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.

This CEO of Competitor Group just engineered a sale to new private equity owner Calera Capital. We asked him about his brands, what changes to expect, and where his company’s going.

The 3-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is starting his book tour today with a stop at the Oakley headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA, but he will be visiting places across the country until December 11th.

Competitor Group (Rock n Roll Marathon, VeloNews, Triathlete Mag, etc.) just got sold. The new owner is Calera Capital and we spoke to David Lorsch, its managing director and an endurance athlete.

We continue our How-To series on cassettes. This segment covers the nitty-gritty details of cassette spacers, freehub standards, and what to do in the event of a cassette removal problem.

Chris McCormack dropped Ruedi Wild on the run to take the final Ironman 70.3 Laguna Phuket. Melissa Hauschildt dominated the women’s race to and successfully defended her title from 2011.

After 10 kilometers of swimming and 261.4 miles of biking with 16,200 feet of climbing, the Ultraman competitors settle the matter with a double marathon from Hawi to Kailua-Kona. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson