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What's going on inside your brain? And how does it affect your athletic performance?

Luke Tyburski swam across the Strait of Gibraltar, cycled along the coast of Spain and France then ran through France into Monaco.

Gotta fly or drive after your race? You can do more than throw on compression socks and hope for the best.

"Triathlon has been a motivating force in my life."

How is two-time Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee finding success at both ITU and half-iron racing in the same season?

"Beginner's Luck" columnist Meredith Atwood writes about the draw of signing up for race after race.

The excitement of the mixed relay event will likely draw more eyeballs and get more people interested in triathlon.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our cover bike contest!

This month, Kris Klotzbach will celebrate her four-year work anniversary at her job, and so far, she has not once driven her car to the office.

Ever wonder why you leave a Facebook binge feeling worse about yourself than before?

So much gear, so little space. Here’s how to make it all fit.

Finally! Your epic race is here! You’re suited up, ready…and it’s cancelled, shortened or otherwise no longer epic.

Kevin Collins and Shannon Wright did the usual swim-bike-run, as they have at every race. But this time, they also added a fourth event: I Do’s.

BOA has announced a new version of their run-shoe lacing system that could give triathletes an edge.

Walking in a race will slow you down, right? Not necessarily.

To improve on her third-place finish from a year ago, Jackson aims to satisfy her Kona qualification standard with a finish at Ironman Boulder Sunday.

USA Triathlon’s High School Program is creating a new generation of multisport standouts.

This weekend O'Donnell is literally from home, aiming to earn his Kona start this fall.

"I am hoping this story can be an amusing yet somewhat inspiring story on making a comeback."

The “Body Issue” is all about how to make your body work for you.

First introduced in Congress 11 years ago, the PHIT Act would let you pay for tri-related expenses with pre-tax dollars

"I decided triathlon was a way I could honor my fallen friends and try to inspire others with PTSD."

And other ways to keep up your social life after you’ve decided to train for a triathlon.

They can cost thousands of dollars, and some programs don’t require hands-on experience.

Ironman 70.3 Lahti Finland will take place on Jun 30, 2018, and will start at 4 p.m.

Experts in the art of holding-it-together reveal their top five secrets to doing just that.

Check out Erin Beresini's author page.

Faced with a mother’s worst nightmare, Tracey Scheppach turned to triathlon and found a powerful platform to help other families.

We look at what Rob Urbach accomplished in his six years at the helm of our sport’s governing body, and what lies ahead.

Strava launched its first day back on Aug. 18, 2009 and now, nearly eight years later, officially has had its one billionth activity shared.

There’s no better way to satisfy your wanderlust—while gaining some serious fitness—than a multi-day bike trip.

A reminder: We were all beginners at one point in our triathlon journeys.

It’s been eight years since American Sarah True (née Groff) has dipped her toes in Ironman 70.3 racing, but the two-time Olympian will return to long-course at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga this Sunday.

Maria Korcsmaros credits her triathlon fitness for a miraculously speedy recovery—and her tri teammates for helping with her incredible mental resilience.

Presenting the athletes taking charge of triathlon’s image and their insider tips on becoming the next big multisport sensation. 

Four triathletes share their top "uh oh" travel moments. Learn from their mistakes!

The 36-year-old hopes to come back to Kona stronger than ever and “be able to stand on top of the podium being a mom as well as a triathlete.”

In triathlon and in life, it’s really easy to get bogged down by the negative voices in our head.

Isn’t science grand?

Will Kelsay has lived out of a van to chase triathlons twice.

Check out Susan Lacke's author page.

It's important not to lose sight of the crazy reasons we do this sport on race day.

A shark sighting off the coast of Western Australia shut down the Ironman 70.3 Busselton swim over the weekend.

Ryf will go after Chrissie Wellington's iron-distance record this summer at the 2017 Challenge Roth triathlon, set for July 9.

The Aussie pro will try his hand at the iron distance this year.

There’s no better way to boost fitness, learn stuff and meet like-minded people than by going to a training camp.

What Dimond and Jordan Rapp can learn from Crowie and Orbea: when lawyers get involved, no one wins.

Training for three sports while maintaining fulfilling relationships and keeping a positive bank account requires some tricky balancing.

"My internal gut has (and will remain) one of my most valuable assets."

Check out Erin Beresini's author page.

A poorly marked course led to a show of solidarity.

Ironman's ageless It Girl returns to Kona to literally write her final chapter.

Mike Reilly and his six sons will compete in this weekend’s St. Anthony’s Triathlon.

Two Ironmans in eight days and a whirlwind tour of Europe.

This frosh NCAA triathlete is juggling a full course load, three sports and sorority life—and crushing it all.

Americans Andy Potts and Heather Jackson claimed the victories at Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Peru triathlon in Lima, Peru.

Check out Meredith Atwood's author page.

From Trek to Specialized to Pearl Izumi and Clif, tri-related brands are making some big efforts to preserve our outdoor training grounds.

Tips and tricks for transforming travel lemons (broken treadmill in the hotel gym?!) into lemonade.

The team at Flo Cycling donates one percent of all sales toward purchasing bikes and helmets for children in need.

Ironman today announced that Nice, France has been chosen as the host city for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship triathlon.

The event will take place next June, and organizers are slowly revealing the details.

Brownlee is set to make his debut over the half-iron distance this Saturday, April 22, at Challenge Mogan-Gran Canaria.

The scenery in virtual reality-based training programs like Zwift may be computer generated, but the results you get aren’t.

We caught up with “Hoff” to talk going sub-8, getting hitched and gaining the confidence to win in Hawaii.

Once you swim in one of these gems, you'll never want to train anywhere else.

We asked you to share your best social media posts of you and your favorite furry training companion with the hashtag #dogsoftri—and boy did you deliver!

Though the first day of the work week is universally hated, Mondays can be particularly tough on triathletes.

Gone are the days when you’d have to pore over paper maps to find killer training routes in new places.

The movie is a totally Ironman-centric documentary that is at times both massively uplifting and a huge freaking bummer.

Patrick Lange’s breakthrough performance in the 2016 edition of Kona was arguably the biggest story from the sport’s biggest race.

The national championship will take place in Tempe, Ariz. on Nov. 5.

The triathlon season is starting to ramp up, and you can find inspiration for starting your season off right in our May “reader issue.”

Six teams and individuals who advanced the sport with wild, wonderful ideas—and their visions for the future.

On dealing with performance, pressure and taking a break.

And how to fix it, with Penn State senior and three-time Ironman finisher Kristin Goett.

It is essentially claiming to be an all-day activity tracker that will also provide the latest technology to track your swim, bike and run workouts.

Age-grouper Susan Haag crossed the finish line of her hundredth 140.6-mile race in November. And she’s just getting started.

Sometimes you have to just say “no” in order to stay sane, writes columnist Meredith Atwood.

What do you do when you’re the new softball coach at a major ACC school with not enough players to play? You turn to triathlon.

Closecalldatabase.com is a website dedicated to giving riders a way to make it safer for others around them.

Bicycleretailer.com reports that Apple has applied for a patent that suggests it is looking to further its presence in the endurance space.

For Flora Duffy, XTERRA racing is a big part of her success as an ITU competitor, and vice versa.

USA Triathlon is focused on growing the youth demographic in 2017 and beyond using a multi-pronged approach that USAT CEO Rob Urbach laid out in January.

Meredith Atwood on using this sport as a tool to bring out the good in yourself and others, not the opposite.