Articles by Herbert Krabel

Bevan James Eyles is one of the co-hosts of the Kiwi IM Talk podcast when he isn’t working as a group fitness instructor. The talkative Kiwi isn’t a shabby triathlete either. We turned the tables on him and asked a few questions.

The new TRI mag from H3 Publications was announced to be coming in late April, the publisher made some brash statements and soon after he held up the white flag before the anticipated triathlon magazine battle had even started. What happened?

The last few days we noticed the team Trek / K-Swiss Trek Speed Concept bike, the elite Road ID, the SRAM Quark power meter, a unique marathon in China and a meat is murder t-shirt.

Craig Alexander has won the Aussie Long Course championships for the 6th time now. The women’s title in Huskisson, Australia went to Carrie Lester who held off a hard charging Pip Taylor.

Last year this time Joao Correia was working behind a desk as the associate publisher of Bicycling Magazine and raced domestically – now he is racing in Europe as a member of the Cervélo Test Team.

We visited the 2007 ITU World Champion Daniel Unger in Southern Germany where he resides with his young family.

SRAM has added another group to their offerings and we certainly noticed. The new SRAM Apex group offers a wider gear range plus trickle down technology from the more expensive siblings.

At the 2009 Ford Ironman Word Championships a female Brit rocked into the top ten of whom many folks had not heard of before. She has now joined Team Abu Dhabi and is ready to show that the performance in Kona wasn’t a fluke.

Last week we chatted with Funky Dude Bob Babbitt right after a very busy weekend in San Diego, and today we are continuing our interview with the man of many talents and passions. Enjoy part 2 of the conversation with Bob.

We stumbled across a new GPS watch from Timex, an aero helmet from Lazer, socks from Swobo, a Powerman weekend, a Haiti endurance fundraiser and some deadly weapons for your fridge.

Craig Alexander showed no signs of jet lag as he captured the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Geelong title despite just recently returning from the USA. The women’s race was won by Caroline Steffen.

While there is a somewhat famous musician Bob Babbitt, in the sport of triathlon only one Bob Babbitt matters. In fact there is hardly an element of the sport where you don’t cross paths with funky dude Bob Babbitt.