and top Stand Up Paddler (SUP).

We asked one of the sport's strongest swimmers, American Sara McLarty, to give her take on Lance Armstrong's swim stroke.

The list of star triathletes attending January 22nd's Endurance LIVE Consumer Show and Awards Gala, set to take place in San Diego, Calif., continues to grow.

A couple of months after announcing he will no longer compete at the Ironman World Championship, two-time Ironman World Champion Tim DeBoom is preparing to take on the toughest triathlon on the planet, the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.

After weeks of anticipation, the 2011 Uplace Belgian Pro Triathlon Team was announced today, Jan. 13.

Two Australians are the favorites to win Saturday's Challenge Wanaka event in New Zealand.