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Top 5 triathlon equipment Do's and Don'ts:

More than most sports, triathlon is an endeavor in which even the best training plan and cardiovascular fitness can be sabotaged by improper or improper use of triathlon equipment. But with these five triathlon equipment do's and don'ts, you'll be instantly equipped to make the best choices when it comes to triathlon equipment.

2010 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champion set for Sunday in Germany

Immenstadt, Germany: 31 July 2010 - Over 60 of the world's best Long Distance triathletes will compete in Immenstadt, in the German Alps, for the title of 2010 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champion on Sunday, August 1st. The course should make for one of the hardest world championship races in recent memory, with the terrain serving up 18-percent grade climbs and a total elevation change of over 2,000 metres. Athletes will complete a 4-kilometre swim, 130-kilometre bike and 30-kilometre run.

87-year-old slowest English Channel swim crossing record broken

Not since 1923 has someone taken so long to swim solo across the English Channel.

Back in 1923 it took Henry Sullivan 26 hours and 50 minutes to swim the English Channel by himself.

Now that record has been shattered by Jackie Cobell, 56, who took 28 hours and 44 minutes to swim from Dover to Calais.

Video: Diana Nyad proves that 60 is the new 20 by swimmimg for 24-hours non-stop

Can you imagine swimming for 24 hours non-stop?

Long distance swimming Diana Nyad can not only image it, but she's recently done it.

You see Nyad has a score to settle with Cuba.

Team EverymanTri 2010 Gore-tex TransRockies: training is a blast

Fun, fun, fun....I'm having loads of it. To be honest, compared to training for a regular road marathon, this is amazing!  Over the course of the summer training for the Goretex Trans Rockies,  has seen me run through some of the most beautiful scenery Colorado has to offer. I have not missed pounding on pavement and dodging cars, or the smell of exhausts.  Instead training for the Trans Rockies has us running through lush forest, along burbling mountain streams and single- track lined with verdant wildflowers.

Video: The truth about tri bike gearing with Joanna Zeiger (JZ bike tip part 2)

OK, raise your hand if you know what gear ratios you ride on your triathlon bike.

Professional triathlete and Olympian Joanna Zeiger certainly knows.

Recently we had the chance to watch and learn as Joanna, along the help of her training partner Brandon Del Campo, talked about tri bike gearing.

Are you pushing the correct gears for your next race?

International Triathlon Union institutes Athlete Biological Passport program

Wednesday, 28 July 2010--The International Triathlon Union today announced that it will institute its own Athlete Biological Passport programme to ensure the most solid testing programme possible, promoting the right of all ITU athletes to fair and clean competitions. ITU is proud of being an international sport federation which implements one of the most-advanced anti-doping programme in the Olympic Movement, joining only a handful of federations maintaining such a programme.

Developed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Athlete Biological Passport reveals doping indirectly by monitoring selected biological variables, in contrast with the traditional direct detection of doping. “Biological monitoring throughout an athlete’s sporting career should make any prohibited preparation far harder to implement,” according to WADA. The operating guidelines were approved in December of 2009.

New downtown start for Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon

San Antonio, TX – July 28, 2010 – When runners and walkers take to the streets for the third annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Sunday, November 14, they will do so from a brand new starting line. The 2010 race course was unveiled today, and will include a new downtown start on the corner of Alamo and Market Street, adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
 
“Our goal is always to provide the best running experience possible for all participants,” said Kari Logan, Event Director of the largest combined marathon and half-marathon in Texas.  “We believe changing the start location to downtown will be a positive one for both runners and the local community.”
 

Alberto Contador to Astana...I'm out of here!

It's official, Alberto Contador will no longer rider with team Astana as of the end of 2010.

The three time Tour de France winner will apparently study his options for 2011.

"Alberto Contador has rejected the Astana team's ultimatum, which had asked for an answer on its renewal offer on the upcoming seasons by Tuesday," Contador said in a statement. "Alberto Contador will calmly study all of the possibilities on offers for the coming season, and he hasn't dismissed any of them."

Zen and the Art of Triathlon podcast: California Dreamin

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Hey there, Tri-studs and studettes!  This episode of ZenTri is coming to you from San Diego with the likes of pro triathlete John Hirsch, Ultraman Rich Roll, open ocean swimming at La Jolla, a tour of H2O Audio's headquarters, and even an interview with a Soto Zen practitioner.  It's a truly epic show, so listen in! 

Exactly two years from today and counting to 2012 London Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Today marks exactly two years until the start of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and USA Triathlon and its athletes are already diligently preparing for the sport's fourth inclusion in the Olympics.

London hosted one of Europe's largest triathlons in Hyde Park this past weekend in preparation for the Games of the XXX Olympiad, which will be held July 27 to Aug. 12, 2012. More than 3,000 athletes took part in the ITU World Championship Series event, including 130 of the world's best elite triathletes. Twelve U.S. elite athletes were in action in London, including top-ranked American and 2008 Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker (Maynard, Mass.), who finished seventh in last weekend's preview of the 2012 venue. 

Video: Is the new 2011 Ford Explorer triathlete worthy?

Meet the new 2011 Ford Explorer.

Coming to a dealership near you in a few months. Ford recently rolled out the all new 2011 Explorer and unlike models in the past the new Explorer is much more of a crossover instead of a traditional SUV.

That means the new Explorer may not tow as much weight, but it still offers seating for seven and plenty of room for bikes and gear with the third row seats stowed.

Hoffman and Marsh win 2010 Ironman Lake Placid

Ben Hoffman of Durango, Colorado tore up the bike course at Ironman Lake Placid to beat Peter Vabrousek of the Czech Republic.

Hoffman biked the second-fastest bike of the day to beat Vabrousek by just over 5 minutes.

On the women's side of the race American Amy Marsh cruised to victory over fellow American triathlete Caitlin Snow in her third career Ironman win.

Marsh came out of the water first and stamped her authority on the race with a blazing bike segment of 5:07:44.

At the finish line she was over 16-minutes ahead of Snow.

Ironman Lake Placid Results

Top 5 Men

1. Ben Hoffman (USA) 8:39:34
2. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 8:46:33
3. Maik Twelsiek (GER) 8:48:33
4. Justin Daerr (USA) 9:05:09
5. Tim Snow (USA) 9:10:48

Gomez on top again in ITU World Championship Series in London

It was a day of high octane racing and high drama at the 4th round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship in London's Hyde park today.

Javier Gomez won a thrilling race in 1:42:08 from Jonathan Brownlee and Jan Frodeno, as race favorite and brother of Jonathan. The year's most dominant ITU triathlete, Alistair Brownlee, ran out of gas in the final 500 meters.

Alberto Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as Lance Armstrong finishes in 23rd overall

Alberto Contador arrived in Paris today with a 39-second lead over Andy Schleck and that was more than enough time to win his 3rd Tour de France.

"I had some tough moments on this year's race, as much from a mental as physical point of view," said the 27-year-old Spaniard.

"I think that managing to cope during those days was the reason I won the Tour. I suffered a lot to get this result. Words don't explain what it means to me," he added.

A tempest in a teapot? Tour de France officials won't allow Team RadioShack to wear new cancer kit

Just before the final stage of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong tweeted, "@teamradioshack wearing new jerseys today. Riding in honor of the 28 million people worldwide dealing with cancer."

Not so fast Lance, Tour de France officials have a say as well and they say that you can't wear them.

According to Cycling News:

Since the riders weren't wearing the regular kit, they could be disqualified and removed from the race, the jury said.

So all of the riders had to pick up regular jerseys from the Team car.  What did they do?  Just slipped them over the black jerseys.

And the jury had something to say about that, too!  The numbers must be visible, or else -- you guessed it -- disqualification!  And Armstrong has very much of a "We are not amused" look on his face"