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Pro Rachel Joyce announced on Instagram that she and husband Brett Hedges are expecting their first child this September.

Mary Beth Ellis has partnered with Wattie Ink. and will race and train in the company's apparel.

Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae will compete in a European Ironman for the first time in her career this summer.

Following his fifth-place finish in Kona, Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield traveled to Mexico and reportedly contracted three parasites.

The 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2015 70.3 and Ironman world champion will go after the iron-distance world record.

American pro Andy Potts will race on Cannondale bikes starting in 2016, the company announced today.

Only female professionals will compete at Kalmar, while only male professional males will compete in Copenhagen.

2012 Ironman world champion Pete Jacobs announced today on his website that he will not be competing at Oct. 10's Kona race.

American professional triathlete Jesse Thomas will compete in his first Ironman race this Sunday, Sept. 13 at Ironman Wales.

The world champ chats about the formula for her success and her plans for the 2015 season.

2012 Ironman world champion Leanda Cave will return to her short-course roots this summer.

Mirinda Carfrae received the award for Competitor of the Year at the 2014 Endurance Live Awards.

American triathlete Linsey Corbin chats with Bend's The Bulletin about her decision to relocate to where she grew up.

Pro triathlete Nicole Kelleher discusses how she influenced the American record-holder’s path to multisport.

Less than a month out from their wedding day, we have some fun with the superstar triathlon twosome of Tim O’Donnell and Mirinda Carfrae.

Nicolas "The Professor" Lebrun was inducted into the XterraHall of Fame at the Night of Champions dinner at the Ritz-Carlton.

2012 Ironman world champion kicked off his "off-season" by running the 2013 ING New York City Marathon with his wife Jamielle.

After a fifth-place finish in Kona, Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen says she won’t return to teamTBB for the 2014 season.

Triathlete editor-in-chief Julia Polloreno caught up with Heather Jackson on the heels of her runner-up finish in Vegas.

An interesting sequence of events played out at the Ironman 70.3 Brazil finish line in Brasília over the weekend.

Striking the balance between outspoken and earnest, Sarah Groff has found success by racing hard while letting her personality shine.

Michael Raelert announced that after a year of struggling through injury he has undergone surgery on his left knee to relieve inflammation.

American ITU star Sarah Groff is sharing a journal from her training base in Banyoles, Spain.

Aussie pro Joe Gambles has his eyes set on another bid for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship crown after three top-five finishes.

"...I think it was obvious that every emotion I'd felt and personal battle I'd fought in training really bubbled to the surface."

Held in the Boulder Reservoir within view of the surrounding mountains, Ironman 70.3 Boulder is one of the most popular 70.3 events among pro athletes.

Despite another season full of injuries, Leanda Cave is keeping her eye on the prize—defending her two world titles.

With the 2013 Ironman World Championship 73 days away, the first professionals have punched their tickets to Kona.

Pete Jacobs has started his training for October's Hawaii Ironman event, and he's sharing some footage from a day of training.

After nearly two years of sitting on the sidelines, former Xterra and 70.3 world champion Julie Dibens will return to triathlon.

Macca chats about the Ironman/Challenge relationship, athletes' perception of the two and what he thinks makes for an ideal race course.

About a year and a half after going their separate ways as coach and athlete, Carfrae and Lindley have rejoined forces.

An important milestone was acknowledged on Wednesday evening in Roth, with a special celebration to honor Belinda Granger’s 10th race in Roth.

The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) today announced changes to its Kona Pro Ranking system, which was put into place in September of 2010.

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

The older Brownlee brother will race Javier Gomez on Saturday; track meet next week.

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

Three-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander has accepted a new role as pro ambassador for Ironman.

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.

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

Alistair Brownlee was recently invited to Buckingham Palace by the Queen Elizabeth II where he was personally awarded an MBE by the Queen.

Luxford is off to a strong start to her 70.3 season, with a dominant win at Ironman 70.3 Auckland Asia-Pacific Championship two weeks ago.

Competitor Radio's Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle chatted with three-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander.

The Abu Dhabi International Triathlon has announced that three of the sport's top females have signed on to race at the March 2 event.

O'Donnell, the reigning 70.3 U.S. champion, was already sponsored by K-Swiss and will add Trek to his team of sponsors.

While you contemplate your resolutions, check out the aspirations these ITU athletes have for themselves in 2013.

Reigning Ironman world champion Pete Jacobs of Australia took time to sit down with members of the Triathlon Club of San Diego.

Denmark’s Jimmy Johnsen and New Zealand’s Britta Martin earned victories at Sunday’s Ironman Western Australia in Busselton.

After a year away from competing, four-time Ironman world champion has said that she will officially retire from iron-distance racing.

Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle chat with Sebastian Kienle about how he got into triathlon and his banner year.

It might not be the biggest or flashiest award that 19-year-old Lukas Verzbicas has won, but it might be the most important.

Alexandre Ribiero and Amber Monforte won the 28th edition of the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii.

Spain’s Ivan Raña made an impressive Ironman debut, while the United States’ Mary Beth Ellis earned the fifth Ironman victory of her career.

Simon Whitfield says that in addition to shifting his focus to long-course racing, he'll be working on finding more balance at home.