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Watch the highlights of the Rev3 South Carolina Triathlon. Video provided by Rev3tri.com.

American Matt Chrabot overcame a bike crash and came from behind on the run to ascend back to the top of the Huatulco World Cup podium today.

Starykowicz had a rollercoaster of a season—a disappointing 10th-place finish at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon in March, a stitches-requiring foot injury at St. Anthony’s, an encouraging 6th-place finish at Rev3 Quassy and finally last month a win at the iron-distance Rev3 Cedar Point with a race-best 4:25:54 bike split.

In honor of triathlete Chrissie Wellington’s return to Kona in 2011, Brooks Running created only 200 pairs of a custom T7 Racer. Wellington wore the T7 Racer lightweight racing flats when she broke the world record at Ford Ironman Arizona last November.

Top contenders for the 2011 Ironman World Championship gathered at the King Kamehameha hotel on Thursday for the pro press conference.

Two-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander has signed with TYR.

Two race car drivers will take on Saturday's Ironman World Championship.

With less than a week until the Ironman World Championship, Craig “Crowie” Alexander has officially (and somewhat unsurprisingly) announced his split with Orbea on Facebook today.

The championship race of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series will take place Sunday, October 2, just outside of Dallas, Texas. More than 1000 athletes will compete at the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon, which is a culmination of the Race to the Toyota Cup—the seven-event series that started with Miami’s Nautica South Beach Triathlon back in April.

Before heading over to the Big Island for pre-Kona festivities, DeBoom chatted with Triathlete.com about his 2011 racing season, his picks for Kona and what’s next for him.

Janus has offered up $20,000 to be divided between charities selected by pro triathletes Hunter Kemper, Matt Reed, Andy Potts, Becky Lavelle and David Thompson.

Molli Serrano didn't want anything to derail her training. So when she started feeling ill, she powered through and continued to push her limits.

You've heard of fantasy football, well now CycleOps is offering the opportunity to participate in a triathlon fantasy challenge.

How is Craig Alexander preparing for this year's Ironman World Championship? In this five-part "Training Day" series we're bringing up close and personal with the two-time champ as he gears up for the year's biggest race

The top Kona contender says she’ll be at the start line October 8, despite being bruised and battered.

Based on overall results through the Series, professional triathletes Alicia Kaye (USA) and Cameron Dye (USA) are the current point leaders in the Race to the Toyota Cup, which concludes October 2 at the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas.

Brian Lavelle and Erika Erickson take the victories at the Santa Cruz Triathlon.

France’s Nico Lebrun and Canada’s Melanie McQuaid took the titles at today’s XTERRA USA Championship at the Ogden & Snowbasin Resort in Utah. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished fifth in his first triathlon in 22 years.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong gave a brief interview ahead of tomorrow's XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin Resort - his first triathlon in 22 years.

While you’ll see a few hundred people don boxers, briefs, bikinis and boyshorts for the annual Underpants Run during Ironman week, Kona-bound athletes (who arrive to the Big Island early enough) can partake in a new pre-Kona tradition: the K-Swiss Pau Hana Sunset 10K Run and Walk, a Benefit for the American Cancer Society.

Saturday's Xterra USA Championship features several intriguing story lines. Perhaps most notable is the return of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to triathlon.

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad will make another attempt to swim between Cuba and Florida, she told reporters Friday in Havana.

Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver will join more than 3,000 other athletes as he competes in this weekend's Ironman 70.3 Augusta triathlon.

A busy and hectic month of triathlon in Asia wraps up this weekend with the 2011 ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in Yilan, Chinese Taipei.

Lance Armstrong may be the biggest name in the field, yet to win Saturday's XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin Resort he'll probably have to outlast a Caveman.

It's time for the run-bike-run sport to take center stage in Spain this weekend, at the 2011 ITU Gijon Duathlon World Championships. Reigning European Duathlon Champions Benoit Nicolas (FRA) and Sandra Levenez (FRA) are considered the pre-race favorites to take the titles.

USA Triathlon secures $12,000 grant for paratriathlon program.

Hachette Book Group announced today that it will publish A Life Without Limits by Chrissie Wellington, known in the triathlon world as the “queen of Ironman.”

Professional triathletes Chris Foster and Magali Tisseyre took the pro wins, while several celebrities raced to raise money at the 25th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon.

Petr Vabrousek (CZE) and Yvette Grice (GBR) won the inaugural titles at Challenge Henley-on-Thames at the weekend.

The second edition of the K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Branson kicked off Sunday morning, just a week after the 70.3 world championships. Despite scattered thunderstorms, 1400 athletes were expected to take to the water to kick off Missouri’s event.

More than 100 top international triathletes will toe the starting line Saturday, Sept. 24 at the fourth stop of the 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Race Series, the Nickel City Triathlon in Buffalo, N.Y.

Ironman Branson 70.3 takes place this weekend, just one week after the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas.

Xterra reigning world champ and defending eight-time national champion Conrad Stoltz chats with Triathlete.com about the new Xterra USA Championship course, his prep to defend his title, and going up against Lance.

As we suspected, Lance Armstrong will be making the start at the Xterra USA Championship in Ogden, Utah on Sept. 24.

Sept. 24 race around Utah's Snowbasin resort race adds fresh singletrack and stunning views.

Two local athletes took the titles at Sunday's D.C. Triathlon.

American husband-and-wife team and pre-race favorites Michael and Amando Lavato win Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka

Tony Smoragiewicz claims bronze to give U.S. two on the podium

Age-grouper Joseph Morstad is racing in this weekend’s TriRock San Diego—his first triathlon. He has battled colitis for years and managed to find his way to Team Challenge and trained with them for the event.

TriRock San Diego takes place this Sunday on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

Orbea-sponsored triathlete Craig Alexander won the Ironman World Championship 70.3 on an unlabeled bike that appears to be a Cervelo P4.

Team Red, White and Blue, an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of wounded veterans and their families, is organizing a “moving tribute” this Sunday, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The Twittersphere has been abuzz the past couple days with conjecture about Lance Armstrong’s return to triathlon

Athletes will line up for the annual Rev3 Cedar Point Triathlon this weekend in Sandusky, Ohio. Distances include a half Rev and full Rev. This family-friendly event takes place in a 364-acre amusement park complete with 75 rides and 17 roller coasters and an outdoor waterpark, while surrounded by resorts and camping grounds.

Conrad Stoltz and Will Kelsay battled it out at last weekend's Xterra Japan. Check out photos of one of the most beautiful races in the world.

American Kevin McDowell will travel to this weekend's ITU Junior World Championships to support his teammates. McDowell would have been one of the favorites to win the junior world title in Beijing if he were competing, but he is instead fighting a battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Professional triathlete Matt Reed and his family are opening a yogurt bar in Boulder, Colo.

Indiana's Matt Hay will compete in this weekend's Rev3 Cedar Point race after overcoming a rare disease.

Great Britain's Will Clarke has expressed frustration over the fact that he will not know his Olympic fate until only a couple of months before the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Hy-Vee Triathlon brings money to the sport and to the Des Moines-area.

The snow-capped peaks of Whistler’s famed Olympic ski slopes and mist over Alta Lake greeted athletes assembled at Rainbow Park for the start of Xterra Canada’s 2nd annual SportChek National Championship in Whistler, B.C., presented by Nita Lake Lodge.

Last weekend’s Hurricane Irene left 14 miles of the Ironman Lake Placid bike course and 4 miles of the run course unpassable, according to Ironman.com.

Canada's Tenille Hoogland has left her Olympic dreams behind her and is now looking forward to racing in next week's Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Lake Las Vegas, Nev.

Alicia Kaye's second-place finish in Chicago was enough for her to hold her lead, while Andy Potts maintains the top spot for the men despite not racing in Chicago.

Tell us who the featured athlete in this photo is and what event he's racing in and you could win an autographed copy of Bob Babbitt’s '30 Years of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship’ coffee table book.

The Fireman Triathlon in West Kennebunk, Maine took place this weekend despite harsh weather conditions caused by Hurricane Irene.

The star of a new reality show is also an avid triathlete.

The Building Strong Families Triathlon and Duathlon in Jackson County, Fla. raised money for three local nonprofits organizations.

Maine's David Aschauer died after being pulled from the water in the Tri For Preservation race in Cape Elizabeth.

After surviving a car accident that nearly took her life, Canadian Janelle Morrison is back training and is making a documentary about her journey to recovery.

Four-time Xterra World Champ Conrad Stoltz from South Africa and Saipan multisport sensation Mieko Carey captured the eighth annual Xterra Japan Championship titles on a mystic afternoon in the Nikko National Forest in Marunuma, Japan.

Rev3 Triathlon, known for its spectator-friendly races in family-friendly locales, recently announced a new race in its roster—in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, to take place on Aug. 26, 2012.

These female entrepreneurs saw a need in the endurance world and filled it. They own and operate businesses, all while managing to continue to train and race. These are their stories, sprinkled with a little advice.

Two-time Ironman world champion Chris McCormack appeared on NBC's "Today" show to talk about triathlon and his new book, "I'm Here To Win".

New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone has announced he will not make the start at the 2011 Ironman World Championship due to an Achilles injury he has been dealing with throughout 2011.

If you're headed to the 2011 Ironman World Championship race and you ride a Specialized bike you won't have to pay to ship your bike to Kona. In a unique program Specialized is calling "You Tri, We Fly", the bike maker is offering to pay the shipping charges associated with shipping a Specialized bike to Kona.

They were labeled a dream team and Jodie Stimpson, Jonathan Brownlee, Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee didn’t disappoint, as they added a Team Triathlon World Championship to Great Britain’s trophy cabinet in dominating fashion in Lausanne today.

Olympic bronze medalist Susan Williams and reigning collegiate national champion Rudy Kahsar outlasted an extremely competitive field to earn the overall titles at the 2011 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship, presented by Subway and People's United Bank, Saturday at Waterfront Park.

Barbara Riveros Diaz has claimed her maiden senior ITU world title and second career series win with a thrilling come from behind sprint finish at the ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships and Dextro Energy Triathlon Series round in Lausanne.

Jonathan Brownlee has successfully defended his ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championship and claimed his first Dextro Energy Triathlon Series win in a brilliant day for the Brownlee brothers in Lausanne.

The Ironman 70.3 Timberman is taking place this weekend in New Hampshire. The professional triathletes will be competing for $15,000 and 500 pro ranking points in their attempts to qualify for the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 World Championships.

If you’re racing USA Triathlon’s Age Group National Championships this weekend in Burlington, Vermont, look out for Susan Williams—she’s the only American to ever win a medal in triathlon at the Olympics and she’ll be competing in the 40-44 age group division on Saturday.