Qualification for Olympic triathlon slots is coming down to the wire and USA Triathlon high performance general manager Andy Schmitz lays out the complex criteria his athletes face at the San Diego WTS races.
by Tim Carlson, May 2, 2012
We had the opportunity to sit down with Uli Schoberer, the entrepreneur and engineer who created SRM. He tells us about how they started, where they’re going, and some very interesting pieces of history.
We recently had a few words with British U23 Pro Tom Bishop and today we follow it up with a chat with his twin brother David. David also competes as a Pro triathlete and currently does some French Grand Prix events with Rouen.
What does a 2008 Olympic Trials swimmer do after the Olympics Trials have come and gone? If you’re Tommy Zaferes you pick-up an old bike and enter a triathlon on a whim. Sal Farruggia had a few words with this fast Pro.
Tom Bishop was part of the British U23 podium sweep at the ITU Triathlon World Championships ln Beijing last year, and we are convinced that we will hear a lot more from this fast twin.
Lesley Paterson played rugby with the boys and danced ballet as a kid, wrote, produced and acted in films and videos, won 70.3s, fought Lyme disease, modeled swimsuits and is the 2011 XTERRA World Champion.
How a skinny kid from Maui became a Navy SEAL, a Vietnam hero, one of triathlon’s first wave and the founder of the SUPERFROG Triathlon – now approaching its 34th year.
The Lukas Verzbicas phenomenon is no one-off. It’s sky is raining elite prep runners who are triathletes first and runners second. The latest is track speedster Daniel Vertiz, and we had a few words with him.
Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles resides on Quadra Island, BC and that is where he and his wife Andrea create beautiful handmade bicycles. We had a few words with Sam to learn more about this Canadian brand.
About a year ago Gwen Jorgensen mentioned that she would like to do some ITU World Championship events. She has done that and some more, and this summer will be competing in the Olympic Games in London.
Melanie McQuaid ended her 2011 season passed out from the heat at XTERRA Worlds in Maui. The Canadian explains what led to her smashing 2012 debut on the pavement at Oceanside.
Greg Mueller is the commander-in-chief at Innovative Endurance, a team which boasts a handful of successful pros as well as amateurs, and is based in South Bend, Indiana. Sal Farruggia had a few words with Greg.
Caroline Steffen, known to many by her nickname Xena (as in Warrior Princess) came within a minute of toppling Chrissie Wellington’s women’s Ironman record at with a fantastic race at Ironman Melbourne.