Jackson smashed the women’s field on the bike and Andy Potts dueled Josh Amberger and Mark Bowstead before running away to win Coeur d’Alene 70.3.

David McNamee tops fellow Briton Joe Skipper and Emma Bilham of Switzerland edges Lucy Gossage of Great Britain at the Challenge Galway half.

Ruben Ruzafa was the master of a rain-swollen muddy course and Michelle Flipo won her first ever European Series XTERRA over veteran stars at Valle de Joux.

Jesse Dunn and Kirsten Sass won the overall age group titles and Matt Lieto and Alycia Hill topped the elite fields at the USA Triathlon standard distance Duathlon Nationals.

Is this the Challenge race North Americans always should have been going to? Maybe so. You decide. It’s first edition will take place on October 23rd upcoming.

Sometime drone footage can be overdone but that is not true with this ÖTILLÖ Isles of Scilly #SwimRun video by Skyhawx. Sit back, enjoy and get inspired.

The Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina will be home to the newest SwimRun event in the USA, and it promises to be very tough and scenic.

You’re thinking, “I’m a triathlete. Why do I need a fat bike?” After a winter spent riding outside in all conditions, the Fast Big Dog gives the skinny on this great training tool.

We routinely see wind tunnel data through a “sweep,” that is, from a positive to negative yaw. But what yaws do we actually see in the real world of racing?

Cliff Rigsbee won six age group titles at Ironman Hawaii topping a 35-year triathlon career; he died from injuries suffered in a Honolulu Fire Dept. watercraft rescue training accident.

There is hope for Aliens, and by these I mean the freaks of nature who contort into pretzels to ride long and low positions. Aliens, here are your tri bikes.

A Pad Y/X of 630mm/505mm is a typical position for somebody between 6’0″ and 6’3″ who rides pretty steep, with a fair bit of armrest elevation drop from the saddle.

First impressions are important and the brand new ÖTILLÖ Isles of Scilly SwimRun had it all, a challenging course and unique fast changing scenery.

Boris Stein won it with a dominating bike leg and Natascha Schmitt edged Svenja Thoes with a better bike and final run at Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg.

U.S. Junior women Taylor Knibb and Audrey Ernst finish 1-2 and U.S. Junior man Seth Rider finished 2nd at the Kitzbühel ETU Junior European Cup.

Matt Trautman topped the men with a dominating bike split and Annah Watkinson beat Parys Edwards with a superior swim at Ironman 70.3 Durban.

Andi Böcherer’s dominating bike split crushed the men’s field and Laura Philipp did the same to the women’s field to take the elite titles at Challenge Heilbronn.

Kevin Collington led on the swim and bike and held off Rodrigo Acevedo on the run while Amelia Watkinson smashed the women’s field to win Busan 70.3.

Ironman Cairns boasts one of the most spectacular venues in the world, in beautiful TNQ (Tropical North Queensland). A selection of swim and bike photos by Eric Wynn from this oceanfront rainforest paradise.

The run in Cairns takes athletes along the boardwalk and through oceanfront Fogarty Park. With lots of bars and restaurants along the course, and three loops of running, athletes have lots of company and support.

Olympian Ben Kanute tested himself at one of the world’s premier non-draft races. His Trek Speed Concept carried him to the 2nd top bike of the day.

Top tri brands make tri bikes that fit marvelously. Today’s tri bikes are very good, but they’re very uniform, and the lack of variant geometries leaves many riders out.

The first in a series, prescribing bikes to match the profiles of various kinds of riders. The rider here is 5’9″, rides pretty steep, pretty aggressive. What’s his bike?

Tim Berkel and Jodie Swallow won the Cairns Airport Ironman Cairns, the Asia-Pacific Ironman Championship. Here’s a gallery of photos from Eric Wynn.