Resources
More Links:

Ironman Qualification Analysis  ( A guide to determining which Ironman
gives you the best chance to qualifier for Kona)

TRIMAPPER.com   (A great tool for finding races all over the world, with the
ability to sort by dates, type of race, etc)

Baden-Wurttemburg Triathlon League (good place to find the local race
calendar and news)

Sindlefingen Triathlon Club (also has a good local area triathlon race
calendar)

Stuttgart-Vaihingen Bicycle Club (RSV Stuttgart-Vaihingen)  This club
meets at a nice clubhouse just off the Patch Barracks post and is a great
way to meet German cyclists and go on weekly rides.

SLACRs (the Stuttgart Local Area Cycling Club) yahoo group link

Bayou Running (A great tool for obtaining Jack Daniels' VDOT value and
accompanying training paces.  This type of pace based training is very very
solid and will take your running to a new level -- it is what I use with
UberFit athletes!