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Reed, Carfrae take Rev 3 wins

Matt Reed held off Joe Gambles by 1:35 for the $16,000 Rev 3 win in 3:59:28. Mirinda Carfrae took the lead at mile 7 and ran 1:23:07 to outpace Rebeccah Wassner by 52 seconds for the women's title.

McCormack, Keat win Niederbronn-les-Bains

1997 ITU Short Course World Champ (Macca) out hoofs 2000 ITU short course World Champ (Olivier Marceau) to take Challenge Niederbronn-les-Bains; Rebekah Keat out bikes Louison, Ferguson on tough Challenge course.

Hugo and McQuaid in Idaho

At the XTERRA Northwest Cup just north of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho Dan Hugo took the men's title and broke the winning streak of Conrad Stoltz. Melanie McQuaid though kept her streak alive and took the women's title.

A new challenge on slowtwitch

The newest challenge on slowtwitch is the Steve Larsen Memorial Ironman Lake Placid Virtual Training Camp. The idea is simple, train a ton in June of this year and honor Steve Larsen in the process.

Brownlee stuns Madrid WCS field

The current Under 23 World Champion’s blazing 30:30 10km run blew away the field at the second round of the ITU World Championship Series in Madrid; Courtney Atkinson outsprints home country favorite Javier Gomez for silver.

Sturla and Griesbauer in Brazil

Eduardo Sturla dominated the field at the 2009 Ironman Brazil and repeated his win from 2008. Dede Griesbauer took the women's title in a time of 9:10:15 and showed that she really has sharpened her game.

Hewitt out sprints Norden

Kiwi Andrea Hewitt out sprints Lisa Norden of Sweden and Jessica Harrison of France to win Madrid ITU World Championship Series Round Two at Madrid. Sarah Haskins of USA is 5th.

Tour of Sweden – day 14

The end of the 2009 Tour of Sweden has come but it doesn't mean all was calm. John McGovern reports of thick headed reindeer, a fast moving stream, a fantastic face plant and a sad drunk.

Granger, Alexander top Honu 70.3

Craig Alexander’s race-record run tops Chris Lieto’s race-record bike; Belinda Granger's second-best-ever-Honu bike staves off Samantha McGlone’s comeback at Honu 70.3