Articles by Herbert Krabel

Aussie Sam Appleton started 2015 with a series of great results and he is now in Boulder, CO prepping for the 70.3 World Championships in Austria.

The 6’4″ tall Aussie Sam Betten let us have a closer look at his Shimano equipped Specialized S-Works Shiv – ready for Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

In 2014 Levi Maxwell won his age group in Kona, and earlier this year he was 4th overall at Ironman Cairns. But his focus is set on Kona 2015 and going even faster.

This is a story about a kids triathlon, but it is more importantly about inspiring kids to go outside and be active versus sitting in front of a screen.

Allan Hovda defended his Isklar Norseman title and held off Lars Petter Stormo with a time of 9:43:46. Kristin Lie battled Line Foss all day to take the 2015 Norseman women’s title.

Emma Pooley and Arnaud Guilloux captured the challenging and absolutely breathtaking 2015 Alpe D’Huez Triathlon. Mary Beth Ellis and James Cunnama were runner-ups.

After the Friday morning swim, the Norseman crew announced that the swim for tomorrow’s race has been shortened to 1.9k because of 10.5 degree water temps.

A motorist in the UK chased a cyclist on foot after a heated confrontation, and then took a serious fall onto the pavement. Instant justice possibly, but the cyclist should have shown more restraint.

David Dellow had an age group bib number at Challenge Roth and was thus somewhat under the radar, but that did not stop him from grabbing a podium spot.

At the IM European Championships in Frankfurt, Germany we noticed the green custom painted Cervelo P5 of 2013 IM Kona champion Frederik Van Lierde.

Starters at the 2015 UltraTri Sweden swam 12k, biked 510k and ran 93k, and while there was a winner, events like this are not so much about time, distance and placing.

The Professional Triathlon Union was announced today with several famed pro triathletes listed as signatories, although this was not the first effort of its kind.