Heather Jackson joined the newly formed Trek / K-Swiss team this year but this young Pro is still relatively unknown. We had a few words with her after her 2:15:17 bike split at the Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans.
by Herbert Krabel, April 26, 2010
Cameron Dye beat out a stellar field to take the win at the 2010 St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Florida. Sarah Haskins led from start to finish and grabbed the women’s title.
Conrad Stoltz won the 2010 XTERRA West Championships in Henderson, NV in a time of 2:07:26 and held off tough challenger Josiah Middaugh. Shonny Vanlandingham earned the women’s title in a time of 2:24:14.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again seems to be the motto of Collegiate National Champion Chris Stehula. The tall Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo student actually has been attempting for quite a while to take this title.
209 athletes who planned to race Ironman South Africa on Sunday April 25th, are feeling the effects of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano and won’t be able to get to the start line of the event, but all is not lost and an alternative is offered.
Laurel Wassner is currently getting ready for the 2010 St. Anthony’s Triathlon and is hoping to be in the mix despite what appears to be a very tough field. But after battling Hodgkin’s Disease, other challenges seem less daunting.
Portugal’s Joao Silva grabbed the 2010 ITU Monterrey World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. Paula Findlay of Canada won the women’s race with a dominating performance and thus earned her first Word Cup title.
Despite very hot conditions, Andy Potts led from start to finish as he won the 2010 Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans in a time of 3:43:44. Sam Warriner captured the women’s title in a time of 4:16:44.
With the Sea Otter Classic in full flight we have noticed the Mission Skincare Anti Sting sunscreen, the Bontrager R4 Aero tire, the Rocket Science 20BPM suit, the Ernest Lube and the TwinSix Cat 6 t-shirt.
Stuart Hayes grabbed the runner-up spot at the 2010 ITU Mooloolaba Triathlon and is currently focused on gaining a spot on the British team for the 2012 Olympic Games. He had a few words with us.
After some recent heated discussions about what appeared to be a new coach in Matty Reed’s life, the Boulder, CO resident cleared the air about that topic. He also talked about other current activities.
The Commerzbank Triathlon Team just wrapped up their camp in Mallorca and Swiss Pro Mathias Hecht chatted with slowtwitch about this annual gathering for training, team building and public relation items.
Keith Meyer has been working with Timex for several years now and has logged a ton of miles and even met his wife Brooke in the process. Meyer sat down with slowtwitch to share a few details about Timex and himself.
