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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.

Jonathan Caron also known as Jonnyo on Slowtwitch, had an amazing 2007 season with a fantastic second place at Ironman Canada and a sixth place at Ironman Arizona. He talked to slowtwitch.com about training, racing and food fetishes.

Gordo Byrn is a husband, professional triathlete, coach, author, tri camp organizer, financial advisor and blogger. We were able to pin down this enigmatic New Zealand resident and he kindly shared a few of his thoughts with Slowtwitch.

David Zabriskie will race in 2008 for the professional continental team Slipstream powered by Chipotle. He had a somewhat up and down season in 2007, and is looking to fly high this year.

Every year in the late fall, Joe Bonness from Naples, FL races more Iron distance events in a month than most people would consider in a couple years. We were curious to find out more about this amazing athlete.

When Scott Tinley was 30, metal was hip. Twenty years later, his hip is metal. We strategized that hip surgery, anesthesia, and the morphine drip would slow him down enough for a conversation.

If you want to swim in NYC, people often direct you to Asphalt Green on Manhattan's Upper East Side, with a 50 meter indoor and 25 yard outdoor pool on its 5.5 acre sport and fitness campus. The Asphalt Green Triathlon Club is based there and we talked to its president, Paul Weiss.

Scott Molina won the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii in 1988 and earned over 100 professional victories around the world. He is also called "The Terminator" and "Skid" and he now resides in Christchurch, NZ with his family.

For our triathlon club feature we looked closer at the Columbia Multisport Club in Mid-Missouri. They earned the USA Triathlon National Club title in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 and their president Mark Livesay talked to us.

Simon Whitfield won 3 World Cup ITU races in 2007, is ranked second in the World and is currently getting ready for his 3rd trip to the Olympics. He is also a very proud dad and gave Slowtwitch a few minutes of his time.

Emily Finanger turned Pro and got married in 2006 and spent part of her honeymoon racing and winning the 2007 Norseman Xtreme triathlon in Eidfjord, Norway. Meet this Boulder, CO transplant.

Until a few weeks ago, Charlotte Paul had raced 13 Ironman events and has finished as high as second place. Now she has won the 2007 Ironman Western Australia and she talked to Slowtwitch.

Amanda Lovato shares some of her thoughts about racing and training with us and reflects on a season she calls the worst year of racing in her Ironman career. Find out more about this pro triathlete / realtor.

Mac Brown was the top age grouper in St. Croix and Ironman Coeur D'Alene and closed out the 2007 season as the 4th OA age grouper at Ironman Hawaii. He is turning Pro in 2008 and talked with Slowtwitch about that and more.