Wajeeha Al-Husseini is a Palestinian by birth, Jordanian by nationality, raised in Saudi Arabia, educated in the West. She’ll sell you a P5 or a Shiv, but you have to come to Qatar to get it.

We are now 2 days into December and while you can still donate to the Movember effort, here is our closing feature with the top 17 fundraisers of this year.

The day began in the Volcanoes National Park, went through several rain squalls on the way through Hilo, climbed to Waimea and over the Kohalas before descending to Hawi.

After 6.2 miles of swimming and 271.4 miles of cycling over two days, the Ultraman World Championship offers a final test – a double marathon. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

Up close with the Evolution, the new SwimRun wetsuit from the British Zone3 brand. A review by our experienced SwimRun athlete Markus Roessel.

Today we’re announcing the dates for all the Slowtwitch Road Shows: 40 shops in 34 cities, commencing Feb 28, 2016 and running through July.

Ultraman Hawaii begins on the Friday after Thanksgiving with a 10-kilometer swim from Kailua Pier to Keauhou Bay and a 90-mile bike leg to Volcanoes National Park.

On Giving Tuesday, I’m excited to announce the special prize for the first 100 donors, an awesome opportunity for all donors from Raymond James & Associates. And some once in a lifetime opportunities from The Ironman Foundation and Specialized.

This week we noticed the Blaze Laserlight, the CLUG bike rack, the EdgeGear SHIFT watch band, the stunning Wetsuitman story, a bike theft competition …

Does the ITU value the AGer only by the entry fee paid, which funds an elite race? Does it comprehend the need for integrity in the races contested under its purview? We’ll see.

Triathlon Canada’s Disciplinary Committee has banned its member, Ms. Julie Miller, for breach of Triathlon Canada’s Code of Conduct.

Michael Coughlin withstood a rally by David Kalinowski on the double marathon and Staci Studer finished in style with the women‘s fastest run to win Ultraman Worlds.

Corinne Abraham closed out her 2015 season with a bang and a big win in Cozumel. Stefan Schmid also had a stellar day and grabbed the men’s title.

Swiss Ruedi Wild recorded a 3:54:45 to win the 2015 Challenge Laguna Phuket. Swiss Simone Braendli ran down Jodie Swallow to capture the women’s title.

This just in: Triathlon is not proof of my dementia, as my non-athletic friends have long suspected. Rather, it is my inoculation against it.

A new landmark study showed a huge benefit to keeping systolic BP low. Do the SPRINT results have direct and parallel utility for healthy triathletes?

Boosted by tailwinds, Michael Coughlin set an Ultraman Hawaii Day 2 bike record and increased his lead; Staci Studer leads the women by 44:32.

Annabel Luxford stormed to a fine win at the 2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney. David Mainwaring captured the men’s race in Penrith with a race best run.

Michael Coughlin left the men’s field behind with a phenomenal bike split; Staci Studer forged a 37-minute women’s lead on Day 1 of Ultraman Worlds.

After a fast Ultraman debut this spring, Australian David Kalinowski is a world championship favorite; Ultraman rookie and Kailua-Kona local Staci Studer leads women’s field.

The ÖTILLÖ crew added a Swimrun World Series event in the UK on the Isles of Scilly, but this late June event only has a limited amount of slots available.

AJ Baucco pulled a pro card in 2011 and as expected it has not been easy, but he is in for the long haul and now has diversified and found a new love for dirt.

Stevens healed her long-standing food allergy problems and was finally able to unleash the excellence within with a rain-soaked 8:52:31 runner-up finish at IM Arizona.

We train for hours, get massages, eat carefully, visit doctors, acupuncturists etc., but one missing component may be smiling at you in the mirror.