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Is Amazon Killing your LBS?

Is Amazon good for triathletes, a triathlete's local bike shop, the manufacturers, and the rest of triathlon's stakeholders? The answer is no; yes; and whether you're talking now or in the future.

WTC Not Conceding Penticton

The morph from Ironman Canada to Challenge Penticton isn't, legally speaking, necessarily a done deal. WTC is not giving up on Penticton without a fight that could get nasty.

Peter Reid allies with Challenge

Peter the Great Reid and his three Ironman World Championships had been happy to quit professional triathlon and enjoy life as a Canadian bush pilot. So what drew him back to a Penticton alliance with the Challenge group?

Challenge Penticton announced

Challenge Family announced today what appears to be a long distance triathlon coup -- the expansion of its global series of triathlons to North America with a 2013 Challenge Penticton race.

Cipollini Rides a Cipollini

We take a close look at the MCipollini bike ridden by none other than the man himself. While Mario no longer races professionally, both he and his bike still look quite fast.

What We Have Noticed: Timo Bracht …

This week we noticed a stunning Timo Bracht bike ride, the world's fastest jogger, the Skora Base shoes, the FlipLoc Aero Garmin mount, the Kona Epic Camp and Kennedy Donnelly.

Norseman champ Annett Finger

Annett Finger from Germany won the 2012 Norseman Extreme Triathlon in a course record time of 12:17:04 despite gunning for the record from the previous year. We had a few words with this upcoming Pro.

HITS Doubling Down

Barry Siff climbs about the Good Ship HITS. New running series, new pricing structure, new personnel have positioned the organization to take a fresh run at becoming a nationally known brand.

Up close with Luke Farkas

Elite Triathlon Academy resident Luke Farkas recently grabbed the title at the USA Triathlon Junior National Championships and has his sights now set on Auckland, New Zealand where the Worlds will take place in October.

Cross Country 101

C.S. Lewis once said, "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." This fictional depiction of a high school XC runner passes Lewis' test

Can Jacobs advance at Kona?

In the immediate wake of two-time winner Chris McCormack and three-time champion Craig Alexander, 2011 runner-up Pete Jacobs has the game – if healthy - to follow fellow Aussies atop the podium at Kona.

Gambles, Wurtele top Timberman

Joe Gambles ran away from Leon Griffin with a race-best 1:13:31 half marathon and Heather Wurtele’s race-fastest bike trumped Caitlin Snow’s race-best run to take top honors at Ironman 70.3 Timberman.