Pacific Heart Institute in Santa Monica, CA, has opened its doors to triathletes, offering screening for heart problems at a low cost. This pilot program might be a model for the rest of America.
by Dan Empfield, February 20, 2013
Triathlon Business International named the top 10 retailers of 2012, according to the vendors who sell to them, with an assist to the customers who buy from them.
We typically place Jordan Rapp’s victory speeches on Slowtwitch, as he has received considerable comment and notoriety specifically for these.
The 2013 TBI conference was widely considered the best of the three produced so far, and not because awards banquet attendees were served steak and lobster (although that did not hurt).
Considering all the available best medical evidence, some say if you die in the swim, you’re an unfortunate but acceptably rare, and probably unavoidable, statistic. Can a race director move those odds?
If cardiac arrest is the proximate cause of our sport’s drownings, what triggers cardiac arrest precisely when our athletes are in the swim leg of a triathlon? Are these behaviors over which you have control?
Yes, the name Hoka One One means something in Maori. But that’s not the question. What does this shoe mean? For the future of running? It means a fundamental change in the way you consider shoes.
Part 1 of a 4-part series on how to reduce sudden cardiac death on triathlon, in particular during the swim leg. How effective is cardiac testing at predicting cardiac arrest? What can you reasonably do?
Top pro triathlete Maik Twelsiek decided to try something which, for pros, is novel and rare: He got fit first, found the equipment that worked for him, before seeking a contract. Here’s how it went.
With this update to the Mirage 3, Saucony brings to market a nice new shoe. New due to significant, and positive, changes, which will open up this shoe to a larger segment of the market.
Here is the list of the top 50 retailers in the United States who service triathletes, chosen primarily by the manufacturers who sell to them, with an assist from Slowtwitchers who receive service from them.
Ms. Jenkins, everything you wrote about Lance is true. But everything you wrote is beside the point. You did not write that Lance abused his place as custodian of that which that gave him his opportunity.
Want a new P5 or a Shiv? How about an Ordu or a Slice RS? Maybe a BMC Tm01 or a Felt DA? How do these new superbikes fit? Here’s how they compare to the standard bikes with which you’re familiar.
