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Xtri Chats With Brian Enge, CEO of Zoot Sports
10/03/08: This year marks the 30th anniversary of Ironman - a milestone for our relatively young sport. But 2008 also marks a milestone for a company that is synonymous with triathlon: Zoot Sports. Their popular motto, "Born in Kona," is not just a tagline (Read More)

Xtri Chats With Erik Vervloet, Sports Marketing Director of K-Swiss
10/01/08: In the last year, the sport of triathlon has enjoyed some breaths of fresh air from athletes (hello, Chrissie Wellington!) to industry players who’ve burst onto the scene. One company that had the greatest impact on Kona last year was the (Read More)

Xtri Presents: Daily Kona Contenders
10/02/08: Each day leading up to the Ford Ironman World Championship, we’re going to go through our picks for the podium. With the deepest and most talented field of Ironman triathletes racing, it can be almost anyone’s day. On 2007, an unprecedented (Read More)

Xtri's Pre-Kona Chat With Hillary Biscay
09/30/08: One athlete who builds her resume by leaps and bounds each year is Hillary Biscay. This Team TBB athlete has torn up the IM circuit in 2008; Kona will be her ninth Ironman of the season! And she's coming off a recent win at IM Wisconsin. We (Read More)

An Update From Lisa Bentley
09/29/08: It has been a busy few weeks since Subaru Ironman Canada. First on the agenda was recovering in time to race at Subaru Muskoka 70.3. This was a bit more challenging than I expected since I was also recovering from a nasty chest infection which had (Read More)

Anu Vaidyanathan Chats With Joan Benoit Samuelson
09/29/08: Prologue: Most of my questions for coaches have not been about what pace to run my 100 meter non-intervals at, they have been about how to go about my life and include this notion of excellence in it. I have worked with a couple of coaches (Read More)

Industry Buzz

Win Luke Bell’s custom Suunto t6C Red Arrow Heart Rate Monitor
10/06/08: Custom made in Finland for a select group of world class athletes, the Suunto “t6C Red Arrow” Heart Rate Monitor Arrow cannot be bought – however in an exclusive to www.xtri.com Luke and Suunto are giving you the (Read More)

What's Going On In Kona?
10/06/08: K-Swiss have teamed up with a few favorite triathlon brands to present a timetable of events to help make your week in Kona even more fun. See below for details!

Monday 6th October

9 -10 am blueseventy, nuun & K©\Swiss athlete (Read More)

Fuel Belt Announces Free Helium Give Away at Lava Java!
10/05/08: Fuel Belt Announces 2nd Annual Hydration Belt Giveaway in Kona!

You’ve worked hard to get to Kona. Now that you’re here, you’ve got one of the most grueling races in the world to get through. (Read More)

XTRI EXCLUSIVE: Erik Vervloet Talks About the New K-Swiss K-ona Shoe
10/03/08: There's been a lot of buzz about these new tri shoes that K-Swiss is debuting in Kona. We got a quick chat in with Erik Vervloet, Sports Marketing Director of K-Swiss (and the driving force behind their huge (Read More)

FUJI'S FIRST SHOWING AT KONA
10/02/08: WHAT: Fuji's celebrates its first time out at the Ironman® Hawaii Expo, Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Friday, Oct. 10, with exclusive demo rides for media and expo attendees. The new Fuji D-6 and D-6 Professional will be available for test rides for the (Read More)

Kestrel Returns to Kona with Strong Presence
10/02/08: WHAT: Kestrel's presence will be bigger than ever this year at the Ironman® Hawaii Expo, Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Friday, Oct. 10. Kestrel will be at the expo with the Airfoil Pro SL Special Edition, Airfoil Pro SL, Talon SL Tri, and the Talon Tri. (Read More)