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Why dry Lake San Antonio?

Triathletes arriving at Lake San Antonio for the 32nd Wildflower Triathlon were met by a shocking sight - a yawning, empty pit of sand and a few green reeds. Wildflower race director Terry Davis explains.

Calm before the storm

On the eve of the 32nd Wildflower long course, the day is filled with meetings, some PR appearances, telling tall tales at meals, a kids race, thinking about tomorrow.

Stacked pro field at St. George

The $75,000 prize purse and 1,500 points toward Ironman 70.3 qualification has attracted a stellar field at St. George 70.3, but classics like St. Croix and Wildflower also have strong elite fields.

USA Triathlon

This is the second installment in a series on the State of Triathlon in America. An entire series chapter just on this organization is warranted because its health is so critical to triathlon.

We Noticed: Grounds & …

This week we noticed the Grounds & Hounds coffee, an aero Specialized handlebar, a Panache trisuit, the Oakley Tincan shades, and much more.

The Weekend Box Apr 27 2014

The Weekend Box brings you a fantastic comeback at Fuerteventura, the XTERRA Asia-Pacific champs in Australia, a course record in St. Petersburg and more.

XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champs

Dan Hugo and Flora Duffy took the top podium spots at the $50,000 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships in Callala Beach, Australia, and here are images from the day.

Gomez rules at Cape Town

Javier Gomez outduels Jonathan Brownlee for the second consecutive time, maintaining his perfect record in the 2014 World Triathlon Series by a 19 seconds margin of victory in Cape Town South Africa.

Stimpson wins Cape Town WTS

With 2014 World Champion Non Stanford still out with a leg injury. fellow Brit Jodie Stimpson took charge at Cape Town with her 2nd straight WTS win; Gwen Jorgensen runs a scorching 32:46 to take 3rd

Rev3 cuts, repurposes purse

The popular Rev3 Tri will cease offering a pro prize purse after its Knoxville event in May, and establish a per-race and series purse open to all-comers in its place.

Hit and run in St. Lucia

German Pro Andi Böcherer was injured in a hit-and-run incident on St. Lucia where he is currently getting ready for the Captain Morgan's Ironman 70.3 St.Croix.

Success is a family affair

Now that Tyler Butterfield has won Abu Dhabi and contended at Kona, the long road to fulfilling his early promise seems to be sparked by a strong partnership with his wife Nikki and a happy family.