Andy Potts is a throwback to the days before specialization when men like Mark Allen and Greg Welch could win at any length race in any format. He would be happy to be known as a Man For All Distances.
by Tim Carlson, May 12, 2009
13 months ago Ryan Barnett was on top of the world. A beautiful and loving family, a great job, a happy go lucky attitude and superb cycling fitness. But a terrible accident in May 2008 turned his world upside down.
Slowtwitch has just received the first images of the highly anticipated new Scott Plasma TT bike. Scott USA launched the bike just in time for the 100th edition of the Giro D’Italia and will be ridden by Team Columbia-Highroad.
Today’s box of interesting goodies include Base Performance Amino, Honey Stinger Organic Chews, new cranks from Rotor, and casual wear from Mountain Khakis.
A few days ago Catriona Morrison stepped up to the very top of the podium in St. Croix, and defeated a stellar field that included two 70.3 World Champions. Can she repeat that act later this year in Clearwater?
The day after the long course and all the international stars comes an underrated Olympic distance event. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
Rip Esselstyn competed as a pro triathlete from the late 80’s to the late 90’s and was a superb swimmer and cyclist. He now works as a firefighter in Austin, TX but is now best known for his plant-strong diet.
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.
Cool temps and the deepest quality field in the 27 years of Wildflower promised record times. A photo gallery by Timothy Carlson
Passionate photographer Ramon Serrano captured a bunch of great images of the 2009 Ironman 70.3 St. Croix.
Timothy O’Donnell beat a stellar field of athletes at the 2009 Ironman 70.3 St. Croix International Triathlon. In the women’s race, Catriona Morrison chased down long time leader Mirinda Carfrae late in the race to capture that event.
Andy Potts and Virginia Berasategui smashed deep, quality fields at the
27th annual Wildflower long course triathlon. So how did those performances stack up against history?
Kyle Leto of UC Davis, who missed Collegiate Nationals because he just graduated out of eligibility from UC Davis, beat UC Berkeley’s Kenneth Rakestraw by 2:25; Jennifer Luebke, a University of Montana senior, beat age grouper Jenny Fletcher of Miami by 62 seconds.