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Crowie is still hungry at 39

Craig Alexander comes to the Ironman World Championship atop the Kona Pro Rankings by a runaway margin; with a sub-8 hour win at Melbourne and a second at 70.3 Worlds, he’s aiming at a 4th Kona win at 39.

Old school with Ray Browning

Ray Browning is one of the classic strongmen of racing in the 80’s and 90’s. During our chat, we delve in to the history, the development of triathlon, and the many laughs he had along the way.

Dan Wilson on the spot

Dan Wilson was on the 2012 Australian Shadow Squad and was considered a contender for an Olympic spot but had to deal with extended injuries and instead had to sit out nearly all of the 2012 season.

As the Crow Flies — a classic

The black and white photographs of Paul K. Robbins are a match for the athletic excellence of Craig Alexander; Crowie’s understated prose about his 2011 year gives a great look inside the heart and mind of a legend.

A 2012 Leadman Tri gallery

The 2012 Leadman Tri with the 5k swim, 223k bike and 22k run distance was won by Jordan Rapp and Christine Anderson and here are some images.

A 2012 XTERRA USA gallery

The 2012 XTERRA USA Championships in Utah were won by Josiah Middaugh and Lesley Paterson and here is a gallery from the event.

Böcherer, Blatchford take Cozumel

Andi Böcherer ran away from Paul Ambrose and Luke McKenzie to take the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel in 3:53:45. Liz Blatchford had a solid day throughout and grabbed the women's title ahead of Melissa Hauschildt in 4:14:31.

Potts, Fletcher win Branson 70.3

Andy Potts posted the fastest swim, bike and run splits to out pace runner-up Ben Hoffman by 4 minutes; Jenny Fletcher outdueled Nina Kraft-Johnson by 30 seconds to win Ironman 70.3 Branson.

Polyanskiy, Samuels in Tongyeong

Dmitry Polyanskiy of Russia and Nicky Samuels of New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles on a hot day at the Tongyeong ITU World Cup in Korea Saturday.