Canyon’s Roman Arnold has, via one degree of separation, a particular historic tie to Slowtwitch and its readers. Here he answers questions for Slowtwitchers.

Canadian Brent McMahon finished in 7:46:10, the 3rd-fastest Ironman distance time in history, and Liz Lyles of the U.S. finished with a course record 8:54:10 to win Ironman Brazil.

Iñaki Baldellou of Spain won it on the bike and run while Susie Cheetham of Great Britain won it on the bike at Challenge Salou Costa Daurada

Javier Gomez of Spain won it on the run and India Lee of Great Britain won it on the bike at the ETU European Championship Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.

Taylor Phinney and Carmen Small are the 2016 USA Cycling professional TT champions and here are images from the event near Winston-Salem, NC.

Many of the more than 400 RDs, coaches, retail stores and club officers don’t universally aver, as they once did, that Ironman is a net positive in North America.

The third slot on the 2016 U.S. women’s Olympic triathlon team was awarded to the obvious choice – Katie Zaferes. She talked to us about the process.

Luis Alvarez, who has finished more than 120 Ironman events, summited Mt. Everest this weekend but suffered retinal damage and had to be helped on the descent.

Legendary BMX racer turned top AG triathlete Dave Mirra suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy according to numerous news reports.

The home of Ironman Texas is also a hotbed of triathletes, triathlon coaches, bike shops, clubs, topnotch physios and massage experts. Photo Gallery by Lars Finanger.

With Rev3 Knoxville, the first of six series races, under its belt, how is the un-rebranded, ex-Challenge, Iron alternative, 2016 race series with a heart doing?

Zinn’s Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips & Skill Building for Cyclists is not new, first published in 2004, but it’s a classic and here is a newbie’s impression.

The most significant updates have been Strava integration and third-party route imports to Polar Flow for V800 and V650 users.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake of April 16, leaving more than 600 dead, has not resulted in the cancellation of Ecuador 70.3. The race will take place as scheduled.

Pioneer now offers a single-leg installation kit ($499) for owners of Shimano 11-speed Dura-Ace, Ultegra, and 105 models, in 165mm to 180mm arm lengths.

Already the pervasive brand in stationary bike trainers, The Hammer takes dead aim at the growing smart trainer market.

Emma Bilham of Switzerland out biked Emma Pallant of Great Britain and Patrik Nilsson of Sweden outran Maurice Clavel of Germany to win Ironman 70.3 Barcelona.

Andi Böcherer’s race-best bike trumped Ruedi Wild’s race-best run and Laura Philipp took the lead at km 16 of the run to win Ironman 70.3 St. Pölten.

Heather Jackson dominated the women’s field and Sebastian Kienle dueled with Sam Appleton before pulling away on the run to win Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga

Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado and Suzie Snyder of Reno, Nevada won the elite titles at XTERRA Oak Mountain in Shelby County, Alabama.

Jesse Thomas unleashed a race-fastest run, upsetting Kona champ Jan Frodeno while Denmark’s Tine Holst won it on the bike at IM Lanzarote.

In response to the controversy over North Carolina House Bill 2, Ironman offered registrants the option of switching to other 2016 Ironman races.

The recently announced Alaskaman, scheduled for July 15, 2017 in Seward, AK, joins the growing movement of extreme triathlons – ultra distance races with small fields set in stunning, but extremely challenging, locations.

Is USA Triathlon honoring their own stated selection procedure? The disparity between the announcement of the male and female spots after the WTS race in Yokohama has many asking this question.