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Articles by Herbert Krabel

Following up with Balázs Csőke

We chatted with Balázs Csőke in early 2011 and quite a bit has changed for this Pro from Hungary. For one he is now an Ironman champion plus he recently moved his place of residence from Switzerland to the USA.

The cambered road running issue

Could running on cambered (crowned) roads contribute to foot, ankle, knee or hip pain? This has been studied in recent times with several published articles in the literature. So what do the studies show? Dr. Rodney Roof gives us some scientific data.

An American in Paris

Ray Maker is known to most of us as the electronics guru DC Rainmaker and he is now residing in Paris. We checked in with him to see what he is up to.

The fast nomad known as Sesel

British age grouper Nick Baldwin is known as Sesel in will compete as a Pro next year. The nomadic Baldwin spent time in North America, the UK and the Seychelles and 2013 is not looking to be very different.

What We Have Noticed: Timex, Soma…

This week we noticed a Timex Originals watch, the Soma water filter, an Eleven Gear jersey, a Monster headphone, a Threadless t-shirt and a delicious chocolate delight from Lindt.

Up close with Jimmy Johnsen

Danish Pro Jimmy Johnsen has spent quite a bit of time Down Under the last few years, and now with a win at Ironman Western Australia and a bride-to-be from that part of the world – this is not going to change anytime soon.

Horst Reichel’s Lebkuchen time

Upcoming German talent Horst Reichel recently finished second at Ironman Western Australia and now after a long season he can focus on Lebkuchen and other Christmas cookies. But that is surely not all we need to know.

Heart Tired revisited

The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about heart issues of endurance athletes and with that topic trending right now we though we ought to look back at our “Heart Tired” story from February of 2000.

The High Cost of Good Form

Your bad technique may be well suited to your slow speed. But it’s only going to get you so far, so fast. If you want to make that quantum leap in performance, you’ll have to make the appropriate changes in technique.

A 2012 Holiday What We Have Noticed

We assembled a fine selection of goodies for a 2012 Holiday What We Have Noticed edition, and you must now decide what hits your fancy. Surprisingly with almost 15 products featured, not a single t-shirt is present.

Up close with Patrick Wheeler

Patrick Wheeler finished Ironman Arizona in 8:55:34 and that is certainly a fine result for an age grouper. But the goal post for this hard working athlete is set much higher than finishing high among age groupers.