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Articles by Dan Empfield

Slowtwitch Road Shows

Party Time! Forty shops in 32 cities will host a Slowtwitch Road Show in 2016. Here’s a list of metro areas and participating Road Show stores.

Keyword: Ambition

An athlete may not subordinate his/her race ambitions solely for the benefit of another athletes race ambitions. (Ironman Elite rule Article 2.0.2)

Slowtwitch Circulation Drive

We’re going to stop your circulation when you see all the stuff we’re giving away to those who sign up to receive our weekly newsletter.

New Sheriff in Irontown

Want to know what Ironman’s new owners are going to do with the brand? Ask, I figured, maybe they’ll tell me. So I did. And they did.

Magnolia Swim Camp

Here is an inside look at how a group of professional triathletes prepare in Texas under the guidance of Tim Floyd to up their game in the swim.

Ohio has a new 70.3

The IronCowboy’s goal was 50 Ironmans in 50 states. The Ironman Corp is catching up, with a full or a half in roughly half of all U.S. states.

What Happened at Weihai?

A case can be made that Julie Miller’s WC Weihai win was righteous, but for those who want to draw that conclusion contrary data and testimony stand in the way.

106° West Triathlon

Clearly, Europe has out-sceneried North America in triathlon. At least one race just announced is putting up a fight.

Kona Survey: 1997

Did you know that in 1997 there were more 650c bikes in Kona than 700c bikes? That’s the biggest difference between bikes then and bikes now.

Ironman Suspends Athlete

The Ironman Corporation has disqualified a female competitor from both its 2013 and 2015 Ironman Canada triathlon events, and suspended the contestant from future events.

1996 Kona Bike Survey

In this Wayback look at the 1996 Kona Bike Survey, as it was written then, there’s a graph showing bike brand counts from 1992 thru 1996.