We noticed Jeff Yingling wrenching passionately all day and night in the CeramicSpeed booth at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona and here is our chat with him.

Eric Wynn was on the ground and in the sky at the inaugural Challenge Aruba event. A star-studded pro field showed up for both the half and sprint distance races in this tropical paradise.

Mauricio Mendez of Mexico took the men’s crown three days after his 21st birthday and Flora Duffy of Bermuda completed an XTERRA World Championship 3-peat just a month after winning the ITU World Triathlon Series World Championship in Cozumel.

Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand smashed the bike leg and Ellie Salthouse of Australia led wire-to-wire to win the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Miami.

Tough nature conditions at the inaugural ÖTILLÖ 1000 Lakes did not deter SwimRun athletes from tackling this beautiful terrain at the Mecklenburger Seenplatte. 10km of swimming and 35km of trail running with 22 transitions and 40° air temps and 50° water temps were challenging even for the most seasoned and hardened athletes, and were too much for others. But here are now the stunning images from this event not far from Berlin, Germany.

Summer Cook of the U.S. capped a breakthrough 2016 season with her second World Cup win and Uxio Abuin Ares of Spain topped a 4-man finish line sprint at the Tongyeong World Cup.

Heather Jackson finished third at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona and thus became the first female American since 2006 to grab a podium spot at this coveted event.

American Timothy O’Donnell finished 3rd in Kona in 2015 with a 8:18:50, and 5th in 2013 with a 8:22:25, but a 8:16:20 in 2016 meant 6th place.

Aussie Tim Reed had a superb 2016 season highlighted by a win at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Australia. Reed then went on to Kona where unfortunately the wheels came off.

Brad Kahlefeldt ran from fourth to first on the run and Radka Vodickova passed Emma Pallant halfway through the run to win at Ironman 70.3 Hefei in China.

Lots of fireworks on the marathon – Patrick Lange of Germany broke Mark Allen’s 26-year-old run mark and Daniela Ryf broke her Kona run PR by 9:46 with a 2:56:51 split.

Patrick Lemieux ditched a young and promising career as a professional cyclist to support is wife, Gwen Jorgensen. Here’s his view on the state of WTS cycling.