Last week it was ISM and fi’zi:k, this week it’s the rest: Cobb, Dash, Prologo, Bontrager, Specialized, Fabric, PRO. Who rides these saddles, how, and why?

The Challenge Family announced today a new championship race in Slovakia, to take place on June 3, 2017. THECHAMPIONSHIP, is a to be a marquis half-distance event.

Here are images from Slowtwitch Road Shows in Connectictut, New Jersey and New York.

Jason Middleton evolved from a teenage pro triathlete to adventure racer to private jet charter boss who, with his wife, was moved by personal tragedy to create a charity for grieving parents.

Sometimes it takes a lot of endurance to produce a super sprint race. The Major League Triathlon’s first event was a struggle to produce, but it did transact.

Andrew Starykowicz blitzed the bike leg and Sarah Piampiano handily defended her 2015 title to win Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans.

Leanda Cave outswam Alexandra Tondeur and Etienne Diemunsch outran Giulio Molinari to win the middle distance Cannes International Triathlon Sunday on the French Riviera.

Braden Currie survived a jarring crash defending his 2015 title and Lizzie Orchard edged fellow Kiwi Sarah Backler by 27 seconds to win XTERRA New Zealand.

Summer Cook of the U.S. surged ahead halfway through the run to take a definitive margin in her first World Cup victory at Chengdu.

Rodrigo Gonzalez of Mexico used a bike breakaway to seize the lead and edge Rostyslav Pevtsov of Azerbaijan by 26 seconds to win the Chengdu World Cup.

Twenty percent of 642 Slowtwitchers polled say they don’t ride a noseless saddle, meaning 80 percent do. Should noseless have this much market share?

Extreme tales of true adventure, surviving unfathomable hardship, written with keen insight, by those up to the challenge, begin with Mungo Park.

Sheila Taormina writes, “Nine-five percent of the swimmers and triathletes I know are showing up to practice and working on diminishing returns.” In her book is her remedy.

Tim Don ran away from Leon Griffin and Magali Tisseyre fought off a charge by Anja Beranek to win the elite titles at the Ironman 70.3 South American Championship in Brazil.

Kaisa Lehtonen of Finland took charge on the run and Ben Hoffman of the U.S. did the same to win the Ironman African Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Lionel Sanders overcame a 2:11 deficit off the bike with a 2nd-best 1:13:09 run and Sarah Haskins fought off Jeanni Seymour’s charge on the run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas

The Canadian age group star whose performances unraveled amid a forensic analysis of her races was the subject today of a long form article in the NY Times.

On a steaming hot midday race that led to 33 DNFs, Mario Mola of Spain unleashed a race-best 30:47 run to win WTS Gold Coast by 27 seconds.

Helen Jenkins of Great Britain ended U.S. star Gwen Jorgensen’s World Triathlon Series 13-race victory streak with a 41 seconds margin of victory at the Gold Coast WTS Saturday.

VeloNews broke a story Shimano didn’t want broken. VeloNews claims Shimano threatened to pull its ads, and it published anyway. BRAIN opined in VeloNews’ favor. But there’s a little more to consider.

Richardson, Texas is an affluent suburb of Dallas and the Richardson Bike Mart is a magnet for all varieties of endurance sports aficionados seeking the right stuff.

Our former editor-in-chief used his imagination and spare time to create a unique pain cave in his new home in Winston-Salem, NC.

The Well-Built Triathlete: Turning Potential into Performance by Matt Dixon. A book review by Doug Morris

Gwen Jorgensen started her 2016 season with another victory, closing with a dominant run to earn a 22-seconds margin of victory at the New Plymouth World Cup.