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What does it take to be a top ITU athlete? Spend a day in the life of Spain's Javier Gomez and find out.

According to the latest study from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association the sport of triathlon is booming with a 55 percent growth in 2010.

Revolution3 Triathlon, known for its spectator-friendly races in family-friendly locales, recently added another location to its lineup: Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

GOTRIbal, a resource that connects and empowers women in endurance sports, has grown into 45 states and 15 countries.

Competitor Radio's Bob Babbitt chats with Great Britain's Leanda Cave about injuries and preparing for this year's Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ironman World Championship races.

Terenzo Bozzone is hardly just another pretty face. He’s a fast-tracking triathlon superstar with ambitions of elevating the sport to a whole new level.

Sarah Groff, who qualified for the Olympics this past weekend by placing seventh at the ITU’s Dextro Energy World Championship Series in London, took part in the U.S. Olympic Committee’s 12 for '12 Media Teleconference Series today.

American Ben Collins on his win, racing in inclement weather and how he got into the sport.

A prolific racer who competes in everything from the Olympic distance to Ironman, pro Sam McGlone, 32, has been a popular fixture on the triathlon scene since turning pro ten years ago. So when it seemed she just disappeared from racing this season, we went looking for answers.

The Hy-Vee race has the largest prize purse in the sport, at $1.1 million, with $151,500 going to the men and women’s winners.

Triathletes love their caffeine. Lucky for us, more bike-café hybrids are popping up across the nation. Instead of sauntering into a Starbucks (or brewpub) in Lycra and bike shoes, stop by one of these local spots and you’ll feel right at home.

Rebeccah Wassner became the first woman to win the Nautica New York City Triathlon three times in a row. She discusses her win and what life is like in the Big Apple.

3. Please limit yourself to no more than two electronic devices when you work out.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird chatted with McCormack about how he plans to overcome the injury and what he thinks about the Brownlee brothers' domination of ITU racing.

It was a big weekend of racing for all distances. Check out Triathlete.com's coverage of the weekend's events

A 64-year-old participant in the Nautica New York City Triathlon passed away during the swim portion of the event.

Lukas Verzbicas and Kelly Whitley captured USA Triathlon Junior Elite National titles Saturday, while Tamara Gorman successfully defended her Youth Elite title. Sawyer Willingham won the male Youth Elite race.

In March, Cameron Brown broke the tape at the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand, nabbing a historic 10th victory.

You don’t have much time left to open your wallets and support a worthwhile cause. With over 500 bids on 60 triathlon-related items, there are only three days until the Tri4Japan charity auction ends on eBay.

Tim O’Donnell went to the A2 Wind Tunnel in North Carolina with his Cycling Performance Adviser Mat Steinmetz to optimize his position on the new Argon 18 E-118.

The Melbourne race will offer one of the highest prize purses on the Ironman circuit.

If you don’t have a horrendous race photo by now, there’s something wrong with you. Our Facebook fans sent us some of their worst race photos. Here are some from the collection.

The 2010 Ironman St. George champion, who finished 13th at the Ironman World Championship last year, has a busy few months ahead of him. He shared with Triathlete.com about his upcoming wedding as well as racing three world championships back-to-back this year.

After 15 years on Maui’s south shore, the iconic off-road race moves from Makena to Kapalua.

Given that Canada’s Paula Findlay has been the only real consistent figure on the podium over the last season and a half, predicting the medalists for the women at the 2012 London Olympic triathlon is an extremely difficult task.

Germany's Andreas Raelert has announced he will make the start at Ironman Regensburg this weekend, but don't expect him to win the race.

Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman will be racing the Nautica New York City Triathlon next Sunday, Aug. 7, for the third year in a row. The difference this year is that she’s racing it for a cause.

Outtakes from a photo shoot featuring New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone.

Drew Scott wasn’t even born when his father Dave raced the epic 1989 Ironman World Championship, dubbed “Iron War” and considered the greatest race in all of endurance sport.

An inside look at the Brigham Young University Triathlon Club.

The Alpe d’Huez Triathlon took place today—on a Wednesday. It didn’t start at the crack of dawn, but rather 9:30 a.m. The official distances were 2.2K swim, 115K bike and 22K run, not your standard long-course race. But that’s how they do it in France.

On August 1, 2011, Tri4Japan will launch an ebay auction to raise funds for those affected by the March tsunami and earthquake.

British Triathlon Federation released a statement made by Harry Wiltshire.

Pro qualifying list for Ironman World Championship 70.3.

If you live in San Diego, next week professional triathlete Lesley Paterson is offering a triathlon camp in which athletes can stay at home and not have to use up any precious vacation days.

The newly minted sub-4:00 miler is making a temporary return to triathlon.

Great Britain's Harry Wiltshire has been suspended for six months for blocking world champ Javier Gomez during the ETU European Championships.

The pros came out in fine form at the second-oldest Ironman in North America.

It was a rainy, chilly day in Frankfurt, Germany (51 degrees) as dozens of top pros gathered for the Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championships Sunday morning

The second oldest Ironman in North America will take more than 2,500 athletes through Mirror Lake and the Adirondacks with a finish on the Olympic speed skating oval.

Want to know what the budding ITU athlete is listening to these days? These are some of her favs playing on her web page.

The International Triathlon Union's goal to have Team Triathlon included in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games took a significant step forward after the format was added to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games last week.

We asked our Facebook fans to show us the smart ways they store their gear. Here are some of our favorites.

Those triathletes looking for an epic ride, look no further. Registration is open for the 2011 Sea to Stars cycling expedition on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii on Saturday, August 13, 2011, which is called “the hardest hill climb in the world.”

Now that we’re about halfway through the triathlon season, we asked the editors of Triathlete and Inside Triathlon magazines: What has been your favorite moment in triathlon so far this season?

Monday’s announcement of the new HITS Triathlon race series instantly introduced athletes to 12 new race options starting in December.

The man they call Macca still has work to do if he's going to qualify for Australia's 2012 London Olympic team.

The world’s largest iron distance triathlon, Challenge Roth, has sold out in record time since entries opened this week.

Germany's Michael Raelert will not race in this weekend's Ironman European Championships, due to a hip injury that has plagued him on and off throughout the year.

When Australian Melissa Rollison won Muncie 70.3 two weeks ago, we thought, “hmm, interesting.” But when she went 4:09 at Vineman 70.3 to beat a stacked field including Leanda Cave and Mirinda Carfrae we thought, “wait, who the hell is this girl?”

Senior editor Jené Shaw recently drove across the U.S. to explore the thriving communities of triathletes in all parts of the country. If you ever plan to take a road trip, there are a few things she recommends for the drive.