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"When you’re going through hell, keep going, or, don’t give a dying man a sugar free drink!" are some things John McGovern experienced or overheard on day 5 of the Tour of Sweden. But you can live vicariously through him.

A long day in the sun has worn out our intrepid reporter John McGovern. But he has stories of "stolen" pancakes, an incredible castle, a race to the liquor store, sabotage and a 138 mile ride along the shore of a lake.

A moose, a storm, and an uphill race are some of the things John McGovern encountered during the 3rd day of the Tour of Sweden. He also still appears quite enthusiastic and not yet too worn out.

Our science editor, Jonathan Toker, traveled to the Galapagos Islands. Alas, he did not unearth the mystery of how triathletes evolved. But he did see some pretty neat stuff

A warm-up run, a parking lot incident, a long ride and interesting Scandinavian food highlight John McGovern's second day at the Tour of Sweden training camp.

The first official day of the 2009 Tour of Sweden is over and Slowtwitcher John McGovern has already quite a few stories. But how could you not have any great stories when you are spending time with Bjorn Andersson and Jonas Colting?

Slowtwitcher John McGovern will be joining Jonas Colting, Bjorn Andersson and a few other folks at the 2009 Tour of Sweden training camp. He will report for slowtwitch about the camp, starting with the schedule he received today.

If the 1981 Ironman results are correct, it's not Dave Scott. It's a 19-year-old community college cross country runner from Bloomington, Minnesota who never did another triathlon before or after his 2:59:48 run at Kona.

Cadet Nick Dason was in line for West Point swim team captaincy when he slipped on part of West Point’s honor code, got kicked out and served in Iraq. Upon return, he found a place leading the Triathlon team.

Colonel Pat Sullivan was not a West Point grad, nor an elite triathlete, nor a coach with a glittering resume. But he brought a passion for the sport, experience with an inspiring Australian triathlon club and a top US coach to raise the ambitions of West Point Triathlon to the stars.

Part 1: Introduction to an inside look at life inside an emerging triathlon powerhouse, the US Military Academy, where cadets prepare for the war on terror and the National Collegiate Triathlon Championship

The 2003 Powerman Zofingen champion and Ironman contender focuses on her running with dreams of representing New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2012 Olympic in the women's marathons.

After 12 years of great success as a self-coached Ironman star, Normann Stadler has chosen to work with Carmichael Training Systems and CTS individual coach Lindsay Hyman in his quest for a third Ironman Hawaii title.

Tim DeBoom and CTS's Kirk Nordgren: To avoid the string of injuries that have plagued the two-time Ironman winner since 2003, it's time to use high-tech not as toys but as instruments to navigate the final acts of his career

Craig Alexander and coach Nick White start a new chapter with CTS and triathlon. Alexander, the consummate professional, was self coached for years but sought Carmichael Training Systems help in reaching a new level

Just what is CTS and can Chris Carmichael replicate Lance Armstrong success in the triathlon world? After initial success with Carmichael in 2000, Peter Reid left after suffering an overtraining meltdown. How CTS regained lost triathlon momentum.

Part One: Carmichael Training Systems now faces an acid test; Can they make a triathlon Murderers Row, a slightly longer-in-the-tooth Triathlon Dream Team, keep performing at their Hall of Fame best?

The winner of our design-our-logo (that thing on the upper left hand of every page) contest is Slowtwitch user Cupajoe. In consideration for such, he got himself a Guru Crono. Here's part II of his blog of the experience.

As Team Challenge expands from Roth to New Zealand, France and Spain, can a worldwide series be far behind? How Roth rose from the ashes after the split with WTC and carefully crafted an alternative to Ironman.

Chris Carmichael gives Slowtwitch readers insight into Lance Armstrong, his Ironman plans, and his fitness as we watch the triathlete turned 7-time TdF winner train in Kona, just before his return to cycling action in Australia.

We all know how involved a triathlon day can be. Imagine now suffering from Type 1 diabetes and thus having to add all kinds of activities to your event. Matt Vogel of Team Type 1 triathlon describes one of his days in detail.

Rudyard Kipling might have been thinking of the triathletic warriors of Ultraman when he wrote of the code of the brave soldiers of the British Empire. Catastrophes and glory await both on their disparate journeys.

They start with a 10k swim from Kailua Pier to Keauhou Bay, then ride 90 miles to Volcanoes National Park. The next day they ride 171.4 miles from Volcanoes to Hawi. Then they run 52.4 miles on the Queen K to Kailua.

Things we learned at the blazing fast 70.3 worlds - Transitions count. You probably can't win Clearwater after racing Kona. Amateur Brooke Davison rocks. Drafting is unavoidable in the amateur waves.

As Crowie, the new King of Kona, takes a rest, and defending champ Andy Potts is presumably still recovering from his Kona debut, the men's field at the 70.3 World Championships is wide open.