Lance Armstrong and his Livestrong Foundation announced a partnership with the WTC to raise more than $1 million for the fight against cancer. Armstrong commits to several 70.3 and Ironman events.

World Triathlon Corporation CEO Andrew Messick discusses his organization’s new partnership with The Lance Armstrong Foundation– as well as Lance’s most serious return to his triathlon roots.

Chrissie Wellington stepped up to a new challenge in NYC and competed in the Empire State Building Run-up. The 4-time Ironman World Champion earned a podium spot and finished well overall.

What follows below may be a line of reasoning I have to eventually repudiate. My intention is to deliver my thesis with maximum caution and minimum hubris, in case I need to eat crow later.

Aussie Pro triathlete Leon Griffin had disappeared from the racing scene for a while to nurse injuries, get married and work as a financial markets dealer. But now he is back with good health and enthusiasm.

We noticed forum member Dave Toshio because of a thread he started about his DIY Shimano Ultegra Di-2 TT setup and he is this week’s random age grouper. But there is a lot more to know about this man.

Published here stance width recasted, which includes (this time) the devastatingly obtuse fact omitted in this article’s original publication. Stance width and q factor are discrete metrics, of course.

For your pleasure we bring you a High5 energy gel, Hincapie base layer, Sun Bum sun screen, the wedding of Stuart Hayes and Michelle Dillon and a bamboo android phone.

Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt is headed towards another Olympic experience this summer, but he knows that there is still a lot of work to do before stepping onto the pontoon in London. Good thing is – he is still having fun.

Federal prosecutors closed their exhaustive criminal investigation of 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance enhancing drugs.

USA Triathlon High Performance Director Andy Schmitz elucidates how the new $80,000 High Performance grants will help USA youth develop Olympic and World championship medal capabilities.

SRAM unveiled the 2012 Red group to the world today and we have the first pictures here. Integrated power meter and improved shifting are some of the highlights.

Aaron Farlow is the 2012 Challenge Wanaka champion and in 2011 took the win at Ironman UK in course record time. But the fast Aussie is quite aware that he needs to do more than just winning a few races.

Aussie Rob Whitehead has lived and raced in North America for quite some time, but recently moved back to Australia for a new job and a new beginning of sorts. He is this week’s random age grouper.

For this issue of What We Have Noticed we spied the Suunto Ambit GPS watch, the Eleven Gear Traffic Master jersey, the SLS3 Butterfly socks, the Celtman triathlon and the very clever Tool Dots.

Matt and wife Kelly Reed opened their BOOM Yogurt Bar last September and it’s become a magnet for Boulder triathletes, with a welcome mat out for kids of all ages. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Damon Rinard and Phil White of Cervelo talk about the Cervelo P5 and explain some of the features of this brand new triathlon bike.

In just her third year in XTERRA and mountain bike racing, this young Texas age grouper has shown an affinity and an aptitude for endurance – the longer the better.

Frederik Van Lierde won the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon and Ironman Nice in 2011 and will return to the UAE in March to defend his title. But the fast Belgian is no longer flying under the radar.

I assembled Trek’s Speed Concept 9-Series tri bike last year. I was prepared for the integrated Bontrager aerobar to be a disappointment. I was more than pleasantly surprised.

The 2012 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2012 show in Salt Lake City, Utah is now in the books and we have a few images of items and folks we stumbled upon.

There is a growing awareness of the debilitating effects of gluten on nutrition – and some of the hardest hit cases are endurance athletes. Timothy O’Donnell discusses his recent diagnosis and its role in a rollercoaster year.

This week we came across the Asics Gel-Hyper Speed 5 racing flats, the Specialized Purist Hydroflo bottle, a bike parking sign, grass flip flops, a cool t-shirt and an entertaining video.

Marino Vanhoenacker combined a race-best bike split and 2nd-best run to top Ronnie Schildknecht by 6:31; Jodie Swallow dominates the field to repeat her 2011 victory at Ironman 70.3 South Africa.