A great run helped American Jarrod Shoemaker to win the 2009 Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon event in Hamburg, Germany. Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt made a valiant effort to reel in Shoemaker but had to settle for the runner-up spot.

Maik Twelsiek won the Ford Ironman Lake Placid thanks to a dominating performance on the bike. Tereza Macel started with a great swim, put up a monster bike performance and easily cruised to the women’s title.

Greg Bennett takes rematch with Life Time Fitness top three as Andy Potts 2nd, Matt Reed 3rd, shuffling Minneapolis order; Rebeccah Wassner tops Becky Lavelle, earning her first home town win in sixth try at the Big Apple

Matt Reed-Andy Potts-Greg Bennett rated virtually dead even in rematch after Life Time Fitness finish line sprint two weeks ago; With LTF winner Sarah Haskins in Hamburg, this prognosticator picks Rebeccah Wassner to upset Julie Dibens and Becky Lavelle.

Aussie Emma Moffatt stormed to her third successive win in the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Championship Series with a powerful performance on the wet roads of Hamburg, Germany.

It had been quiet around Jessi Stensland for a while now, and a new Jessi Stensland has appeared. The new Jessi had a few words with slowtwitch to talk about mountain biking, rock climbing, XTERRA and the foundation she is involved in.

For many, Quelle Challenge Roth is about numbers, but spend time with the intense fans you’ll find that Roth is about passion.

The Slowtwitch Ice Cream truck rolls into the Big Apple this weekend. Will it be another 3-up sprint finish at the Nautica NYC Triathlon? Miss the swim if you must, but don’t miss the last mile!

Today we share with you an interesting cycling computer from Cerevellum, inexpensive frameless sunglasses from Tifosi, a compression suit from Under Armour and a statement jersey from TwinSix.

Blake Becker rides race-best 2:09:10 bike for a 6:54 winning margin over Jeff Paul; Adrienne Saeger uses women’s-best 2:21:24 bike to forge 39-second margin over runner-up Michelle Lanouette to prevail at Spirit of Racine Half

Sixth annual half Iron-distance triathlon in New York’s Finger Lakes region draws 870 triathletes.

Aussies top Vineman 70.3 – Joe Gambles follows Rev3 second place with course record win at Santa Rosa while Pip Taylor outpaces Tyler Stewart for the win.