Danish Pro Jimmy Johnsen has spent quite a bit of time Down Under the last few years, and now with a win at Ironman Western Australia and a bride-to-be from that part of the world – this is not going to change anytime soon.

From Abu Dhabi to Wildflower, Arizona to Maui, Austin to Kona, Pacific Grove and San Diego, the magic starts when you step into liquid. Some of the best tri swim shots of 2012. Photo gallery by Timothy Carson.

With 2012 coming to an end, Timothy Carlson offers a selection of his favorite rants, recollections, excerpts, blog posts, one-liners and several extended ruminations about the sport of triathlon.

Jordan Rapp responds to Elizabeth Weil’s portrait of the Ironman XC (eXecutive Challenge) program written for Bloomberg’s online BusinessWeek.com. She argues the program is about status; Rapp argues it’s still about self-discovery.

Ms. Jenkins, everything you wrote about Lance is true. But everything you wrote is beside the point. You did not write that Lance abused his place as custodian of that which that gave him his opportunity.

In this segment of our How-To series, we discuss the particulars of chain sizing, derailleur capacity, and attempt to debunk some old cycling mechanical myths.

Upcoming German talent Horst Reichel recently finished second at Ironman Western Australia and now after a long season he can focus on Lebkuchen and other Christmas cookies. But that is surely not all we need to know.

It’s that time of year again! The annual 100 Runs in 100 Days challenge is back and better (or at least as good) as ever. Come on in and join us.

We take an in-depth look at the unique chainring technology from USA-based WickWerks. They look unlike anything out there – could they be the key to a perfect front shift?

Andrew Starykowicz smashed the Ironman bike split record by 7 minutes while winning Ironman Florida; a big turnaround from serious injuries suffered in a crash and his detainment by authorities at the Abu Dhabi Triathlon.

The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about heart issues of endurance athletes and with that topic trending right now we though we ought to look back at our “Heart Tired” story from February of 2000.

Your bad technique may be well suited to your slow speed. But it’s only going to get you so far, so fast. If you want to make that quantum leap in performance, you’ll have to make the appropriate changes in technique.

We review a gathering of high-visibility cycling and running apparel from Pearl Izumi, Mavic, Zoot, Aero Tech, and Louis Garneau. Be bright, be seen, and maybe even fashionable.

Jimmy Johnsen of Denmark blew open the men’s race on the run and Britta Martin of New Zealand outdueled Rebekah Keat of Australia to win the women’s title at Ironman Western Australia on Sunday in Busselton

Graham O’Grady led wire to wire and Joanna Lawn did the same to win the men’s and women’s overall titles by dominant margins at the classic Taupo Half Ironman-distance event in New Zealand.

We assembled a fine selection of goodies for a 2012 Holiday What We Have Noticed edition, and you must now decide what hits your fancy. Surprisingly with almost 15 products featured, not a single t-shirt is present.

South African Mari Rabie is a Rhodes Scholar, a 2008 Olympian, an Ironman 70.3 winner and, recovering from injuries under the guidance of Bobby McGee, an XTERRA World championship medalist.

Patrick Wheeler finished Ironman Arizona in 8:55:34 and that is certainly a fine result for an age grouper. But the goal post for this hard working athlete is set much higher than finishing high among age groupers.

After many years on the ITU circuit and a season as a professional road cyclist Iván Raña has stormed to wins at Ironman Cozumel and 70.3 Lanzarote. He is part of another wave of ITU athletes to land on the long course shore.

Want a new P5 or a Shiv? How about an Ordu or a Slice RS? Maybe a BMC Tm01 or a Felt DA? How do these new superbikes fit? Here’s how they compare to the standard bikes with which you’re familiar.

The Top of the Rock of Gibraltar is at about 1000 feet of elevation and running the 2.75 miles from sea level is quite a challenge. Devashish Paul chatted with local resident and slowtwitcher Chris Walker about the Rock and more.

Six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen won the Greatest Endurance Athlete category in ESPN’s Greatest Athlete of All Time contest; in the next elimination round, Allen will face Muhammad Ali.

After taking a year’s sabbatical, four-time Ironman World Champion and holder of all women’s Ironman-distance records Chrissie Wellington announces her retirement at age 35 from professional Ironman racing.

These suits, much to my amazement, work! This is the third in my series of tests on speedsuits for no-wetsuit swims. This SpeedZoot compares very favorably to those made by TYR.