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Images from the 2014 running of the Challenge Laguna Phuket triathlon.

Columnist Holly Bennett shares a series of photos from the Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest week in Thailand.

Check out these three must-do’s as you consider planning a future trip to this Southeast Asian paradise.

This week at the Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest Australian pro Belinda Granger will celebrate a major milestone.

See what some of the top athletes preparing to compete in Sunday's Challenge Laguna Phuket triathlon had to say.

Ironman champion Luke McKenzie makes his Challenge Laguna Phuket racing debut this Sunday in Thailand.

Denmark's Rasmus Petræus earned a breakthrough win, while Australia's Melissa Hauschildt continued her 2013 hot streak.

Dispatch columnist Holly Bennett caught up with the men’s and women’s professional champions.

Denmark's Rasmus Petraeus earned the top spot at Sunday's Challenge Laguna Phuket triathlon.

Australia's Melissa Hauschildt earned her third-straight victory at the Challenge Laguna Phuket (formerly 70.3) triathlon.

Macca chats with Bob Babbitt about his new job, his unique 2014 race plans and if he'll go after another world championship in Kona.

2012 Ironman world champion Pete Jacobs sits down with Bob Babbitt after the Challenge Laguna Phuket triathlon.

Athletes were greeted with hot, tropical conditions at Laguna Phuket.

Holly Bennett captured images for a photo journal from the Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest and surrounding locations in beautiful Phuket, Thailand.

2012 Ironman world champion Pete Jacobs joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Micheal Dhulst joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Local Thai triathlete Jaray Jearanai joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Dr. Tamsin Lewis joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Professional triathlete Radka Vodičková joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Swiss triathlete Ruedi Wild joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Two-time Ironman 70.3 world champion Melissa Hauschildt joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob.

Up-and-coming pro Till Schramm joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Jurgen Zack joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Murphy Reinschreiber joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Marc Roy joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

David Roth joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Ironman Hall of Fame member Peter Henning joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Professional triathlete Belinda Granger joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Professional triathlete Rasmus Petraeus joins Bob Babbitt on the set of Breakfast with Bob from the 2013 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest.

Holly Bennett had the chance to visit Thanyapura–a sponsor of Challenge Laguna Phuket and host to the Junior Challenge children’s race.

Dispatch columnist Holly Bennett writes about her 12th race in her 2013 Baker's Dozen series.

Australian pro Justin Granger has raced a significant portion of his career in Asia–where conditions tend toward hot, humid, hilly and adventurous.

The Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest kicked off on Saturday in Phuket, Thailand with a press conference introducing a number of top pros.