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Hanging out with Beth Walsh

A few days ago rookie Pro Beth Walsh from Southern California grabbed the title at the 2012 Superfrog Triathlon, but while she certainly enjoyed the win, it wasn’t the highlight of her season. We had a few words with Beth.

What We Have Noticed: Kona 2012

In this special Kona edition of What We Have Noticed we look at the Kona Baby t-shirts, the 2012 Underpants Run, Nootca goggles, TRX and Yoga at the Cytomax house, and a musical evening with Paula Fuga.

2012 Superfrog Triathlon

The Superfrog Triathlon is the longest continuously running half Ironman distance event and here is a photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Armstrong, Walsh take Superfrog

The 34th Superfrog Triathlon attracted 800 entries to the Coronado peninsula south of the Navy SEALS training center and Lance Armstrong and Beth Walsh grabbed the wins at this long running Half Ironman event.

On Anti-Doping

On the eve of USADA’s closing the book on the Armstrong case, what is our wisest course in the anti-doping fight going forward? What is our proper response to USADA, and what else should we be doing to fight doping?

Up close with Chris Boardman

Chris Boardman is well known for his Tour de France prologue wins and the Hour record, but he retired relatively young. He is smart and outspoken when it comes to cycling technology and is passionate about triathlon.

On Doping

We’re at the beginning of what may be another momentous news week in the Armstrong doping affair, this publisher of this online magazine expresses his views on doping.

Dye, Kaye win LA Triathlon

A race best bike split of 53:38 helped Cameron Dye to grab the win at the 2012 Herbalife LA Triathlon. Alicia Kaye also dominated the bike segment with a 58:26 effort and then ran to the title in the women’s race.

Thomas, Hoogland in Poconos

Jesse Thomas showed supremacy on the bike before closing it out with a fine run to take the win at the Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains. Tenille Hoogland took the women’s title with a similar effort.

Kriat, Hauschildt rule Augusta

Maxim Kriat had to hold off a hard charging Nick Waninger to win Ironman 70.3 Augusta. Melissa Hauschildt pulled away from defending champion Emma-Kate Lidbury during the run to grab the women’s title.

Tim Johnson’s Cannondale

While in Las Vegas we took a closer look at the Cannondale SuperX Disc race bike of American Tim Johnson of the Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com team.

Billington tops Formula 1 revival

Greg Billington of Colorado Springs ran away from Clark Ellice of New Zealand on the final 2-mile run leg to win $2,500 at the Formula 1 sprint triathlon revival Saturday in Coronado, California.

Norden takes Yokohama WTS

Lisa Norden must have felt a sense of déjà vu when she had to sprint with Anne Haug for the title of the ITU Yokohama WTS race, but here the fast Swede took the win – unlike in London where the photo finish went in favor of Nicola Spirig.

Silva superb in Yokohama

Joao Silva from Portugal ran away from Spaniard Javier Gomez late in the race to take the win at the 2012 ITU Yokohama WTS race. Dmitry Polyanskiy from Russia finished third in what proved to be a thrilling finale.

Sampson Sports 2013

We take a look at the products of Sampson Sports for 2013. Based in Denver, Colorado, this small manufacturer makes many unique products, including lightweight cassettes, bars, cranks, and more.

Crowie is still hungry at 39

Craig Alexander comes to the Ironman World Championship atop the Kona Pro Rankings by a runaway margin; with a sub-8 hour win at Melbourne and a second at 70.3 Worlds, he’s aiming at a 4th Kona win at 39.

What We Have Noticed: Ultralite, Wahoo …

This week we share with you the Ultralite Sports pedals, the Wahoo RFLKT iPhone powered display, the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29 running shoes, The Square Clean Bottle and the Tiki t-shirt from Trix Gear.

Interbike 2012 – Thule

When looking at the Thule product line it is quite clear that they have not been resting on their laurels. Here is what we noticed at the 2012 Interbike show.

Old school with Ray Browning

Ray Browning is one of the classic strongmen of racing in the 80’s and 90’s. During our chat, we delve in to the history, the development of triathlon, and the many laughs he had along the way.

2013 Wilier Cento 1SR

Wilier introduced a Cento 1SR model for 2013 and we had a closer look at this very Italian road bike at the 2012 Interbike trade show.