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Zamora Perez, Deckers win IM France

 Marcel Zamora Perez won the the very tough 2009 Ironman France in a course record time of 8:30:06. Tine Deckers ran down 22-year old Christel Robin late in the race to take the title also in a course record time.
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Thompson, Wassner both three-peat Philly Tri

 In a reverse of the usual form, super-biker David Thompson lost ground on the bike but took his third Philly title in a row with his run; Rebeccah Wassner held off Canadian Kerry Spearing by 38 seconds for her third straight win in the City of Brotherly Love
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Swiss win Team Triathlon Worlds

 Will the high-adrenaline, fast-twitch, sprint format charms of Team Triathlon win the hearts and minds of the IOC? If the action at West Des Moines is any indicator, triathlon might have another Olympic event.
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Whitfield wins Hy-Vee sprint

 Simon Whitfield gets $200,000 revenge for Olympic sprint loss, takes razor thin margin win over Kahlefeldt, Frodeno, Gemmell, Shoemaker, Gomez in six-man finishing sprint at Hy-Vee $1 million Elite Cup in West Des Moines
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Moffatt crushes Hy-Vee field

 Emmas Incorporated repeat Washington DC 1-2 domination; Emma Moffatt jumps to the head of the class with a 93-second margin of victory over Olympic champ and training partner Emma Snowsill and takes home $200,000 in West Des Moines.
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Haskins overcoming surgery

 Just three and a half months ago, Sarah Haskins underwent surgery to repair damage to a nerve in her foot damaged when her ankle snapped on a crack in the pavement in a 2007 World Cup in Lisbon. Recovering fast, Haskins finished 5th and 4th in two World Championship Series races.
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What We Have Noticed: PDW, Louis Garneau, Zoot…

 We introduce you to a nice co2 inflator from Portland Design Works, tri shoes from Louis Garneau, laceless racing flats from Zoot, a funky Tech T from Death Row Velo and some appropriate buttons for the current economic times.
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A reversal of fortunes

 On May 19th blueseventy got the stunning news that none of their 11 submitted swim skins to FINA were approved, but on June 21st they were informed that all is kosher now. We talked to blueseventy CEO Steve Nicholls.
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Jamie Whitmore: A New Life

 After undergoing her first two major operations to cut out the cancer at the cost of her legendary Xterra career and her swift leg power, Jamie Whitmore tackles the odds and starts to rebuild her life without a sense of limits
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DC Photo Gallery

 The first Dextro Energy World Championships Series Round 3 in Washington DC drew an Olympic-quality field to dive into the Potomac, ride past the Washington Monument and run up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
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Pontano and Stewart win Idaho

 Francisco Pontano won the 2009 Ford Ironman Coeur D'Alene with a very balanced swim, bike and run. Tyler Stewart won her first Ironman title as she rocked to a win in the women's race in a time of 9:23:21.
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McKenzie, Klingler take Japan

 Luke McKenzie took a commanding win at the 2009 Ironman Japan in a time of 8:28:31. The women's race was won by Nicole Klingler in a time of 9:52:52.