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Bob Babbit writes about triathlon age-grouper Mike Bucher, who is the proud father of 14 children.

Xterra heads to Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama this Saturday, May 18, for the Xterra Southeast championships.

The Life Time Tri Chicago (formerly the Chicago Triathlon) and Leon’s Tri, have teamed up to form Chicago’s first ever triathlon series.

Why not seize the opportunity to race back-to-back weekends on opposite sides of the earth?

Piampiano’s sights are set on the podium in Kona, and the rookie pro is hardly afraid to aim high.

More triathlon teams are cropping up all the time, offering a sense of community—and some killer benefits—to age-group athletes.

Response to new swim rules for Ironman triathlons have been mixed.

Active lifestyle meets relaxing retreat in this all-inclusive Florida resort.

Holly Bennett reports on the fifth race of her "Baker's Dozen" challenge.

New Zealand’s Candice Hammond crests a hill several miles into the marathon of the iron-distance Challenge Wanaka.

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) honored triathlete Gwen Jorgensen as its female Athlete of the Month for April.

The Jay Benson Triathlon, set to take place on the Kirtland Air Force Base, has been cancelled due to heightened security requirements.

As your season hits full swing, make sure you’re taking care of yourself the right way with Triathlete’s June issue

In between training and racing, Canadian pro Trevor Wurtele has some fun of his own making video montages on Youtube.

Challenge Melbourne, Challenge Forster and Challenge Bateman’s Bay will spearhead the Challenge Family’s return to Australia.

Starting in 2014, the Ironman 70.3 World Championship 70.3 triathlon will rotate globally among different regions on an annual basis.

One of the professional athletes racing here in Taitung is 25-year-old Australian Ben Hammond.

After a dramatic 2012 season, pro Andrew Starykowicz has learned to take things one day at a time.

Jessica Kelley will be headed to Norway in a few short months.

I'm here to cover the inaugural Challenge Taiwan (the Challenge Family's first race in Asia) and the plan was to spend a day and a half in the city.

The quiet roads, serene lakes and endless running trails make St. George, Utah, a hot spot for a weekend of training or racing.

3T has announced today that it is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for safety reasons.

Olympic triathlon gold medalist Alistair Brownlee posted a 10K time of 28:32:48.

Earning the designation as an "NCAA Emerging Sport" is the next important step for triathlon.

Ben Allen and Renata Bucher capped off two months of pure adventure in the Asia-Pacific Region with exclamation point victories at Xterra Malaysia in Putrajaya.

TriRock Philadelphia is offering participants the unique chance to win free nutrition and gear, and join Andy Potts in a pre-race lunch.

Your look is about to be immortalized in the one, the only, Race Photo.

An Ironman triathlon could be coming to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The chance to travel to a destination race also opens the door to explore exotic new places, even if at first glance totally unrelated to triathlon.

Next week, collegiate triathlon is expected to take an important milestone in the process for becoming a NCAA sport.

Zone3 wetsuits, a brand that is primarily known in Great Britain, has announced that the product will now be available in the United States.

American professional triathlete Rebeccah Wassner recently compiled a list of those who have announced they're pregnant.

RunNow.com established to encourage donations and running resilience following Boston tragedy.

The fifth class of Hall of Fame inductees included iconic Julie Moss, paratriathlete Jim MacLaren and age-grouper Missy LeStrange.

The quiet hills of Northern California were not short of excitement last weekend at the HITS Triathlon Series in the Napa Valley region.

Organizers of TriRock Philadelphia have announced that the 2013 event will showcase a few new swim initiatives.

The USA Triathlon Hall of Fame will welcome three new members tonight at the Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego, Calif,

Holly Bennett writes about her most recent "Baker's Dozen" race experience.

The triathlon training camp was designed to help wounded veterans improve both their physical and mental health.

As Susan Lacke discovered, romantic gestures in a two-triathlete relationship are far from conventional.

Some day, you’ll be able to tell your grandkids that you raced triathlon in the era of Chrissie Wellington.

A former member of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. hockey team trades his sticks and skates for goggles and aerobars.

Triathlete magazine Editor-in-Chief Julia Polloreno writes about the tragic events of April 15's Boston Marathon.

Take a look inside Inside Triathlon’s May/June “Racing Issue,” on newsstands now.

On a true-to-form Xterra course reigning Xterra world champion Lesley Paterson and U.S. champion Josiah Middaugh proved best on the day.

Ho Ren Hua. Hua serves as executive director of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited.

Members of the media were invited to accompany professional triathlete Chris Lieto and a group of athletes and race officials on a visit to nearby Loc Thuy Primary School.

Paterson and Middaugh chat about rivalries, balancing tri with a full life, and the “poetic” allure of off-road triathlon.

Macca chats about his 40th birthday party, his early-season injury, his season plans and this weekend's Laguna Lang Co Triathlon in Vietnam.

Triathlete’s May issue gets you in shape, eating right and feeling fast as the race season picks up.

We caught up with Boecherer about his Oceanside race, his racing strategy and his plans for 2013.

Professional triathlete Heather Gollnick chats about her family's transition to Colorado and her plans to take part in Race Across America.

After 20 years with no triathlons on the Huntington Beach, the site welcomed triathletes back over the weekend.

Despite inconclusive results, the USA Triathlon Fatality Incidents Study provides some comforting insight into recent deaths in the sport.

The first championship-level race of the 2013 Xterra U.S. Points Series will take place this Saturday at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev.

The Olympic hopeful is on the road to recovery after a bad bike accident last year.

Holly Bennett shares the contents of her carry-on bag ahead of her trip to Asia.

An objection from FINA causes Lance Armstrong to withdraw from a masters swim meet.

Lance Armstrong is back to racing, but this time he’ll be competing against middle-aged swimmers, Austin's Statesman.com reports.

The reigning 70.3 national champion, Kelly Williamson has spent a decade climbing the pro ranks and holding tight to her triathlon dreams.

Interested in a unique triathlon experience? Try these tips for training, racing and exploring in and around Phuket, Thailand.

Xterra racing fans that like to go long will have a series’ all their own this year.

Pro triathlete Chris Lieto announced today he will accept a walk on spot in the 2013 Billabong Pipeline Masters.

Savannah "Grits" Gritson, a former multisport phenom, announced her intention to rekindle her endurance roots after being approached by SOAS Racing.

2009 Ironman 70.3 world champion Julie Dibens will take part in the Amgen Tour of California time trial on May 17.

Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack won the second annual Xterra Guam Championship.

The 2013 edition of the annual USAT Elite National Championships will be held in conjunction with the Omegawave World Triathlon San Diego.

Bob Babbitt shares a story about the adventurous side of four-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington.

More and more children around the country are participating in sprint-distance triathlons.

Ironman 70.3 world champ (and überbiker) Sebastian Kienle shares his advice for taking risks—and making them stick.

Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack won the 2nd annual Xterra Guam Championship race on an absolutely gorgeous tropical blue sky day in the Marianas this morning.

After several years of focusing on the ITU circuit, Denmark's Helle Frederiksen dominated her first attempt at a non-drafting race.

Holly Bennett writes about race number three in her year-long Baker’s Dozen project.

Susan Lacke learns the true story behind her partner’s heroic response to a bike crash—and redefines her definition of romance.

New Zealand’s most decorated female athlete, Sam Warriner, will race the Rev3 series as part of her 2013 racing schedule.

Two-time Ironman world champion Tim DeBoom shares his secret to avoiding post-race depression, which includes a donut and a road trip.

The Amgen Tour of California on Monday announced that it would host an elite women’s time trial in conjunction with its stage 6 TT in San Jose on May 17.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced that it will have the largest prize purse ever for the 2013 World Triathlon Series and World Cup events.

A European-based company is building a multisport mecca in Boulder with the goal of creating a workforce made up of triathletes.

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day Holly Bennett sat down for a chat with Irish-born age group athlete Keavy McMinn.

With temperate weather during the winter months and diverse running venues, Palm Springs, Calif. offers the perfect desert destination.

Known as the “flying Dutch girl”, 34-year-old Yvonne Van Vlerken has amassed a fine collection of iron-distance crowns.

For this ESPN college basketball reporter, the tri lifestyle is a slam-dunk.

Bob Babbitt writes about six-time Ironman world champion Dave Scott's unique interaction with a fan.

Twenty triathlon-related images from amateur photographers.

Paul Phillips announces the winners of the "Spirit of Triathlon Photo Contest."

Get your season started right with the April 2013 issue of Triathlete.

While most pros are gearing up for the season, Hauschildt (fresh off of a win at Abu Dhabi) is getting ready to take a break.

Bill Burke says he has witnessed the deaths of six competitors in the last five years at events he has organized.

The paratriathlon world champion will next take on Ironman Arizona in November.