The new TRI mag from H3 Publications was announced to be coming in late April, the publisher made some brash statements and soon after he held up the white flag before the anticipated triathlon magazine battle had even started. What happened?

Alistair Brownlee, the sensational 21-year-old phenom who dominated the 2009 ITU World Championship Series with a perfect 5-for-5 season, is out the first two races of the season with stress fracture of the femur

Reigning ITU World Championship Series titlist Emma Moffat breaks shoulder in bike training crash, will miss Mooloolaba World Cup, six weeks off swimming

The last few days we noticed the team Trek / K-Swiss Trek Speed Concept bike, the elite Road ID, the SRAM Quark power meter, a unique marathon in China and a meat is murder t-shirt.

The Queen of Kona is 47 and well into her second career with the WTC’s Ironman Foundation. In Part 1, Newby-Fraser looks back on the meaning of it all after her induction into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.

So you think only the big boys can have a concept store? Not so. Elite Bicycles, that scrappy Philly bike maker, opens Elite Bicycles Singapore.

The Mana is the shoe for those who might want to run in the Adizero, but, need a bit of medial posting. Just keep in mind that posting comes at a price: a slightly harder feel.

This more “substantial” cousin to the Adios differs from the Adios in the thickness of the midsole. It’s the thickest among the lightweight trainers from Adidas. Its weight is 9.7 oz.

The Ace, at 7.3oz in a size-9 men’s, is a very lightweight trainer that gives a reasonable amount of cushioning and stability in a neutral shoe. Keep in mind, it’s a neutral shoe.

I was educated as a computer science engineer. I spent long nights searching for misplaced semicolons and fussing over finicky EPROMs. Thank the Good Lord I am now a race director.

This is your final week. Your race is upcoming, you’re in the “taper” and the training is mostly done. Let’s talk a little bit about where you go from here, shall we?

This Germany company is a behemoth, making shoes for athletes in sports many people have never heard of. They were on the right track with their ’09 running collection, and their ’10 Spring line is even more promising.

Last year this time Joao Correia was working behind a desk as the associate publisher of Bicycling Magazine and raced domestically – now he is racing in Europe as a member of the Cervélo Test Team.

Craig Alexander has won the Aussie Long Course championships for the 6th time now. The women’s title in Huskisson, Australia went to Carrie Lester who held off a hard charging Pip Taylor.

Top multisport athlete Dan Hugo and ITU star and Rhodes Scholar Mari Rabie took top honors at Xterra South Africa Saturday

We visited the 2007 ITU World Champion Daniel Unger in Southern Germany where he resides with his young family.

The US Naval Academy athlete who ruled the military triathlon championships traveled a tough road to rise to world class status at the Ironman 70.3 distance. Part 1 of 3 covers the early years to a gut check at Navy diving school.

SRAM has added another group to their offerings and we certainly noticed. The new SRAM Apex group offers a wider gear range plus trickle down technology from the more expensive siblings.

Virginia Berasategui, the 2009 Ironman Hawaii third place finisher and Wildflower champion had three teeth knocked when hit by a car while cycling in Mallorca.

USAT inducted Paula Newby-Fraser and Barb Lindquist, pioneer race organizers Valerie Silk, Jim Curl and Carl Thomas.

Rebecca Dussault of Gunnison Colorado won gold at the ITU Winter World Championship Saturday at Eidsvoll, Norway – the first US woman to win the title. Andreas Svanebo of Sweden took the men’s title.

Rebecca Dussault, Emma Garrand and Heather Best of the USA dominate women’s ITU Winter Triathlon world championship team gold; Norway takes the men’s title, US men 7th.

ITU President Marisol Casado was formally elected as one of six new members of the International Olympic Committee in a meeting prior to the Vancouver Winter Games.

The new 2010 Nike LunarElite is one of the best updates I’ve seen this season, and it may be a favorite for all but the heavy runners who can run with success in a neutral shoe.