Week 4 Slowtwitch Road Show
Last weekend Slowtwitch’s Road Show saddled up with TRI-MANIA, New England’s premier multisport summit and expo, and Landry’s, one of the region’s top cycling and triathlon stores, for a day of education, fellowship, and fun.
Mark Walter and the staff from Sun Multisport Events, producer of TRI-MANIA, welcomed attendees to the Boston University athletic field house, which served as the home base for a day chockfull of educational seminars, demos, exhibitors and races.
Total Immersion swim classes were held throughout most of the day inside Boston University’s Aquatic Center.
Brianna Hill and Alex Diaz from Zoggs USA provided swimmers with demo goggles and also manned a booth in the expo area.
Boston-area bike shop Fastsplits set up 24 CompuTrainers for competitions and workouts all day.
NormaTec, always popular at Ironman events, was a big hit here as well with athletes looking to boost their recovery.
Members of the US Military Endurance Sports Team checking out Zipp’s new NSW 808 wheel set, on display inside the Slowtwitch Road Show Pavilion.
Rachel Olson from Cobb Cycling worked with riders inside the Slowtwitch Road Show Pavilion to help them find the perfect saddle.
Heather Jackson’s parents drove down from New Hampshire to help at Cannondale’s booth inside the Slowtwitch Road Show Pavilion. Here they are in front of the bike Heather rode on her way to her 5th place and top American woman Kona finish.
Current Boston Tri Race Producer Michael O’Neil, together with Boston Marathon Race Director, triathlete, and former Boston Tri Race Director Dave McGillivray.
2015 Boston Tri winner Anja Meichsner shows off one of the brand new triathlon kits from Pearl Izumi.
SRAM demo’d the new eTap system throughout the day inside the Slowtwitch Road Show Pavilion.
Slowman working with an athlete as part of his Total Bike Solutions set up. The appointments were free but pre-booking was required as these sessions were sold out. Lucky for dad, baby slept soundly while he was on the clock.
Todd and Lisbeth Kenyon are staples in the New England triathlon scene. Lisbeth is a multiple-time Ironman Age-Group World Champion, and Todd owns, operates and fits hundreds of athletes through TTBikeFit.
Ashworth Awards owner Dan Ashworth and his daughter Morgan, also a triathlete, enter the raffle for a NormaTec Recovery System.
Jon Lewis, National Sales Manager at Saris Cycling Group, thanks a customer who outfitted a few of his bikes with the PowerTap P1 Power Pedals.
Hoka One One’s Tech Rep Tony Grassi finishes up a demo with another happy customer.
Slowman with Veronica and Amy from It’s the Nerve, a Boston-based company that recently entered the endurance sports market with a product designed to treat muscle cramps.
Everyone who entered the NormaTec raffle also received a Slowtwitch silicone swim cap.
With TRI-MANIA done and dusted, the Slowtwitch Road Show after party continued across the street at Landry’s Bicycles.
Beer and pizza was provided by PowerTap and Boston Tri, and guests included 1995 IRONMAN Hawaii winner Karen Smyers.
