Upcoming Aussie Pro Tim Reed took the win at Canberra 70.3 and had a very solid 2011 season. He talked to slowtwitch about racing, the love of his life, why he isn’t racing ITU and elaborated on being a budgie smuggler.
by Herbert Krabel, January 5, 2012
Houston, Texas resident Sean Schnur closed out his 2011 season at Ironman Arizona with another Kona ticket. Considering his recent bad taste non racing experience there we would have understood if he had passed on that slot.
Arild Tveiten is a fast age grouper from Norway who has been doing this triathlon stuff for quite some time. But like the interviewer, this Norseman bound athlete just recently became father of twins. A random coincidence indeed.
Mary Beth Ellis qualified for Olympic Trials in three sports, earned medals twice at Ironman 70.3 Worlds, and set a mark for the fastest Ironman debut by a woman at Austria. She reflects on it all after a joyous December wedding.
Until recently Simone Brändli was racing under the name Simone Benz and that is how she was listed in the results when she won Ironman Cozumel. For the Swiss Pro who got married at the end of 2010, this was her first Ironman title.
This week’s random age grouper Megan Rocker resides in Oakdale, Minnesota and she actually had something to say. No answers had to be wrung out of her, they just came naturally, and yes, they came.
Joel Filliol has been the Canadian Olympic coach and more recently served as the head coach for British Triathlon. He surprisingly left that position earlier this year and we chatted with him to see what he is up to these days.
Elite triathlete Tenille Hoogland combined a burning desire to improve her run with an abiding love for the Kenyan way of life and sport – and a desire to share an adventure with her inspiring brother
Kiwi James Cotter had a very good season in 2010 but has been plagued with injuries recently. He resides in the US most of the time but the soft spoken Pro is currently back in New Zealand for 3 months.
Clayton Fettell led the Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia for most of the day and ended up with second place. While that might be a bummer to some, this young Aussie saw it as a sign of greater things to come.
This week’s random age grouper hails from Germany and we actually had to hurry to get this interview done before the year is over. While this might be the first time Markus is featured here, it might not be the last time.
About 10 days ago Timo Bracht added another title to his already impressive resume with the win at the Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia. He talked to slowtwitch about that race, Kona and his plans for the future.
Simon Whitfield won Gold at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, and added Silver to his collection at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The affable Canadian will represent his country one more time in London.
