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Following the money – or not

Pro athletes often complain about the lack of prize money in triathlon and we typically agree. But hearing that only 5 male and 5 female Pros have signed up for the $142,000 MetaMan Bintan race makes this editor's blood boil.

Sharing The Road

It is very easy for us to point a finger at others, but in most cases at least three of the other fingers point back to us. When we are out cycling or running we sometimes act as if we were in a race on a closed course.

My Response? Lace up

My conclusions are not offered as a guide, rather that sometimes it’s comforting to know others are thinking as you do; and sometimes (not always!) a thought shared is a thought worth hearing.

IM Melbourne men’s favorites

Prognosticator Timothy Carlson predicts Vanhoenacker, Alexander and Llanos will go 1-2-3 but Rapp and Brown will have something to say in the 2013 Asia Pacific Ironman Championship.

IM Melbourne women’s picks

I pick Caroline Steffen, Meredith Kessler and Gina Crawford to go 1-2-3. But can today’s stars hold off the amazing, ever-smiling, never-aging Swiss Miss with the killer bike – 46 year old Natascha Badmann?

Know Your Customer

I would not be writing this had Bill Burke not opined to Bloomberg News. But, he did, so, I am. All of what Burke said is true. But one must square this with info competitors really get from race directors.

Dare You to Move

I’m angry. I understand ineptitude. I acknowledge laziness. I get that not everybody is going attach the same importance to themes I deem important. But breathtaking indifference to this?

Vroomen Launches 2r

Cervelo co-founder Gerard Vroomen debuts a new iOS-only magazine for those hooked on bike racing and glued to their iPads. It's free, adless, and published by one of cycling's most focused minds.

You Are Not Welcome Here Anymore

You have been the topic of endless discussions and merely mentioning your name has turned friends against each other, and this editor actually just wished that you would stay away from cycling and triathlon.

Sally Jenkins’ Omission

Ms. Jenkins, everything you wrote about Lance is true. But everything you wrote is beside the point. You did not write that Lance abused his place as custodian of that which that gave him his opportunity.

Status Bauble or Self Discovery

Jordan Rapp responds to Elizabeth Weil's portrait of the Ironman XC (eXecutive Challenge) program written for Bloomberg's online BusinessWeek.com. She argues the program is about status; Rapp argues it's still about self-discovery.

2012 Tri Words of the Year

With 2012 coming to an end, Timothy Carlson offers a selection of his favorite rants, recollections, excerpts, blog posts, one-liners and several extended ruminations about the sport of triathlon.