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Mary Beth Ellis: Business of Triathlon, Part 1
02/09/10: The business of triathlon is tough for most professional triathletes. While a small percentage make a decent living, the majority of us struggle to make ends meet. And at the end of the day that is our own fault.

Over the past few years, (Read More)

Chuckie V: High-Maintenance Athletes
02/08/10: In all my years of coaching I have come to the conclusion that male athletes are far more high maintenance than their female counterparts. I'm not sure why this is but a historical look back shows this to be the case and overwhelmingly so. For this (Read More)

Brown wins at Contact national series race in Kinloch
02/08/10: Hi there,

Well my build up for Ironman New Zealand is all on track after a solid win in the Contact Energy New Zealand national series race in Kinloch, Taupo yesterday. I had a good swim and was out of the water 2nd behind swim specialist (Read More)

Ethan Brown: Harpoon Indoor Time Trial – A Success!
02/05/10: This past weekend I flew home from Tucson to see my coach, family, friends, and most importantly compete in the Harpoon TT. It was an incredible event held right inside the Harpoon Brewery in South Boston. On Saturday a few hundred riders competed (Read More)

Xtri Chats With Amanda Lovato
02/05/10: One of the few January races, Pucon 70.3 is a classic event that's become a destination race for many pros to test their (very) early season fitness. This year, Amanda Lovato broke all the rules and came up with a surprise win over tough (Read More)

Luke McKenzie's Hell of the West Win
02/03/10: Hi to all my sponsors and supporters

I am pleased to report my 2010 season started well with a win at Sunday's Goondiwindi Hell of the West. It was my first time competing in the historic race that has been run since 1989. The 2km swim in the (Read More)

Industry Buzz

Nineteen Wetsuits Plunges Into UK Triathlon Market
02/09/10: Toronto, Ontario (February 8, 2010). Nineteen wetsuits is pleased to announce that they have formalized a deal for distribution of the Nineteen wetsuit line in the U.K, with Multisport Distribution. (Read More)

Alexander and Steffen win Ironman 70.3 Geelong 2010
02/08/10: Alexander defends title, while Steffen has inaugural Ironman 70.3 victory

Craig Alexander launched his campaign for a third consecutive Ironman World Championship in perfect style, successfully defending his title at today’s Ironman (Read More)

Torbjorn Sindballe and Marc Evans Present Triathlon Performance Camps 2010
02/08/10: One of the greatest athletes in the sport and triathlons foremost master coach is presenting together a series of four training camps situated in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area in June and September 2010.

Together Torbjorn Sindballe and Marc (Read More)

Ironman Announces 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship and Title Sponsor
02/04/10: Today, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owners of the global Ironman Triathlon and 70.3 Event Series, announces its Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship, an event open to all professional athletes within the sport. For the first time, pros will (Read More)

Israeli Victory at Israman Negev in Eilat
02/04/10: A new star is born at the Israeli triathlon sky: Gilad Rotem! After very good results last year at Ironman Austria and after winning his age group in Hawaii he smashed the old course record by 33 minutes. One reason for the fast time was, compared (Read More)

QT2 Systems Announces 2010 Team Roster
02/04/10: BOSTON, MA. – February 4, 2010 - Boston-based triathlon coaching and nutrition group, QT2 Systems has announced its 2010 triathlon team. Created by Coach Jesse Kropelnicki, the team is composed of elite/professional as well as advanced age group (Read More)