Mike Caiazzo recently finished 4th at Ironman Lake Placid, but in addition to racing and training as a Pro triathlete he has to deal with his full time hedge fund job and his role as a husband and father. That is a tricky balancing act indeed.

Joanna Zeiger is her sport’s Job of elusive-to-diagnose and tough-to-treat maladies. After winning a four-year battle with back and leg woes, now her toughest opponent is a recurring case of the dizzies.

Former pro mountain biker Shonny Vanlandingham is now focused on XTERRA racing and will be one of the women to watch at the XTERRA World Championships in Maui this year. Slowtwitch talked to this 40-year old energizer bunny.

After his groundbreaking win at Hamburg, Jarrod Shoemaker is 5th in the ITU’s Dextro Energy World Championship Series points chase; key to his rise in an era of smoking hot runners – never worse than third-best run.

When 20-year old Philip Graves followed up his win at 70.3 UK with a victory at Ironman UK, he served notice that he is someone to keep an eye on moving forward. Will there be another British sensation in Kona before too long?

Andrew Yoder can swim like a fish and ride like a whirlwind. Can this 20-year-old sensation from Pennsylvania Dutch country who passed up college to turn pro triathlete develop a first rate run to fulfill his dreams of greatness?

21-year old Aussie Trent Grimsey won the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and the RCP Tiburon Mile in 2008, and at the recent FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome he earned a silver medal in the 25k open water race.

Josiah Middaugh started his athletic career in flatland Michigan, but now, in his sixth year of a topflight XTERRA professional career, it is his mastery of the mountains at home in Vail, CO that powers his thriving career

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.

Leanda Cave, the dark horse with a world championship pedigree, and Erika Csomor, the odds-on second favorite: Portraits of two challengers to Chrissie Wellington at Quelle Challenge Roth

Looking back and to the future: In the final chapter of a two-part interview, the Dane whose name means Thunder Bear reflects on the meaning of his sporting career, his future with his growing family and new directions in work.

Lauren Groves earned her biggest paycheck to date when she finished a very close third at the recent Hy-Vee triathlon. She also helped her Canadian team win a bronze medal at the ITU Team Triathlon Championships a day later.