Former pro mountain biker Shonny Vanlandingham is now focused on XTERRA racing and will be one of the women to watch at the XTERRA World Championships in Maui this year. Slowtwitch talked to this 40-year old energizer bunny.

Xterra World Champion Julie Dibens smashes course record, edges Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington; Timothy O’Donnell takes fourth 2009 win, sets course record at Boulder 5430 long course

Kiwi Kate McIlroy, a former world mountain running champion and national steeplechase record holder, earned her first World Cup win; Dmitry Polyansky leads Russian sweep of the men’s medals at Tiszauvjaros

From 3-year-olds wearing floaties to some very quick 14-year-olds, images from the Boulder Kids Triathlon.

After his groundbreaking win at Hamburg, Jarrod Shoemaker is 5th in the ITU’s Dextro Energy World Championship Series points chase; key to his rise in an era of smoking hot runners – never worse than third-best run.

When 20-year old Philip Graves followed up his win at 70.3 UK with a victory at Ironman UK, he served notice that he is someone to keep an eye on moving forward. Will there be another British sensation in Kona before too long?

Amber Monforte, Xterra contender and nurse, smashed the Ultraman Canada overall women’s record, the bike split records, and women’s record for the Ultraman distance with her 25:36:49 clocking.

Andrew Yoder can swim like a fish and ride like a whirlwind. Can this 20-year-old sensation from Pennsylvania Dutch country who passed up college to turn pro triathlete develop a first rate run to fulfill his dreams of greatness?

Three-time Life Time Fitness series champion Greg Bennett wins New York City one weekend, gets smashed up in bike-car crash in Boulder the next; says he’s ‘lucky’ and hopes to be back in action at Chicago

Timothy O’Donnell broke away on the swim and run to take a 7-minute margin of victory over Ben Hoffman; Mirinda Carfrae dominated the field to finish in 4:11:05 for a 10-minute margin of victory over Magali Tisseyre.

In the first two weeks we’ve covered a lot of ground. You’ve gotten yourself going, and you’re sort-of kind-of sputtering along in two of triathlon’s three events: the swim and the run.

Marino Vanhoenacker won the Marc Herrremans Classic Ironman 70.3 Antwerp for the third time in the row and continues his dominant 2009 performance. Sofie Goos took the women’s title and thus helped the Belgian sweep at home.

Philip Graves, the 20-year-old uberbiker who won Ironman UK 70.3, might be the youngest Ironman winner in history; Bella Bayliss takes her third straight Ironman UK title – and 11th career Ironman victory

Home country favorites Will Clarke and Helen Jenkins win the Mazda London Triathlon; Formula One race car driver Jenson Button records 2:07:20 Olympic distance finish among citizen competitors

21-year old Aussie Trent Grimsey won the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and the RCP Tiburon Mile in 2008, and at the recent FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome he earned a silver medal in the 25k open water race.

Andy Potts ran down Andrew Starykowicz late in the race to win the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Steelhead race. In the women’s race, Sam Warriner took charge on the bike and cruised to a win with a dominating performance.

Dan Arlandson of Burnsville, Minnesota and Whitney Henderson of Lafayette Colorado earn repeat wins at the Full Vineman triathlon in Santa Rosa California

Triathlete John Carr, 47, was struck from behind and killed by a drunk hit-and-run driver while participating in a sprint triathlon in Louisville, Kentucky, according to police.

Travelers to the Nautica New York City Triathlon were in for a treat if they had the time and energy to explore Manhattan. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson

We have traveled virtually around the world to find a new wetsuit from Benjamin Sanson, the highly anticipated new Wingspan helmet from Rudy Project, John Cobb’s new V-Flow Max saddle, custom clothing from Brand Betty and unique wooden handlebars from Workerman.

Josiah Middaugh started his athletic career in flatland Michigan, but now, in his sixth year of a topflight XTERRA professional career, it is his mastery of the mountains at home in Vail, CO that powers his thriving career

A selection of great images from the 2009 Nautica New York City Triathlon by Timothy Carlson.

…they just can’t sprint the last lap anymore (well, not in under 65). Here’s a tale of special folks who mean a lot to this publisher.

This week’s training theme is the swim. Not swimming per se, but doing the groundwork that’ll get you ready to start your quest toward swim prowess.