Rebecca Dussault of Gunnison Colorado won gold at the ITU Winter World Championship Saturday at Eidsvoll, Norway – the first US woman to win the title. Andreas Svanebo of Sweden took the men’s title.

Rebecca Dussault, Emma Garrand and Heather Best of the USA dominate women’s ITU Winter Triathlon world championship team gold; Norway takes the men’s title, US men 7th.

ITU President Marisol Casado was formally elected as one of six new members of the International Olympic Committee in a meeting prior to the Vancouver Winter Games.

The new 2010 Nike LunarElite is one of the best updates I’ve seen this season, and it may be a favorite for all but the heavy runners who can run with success in a neutral shoe.

At the 2009 Ford Ironman Word Championships a female Brit rocked into the top ten of whom many folks had not heard of before. She has now joined Team Abu Dhabi and is ready to show that the performance in Kona wasn’t a fluke.

The next stop on the Thinkers and Tinkers express is in Salt Lake City, UT for a chat with First Endurance co-founder Robert Kunz. Robert shares what led him to leave the world of weight lifting muscles heads to create a company for folks like himself – scrawny pencilnecks who like to swim laps, ride bikes, and run for hours.

The 2009 ITU long course world champion and multiple Ironman 70.3 winner Timothy O’Donnell during February training in Boulder.

Ironman announced and retracted a set of swim apparel rule changes over a 24 hour period, reminiscent of a compression sock incident during 2009.

Last week we chatted with Funky Dude Bob Babbitt right after a very busy weekend in San Diego, and today we are continuing our interview with the man of many talents and passions. Enjoy part 2 of the conversation with Bob.

Where do you think most American triathletes live? In which states? Cities? Metro areas? If your best guesses are based on what you thought a decade, or even five years, ago, you’ll be surprised.

We stumbled across a new GPS watch from Timex, an aero helmet from Lazer, socks from Swobo, a Powerman weekend, a Haiti endurance fundraiser and some deadly weapons for your fridge.

Craig Alexander showed no signs of jet lag as he captured the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Geelong title despite just recently returning from the USA. The women’s race was won by Caroline Steffen.

The Slowtwitch publisher was asked to write the feature article in the 2009 Interbike Show Guide. Interbike, the bike industry’s premier trade show, allowed us to reprint the feature here.

The Dean is a tri bike, made by a Belgian company, that inhabits a niche all it’s own – or, almost its own. Wonder what that niche is? Click and read.

Featuring a sleeked down silhouette, this Asics contains support features popular in Asics motion control shoes, but at a lighter weight than many of the motion control anchors on the market.

We write about running footwear here a lot. It seemed appropriate to tell you how to read and interpret these articles. What is a “pronator?” What is a “last?” What is an “outsole,” and a “medial post?”

In contrast to the storming hordes proclaiming natural gaits and barefoot running, the Brooks Beast stands its post, on its wall. Overpronation? Not on its watch.

The hard part is the training, and you’ve done that. The easy part is sometimes the part athletes forget to do: Where is the race? How do you get there? Is your equipment in good working order?

WADA has updated its list of banned substances for 2010. There are notable changes to last year’s list and, if you’re an AGer, don’t think this doesn’t apply to you.

While there is a somewhat famous musician Bob Babbitt, in the sport of triathlon only one Bob Babbitt matters. In fact there is hardly an element of the sport where you don’t cross paths with funky dude Bob Babbitt.

The Kinvara, available soon, is the latest lightweight trainer in the Saucony line. Already seen on Lindsey Corbin’s feet during Kona ’09, this is a great shoe for neutral runners.

Brooks is not known for shoes that shout at you, but, the Green Silence is a bold and garish racing flat from an otherwise conservative – even classic – shoe company.

The former publisher of Competitor.com’s print titles is now Ironman’s manager of content. How will Triathlete Magazine’s longtime publisher impact Ironman’s message?

50,000 Euro pro purse for 2009 Challenge Barcelona held up as Felix Walchshofer’s Roth-based Team Challenge takes Evolution Sport to Spanish court to force payment and stop advertising 2010 races.