I am an endurance addict
Josh Riff has qualified for and finished strong in Kona. He is also married and is a medical student. Learn his secret.

Training and racing make me who I am
Erika Aklufi is a winner, in the law profession and in the triathlon experience. But she says it's her training that keeps her sane. Learn how.

Racing and training—it's fun!
Melanie Mociun would be the first to tell you that triathlon is fun, both the racing and the training. Learn how she keeps it that way.

I want to be healthy when I'm 80
Eric Davis has a long history of being an endurance athlete, including years of triathlon and a stint as a rower. He shares his favorite workout, his take on Lance Armstrong the triathlete, and why we should all stay fit and happy.

I am more intense than anyone out there
I met Derek Kite while having breakfast in a Geneva, Switzerland hotel the night before this past summer's Geneva ITU race. I had never heard of him, but he had some big goals: qualify for...

Winter wonder
While many in the Northern Hemisphere are bemoaning the arrival of winter with its frigid weather, long nights and short days, for some triathletes...

Catching up with Andy Mouncey
Great Britain's Andy Mouncey accomplished a feat only one other person can claim--this fall he traveled from Arch to Arc--from London to Paris, roughly--under his own power. In September...

Living with the Finns
David Easa is a San Diego-based triathlete who has the good fortune to play host to the Finnish pro Mika Luoto when Luoto makes a swing through California to fine-tune his preparation for Hawaii. Read about his latest...

Steve Born and Furnace Creek
Among the many outrageous feats of endurance recorded in the 2002 season is one that has gotten little notice in the mainstream media. Steve Born, a three-time finisher of the Race Across America, set an ambitious goal for himself: a double Furnace Creek 508. That's 508 miles traversed by bike...