Ironman 70.3

Kelly Williamson admits that she's not feeling great about her form, but is excited to test her legs on the tough course.

Leanda Cave (GBR) chats about her season so far, the St. George course and her goals for the race on Saturday.

Sebastian Kienle talks about his decision to race St. George and if he'll duplicate the all-out strategy that gave him the world title.

Nine of the top pros gathered in St. George's Town Square on Friday ahead of the Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship.

With the 70.3 and Ironman World Champs months away, several pros have chosen to make this the priority race for the front half of 2013.

The southern Utah community will host half the distance, but will see twice the excitement as the site of the 70.3. U.S. Pro Championship.

Meredith Kessler is no stranger to the winds, heat and climbing in St. George, Utah, as she returns for the fourth year in a row.

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

The race saw ideal conditions, allowing for a solid day of racing, highlighted by a men’s sprint finish and surprise female standout performance.

Check out the second photo gallery of our Ironman 70.3 California race coverage.

Go inside transition of the 2013 Ironman 70.3 California triathlon with these pro bike photos from Oceanside.

American Jesse Thomas was overtaken by eventual race winner Andy Potts just before the Ironman 70.3 California finish chute.

Scotland's Lesley Paterson, who has said she prefers to race in off-road triathlon, chats about the mental toughness it took to run her way to third at Ironman 70.3 California on Saturday.

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.

American Linsey Corbin won the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon in convincing fashion, breaking the course record along the way.

Ironman's Greg Welch interviewed the champ after he crossed the finish line in Hawaii.

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.

Triathlete's Aaron Hersh chats with Thomas about how the race played out.

Melanie McQuaid chats with Triathlete's Aaron Hersh after winning the 2012 Ironman 70.3 California triathlon.

Hear from Richie Cunningham at the finish line of Ironman 70.3 California.

Armstrong talks about recovering from a 70.3 and where he'll be headed after his seventh place finish in Galveston.

American Amy Marsh talks about her third-place finish at Ironman 70.3 Texas in Galveston.

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

Watch first-place finisher Tim O'Donnell and second-place finisher Sebastian Kienle cross the finish line in Galveston.

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.

Lance Armstrong talks about how triathlon training is different from his days of training for the Tour de France.

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.