This Bermuda prodigy raced the Commonwealth Games in just her second Olympic distance triathlon. Since then, she’s made two Olympics, recovered from an eating disorder, and found renewed zest for sport.
by Tim Carlson, January 9, 2013Heather and Trevor Wurtele are currently back home in Canada where they have added snow shoveling to their swim, bike and run workouts and we had a few words with them.
Matt Russell took the win at the final Ironman Canada in Penticton and a week earlier earned a podium spot at the inaugural Ironman Mt. Tremblant, but this fast humble athlete is not just about winning and keeping score.
Austin, TX based Pro Brandon Marsh had a very solid 2012 season and is now building up for a promising 2013. We had a few words with him about racing, training, cheating, drug testing and various other topics.
American Amy Dombroski races for the powerful Belgian Telenet-Fidea team, and for a foreigner racing in that cross passionate land that could be considered hitting the jackpot. We had a few words with her.
We had a little video chat with American cyclocross Pro Tim Johnson of the Cannondale pb cyclocrossworld.com team about racing, training, technology and much more.
Nicole Duke is currently racing racing in Europe but this mom of two is clearly not only defined by racing. She will return back to the USA on New Year’s Eve, but we had a chat with her while still in Europe.
We chatted with Balázs Csőke in early 2011 and quite a bit has changed for this Pro from Hungary. For one he is now an Ironman champion plus he recently moved his place of residence from Switzerland to the USA.
Ray Maker is known to most of us as the electronics guru DC Rainmaker and he is now residing in Paris. We checked in with him to see what he is up to.
British age grouper Nick Baldwin is known as Sesel in will compete as a Pro next year. The nomadic Baldwin spent time in North America, the UK and the Seychelles and 2013 is not looking to be very different.
Danish Pro Jimmy Johnsen has spent quite a bit of time Down Under the last few years, and now with a win at Ironman Western Australia and a bride-to-be from that part of the world – this is not going to change anytime soon.
Upcoming German talent Horst Reichel recently finished second at Ironman Western Australia and now after a long season he can focus on Lebkuchen and other Christmas cookies. But that is surely not all we need to know.
Andrew Starykowicz smashed the Ironman bike split record by 7 minutes while winning Ironman Florida; a big turnaround from serious injuries suffered in a crash and his detainment by authorities at the Abu Dhabi Triathlon.