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.
Running Shoes Today
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Now we're down to it. The final installment of our 3-part series on the run shoe market. The killer app? Organic Support.
The man who loves mountains and races that go up them
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Chris Stirling won Celtman XTRI and the Canadaman XTRI in 2017 and now he wants to go back to Norway to take care of some unfinished business. But it is not just about racing, he loves the mountains.
Life After - Chris Legh
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Aussie Chris Legh won 2 IRONMAN titles but is likely best remembered for his scary collapse 50 meters before the finish in Kona. But this retired professional will soon be known as race director ...
Under My Wing Triathlon Summit
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16 high achieving college triathletes from around the US take part in an intensive triathlon summit produced by Angela Naeth and Red Bull.
Halo free, but a long way to go
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A terrible accident a few days before the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships took Brit Tim Don out of the race. The Halo finally came off, but he is still a long way from being fully recovered.
The Changing Narrative in Shoe Tech
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Neutral, Stability and Motion Control, run shoe tech's onetime Holy Trinity, have also caught the last train for the coast. (Pardon us, Don McLean.)