Interview
The world of Rich Cruse
The life of a professional sports photographer appears absolutely thrilling and exciting and we spent time with Rich Cruse to find out what it is really like to be in the middle of the action at ...
A life changing experience
In August age grouper Wim Van De Wielle lost his wife Kristel in a terrible hit and run accident and his life was turned upside down. A few months later Van De Wielle won his age group at Ford ...
Gina Crawford’s rollercoaster 09
Headed for greatness after five Ironman distance wins in her first two years as a professional, the part time Christchurch Symphony violinist endured some rough times in 2009.
Watch out for Silvia Balbach
Silvia Balbach had the second fastest female age group run split and finished as the fourth overall fastest female amateur in Kona this year. A chance encounter prior to the race led to this ...
Bike split monster Stefan Werner
The fastest age group bike split in Kona belonged to Stefan Werner from Germany. But more importantly, he also was the age group World Champion in M30-34 and the second fastest overall amateur.
Jef Mallett - Trizophrenia
The Frazz comic strip has given many of us a laugh as the stories seem to take pages out of our lives. Jef Mallett from Lansing, Michigan is the man behind Frazz and he recently published ...
Max Renko speaks his mind
At the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships, Max "Rocco" Renko won the 18-24 age group and posted the 3rd fastest age group time overall. This young Austrian athlete is not only very fast, he also ...
Dark horse Richard Ussher
With the Maui 2009 XTERRA World Championships coming up this weekend, many eyes will be on Conrad Stoltz, Nicolas Lebrun and last year's winner Ruben Luzafa. One dark horse on not so many lists is ...
Introducing Christian Mueller
Christian Mueller was the fastest overall age grouper in Kona this year with a 1:00:21 swim, a 4:47:09 bike and a 3:08:11 run for a 9:01:32 total time. That was good enough for 32nd place overall ...
Record breaker Kathleen Calkins
Age grouper Kathleen Calkins broke the overall female age group record in Kona, Hawaii with her 9:46:27 finish at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. With that great time she also managed to ...
Introducing Brendan Halpin
Missoula, Montana triathlete Brendan Halpin turned a few heads at the 2009 Avia Wildflower Triathlon as the fastest overall age grouper, and we can certainly expect to see more of him next season. ...
Crowie plays it cool
Defending Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is the odds on favorite to repeat. As perhaps the man with the most professional approach, he's not keying off anyone else in the field, but ready for ...
Samantha McGlone's quiet return
Two years ago, Samantha McGlone was the touted rookie who executed a perfect race but lost by five minutes to dark horse Chrissie Wellington. Today, Wellington is the Queen of Ironman and McGlone is ...
Natascha Badmann still has it
After her disastrous 2007 crash on the bike at Kona, six-time Ironman World Champion Natascha Badmann went through 18 months of hellish surgeries, painful rehab, uncertainty and doubts. Now she's 42 ...
The Normannator speaks
Two-time Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler is coming off two disappointing races at Kona. But marriage and fatherhood have given him new strength and he is ready to tear up the Queen K once ...
Fearless Philip Graves
Looking for a dark horse to challenge Crowie, Macca and Normann? How about this 20-year-old Brit who thinks he might just win this mighty race not just once, but "2-3-4, even 5-6-7 times."
Timo Bracht is ready
Was Timo Bracht a loose cannon, refusing to stop in the penalty box last year at Kona, running it in 5th across the line only to get properly DQ'd? Or was this year's sensational Frankfurt sub-8 ...
In Kailua-Kona with Linsey Corbin
Linsey Corbin has been in Hawaii since early September to get herself ready acclimatized and ready for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. She talked with slowtwitch from Kona.
Traveling man Chris McDonald
Australian Ironman athlete Chris McDonald has lightened up his racing schedule this year as he returns this weekend to defend his 2008 Ironman Wisconsin title. He lives in New Zealand but maintains ...
Here comes Jenna Shoemaker
A few weeks ago Jenna Shoemaker narrowly missed out on winning the USAT Elite National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but with so many greatly results this year she must be quite happy and ...
Andrew "Starky" Starykowicz
In January 2009 Caterpillar offered Andrew Starykowicz a severance package and he accepted it to pursue the dream of being a Pro triathlete. He is known for his bike prowess, but Sunday's Chicago ...
Chris Legh returns
One of the most talented men in the sport of triathlon returns to competition after an 8-month battle with an ailment that afflicts Aussie rules footballers. Q&A with Chris Legh.
Belinda Granger speaks!
This Aussie has won 11 Ironman races, came back and won Honu 70.3 just three months iliac artery surgery, has finished 33 straight Ironman-distance events and calls herself ‘Megamouth.’ Meet Belinda ...
On the road with Lisa Norden
The 2007 U23 World Champion Lisa Norden has matured quite a bit and sits in second place in the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series. She is currently in Yokohama, Japan and had a few words ...
Amber Monforte - record setter
At age 31, with boyfriend Conrad Stoltz on her crew, Xterra veteran and full time nurse Amber Monforte smashed the Ultraman Canada women’s course record and went quicker than the best Ultraman women’s ...
