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A chat with Brian Mahony

Brian Mahony is the Director of Global Projects for the ITU and we had a video chat with him about the WTS series, the Olympics and much more.

A 70.3 Mt Tremblant primer

With the Ironman 70.3 World Championships moving to Mont Tremblant for 2014, our intrepid scout Dev Paul gives folks planning to race there a primer.

To Live and Thrive in L.A.

Emma-Kate Lidbury is back on track after a suffering some tough breaks in 2012; she credits purplepatch coach Matt Dixon, swim coach Gerry Rodrigues and a move to Santa Monica

Following the money – or not

Pro athletes often complain about the lack of prize money in triathlon and we typically agree. But hearing that only 5 male and 5 female Pros have signed up for the $142,000 MetaMan Bintan race makes this editor's blood boil.

Up close with Mike Gadzinski

Mike Gadzinski finished 11th overall and 2nd in his age group at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, MD. With a Kona slot and a Vegas slot earned, he made a decision that made his family and another athlete happy.

Getting faster with age

Kevin Metcalfe has been trying to go sub-50 for a 40k TT for more than 20 years now, and finally at age 52 he stormed to a record breaking 49:29 in the Northern California / Nevada TT Championships.

Raelert, Riveros top Berlin 70.3

Michael Raelert of Germany is back to his 2009-2010 form with a dominating win: Olympian Barbara Riveros-Diaz of Chile had an equally decisive foray at the middle distance at Ironman 70.3 Berlin.

Nicholls, Mullan win UK 70.3

Ritchie Nicholls outran fellow Great Briton Tim Don and Ireland’s Eimear Mullan’s better bike and run trumped Holly Lawrence’s swim to take the men’s and women’s titles at Ironman 70.3 UK

Vasiliev, Klamer win Europeans

Ivan Vasiliev of Russia topped Alessandro Fabian of Italy by 7 seconds and Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands edged Vicky Holland of Great Britain by 2 seconds to take the elite titles at the ETU European Championships.

Virginia Berasategui tests positive

Spanish newspapers El Mundo and Marca reported today that Spanish triathlete Virginia Berasategui tested positive during the Bilbao Triathlon held on May 18th 2013. Berasategui won that Half distance event in 4:49:23.

On the road with Jano Soto

Jano Soto is a triathlete who lives in Kailua-Kona, but he and his wife are currently on a 4-month European adventure and he will race 70.3 Berlin and Challenge Roth among other things. We checked in with him in Berlin.

Bike fitting Andy Potts – again

Andy Potts had been fitted by Mat Steinmetz several years ago, but with quite a few different bikes along the way his setup had drifted. It was time now to get fitted again.