Endless discussions about domestiques were going on prior to the Olympic Games. With the benefit of perfect hindsight Sal Farruggia looks closer if the selectors had success with their discretionary ...
Is there any reasonable set of dos and don’ts that would serve to decrease deaths? In my view, yes. What can you, as an athlete, do to survive and prosper during the swim? What can you as an RD ...
Everyone has their own motivation for suffering through an Ironman. I sometimes think mine is that I love giving speeches afterwards. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to do so again in NYC.
Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the ...
As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 ...
A lot of triathletes are confused and conflicted by today's action, by USADA, banning Lance Armstrong from racing triathlons. How ought the triathlon enthusiast feel about this? We'll take a shot ...
The Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonathan have been putting on quite a show of domination the last few years, and more is still likely to come. Sal Farruggia takes a closer look at these fast ...
After posting my speech following Ironman Canada 2011 here, I was stunned by the reception it received. While I can't promise to fill my own shoes, I hope this resonates with at least some of you.
Many of us have distinct rituals before a race and this author insists to have at least one banana as part of his pre-race meal. We also inquired about the rituals of various professional athletes.
Opinions will clearly be divided when it comes to objects of desire and that is actually a good thing. Here though are 6 of the most desirable triathlon bikes in the opinion of this editor.
Michael Rauschendorfer's TRI, a collection of photographs of triathlon's greatest performers in some of the sport's most picturesque venues, captures the timeless beauty of triathlon
On Jan. 18, Slowtwitch experienced a server outage of several hours. This was the result of damage to the fiber optic lines connecting our servers - and others - to the rest of the Internet. The ...
No, you weren't banned. No we weren't protesting PIPA and SOPA. An explosion blew up the fiber optic cables carrying our signal to you. Slowtwitch was down from 2pm Pacific to midnight.
With the Cervelo P5 launch only a few days away we noticed a strange new sponsor on the Garmin Barracuda team kit. Will that mean that the new P5 will feature a hydraulic brake from Magura?
After perusing all of this year's What We have Noticed features, our editor selected his favorite ten items of 2011. It was not an easy decision to make, but someone had to do it.
Cyclists, CEOs, and professional bike racers, not only in California but across the country, are watching as Governor Jerry Brown readies pen for a signature. A former CHP officer, still a bike ...
The CycleOps Kona Challenge is the best of the season's pick-the-winners contests. It's got an intriguing contest format and rule set, and what's up for grabs for the winner and runner-up isn't ...
If you create a Venn diagram, the circles of which circumscribe ESPN's columnists, and the list of Rhodes scholars, any intersection is highly unlikely, as has again been demonstrated.
Earlier this summer we published on Slowtwitch an article called, "Where is the Money," about the recent pay practices of certain race organizations. The B-side to that story is here.
Timothy Carlson picks an Aussie newcomer who can run like the wind to outpace Dibens, Ellis, Morrison and Swallow. With Michael Raelert out, the men's race is wide open.
In its 5th year, Hy-Vee’s commitment to the sport of triathlon, the respect it shows its elite athletes with its Million Dollar purse, make it as important as a world championship
Jordan Rapp does not have the gift of literary timdity. Thank goodness. If one can be both teachable while fearlessly opinionated, that's Rappstar. Here he opines on the Hawaiian Ironman.
When does the digital airbrushing of a pro athlete image go too far? Is it okay to delete the logo off an athlete's race uniform, and to remove down tube decals, and the stickers from helmets and ...
In case you weren't in Penticton over the weekend, a race took place, two winners prevailed, and one of them provided us the text of the speech he gave at the award ceremony