A stellar starter field has been announced for the second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon with its unique race distance. 61 Pros have signed up so far and they represent the finest selection of pro long distance triathletes outside of Kona.

Uli Bromme came second in an elite national championship in her first year as a pro. But in an era when the bar for the top women triathletes is rising fast, she is still reaching for the stars.

Coach Darren Smith has built up quite a reputation as a coach, and the success of some of his athletes has really put him in the limelight. Slowtwitch had the opportunity to have a few words with Coach Daz.

The 3020 bears a lot in common with the Kayano. But if its popular cousin doesn’t grant quite enough medial support for you the over-pronator, the 3020 very likely will, and with no weight penalty.

We stumbled upon the CEP Clone recovery system, GU Brew Electrolyte tablets, the Zoot Ultra Ovwa racing shoe and the Marathon Man t-shirt from Endurance Conspiracy. But you’ll have to wait a bit to get them.

Kiwi Belinda Harper set a new age group record in Kona last year and is now racing in the Pro category. At Challenge Wanaka she crashed while in the lead on the bike and ended up finishing 5th.

Another day in the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, NC allowed us to have a closer look at Boulder resident Matty Reed and the fine adjustments on his Fuji D-6.

Chris McCormack will be 38 when he defends his Kona title and as he starts 2011 he takes a look at his immediate competitive prospects and the long range future of his beloved sport.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers a handful of questions on Garmin and their nearly ubiquitous training devices as well as how to do an FTP test using a Computrainer.

With the 2011 racing season almost upon us, Andy Potts traveled to the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, NC to get checked out and dialed on his new Kestrel 4000.

Kyle Pawlaczyk is a Pro triathlete who just wrapped up his freshman season. Based out of Richmond, VA he secured two top tens in the 70.3 series and was 13th at Ironman Lake Placid. He recently chatted with Sal Farruggia.

If you ever wanted to know what racing is like for the ITU Pros, you now have your chance to test those waters at the Draft Legal Challenge in Clermont, FL on March 5th. Jarrod Shoemaker talked to slowtwitch about this new event.

Portuguese triathlon phenom Vanessa Fernandes announced today that she will take a break from the sport because of health issues. Only 26-years old, Fernandes already has a record 21 World Cup titles on her resume.

The Specialized Tri team has been running for about a year under the guidance of Bobby Behan and has given the brand quite a bit to cheer. For 2011 even more fire power has been added.

The six–time Ironman Hawaii champion reflects on the relationship of prize money and the growth of the sport – and a surprising turn of events during a visit to Chile

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers questions on the limits of Garmin’s headunits, CompuTrainer software, and the new Nike watch designed and built in partnership with TomTom.

Michael Lovato closed out 2010 with a second place at Ironman Cozumel and the Richie Cunningham wedding on New Year’s Eve. We had a few words with the late migrating Pro about 2011 expectations and changes.

What constitutes good running form? Does good form lend itself to natural, or barefoot, or minimalist, running technology? What are the hallmarks of that technology?

Gary Hall, Sr., demonstrates, and explains, hip- versus shoulder-driven freestyle. Which technique is best for you? One, the other, or something in between?

Slowtwitch science editor and SaltStick founder Jonathan Toker offers this guide for all the would be inventors who’ve had that “A-ha!” moment and were left wondering, “Now what do I do?”

Chris Foster is an American Olympic hopeful collecting points to get on the start line of the Olympic qualifying London WCS. Chris raced 6 of 7 WCS events in 2010 and checked in with slowtwitch to talk about what is next.

In the next edition of our series on bike lights for safety & visibility on the road, we look at the Joystick and Strada front lights, the RedEye rear light, and Flash/Flare front/rear combo from Exposure.

This week we noticed the Bontrager Oracle helmet, the One-Hour Workouts book, Wallaby Yogurt, the 2011 Epic Camp in France and the Keep It Simple Stupid t-shirt.

With his win at the 2011 Challenge Wanaka event Jamie Whyte stepped into the triathlon limelight but that is most likely not the last title we’ll see from this avid off-season angler. The friendly Kiwi had a few words with slowtwitch.