Honoring Brent McLarty

On the eve of Wednesday’s 10th annual Ride of Silence dedicated to cyclists killed on the road, Sara McLarty recalls her father Brent McLarty, struck and killed by a van while cycling near his Deland, Florida home in 2011.

Llanos, Hütthaler win Mallorca 70.3

Eneko Llanos of Spain outran Bart Aernouts of Belgium by 18 seconds to win Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. In the women's race Lisa Hütthaler of Austria passed fellow Austria resident Yvonne Van Vlerken late in the run to take the win.

Jorgensen superb in Yohohama

American Gwen Jorgensen captured her second ITU World Triathlon Series title of 2013 with a superb effort in Yokohama, Japan. Aussie Emma Moffatt finished second and Brit Jodie Stimpson a close third.

More Halfs for Joe Gambles

Aussie Joe Gambles was third at the recent Wildflower long course triathlon and he now is ready for a bunch of North American events. Kona though is on hold until 2014.

Kat Baker – The comeback kid

Kat Baker has come back from so many injuries, she has lost count. The undaunted 26-year-old Australian has been in triathlon for 8 years, has very few miles on her legs and she is now fueled by a 2nd at Wildflower.

Kahlefeldt, Blatchford win Busselton

ITU star Brad Kahlefeldt ran away from the long course specialists with a dazzling 1:10:35 run while Liz Blatchford held off Kate Bevilaqua to win the men’s and women’s pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Busselton.

Yokohama WTS to Brownlee

In cold rainy conditions Jonathan Brownlee ran away from Javier Gomez and Joao Silva to grab the win at the 3rd stop of the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama, and showed that he hadn't lost a step since his injury.

Swim changes for NA Ironmans

WTC announced new swim start and timing changes for several North American Ironmans as part of an initiative to make swims safer and less stressful for race contestants.

Random AG Carrie Stevens

Carrie Stevens is quite new to triathlon but her passion for this recent love is ultra strong. This New York City resident and Full Throttle Endurance team member was selected for a random age grouper interview on slowtwitch.

Tollakson vs Wurtele power

TJ Tollakson and Trevor Wurtele raced Ironman 70.3 St George last weekend and here is a detailed look at their bike power data thanks to TrainingPeaks.

70.3 Worlds Internationalizes

Ironman 70.3 World Championships will now rotate its venue worldwide and annually starting in 2014. This mainstreams the race, bringing it into conformity with most major sports championships.

Challenge returns to Australia x 3

Challenge had a full distance race in Cairns that became an Ironman event in 2012, but now Challenge Family announced 3 new half distance races in this triathlon passionate country - Challenge Forster, Melbourne and Bateman's Bay.