What saddles do people prefer on their tri bikes, when given a real opportunity to try them, and then to choose?

Tim Don still has a long way to go to full recovery and it has been an expensive journey. Apparel sponsor Endura has now designed a great looking cycling kit to help raise money for Tim Don and his family.

We finally have something here we’ve never gotten before: a bunch of people posting swim videos of themselves, looking for instruction.

The rugged 2018 Israman Triathlon was windy, cold and dramatic.

Schramm, Reznikov win the long one; Alice Hector and Diego Van Looy take the half at Israman.

Chris Stirling won Celtman XTRI and the Canadaman XTRI in 2017 and now he wants to go back to Norway to take care of some unfinished business. But it is not just about racing, he loves the mountains.

Computrainer is gone, the marine and aviation products are gone or soon will be, and Velotron is now on the block. Interested?

There were 17 Critique-my-fit threads on our forum in 2016. How come so few Critique-my-swim requests?

Dylan McNeice edged Mike Phillips and Melissa Hauschildt dominated at Port of Tauranga Half.

Bertrand Dor is rare – a perfumer and endurance athlete. Take his tour of Big Island fragrances.

A reflection on sporting lessons learned from the past year.

Christopher Keiser shot images of US Cyclocross Nationals held in Reno, NV, over the weekend.

US age group athlete Kevin Moats has been hit with his second ban, this time for 8 years. He’s announced his retirement.

Tons of people make New Year’s resolutions – you know the type of people that I’m talking about, it’s usually the same person in your office who asks you, “What’s the secret to staying in shape?” When you reply that there is no secret, it’s just a long-term commitment to exercise and a healthy diet, they usually storm off in a huff because you won’t reveal what they are convinced is “the big secret.”

No more thought experiments. Now it’s just practicing the drills and themes that we learned during the first half of this challenge.

Lionel Sanders repeated as men’s champion and Barbara Riveros took her 4th women’s title at Ironman 70.3 Pucon.

Aussie Chris Legh won 2 IRONMAN titles but is likely best remembered for his scary collapse 50 meters before the finish in Kona. But this retired professional will soon be known as race director Chris Legh.

16 high achieving college triathletes from around the US take part in an intensive triathlon summit produced by Angela Naeth and Red Bull.

Jeremy Kain ran a world best mile for a 12-year-old last summer, carefully nurtured by his talented parents.

For those who think anything over 300 word is tl;dr: It’ll be up in the aggregate, but the median race will be flat or down.

For the Butterfields, John Denver is on the iPod. Horses, llamas, goats, chickens, guinea fowl, and a peacock. But Bermuda is not forgotten.

A terrible accident a few days before the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships took Brit Tim Don out of the race. The Halo finally came off, but he is still a long way from being fully recovered.

For your consideration, Timothy Carlson presents his some of his favorite triathlon photographs of the 2017 season.

Slowtwitch is lucky to have superswimmers in the community. One is Tim Liebhold, and he shares his tips for Adult Onset Swimmers