There should be a practicality to things that trumps even what the designer or seller intended for his product. Filling the gap between products-as-intended and products-as-needed is the tinkerer’s raison d’être.

Reinaldo Colucci beat Daniel Fontana by 1:48 to capture the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Pucon. Amanda Lovato topped two-time winner Heather Gollnick by over 5 minutes to start her 2010 season with a bang.

Longshot Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown comes from way behind to score a huge upset win for the late Edward Kennedy’s US Senate seat. He says he’s also an All-American 50-54 age group triathlete.

Joanna Zeiger, the 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, 2000 Olympian, PhD in genetic epidemiology, and survivor of countless medical setbacks answers a few existential questions posed by Timothy Carlson.

Reviewed is this mid-priced Trek through the prism of a “Have It Your Way” Project One purchase which is, in our view, the best way to buy any Trek at this price or above.

On this fine day we introduce you to a variety of things we noticed recently. Prototype shoes from Bontrager, brake levers from SRAM, a TT saddle from Visiontech, the Handmade Bicycle Show and a cool t-shirt from Endurance Conspiracy.

For fitters and fittees alike, here’s a question you might be asking: What premium does a Retul deliver to the fit process over other measuring devices?

Looking for a new bike, and find you’re in between sizes? Your LBS owner will tell you to choose the smaller size, and he’s been saying that since, well, forever. But it’s the wrong answer, at least nowadays, at least in tri.

Enjoy the second part of the interview with John Duke, the man who brought back Triathlete Magazine from the verge of bankruptcy. The outspoken Duke recently left Competitor Group when his role there was changed.

We recently learned that Matt Dixon of Purple Patch Fitness has been selected to be the new coach of Linsey Corbin and we wanted to find out more about this decision and her process of selecting a coach.

Great Britain’s Fraser Cartmell edges James Cunnama, while South African Rhodes Scholar Mari Rabe breaks course record, tops Sandra Wallenhorst at Buffalo City.

Richard Ussher, former Olympic mogul skier, adventure racer and 2009 Quelle Challenge Roth podium finisher beats Justin Daerr and Gina Crawford outduels Rebekah Keat for third straight Challenge Wanaka win.

For our final cross-country, marathon, XTERRA bike segment we look at sub $2,000 bikes. We present the Scott Spark 50, Giant XTC 29er, Felt Nine Comp, Rocky Mountain Element 30 and Specialized Stumpjumper Comp.

John Duke, publisher of Triathlete Magazine since 1997, resigned last month after he was removed him from control of the Competitor Group magazines. Part 1 of a 2 part interview with the man who nicknamed himself The Devil.

These days we are confronted by all kinds of charges in our life, including having to pay for air at a gas station. But now it seems that some bike shops have stepped up to the plate to also charge for air.

From DC to LA, from Boulder to Kona, from Chicago to Clearwater, the Best Running Images of 2009 in a photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Triathletes in the USA will soon be able to choose from 3 different printed triathlon magazines. H3 Publications has hired Jay Prasuhn and John Segesta and will launch the new TRI magazine in late April

From Chrissie Wellington’s 4:40 at Roth to Chris Lieto’s 4:25 at Kona, the bike was an instrument of attack in the sport of triathlon. Timothy Carlson’s favorite images of the two-wheel maestros and maestras in 2009.

From the pools at Boulder and West Point, from the starts at Wildflower to Kona, Timothy Carlson’s Best of 2009 Photo Gallery Part 1 – The swim.

Michael Poole tops James Bowstead and Tim Berkel; Sam Warriner tops Caroline Steffen, Rebekah Keat and Jo Lawn at Port of Tauranga Half

Q&A with Andy Hersam
The former Runners World Media Group Publisher is taking the reins of the Competitor Group print titles – including Triathlete and Inside Triathlon – from long term publisher John Duke.

Despite not going very fast during a 5 hour ride on January 2nd, Chrissie Wellington crashed quite hard and fractured her arm, wrist, hand and a couple of fingers. She checked in with slowtwitch.

John Duke, the man who brought Triathlete magazine from the near-dead to a dominating position in the marketplace, is out after 14 years. Former Runners World exec Andy Hersam is now in charge of Competitor Group’s magazines, including IT and Triathlete.

Sal Ruibal has been with USA Today for over 22 years and as a sports reporter for that paper covers cycling, the Olympics and various other sports. He spent time with slowtwitch to share some of his experiences.