The phenomenal cycling talent, who was an inspiration and friend to fans as well as those who knew him in industry, is gone of an apparent heart attack suffered while training
by Dan Empfield, May 20, 2009Riders in the Giro d’Italia staged a protest. It’s a rarity to see athlete solidarity in professional cycling; even less common in any other segment of professional endurance sports; and non-existent among professional triathletes.
Speedwork may be the most damaging, advantageous, dangerous, helpful and destructive activity you do in the sport of triathlon. It can be exhilarating and impactful. Just like base jumping and day trading.
The Slowtwitch live coverage calendar is set for 2009, the centerpiece of which is the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series, featuring the Race to the Toyota Cup.
Slowtwitch covered the 2009 Avia Wildflower Triathlon live. Text updates by Slowman and pics by Timothy Carlson
The Avia Wildflower Long Course race splashes down at 8AM on Saturday morning, and Slowtwitch will be there, serving up the play-by-play.
In running shoes the Stability category (perhaps more appropriately termed “Structured Cushioning”) contains many popular models triathletes favor. Here are the Spring 09 offerings from Nike and New Balance.
The distance between the average and the good, and the good and the great, is often measured by the adherence to routine. Consistency makes the champion; nothing bedevils the the AGer more than consistency killers
Business is tough. The expression of that was felt last week by Zoot employees, about half of whom have lost or will lose their jobs. Sales management, customer service, finance, warehousing, will move to K2’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
It’s been almost 2 years since we polled Slowtwitchers on what bikes they admire, and to which they aspire. Here are the results of a recent set of polls, compared to what you all said in July of 2007
Not very many tri bikes exist in that $1900 to $2400 price range, even though many dealers will tell you this is the “new” entry level tri bike price category. Here’s a pair of such bikes, from Fuji and Giant.
A female lab mix named Charlee has attended each of 40 F.I.S.T. tri bike fit workshops held at the Slowtwitch compound. Somewhere along the way, she acquired the ability to distinguish good bike positions from bad
Yoga is elbowing its way into triathlon. Is it a core strength routine? Is it a flexibility routine? Is it an exercise in mind over body? Does it replace or complement strength and stretching?
