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Ultraman 11 - pre-race
Jonas Colting sat down before the 2011 Ultraman World Championships to discuss his previous Ultraman experiences and talk about his fitness and goal for this year's event.
What We Have Noticed: Assos, Norseman ...
This week we came across new shades from Assos, a Norseman book, a camp with Eduardo Sturla, a survival blanket and coasters made from race bibs.
Kiwis sweep in Auckland
Kris Gemmell led a a Kiwi one-two finish at the ITU World Cup in Auckland New Zealand after a brave attack on the bike. Kiwi Andrea Hewitt took the women's title a bit earlier in the day.
Record for Llanos - First for Cave
Spaniard Eneko Llanos had a superb race in Tempe, Arizona and broke the North American Ironman record in a time of 7:59:38. Brit Leanda Cave took the women's race and finally added an Ironman title ...
Griffin, Warriner win Shepparton 70.3
Leon Griffin won it with a race-best 1:15:01 half marathon and Samantha Warriner back came from a 5-minute deficit after the bike to win Ironman 70.3 Shepparton Sunday.
What We Have Noticed: Brooks, GU, Trix ...
After a small hiatus we are back with a new issue of What We Have Noticed. This week we look at the Brooks Pure Connect, GU Mint Chocolate gel, Trix baby bibs and hat set, the No Drop Zone book and ...
Schildknecht, Jacobs take IM Florida
Ronnie Schildknecht added another Ironman title to his resume with a convincing win in Panama City Beach in 7:59:42. Jessica Jacobs went sub-9 and repeated as the champion.
Diemunsch, Peon rule Guatape
Massive mudslides shorten Guatape World Cup to sprint distance, French competitors Etienne Diemunsch and Carole Peon take the wins in Colombia.
Fettell, Lester take IM 70.3 Port Macquarie
Clayton Fettell and Carrie Lester won the men’s and women’s titles in hard-fought contests at Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie
McCormack, Wu tops at Taiwan 70.3
Two time Ironman World champion Chris McCormack and Australian pro Michelle Wu conquer heat, thin elite fields at Ironman 70.3 Taiwan
Rapp, Joyce win ITU LD Worlds
Jordan Rapp and Rachel Joyce won the 2011 ITU Long Distance World Championship on a cold day in Henderson, Nevada in which the swim was canceled and challenging hills made a tough day.
WTC modifies Kona Lottery
WTC outlines changes to the 2012 Kona Lottery -- 100 Legacy athletes will have increased odds of being chosen while 100 more general age group athletes will also be chosen
Kienle, Cave win Miami 70.3
Sebastian Kienle earned his win over Michael Raelert with a sizzling 2:01:54 bike split while Leanda Cave won wire-to-wire with race-best splits to take the 2011 Rohto Ironman 70.3 Miami.
Dellow, Rollison top Noosa
David Dellow topped Paul Matthews by 25 seconds and sensational new pro Melissa Rollison edged ITU regular Emma Jackson by 44 seconds to win Noosa.
Weiss, Paterson take XTERRA Worlds
Michael Weiss won it on the bike and Lesley Paterson did it with a fearsome run to take their first World titles on a hot day on a tough new course at XTERRA Maui.
Raelert, Meyers in Austin
Michael Raelert stormed to the title at Ironman 70.3 Austin with a 1:11:05 run and recorded a 3:47:48 winning time. Jessica Meyers took the win in the women's race in 4:29:15.
Colucci, Haskins take PanAm Gold
Reinaldo Colucci broke away late in the run to take the Gold for Brazil at the 2011 PanAm Games triathlon. American Sarah Haskins took charge during the swim and bike and earned the women's title.
We Noticed
We have added a new sub website to slowtwitch called We Noticed and there you are actually able to directly contribute images and videos. Have a look.
Polyansky, Harrison in Tongyeong
Dmitry Polyansky recorded his second World Cup victory with a fine run in Tongyeong today. Jessica Harrison also pulled away early in the run to take the women's title and her first World Cup win.
Crowie takes 3rd Kona title, Chrissie her 4th
Craig Alexander broke Luc Van Lierde's 1996 race record to win his 3rd Kona title; Chrissie Wellington out dueled Mirinda Carfrae to win her 4th as both broke 9 hours
Kona 2011 - race day
An amazing race day in Kona is behind us with Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington taking the titles. Here is a selection of images from the day.
Kona 2011 - day 4
The 4th day of our 2011 Kona coverage is filled with images from the bike check-in. Athletes had time from noon until 5:30pm to drop of their bike, helmet and transition bags.
Dirk Bockel - wild card
The Luxembourg killer cyclist has an all around game that can make Bockel a factor at the very end of the day at the Ironman World Championship. We had a few words with the man also known as ...
Kona 2011 - day 2
We are another day closer to the 2011 Ironman Hawaii and it was another busy day. The highlight of the day though clearly was the annual slowtwitch Kona gathering.
Kona 2011 - day 3
Thursday in Kona is mostly known to be about the underpants run, the Pro press conference and the E Komo Mai dinner, but it is certainly not limited to these 3 events.
