Ironman 70.3

Canadian Heather Wurtele, who in the past has been known as a strong cyclist, proved to be on of the top runners on Saturday in Oceanside.

Whether it was intentional or not, the fact that Andy Potts exited the swim with athletes right on his heels proved to work to his advantage.

American Andy Potts chats about his fifth Ironman 70.3 California victory.

Potts narrowly outpaced Thomas to take his fifth Oceanside title, while Jackson gets the win after finishing second at this race twice.

American Tim O'Donnell reflects on his 70.3 San Juan race, talks a little bit about his competition and gives advice for dealing with cold water.

Potts chats about how he's feeling, his race strategy and what makes the Oceanside course unique.

The United States' Andy Potts and Canada's Melanie McQuiad will look to defend their titles at Saturday's Ironman 70.3 California in Oceanside.

Triathlete Editor-in-Chief Julia Polloreno caught up with Scotland's Lesley Paterson in lead up to Saturday's Ironman 70.3 California.

Andy Potts and Melanie McQuaid dominated the early-season 70.3.

Ben Hoffman chats about his goal to get back to Kona, his unique sponsors and how he approaches the taper for a 70.3 race.

Linsey Corbin chats about her goals for the 2013 season and gives advice for age-groupers racing on Saturday.

We chat with Mirinda Carfrae ahead of Ironman 70.3 California about her 2013 season plans and her pursuit of another world title.

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

Andrew Starykowicz and Helle Frederiksen turned in strong bike performances to take the wins in San Juan.

Strong bike performances secured wins for both athletes.

Spend time with the pros (and their bikes) in Puerto Rico in the days leading up to Sunday's Ironman 70.3 San Juan Triathlon.

Sunday will be just the third time Ironman 70.3 San Juan has taken place and there are only two winners in its young history.

Argentina’s Oscar Galíndez and Canada’s Heather Wurtele earned the early-season wins at today’s 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship.

Ironman 70.3 Panama, which serves as the Latin American Pro Championship, will take place for the second time on Sunday, Feb. 3.

Images of the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Panama triathlon from Panama City, Panamá.

Australians Christian Kemp and Annabel Luxford earned the early-season victories at Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Auckland.

Newly married Terenzo Bozzone will continue to come back from a couple of injury-plagued seasons at 70.3 Auckland, set for Jan. 20.

WTC cites the race's small scale and lack of opportunity for growth as reasons for the decision.

The United States’ Andy Potts and Canada’s Rachel McBride earned the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Austin race in Texas.

With its foodie (and microbrew!) scene, outdoorsy ethic and urban energy (all that coffee?), Seattle is an easy draw for triathletes.

Several women will be looking to dethrone reigning champ Melissa Hauschildt, including former 70.3 champs Mirinda Carfrae and Jodie Swallow.

Several men will be looking to dethrone reigning champ Craig Alexander.

Americans Daniel Bretscher and Jessica Jacobs took the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Australia's Joe Gambles and Canada's Heather Wurtele beat out tough competition to take the titles at Ironman 70.3 Timberman.

Australia's Joe Gambles and Great Britain's Liz Blatchford took the victories against a top-notch pro field at Ironman 70.3 Boulder.

Two of this year’s top Ironman World Championship contenders took the victories in Kona-like conditions at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

The professional field set to race tomorrow’s Ironman 70.3 Boulder includes a highly competitive cast of characters.

Greg Bennett and Meredith Kessler continued impressive 2012 seasons with wins at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Vineman triathlon.

Drew Scott is the son of six-time Ironman world champion Dave Scott.

Australia's Joe Gambles and Canada's Angela Naeth earned the victories at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse on Sunday.

McCormack takes home 500 points toward 70.3 world qualification.

Plus, the story behind that wetsuit/bike photo.

The 2012 Ironman 70.3 Boise triathlon can easily be named one of the most unique races of the 2012 season.

Australia's Craig Alexander and the United States' Meredith Kessler continued stellar 2012 seasons with wins in Maryland.

It was a drama-filled day in Boise.

Photographer Paul Phillips provides images of a fun and competitive day at Ironman 70.3 Kansas.

Despite some of the toughest conditions ever seen on the Honu course, the deep pro fields led to some fast racing times.

Superstar swimmer John Flanagan talked swim tips at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii Friday ahead of Saturday's Ironman 70.3 Hawaii.

Facing off against the 40-year-old Armstrong will be two veterans of the sport in Chris Lieto and Greg Bennett, who are both also age 40.

Americans Lance Armstrong and Jessica Jacobs took the titles at Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon.

Some 22 years after his last triathlon win, Armstrong took the top spot at Ironman 70.3 Florida. A conversation with the comeback king.

Get a close-up look at Lance Armstrong's first triathlon victory in 22 years with these photos from Liz Kreutz.

In his fourth attempt at the distance, Lance Armstrong earned his first half-Ironman victory at Ironman 70.3 Florida.

Lance Armstrong will take on his fourth 70.3 of the year this Sunday in Haines City, Florida.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will be the favorite to win Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Florida race in Haines City.

“I redefined myself as ‘Don Davey the triathlete’ instead of ‘Don Davey the NFL player.’”

Armstrong had his slowest bike split of the three 70.3s he's competed in this year on the notoriously tough St. Croix course.

Lance Armstrong finished on the podium to earn valuable points toward his goal of qualifying for the Ironman World Championship.

Despite the hype surrounding Lance Armstrong’s return to St. Croix, he’s not a shoe-in for the win.

The first year pro won Sunday's Ironman New Orleans 70.3, beating out the likes of Mirinda Carfrae, Caitlin Snow and Heather Wurtele.

Lance Armstrong has added another race to his schedule in his quest to qualify for October's Ironman World Championship.

Trevor Wurtele and Sarah Piampiano won today's Ironman 70.3 New Orleans, which was turned into a duathlon due to weather conditions.

Kelly Williamson shares the tips that helped her turn in a stellar bike leg at Ironman 70.3 Texas.

McQuaid credits a new bike with finding strength that she says is close to what she can do on a mountain bike.

Tim O'Donnell and Kelly Williamson won the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Texas Triathlon.

Kelly Williamson gets emotional after winning the Ironman 70.3 Texas (and Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship) title.

Tim O'Donnell talks about winning Ironman 70.3 Texas (and the Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship) in Galveston.

What did Lance Armstrong take away from his seventh place finish in Galveston?

Was Lance Armstrong happy with his positioning coming off of the bike?

Sebastian Kienle talks about the run that led to his second-place finish at Ironman 70.3 Texas.

The 2012 Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship saw two Americans come out on top.

Sebastian Kienle talks about Ironman 70.3 Texas.

Find out what Lance Armstrong learned at Panama 70.3 that he'll be taking into Sunday's race at Ironman 70.3 Texas.

Michael Raelert is battling an illness and is not confident he'll be at 100% by Sunday.

Switzerland's Ronnie Schildknecht talks about why he chose to travel to the U.S. to race against a tough field at Texas 70.3.

It was Lance-mania at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Texas press conference.

He won Ironman 70.3 San Juan less than two weeks ago and now he's in Galveston to race one of the toughest 70.3 fields ever assembled.

Andy Potts and Melanie McQuaid took the early-season victories at today's Ironman 70.3 California triathlon in Oceanside, Calif.

"This is the strongest field I've ever raced in a 70.3."

Be a part of the action with these photos of the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Texas expo.

Galveston, Texas is eagerly gearing up for the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas this Sunday, April 1.

American Chris Lieto and Scotland's Catriona Morrison turned in well-balanced races to take the wins at a highly competitive Ironman 70.3 Texas race.

One-of-a-kind tri shoe teased, and other new tri goodies.

American Chris Lieto and his More Than Sport campaign are finding ways "to invest in communities of need, particularly those we compete in."

Tropical weather, beautiful beaches and a challenging half-Ironman have drawn triathletes to St. Croix for decades.

American Chris Lieto has announced he will not defend his U.S. national championship title at next weekend's Ironman 70.3 Texas race.

Warm, humid weather made the fast, flat course a challenge for the 1500 competitors at this year’s Singapore 70.3.

The Panama 70.3 runner-up will face a tough field at this weekend's Ironman 70.3 San Juan triathlon.

Ironman 70.3 Boise, Ironman 70.3 Kansas and Ironman 70.3 Syracuse will feature greater numbers of age-group qualifying slots.

Lance Armstrong's second-place finish at Ironman 70.3 Panama came despite a slight detour on the bike course.

Go along for a training ride with Leanda Cave and learn why she thinks she can improve on her stellar 2011 season.

Germany’s Faris Al-Sultan and the Czech Republic’s Lucie Zelenkova earned the victories at today’s Ironman 70.3 Sri Lanka race.

Bevan Docherty narrowly beat out Lance Armstrong, while Angela Naeth outpaced a strong women's field at Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Panamá.

Angela Naeth's victory came thanks in large part to her field-leading 2:26:31 bike split.

Bevan Docherty was the only man to go faster than Lance Armstrong at the Ironman 70.3 Panama triathlon on Sunday.