Having already had his ticked stamped for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Brad Kahlefeldt is now looking forward to make this ticket golden. We wanted to find out more about this young Australian ITU triathlete.
by Herbert Krabel, February 8, 2008
Late in 2007 Joerie Vansteelant lost his brother after a tragic traffic accident and a few weeks later he won the Duathlon World Championships in Richmond, VA in a dominating fashion. We wanted to find out more about this young Belgian.
Czech born triathlete Tereza Macel is often the first woman out of the water in the races she enters. She now resides in Canada and checked in with Slowtwitch.
After some bad luck in 2005 and 2006, Conrad Stoltz came back with a vengeance in 2007 and won the XTERRA Worlds plus a “few” other XTERRA events. He talked to Slowtwitch about racing, training and his simple life in South Africa.
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece Peter Vanderkaay competed on the 4x200m freestyle relay that defeated the favored Australian team for the gold medal. This U of Michigan grad is the current NCAA record holder in the 500-yard freestyle and was kind enough to chat with us.
The impressive 2007 season of Samantha McGlone was highlighted by a 2nd place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI and a 2nd place at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. We had a chat with the quiet Canadian.
Australian Pete Jacobs has the reputation to be one of the fastest swimmers in the sport of triathlon and his big smile can be seen a mile away. We wanted to know what he is up to these days.
Greg Bennett won the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis, the Nautica NYC Triathlon, the Accenture Chicago Triathlon, the Kaiser Permanente LA Triathlon and the Toyota Triathlon in Dallas in 2007 and earned a massive paycheck. Meet the man.
26 year old Australian Luke McKenzie ended 2006 on a sour note and bounced back in 2007 with a great finish in Kona. We managed to get a hold of Luke as he is getting ready for the 2008 Ironman New Zealand.
Andy Potts had some great results in 2007 but none more impressive than his victory at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. He talked to Slowtwitch about the event, racing, training and his upcoming schedule.
Age grouper Frank Reimann from Germany closed out his 2007 Ironman World Championships in Kona with a 2:57:10 marathon and a total time of 9:07:40. He checked in with us.
33 year old Tim Hola has finished in the top 50 at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and in the top 20 at Ironman Florida among many other great results. He sat down for an interview with us.
Over the years Lisa Bentley has won 11 Ironman titles and countless other triathlons. Before, during and after races she usually has an amazing smile on her face and we wanted to find out more about this amicable Canadian.