Jonathan Brownlee dominated the 2012 ITU Madrid WTS event with a superb run after a fine swim and a successful 9 men bike breakaway effort. Alexander Bruykhankov and Dmitry Polyansky rounded out the podium.

Ezequiel Morales of Argentina overtook Santiago Ascenco of Brazil with 4k to go; Belgium’s Sophie Goos held off Kim Loeffler of the United States to win Ironman Brazil.

Nicola Spirig had the best kick at the end and stormed to the win at the 2012 ITU Madrid World Triathlon Series event. Aileen Morrison finished second and Barbara Riveros Diaz third.

A comparison of the power numbers of Matt Chrabot from the 2012 ITU San Diego WTS race versus the 2011 Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon.

TYR’s Freak of Nature suits up against Aquasphere’s Powered Racer. These suits were tested in a swim-off. How did the world’s first $1200 wetsuit fare up against the competition?

Australians are a dominant force in Olympic-style racing. They have won 19 of 44 World titles, 4 of 9 women’s medals at the Olympics. So why all the drama with their Olympic selection?

Craig Evans was the runner-up at the recent ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, but unlike the winner Conrad Stoltz, this Tennessee resident has a full time job. Find out more about him here.

The Service Course is a service-and-repairs-only shop located in Boulder, CO. Founded by two former ProTour mechanics, they offer a unique service that gives the rest of us access to repair quality and speed typically reserved for the elite.

We looked closer at the Nuun All Day tabs, the Kask Mojito helmet, the Zegama Aizkorri trail marathon, The Road Back book and the Drop The Hammer t-shirt.

The Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonathan have been putting on quite a show of domination the last few years, and more is still likely to come. Sal Farruggia takes a closer look at these fast young Brits.

Today we take a closer look at the Specialized Venge ITU race bike of 2-time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack.

Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis were the champions of the 2012 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, but there was much more going on – nicely captured in this video from Ironman.

Age grouper Danielle Kehoe was the 3rd overall female at the 2012 Ironman St. George and is now looking to step up to the Pro ranks. We had a few words with the Colorado Springs, CO resident.

Many of us have distinct rituals before a race and this author insists to have at least one banana as part of his pre-race meal. We also inquired about the rituals of various professional athletes.

After posting my speech following Ironman Canada 2011 here, I was stunned by the reception it received. While I can’t promise to fill my own shoes, I hope this resonates with at least some of you.

Filip Ospaly took his third Ironman 70.3 Austria title in 3:54:45 and held off a pretty stellar field in the process. Julia Gajer ran down Natascha Badmann and held off Erika Csomor to take the women’s title.

Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong blew away the field with a dominating 2:01:13 bike and a race best 1:15:56 run to win Ironman 70.3 Florida by a wide margin. Jessica Jacobs took the women’s title.

Paul Matthews of Australia and Alicia Kaye of Clermont, Florida won the men’s and women’s overall titles at the 5i50 series Memphis in May Triathlon on a new course in Robinsonville, Mississippi.

Cameron Dye’s 2nd-best swim and race-best bike gave him a 2:37 margin of victory over Andrew Yoder; Annabel Luxford’s race-best bike propelled her to the win over Leanda Cave at the 5150 Columbia Triathlon.

Jordan Jones of Golden, Colorado edged Jon Bird of Canada by 22 seconds and Laura Bennett of Boulder, Colorado topped Jillian Peterson by 2:37 to win the elite crowns at the 5i50 Kansas City Triathlon.

Jordan Rapp stormed to the win at the 2012 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in 8:10:44 thanks in part to a race best 2:46:55 run. Mary Beth Ellis grabbed the women’s title in course record time of 8:54:58.

XTERRA Pro Will Kelsay is racing the ITU Cross Tri World Championships in Oak Mountain State Park Alabama this weekend and we had a chat with him to see what he is up to and if he is ready.

Conrad Stoltz held off Craig Evans to defend his ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship and Lesley Paterson ran down 2011 champ Melanie McQuaid to take the women’s crown at Pelham, Alabama.

Victor Del Corral passed fading long time leader Philip Graves halfway through the marathon to take the win at Ironman Lanzarote Canarias. Michelle Vesterby took charge of the women’s race early on and earned the win.