Articles by Herbert Krabel

Brittany Vocke was the top female age grouper at the 2020 IRONMAN Florida, and we sat down with her and her dog Turtle to learn more about this fast woman.

Colin Cook was the top age grouper at the recent IRONMAN Florida in a time of 8:53:01 and finally beat that sub-9 target, but it has not always been smooth sailing for this family man with 4 kids.

Seasoned Pro cyclist Adam Hansen will move fully into the sport of triathlon when the current Giro d’Italia concludes, but he is not completely new to the sport.

300 racers representing a total of 19 nationalities took part in the 2020 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Cannes, a far cry from the 2019 race entry numbers, but the best that could be done considering the COVI-19 situation.

Lisa Norden has been very busy the last few weeks racing the UCI Road World Championships and various triathlons – including an underground one in Germany.

With COVID-19 around many athletes have found new adventures to tackle, but Alyssa Godesky already hunted for unique challenges well before most races were forced to cancel or postpone this year.

Dag Oliver is maybe best known for his passionate work as the GM of the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon in Norway, but he is a man of many talents.

Canadian age grouper Barry Berg has qualified for Kona a few times and also has sought out other unique endurance challenges. We sat down with him and had a chat.

The 2013 IRONMAN World Champion Frederik Van Lierde is only 41, but he is walking away from the sport and working on what will be next. He had planned a couple years ago to finish his pro racing career in 2020, but with Covid19 that final season was not at all as he had expected.

Alex Kostich started swimming at a very young age and now at age 50 he still swims often and with passion, but he finds inspiration and adventures in many places and not just in the water.

Originally entrants from 20 countries had signed up for this beautiful and challenging venue in Montenegro, but with COVID-19 still looming large this race took place on a very small scale.

George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg recently challenged themselves to swim and run the entire Stockholm Archipelago from North to South in 3 days – covering 242km across 76 islands.