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After becoming the first Ironman World Champion to be featured on a Wheaties box, Australia’s Chris “Macca” McCormack, a two-time Ironman world champion, now has his own energy gel.

The premier event for off-road triathlon, the Xterra World Championship, will call a new location home in 2011.

Lance Armstrong competes in the Red Licorice 2.4-mile open water swim in Austin, Texas.

American triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker ran in the Carlsbad 5000 in Carlsbad, Calif. on Sunday, April 3.

American pro Jordan Rapp talks about the difference between racing in a half-Ironman versus an Ironman race and chats about the upcoming Ironman 70.3 California triathlon.

American pro Desiree Ficker chats with Inside Triathlon's Jennifer Purdie about her recent win at the Livestrong Austin Marathon and her favorite part of racing at the Ironman 70.3 California triathlon.

Reigning Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae joins us at the Ironman 70.3 California expo to talk about her busy start to the new season and why she chooses to return to Oceanside each year.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

In a stunning one-two punch, two of Ironman’s top female contenders today announced dramatic shifts in career focus.

After driving more than 3500 miles in nine days, I finally got back to the San Diego homeland a week ago. (Hoping that this doesn’t make you hate me, I’ll admit that my run the following morning included a rainbow over the Pacific.)

After placing sixth at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon on March 12, Aussie Craig “Crowie” Alexander’s 2011 race schedule was unclear until yesterday.

The Challenge Family series of long distance triathlons today announced its expansion into South Africa with the launch of Challenge Cape Town, set to take place on November 6, 2011.

One of the fastest women on the Xterra scene, Melanie McQuaid is in Morgan Hill, Calif. for a triathlon training camp organized by her sponsor Specialized.

Denison University's men's swimming and diving team has snapped Kenyon College's 31-year national championship streak to become the 2011 NCAA Division III Champions.

The proceeds from the fundraising partners and auction will go towards helping to rebuild the town of Kamaishi, which has a deep history in the sport of triathlon.

It was a race of firsts as European champions Pavel Andreev and Borghild Lovset cap stellar seasons winning their first World Championships at the first ITU World Championships to be held in Finland.

The March/April issue of Inside Triathlon magazine features a story on Full Throttle Endurance, a triathlon club based out of New York City that boasts some of the best age-groupers in the country.

One reporter got ripped off.

USA Triathlon's 2011 National Championship event schedule resumes Sunday with the Long Course Duathlon National Championship at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Ala.

Tereza Macel, a dual citizen of Canada and the Czech Republic, has announced her retirement at the age of 36.

Armstrong enlists the help of Alberto Salazar to help him run a 2:50-2:55 marathon in an Ironman.

Endurance Conspiracy has united with Econscious and Goodbye Blue Monday to launch what they're calling a "Chari-Tee" to raise relief money for the disaster in Japan.

American junior triathlete Kevin McDowell has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Follow Triathlete magazine senior editor Jené Shaw as she drives cross-country in search of cool triathletes and interesting triathlon-related stuff throughout the nation

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

Footwear giant donating $250,000 to earthquake victims; ASICS America Corporation offering to match its employee’s cash donations to the American Red Cross.

Three-time world Ironman triathlon champion Chrissie Wellington among those “Running for Japan”.

Zipp was gracious enough to invite me to swing by their headquarters on my way through Indianapolis.

Illinois running and triathlon superstar wins rare distance triple and team trophy at New Balance Nationals soon after learning his close friend, triathlete Kevin McDowell, has a form of cancer.

Al-Sultan says he’s in prime condition and is aiming for a podium spot at Sunday’s race in Singapore.

Sixteen hundred entries for one of the world’s longest-standing Ironman races are filled in less than 48 hours.

27-year-old triathlete and runner killed in cycling accident was “loving life”.

The 2011 Endurance LIVE Awards Gala will air on Universal Sports this Friday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT.

As the countdown clock was unveiled in London today to mark exactly 500 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today confirmed the competition dates and venue for the triathlon in London 2012.

Olympic hopeful Matt Chrabot has signed a multi-year deal with TYR. TYR also represents professional triathletes Chrissie Wellington, Andy Potts, Magali Tisseyre, Sarah Haskins, TJ Tollakson and others.

British man endures heat to take double iron-distance race in Spain.

ITU World Champion, "The Amazing Race" star and CAF Athlete Sarah Reinertsen to lead Team CAF at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon.

Wall Street triathletes are following the lead of professional triathletes and cyclists and are spending money to head to the wind tunnel.

As one of the country's top women runners, Sally Meyerhoff was training for the 2012 Olympics and her next triathlon. However, a traffic crash killed her instantly and lead to a large gathering of her friends and family Saturday.

London's Hyde Park will be the setting for one of the best "free" shows in an Olympic sport this year with signs, a day before Olympic tickets go on sale, that the world's top triathletes will be in the Park on August 6 and 7 to go head-to-head in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship, London, presented by Tata Steel.

Kris Gemmel and Vicky Holland took victory at this year's ITU Oceania Triathlon Championships in New Zealand.

In a day of heat, wind and carnage, Frederick Van Lierde of Belgium won the men’s race and Julie Dibens of Great Britain won the women’s race of the second annual Abu Dhabi International Triathlon on Saturday.

Inside Triathlon Editor-in-Chief Courtney Baird takes you to the streets of Abu Dhabi with a look at the buzz of the city less than 24 hours out from the big race.

According to local television station KHON 2, Kailua-Kona has been affected by this morning's tsunami waves resulting from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

Aaron Hersh previews the deep field of athletes set to race in this Saturday's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Gilbert Ayoub's newest business venture is born of a "build it and they will come" philosophy.

Leader of Team Abu Dhabi Faris Al Sultan writes about his history of racing in the United Arab Emirates.

When he finished chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer, Southampton born Dr Peter Thornback felt “a wreck”.

Athletes such as Chrissie Wellington, Craig Alexander, Terenzo Bozzone and Bevan Docherty have contributed items that are currently up for auction. The proceeds will benefit the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.

USA Triathlon was visited Tuesday by Marisol Casado, the president of the International Triathlon Union. Casado took time out of a busy trip to the United States to sit down with the entire USA Triathlon staff for nearly one hour.

A New Zealand triathlete came face-to-face with an orca whale.

Eugene, Ore. to host triathlon this summer.

Meyerhoff had recently started competing in triathlons and said she would go after a spot in October's Ironman World Championship.

Kate McIlroy's long road to recovery from achilles tendon surgery continues on Saturday when she lines up at the New Zealand National Triathlon Championships.

As an athlete, Marc Lishewski is used to taking good care of his body. But prostate cancer was something he could never have anticipated.

Elite triathlete Bryan Rhodes will compete in this Saturday’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon in memory of the Christchurch earthquake victims and is calling on fellow athletes and the general public to help raise funds to assist the emergency relief efforts.

Competing under the guidance of three-time Xterra world champ Melanie McQuaid, the newly announced 2011 MelRad Racing Team will race at all the regional Xterra competitions and the World Championships in Maui.

Here’s pro triathlete (and our resident swim expert) Sara McLarty “flying” in an Orlando, Fla. iFly wind tunnel, reaching wind speeds of up to 150+ mph.

Miguel Tellez is one of South Florida's best triathletes. Sunday he showed mastery of a single endurance test with his first half-marathon victory in the Miami Beach 13.1.

Sam Gardner and Shonny Vanlandingham win the inaugural Xterra Philippines.

Two-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander believes Saturday’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon could be the most open endurance race of the year.

Great Britian's Helen Jenkins and France's Greg Rouault took the overall wins at the 2011 Clermont ITU Pan American Cup, while Jarrod Shoemaker and Sarah Haskins finished as the top Americans to take the 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Sprint National Championship titles.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

The man who reportedly went missing on Saturday, Feb. 26 while swimming at La Jolla Shores in La Jolla, Calif. was arrested in Yuma, Ariz. on Wednesday, March 2.

New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone chats with a local newspaper about what it will take to beat nine-time Ironman New Zealand winner Cameron Brown this Saturday in Taupo. His main objective: play it smart.

The inaugural Leadman Epic 250 event will entail a 5K swim, 223K bike and 22K run and will take place May 14, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nev.

The popular Anchorage, Alaska-based Gold Nugget Triathlon needed less than 30 minutes to hit its registration cap of 1,500 racers on March 1.

This month’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon will live up to its billing of being an event for all ages when two athletes with a 54-year-age gap between them will compete in the short course event.

Ironman veteran Cameron Brown of New Zealand will take the starting line at Saturday's Ironman New Zealand looking for a historic 10th win at the race.

The World Triathlon Corporation has announced that American Tim Marr has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

Competitive Image's Paul Phillips is sharing with Triathlete.com the photo that earned the title "Best Published Triathlon Photo" at the Triathlon America Awards Celebration Presented by Active Network.