Fraser Cartmell joined the Trek / K-Swiss team in 2010 and already had some nice performances for them. The Scot very narrowly missed the podium at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Triathlon, and just returned from 70.3 St. Croix.
by Herbert Krabel, May 5, 2010
Heather Jackson joined the newly formed Trek / K-Swiss team this year but this young Pro is still relatively unknown. We had a few words with her after her 2:15:17 bike split at the Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again seems to be the motto of Collegiate National Champion Chris Stehula. The tall Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo student actually has been attempting for quite a while to take this title.
The 22-year-old scored an impressive upset at the ITU World Championship Series opener in Sydney, taking down the 1-2-3 ranked women in the world. Meet the most impressive Chilean triathlete since Cristian Bustos.
Laurel Wassner is currently getting ready for the 2010 St. Anthony’s Triathlon and is hoping to be in the mix despite what appears to be a very tough field. But after battling Hodgkin’s Disease, other challenges seem less daunting.
Stuart Hayes grabbed the runner-up spot at the 2010 ITU Mooloolaba Triathlon and is currently focused on gaining a spot on the British team for the 2012 Olympic Games. He had a few words with us.
After some recent heated discussions about what appeared to be a new coach in Matty Reed’s life, the Boulder, CO resident cleared the air about that topic. He also talked about other current activities.
The Commerzbank Triathlon Team just wrapped up their camp in Mallorca and Swiss Pro Mathias Hecht chatted with slowtwitch about this annual gathering for training, team building and public relation items.
Keith Meyer has been working with Timex for several years now and has logged a ton of miles and even met his wife Brooke in the process. Meyer sat down with slowtwitch to share a few details about Timex and himself.
At the opening ITU World Cup in Mooloolaba James Seear held the lead until very late into the run before eventually finishing third. The young Aussie with a passion for speed and classic cars is certainly someone to watch moving forward.
Phil Morlock, Shimano’s advocate-in-chief is strapped-in, strapped-on, and givin’ and gettin’ a good strappin’. When Beck, Limbaugh and Maddow all know your name, you’ve made an effect.
Kyle Leto was first out of the water at the recent Rohto Ironman 70.3 California event and ended up in 8th place after being out-sprinted to the line by Ben Hoffman. This first year Pro though is more so focused on ITU racing.
After a persistent, consistent six-year climb to realize his potential in triathlon, Jordan Rapp reached stardom with a course-record win at Ironman Arizona and a victory at the classic Ironman Canada.
