Ryan Sissons finished out 2010 with a U23 runner-up spot at the ITU Dextro Energy WCS Finals in Budapest and is one of the contenders for a spot on the Kiwi Olympic team. He had a few words with slowtwitch.
by Herbert Krabel, March 10, 2011
Ben Hoffman had a great 2010 season with wins at 70.3 Branson and Ironman Lake Placid. The Durango, CO resident will be heading to Abu Dhabi in a few days to show that there is more to come.
The 2010 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon champion Eneko Llanos will be back to defend his title later next week. He’ll face an even tougher field this year but Llanos seems to be very calm and collected.
The SavageMan triathlon has gotten a lot of interest over a relatively short period of time, with images of folks struggling up the Westernport Wall proving that tough event point. We had a few words with founder Kyle Yost.
Canada’s two-time Olympic medalist analyzes why his former coach Joel Filliol resigned as Great Britain’s Triathlon Performance Coach — and Chris McCormack’s decision to take a long shot at the 2012 Olympics
Eight-time Iron distance winner Gina Crawford was there and is still too upset to talk about the moment; ITU star Andrea Hewitt was 5 hours away and is thankful her family were all OK in the quake aftermath
Ben Collins is one of America’s premier ITU professionals and is among the top swimmers in all of triathlon. He will be racing the Dextro Energy WCS events, but paused for a chat with Sal Farruggia.
Coach Darren Smith has built up quite a reputation as a coach, and the success of some of his athletes has really put him in the limelight. Slowtwitch had the opportunity to have a few words with Coach Daz.
Uli Bromme came second in an elite national championship in her first year as a pro. But in an era when the bar for the top women triathletes is rising fast, she is still reaching for the stars.
Kiwi Belinda Harper set a new age group record in Kona last year and is now racing in the Pro category. At Challenge Wanaka she crashed while in the lead on the bike and ended up finishing 5th.
Chris McCormack will be 38 when he defends his Kona title and as he starts 2011 he takes a look at his immediate competitive prospects and the long range future of his beloved sport.
Kyle Pawlaczyk is a Pro triathlete who just wrapped up his freshman season. Based out of Richmond, VA he secured two top tens in the 70.3 series and was 13th at Ironman Lake Placid. He recently chatted with Sal Farruggia.
If you ever wanted to know what racing is like for the ITU Pros, you now have your chance to test those waters at the Draft Legal Challenge in Clermont, FL on March 5th. Jarrod Shoemaker talked to slowtwitch about this new event.