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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.

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.

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.