Matt Reed held off Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper to secure a spot representing the U.S. in China. Matt Reed (1:52.15) followed by Potts (1:52.35) and Hunter Kemper (1:52.39). Julie Swail Ertel finished in 2:02:21. A recap can be found on USA Today.

Super tight finish in the men's race with Jozsef Major running himself to the win with a 2:50 marathon. Just 1:14 separated the top 4 finishers. On the women's side California 70.3 winner Erika Csomor wins with a strong bike and marathon. Full results available on Ironmanlive Men's Top 5

Results from this weekends Ironman South Africa: Men's Leaderboard: South Africa 1. Stephen BAYLISS 8:18:23 2. Raynard TISSINK 8:23:09 3. Peter SCHOISSENGEIER 8:33:24 4. Francois CHABAUD 8:33:53 5. Steffen LIEBETRAU 8:34:00 6. Nick SAUNDERS 8:42:24 7. Brad STORM 8:46:23 8. Martin MATULA 8:49:16 9. Andreas NIEDRIG 8:52:01 10. James CUNNAMA 8:52:17

Just a quick note, looks like the 70.3 championships will air this weekend. The broadcast will be airing April 12 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM on NBC. In its second year, the Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 took place on November, 10 in Clearwater, FL. Here is the link to the trailer from NBC: http://youtube.com/user/IronmanTriathlon

Patrick Vernay and Chrissie Wellington took the wins yesterday at Ironman Australia. Patrick repeats, and Chrissie wins her third Ironman in a year's time. Her only three Ironman at that, proving she is without a doubt a force to be reckoned with. Kate Major held the lead for a good portion of the race and finished second.

Outside interviews Lamar Sepulveda, a 50-year-old ultramarathoner and three-time Ironman, who will swim, bike, and run from Venice, California, to Tempe, Arizona to raise money for childhood cancer. He hopes to raise $56,920 to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

The battle between Crowie and Potts continues... Potts wins by just 3 seconds, while Erika Csomor takes the women's race. Results from Ironmanlive.com. Top 10 Pros MEN: ANDY POTTS (#1) won here today in 3:58:22: * CRAIG ALEXANDER (#8) at :03 * PAUL AMBROSE (#22) at 5:10 * DAVID THOMPSON (#7) at 7:09 * RICHIE CUNNINGHAM (#4) at 7:18 * BERT JAMMAER (#5) at 7:28

Australian triathlete Craig Walton announced his retirement today. He admits he has lost the spark for racing and will focus on getting his partner Emma Snowsill ready for the Beijing Olympics.

Couldn't pass this by... Post giving birth to twins, Jennifer Lopez is in training to do her first Triathlon sometime this Fall. She hasn't chosen which event she'll do yet or what distance. http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/19228/1/

Race coverage and write up are posted on InsideTri.com. Top finishers: Miami International Triathlon Men’s 1. Matt Reed (USA) 1:45:31 2. Oscar Galindez (ARG) 1:45:39 3. Chris Lieto (USA) 1:46:08 4. Brian Fleishmann (USA) 1:48:33 5. Timothy O’Donnell (USA) 1:48:59 Women’s 1. Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:58:12