Short course stars Greg and Laura Bennett, in the midst of a year spent recovering from injuries, venture into long course, conquer Augusta, and qualify for the 70.3 Worlds

Nicolas Lebrun of France outran Conrad Stoltz of South Africa and Melanie McQuaid of Canada used her swim to outlast US pro Shonny Vanlandingham to win the XTERRA USA National Championship in Ogden Utah

The USA’s Jarrod Shoemaker won the ITU elite men’s short course Duathlon World Championship with a come-from-behind photo finish sprint over France’s Damien Derobert today at the Charlotte NC motor speedway

Many more pictures from the 2009 Interbike trade show. Bikes, parts and people.

We have been roaming the halls to find more interesting bits from the 2009 Interbike trade show.

Monique Petrov, 39, a triathlete from San Rafael California, was struck by a minivan on a training ride September 16 and is recovering from critical injuries

The 2009 Interbike show opened the doors at the Sands Convention Center and here are images from the first day.

Kristin Armstrong, driven from triathlon to cycling by an osteoarthritic hip, earned a second World cycling time trial gold Wednesday to go with her Olympic TT gold.

An image gallery from the second day of the Interbike Outdoor Demo.

At the 2009 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, TYR is introducing a line of wetsuits, something that has been missing in the portfolio of the Huntington Beach, CA company with the slogan “Made for swimmers by swimmers.”

The 2009 Interbike started officially today with the first day of the Outdoor Demo in Boulder City, Nevada.

This, a companion to “What’s in a tire,” describes the difference between butyl and latex tubes, and also the calculus of tire pressure, and how to choose the right pressure for a race course.

It’s that time. The bike industry is again focused on Las Vegas. The big companies are pulling back resources from America’s bike industry trade show, those brands seeking a leg up increase their floor space.

I have made small in-roads toward learning what it means to serve others, but have not done as much as I should. The Musselman Triathlon is a chance to give something back. But to whom, and how?

What is the most important muscle in your body? Of course you know the answer to this. It’s your heart. That thing is just one big muscle, and when you think about it, it’s pretty miraculous.

Oscar Galindez regains Cancun 70.3 crown he surrendered to Chris Legh last year; Michellie Jones avenges 2008 calf DNF with a wire-to-wire win in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.

Tim Hola, who was picked as one of Outside Magazine’s 50 Fittest Real Men in 2008, and Rochelle Hair of Mammoth Lakes California took the USAT national long course championship titles in Oklahoma City Saturday. Rochelle Hair grabbed the women’s title.

We look back at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship images of Timothy Carlson and can’t wait to go back there and report from the 2009 event on the Big Island.

Chrissie Wellington rides hard. Very hard. And very fast. But does her position fall in line with what we teach and preach at Slowtwitch U, or is she an outlier bucking the trend?

With Eurobike behind us and Interbike almost here, we stumbled upon carbon goggles from blueseventy, a tri suit from Santini, another Rafael bike, a Jef Mallett book and an interesting USB flash drive.

Scott, Specialized, and others are all making a new generation of timed race bike. Giant’s Trinity Alliance seems to be the closest to making its version consumer ready.

We’ve reached an important milestone here at Musselman Headquarters. Our liability waivers are drawn up. Oh yes, and registration is now open.

As you will see herein, the theme this week is “Let’s explore!” In so doing, you’ll be using your fitness to do some good things for your mind and your body.

Linsey Corbin has been in Hawaii since early September to get herself ready acclimatized and ready for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. She talked with slowtwitch from Kona.