Our editor-at-large Herbert Krabel competed in the 2017 ÖtillÖ Swimrun Engadin with new partner Carson Christen on a harder, shorter and colder course and here is his report.

The 2017 Rockman Swimrun in Norway took place over the weekend and this ÖtillÖ merit race is very distinctive and challenging. Enjoy the following pictures.

The inaugural Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon took place this past weekend in a stunningly beautiful and harsh environment and here are some great pics by Eric Wynn.

Race Director Aaron Palaian joined us on the eve of Alaskaman.

A midseason sit-down with ÖTILLÖ’s founders, Mats Skott and Michael Lemmel.

Pro triathlete Eric Lagerstrom took his partners at Red Bull along to showcase what his perfect triathlon would look like.

Timo Bracht closed out his professional triathlon career with a 4th place finish at DATEV Challenge Roth and here is a closer look at his “Orange Crush” Quintana Roo PRsix race bike.

The ÖtillÖ Engadin course was shortened but it is now even more spectacular and harder. And it is still 40km of running and 6km of swimming.

For German Timo Bracht the 2017 Datev Challenge Roth will be his final big race. He talked to slowtwitch about racing, family, Bockwurst …

Callum Millward has been busy with training and racing and that has meant temporarily no Cupcakes with Cal shows. But this Kiwi is much more than just a Cupcake show.

The SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon is a very tough 226km race with 5,500 meters (18,044 feet) of elevation gain, but it is best known for the stunning part of nature in which it takes place.

In 36 years of adult-onset pool training, I was never a user of earplugs, either in the open water or in the pool. Until this year.