Jordy Smith at the ASP Jeffery's Bay event.

Here’s this weeks news highlights from the world of water sports:

In surfing, Jordy Smith emerged victorious from the Billabong Pro at Jeffery’s Bay, which is no surprise given he was surfing on home turf.  The win puts Jordy first in the ASP rankings pushing Kelly Slater into third.  Also, an interesting surfing tid-bit from this week, Chicago lifed a decades old-ban on flotation devices in the city’s waterways, opening the door for surfers and stand up paddlers to take to the cities rivers and lakes.  The folks of the mid-west metropolis are no longer going to let lack of ocean keep them from sharing the stoke.

Next, in the world of wakeboarding,  the King of Wake series just completed it’s fifth stop of the 2010 season.  The field of top competitors has been narrowed from 62 riders to 27, and only 10 will be left standing after nationals.  At the top of the leader board right now is 16 year old Aussie, Harley Clifford, followed by Phillip Soven and Rusty Malinoski.

As for team H2O Audio, Greg Bennett reports that he is feeling better and is working on getting back to training and his competition schedule, while his wife Laura is in London for the ITU World Series event on Sunday.

And finally, it’s an exciting day around the H2O Audio headquarters as Slater Trout will be competing literally in our backyard today.  Having qualified for the Junior Lifeguard Regionals, he’ll be competing at the Pacific Beach Pier.  We all look forward to being able to cheer him on in person!

This Thursday’s random-ness is all about water illusions.

If you missed the post on Facebook, check out “Tarp Surfing”… Even landlocked folks can get barreled!

A completely different kind of water illusion, but just as cool, check out unbelievable pictures from Singapores swankiest infinity pool....it's 650 feet above the ground! I don't know how this isn't a safety hazard...

Running is often positioned as a sport that’s easily accessible to everyone.  But just because it only requires a pair of shoes and some open road doesn’t mean it’s easy.

Pounding pavement and repetitive motion make runners susceptible to a multitude of injuries, but knowledge is half the battle.  Check out this list of the top five running injuries and how to prevent them.

If you’re an avid runner, sometimes just one marathon isn’t enough.  The world of ultra-marathons is expanding, but there’s more to running extreme distances than just bulking up on training.  Find out what else goes into being a healthy and productive ultra-runner.

Craig Alexander crosses the finish line at Racine with his daughter.

This past weekend was big for H2O Audio Triathletes!

Craig Alexander added another first place finish to his list of accomplishments at the Racine Tri in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Laura Bennett finished in the top 10 at the ITU event in Hamburg, Germany.  The top of the pack was separated by mere seconds, with Laura finishing 7th.  And sadly, Greg Bennett is still not back to fully healthy, mentioning on Twitter that he spent time in a New York City hospital this weekend.   We’re sending healing thoughts your way Greg!

A Happy H2O Audioer from our beach event last Friday

Do you like getting H2O Audio gear for free?!?  Well then show us your H2″O” Face!  Post a picture or video to our Facebook page showing us why you need some H2O Audio in your life.  This Friday we’ll gather all the entries and post them for voting.  Photo with the most “likes” will win a new waterproof set up for their MP3 player or phone.