The 2012 Ironman Melbourne is only days away and has attracted quite an impressive field. Here are some of the folks to watch at this Asia-Pacific Championship race on Sunday.
by Herbert Krabel, March 21, 2012This a very special edition of What We Have Noticed with the focus on foundations. Some of these you might be familiar with, while others will most likely be completely new to you. So open your mind and your wallet.
At the fairly young age of 18, William Huffman already has a resume many professionals might be jealous of. He chose to forgo the junior elite route and went straight to the professional ranks.
Christine Anderson had planned to turn Pro in 2011, but a freak accident threw a wrench in her plans. But now she has her Pro card and can test herself at the big dance.
Cameron Dye stormed to the win at the 2012 Revolution3 Triathlon in Costa Rica in a time of 1:58:01, thanks to a super swim and a monster bike effort. Nicole Kelleher grabbed the women’s title in 2:14:10.
We stumbled upon a waterproof Hincapie jacket, the Barnana potassium snack, the inspirational Hector Picard, a Timbuk2 roller bag and a beautiful poster by Jane Radstrom.
We bumped into Christian B-Côté at the bike check-in at the Abu Dhabi Triathlon and this world traveler and first time triathlete became this week’s random age grouper interviewee.
Daniel Brienza is not only a fast racing age grouper, this team Timex athlete runs the triathlon business side of Life Time Fitness and makes sure that he spends ample quality time with his family.
We just got our hands on a test bike with the 2013 SRAM Red group. But before we get into the test, here is a closer look at the Trek Madone SSL Project One with this highly anticipated group.
We spent a few hours with Team Mountain Khakis / SmartStop and here is a gallery from that morning including a closer look at the Ridley team bikes.
We came across the Ratio Jet aero bars, Shimano cross disc brakes, the Argyle Power book, the Alpinstars HD board short, a Lezyne chain whip and the L’ Enfer Du Nord t-shirt.
In just his third year as a pro, Brian Lamar has moved up the ITU point list and appears to become a prominent racer. Largely unnoticed in prior years, Brian won the Panama City Continental Cup.
Doug Casa is in charge of the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut and knows quite a bit about sudden death in sport. We had a few words with Doug after the 2012 Team Timex Camp.