Slowtwitch 100/100 Has Record Participation
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Out little beer bet Challenge has ebbed and flowed over the years. This year it's got a record flow.
Gene Dykes Has Come of Age
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Gene Dykes ran in college, before most Slowtwitchers were born. He's still setting PRs.
The Clifton 5: HOKA Made a Good Shoe Great
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Footwear companies are famous for wrecking a good shoe. In this case, a good shoe keeps getting better.
The Land of Fire and Ice
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Extreme endurance events, like the new Ísland Extreme, embrace challenging conditions and courses.
HOKA Bondi 6
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Odd editions (Bondi 3, 5) are fails. Even editions (2, 4) are wins. Does the Bondi 6 follow the pattern?
Slowtwitch Limited Edition Team Launch
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Here's a limited edition production of Slowtwitch race apparel, from De Soto.
A Strategic Approach to Non Draft Races
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With Boston Tri on Ben Kanute's racing schedule this weekend, it seemed a fitting time to reflect back and share a few of the strategies he has used in other non draft events.
Do not run away from Chad
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Many triathletes and runners wish for an opportunity to chase down a crook who is fleeing from the law, but for Chad Welford this became a reality last week.
Breaking Down Kanute's Winning Escape
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A deep dive into Ben Kanute's winning effort at Escape From Alcatraz.
Even With Your Shoes On
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How hard can running be? Why not just go out and run? Here's a book for those who find it's not that simple.
Gwen 4th in USATF Half Mary Champs
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"Not super stoked about 4th Place," but she gave as good as she got in her first ever half marathon.
Bermuda's Butterfield is no One-Trick Pony
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Butterfield made the most of his time at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast racing both triathlon and marathon.
This man is inspired and not easily scared
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Jan Kriska recently completed the 1000 mile Iditasport Extreme event in Alaska in 29 days, 20 hours and 20 minutes and he pulled all his gear in a sled along the way.
Inside Ben Kanute's Texas Shootout
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Kanute's Coach Jim Vance provides detailed insight into the young American's training and racing program.
Gwen Takes Next Step, Winning Stanford Invite
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The triathlon gold medalist won in a PR 31:55, with the suggestion there's a lot more in the tank.
Not the Long Haired Hippy Bondi I Used to Love
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The HOKA One One Bondi 5 is a really nice shoe. But it’s not the shoe I fell in love with, and that I wrote about so exuberantly 7 years ago today.
Outsole Width a Determiner of Run Shoe Speed
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The width of a shoe's outsole can become a primary metric determining speed, overwhelming the differences in the shoe weights.
Saucony Triumph ISO 4
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Memo to triathletes: Saucony makes more than the Kinvara. If HOKA is a great idea but a bridge too far for you, consider this shoe.
How a Woodway treadmill became a reality
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Our editor-at-large Herbert Krabel had been lusting for a Woodway treadmill ever since he experienced one of them at the NY Giants training center, but the $12,000 price tag was a massive hurdle.
Hey, Pure Running: Welcome to Gwensanity
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Gwen Jorgensen became an A-lister in her first competitive, this-is-for-real, footrace since becoming once again a pure runner. 15:15.64.