In 36 years of adult-onset pool training, I was never a user of earplugs, either in the open water or in the pool. Until this year.

Canadian age grouper Kristen Johnson was disqualified at IRONMAN 70.3 Syracuse after a man said he noticed her tampering with his wife’s bike.

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The Occidental Lanzarote Mar hotel has built facilities to attract the growing athletic market.

Leanda Cave and Kevin Collington outran their rivals to prevail at Ironman 70.3 Costa Rica.

Michael Raelert of Germany and Annabel Luxford of Australia won the IM 70.3 European Championship at Elsinore, Denmark.

Joao Pereira of Portugal edged Raphael Montoya of France at ETU European Championship at Kitzbühel.

Alexandra Tondeur and Kenneth Vandendriessche earn a Belgian sweep at Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg.

Boris Stein topped Trevor Wurtele by 4:33 and Daniela Sämmler edged Heather Wurtele by 1:08 at the Challenge Heilbronn Half.

Giulio Molinari won it on the run and Lucy Gossage did the same to rule Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire.

Records were broken and new champions emerged at the 2017 ÖtillÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly and here are some amazing images by Jakob Edholm.

Jessica Learmonth of Great Britain topped fellow Brit Sophie Coldwell to win the ETU European Championship at Kitzbühel.

High winds led to cancellation of the swim as Ben Kanute and Lauren Goss won the Escape From Alcatraz duathlon. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Ben Kanute blitzed the hilly Alcatraz bike and run courses on Sunday to win one of triathlon’s classic races, contested without a swim leg.

After 3 months of testing, here is the question I pledged to answer at the beginning: Does it work?

Alistair Brownlee rebounded from a meltdown in a half-distance to win the Columbia Threadneedle World Leeds Triathlon. Jonny 2nd, Alarza 3rd.

Australians Josh Amberger and Sarah Crowley score first Ironman victories at the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship.

The world’s most skilled triathlete across all formats showed she is also clearly the best, at least among those currently racing.

Small craft warnings forced race officials to call off the swim for first time in 37 years; Kanute, Goss win Alcatraz duathlon.

Brazilian pro triathlete Ariane Monticeli tested positive for EPO a day before the IRONMAN 70.3 Buenos Aires on March 12, 2017. Monticeli admitted that she used EPO for that race, but insists that it was a one time affair – in a long letter she shared with MundoTri.br.

Boulder residents Tim O’Donnell and Rachel Joyce dominated the return of Ironman Boulder to professional fields.

The ITU realizes goal of adding Triathlon Mixed Relay to the Olympic program, starting with Tokyo in 2020.

Major League Triathlon is halfway through its second season of Super Sprint Mixed Team Relay racing.

Here’s an interview with the triathlon father whose epic parenting prank was memorialized on video.