Part 2 of a 3 part super-in-depth review of the Firstbeat system by Jon “Fast Big Dog Schafer”. Part 2 covers how to use the system, with a specific focus on use by Masters athletes.

The hubbub around Roka’s new Maverick X reminds me of TYR’s ginned-up TYR’s Freak of Nature 4 years ago. Does the Maverick X deserve the hype?

One of triathlon’s early bright personalities during its formative decade, making a comeback to competition, had died apparently while training.

Life Time Fitness announced that registrants for their Boulder Peak Triathlon canceled due to nearby wildfires would get free entry to a LTF triathlon.

A mixed team from Sweden grabbed the ÖTILLÖ SwimRun Engadin in course record time on the absolutely stunning and brutally hard course in Switzerland.

Are you 5’4″ to 5’8″? Looking for a tri bike? Here are Slowtwitchers in that height range who have similar Pad XY measures. Here are some bikes they can ride.

This new Pad XY chart should make deciding on riding Starky’s Ordu OMP LTD series bike much easier for fitters, salesmen and end users.

Part 1 of a 3 part super-in-depth review of the Firstbeat system by Jon "Fast Big Dog Schafer". Part 1 introduces the Firstbeat system, part of a growing array of heart-rate variability (HRV) analysis software offerings.

Karsten Madsen had the best mountain bike and run splits and Katie Button posted the 2nd-best swim, best mountain bike and 4th-best run to win XTERRA Victoria.

Erin Jones edged Laurel Wassner to earn the top prize of a $7,500 purse for the pro women on a hot day at Rev3 Williamsburg.

Renee Tomlin of the U.S. outran Yuliya Yelistratova of Ukraine and Russian Dmitry Polyanskiy outran his brother Igor to win the Tiszaujvaros World Cup.

Jodie Swallow of Great Britain and Andreas Dreitz of Germany won the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Jönköping on a cool, windy day in Sweden.

Andy Potts fought off Tim Reed, Craig Alexander and Sam Appleton while Holly Lawrence dominated the women’s field at Ironman 70.3 Vineman.

Like the ÖTILLÖ SwimRun series, Engadin offed a sprint race the day before the main events, giving participants a great opportunity to test the SwimRun waters.

Passionate German SwimRun athlete Markus Rössel shares a detailed race report and superb pics from the 2016 Breca Buttermere SwimRun in the UK.

Solar radiation contributes to heat stress and increases exercise fatigue. What works? Arm coolers. Sunscreen protects from skin cancer, but doesn’t help performance.

Many unique, tough and scenic events come out of Northern Europe and the Aurlandsfjellet Xtreme Triathlon in Norway delivers along those lines.

Better ergonomics, greater RD range, improved electrical components, better and faster wheels, borrowed tech from XTR, and a power meter!

Velofix is yet another data point in the changing bike industry. It’s got 50 franchisees up and running, the great majority within the past 2 years.

Everybody is different, right? Yes, in a micro sense. But in the macro world it’s truer to say everybody is the same, and the pros demonstrate this.

Davide Giardini won it on the swim and the bike while Lauren Goss topped the women’s field with a well-balanced attack at Challenge San Gil.

Ruben Ruzafa of Spain won by 5:59 over Yeray Luxem of Belgium and Lesley Paterson of Scotland won by 4:18 over Renata Bucher of Switzerland at XTERRA France.

Ironman 70.3 rookie Gustav Iden edged Nils Frommhold with a sizzling run; Nicola Spirig outran Camilla Pedersen to win Haugesund 70.3.

Sebastian Kienle edged fellow German Andi Böcherer in a sub-8 hour duel and Australian Melissa Hauschildt won as Daniela Ryf DNF at Ironman Frankfurt.