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Articles by Dan Empfield

Heirarchy of Bad Acts

The Canadian age group star whose performances unraveled amid a forensic analysis of her races was the subject today of a long form article in the NY Times.

Hoka: Official Ironman Shoe

Being the official Ironman shoe did nothing for K Swiss. Will this designation be for Hoka One One what it wasn’t for K-Swiss and Newton?

For want of a saddle

It’s the annual saddle placement rant. You bought a new saddle. Great! But have you accounted for how you sit this saddle? Has it changed your position?

Road Show at Bonzai Sports

Bonzai, in Washington DC, is one of those special Road Shows because when we did these 20 years ago, as the Quintana Roo Road Shows, Bonzai hosted these as well.

Soup Nazi Solution: TriRig

Rider needs a long and low geometry. It was the Soup Nazi answer for this guy: No bike for you! Then I remembered the TriRig Alpha series bars, and its online calculator.

Skipper on Jet, pink hair and PB

The British (Manchester) long distance triathlete just earned a 2nd at Ironman NZ. Our microelectronics editor asked about Joe’s Jet, his hair and his peanut butter.

Self-Inflicted Wounds 2

I’ve miscalculated and chosen unwisely so many times, sabotaged my race in so many ways, I need a series of articles to chronicle all my self-inflicted wounds.

The Transaction

“Hello, you don’t know me, I have a product I think you should consider selling. It’s a wetsuit.” Pause. “You have the wrong number. We’re a bike shop.”

Self-inflicted wounds

A lot of what goes wrong on race day is from lack of readiness. Understandable. It’s a complicated sport. Here are a few thoughts on the subject.

How full is Wildflower’s Lake?

Lake San Antonio was pretty low the last 2 years. What is that lake’s level today? Has it been this low before? How long does it take to recover to capacity?