Jeff Symonds steps up

Jeff Symonds certainly had shown signs of athletic prowess but the Canadian flew somewhat under the radar until he finished 3rd at the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas.

Sniffing jocks inhibits good spelling

If you create a Venn diagram, the circles of which circumscribe ESPN's columnists, and the list of Rhodes scholars, any intersection is highly unlikely, as has again been demonstrated.

Dye loves L.A.

Cameron Dye broke Greg Bennett's hegemony over this race by taking the Kaiser Permanente L.A. Tri in convincing style. Lisa Norden did not give up her stranglehold, three-peating in course record time.

Zyemtsev, Lidbury take Augusta

Viktor Zyemtsev ran past Maxim Kriat to take the ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta and Aussie Tim Berkel prevented a Ukrainian podium sweep. Brit Emma-Kate Lidbury snagged the women's title.

LA Triathlon in pictures

Cameron Dye and Lisa Norden grabbed the 2011 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon titles. Dye finally beat Bennett and Norden earned win #3 in LA.

2011 XTERRA USA Champs

XTERRA pros proved once again they are world class, but Lance Armstrong’s 5th place brought sizzle to the XTERRA USA Championships. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Kemper, Bennett rule Buffalo

Hunter Kemper recorded his 7th USAT Elite National title today with a win at the 2011 Buffalo ITU Pan American Cup in Buffalo, NY. For defending women's champion Laura Bennett it was the third title.

The ride of Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong is racing the XTERRA US National Championships in Ogden, Utah tomorrow and here is a closer look at his weapon of choice - courtesy of XTERRA.