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Articles by Herbert Krabel

Ky Hurst – a different Ironman

Ky Hurst beat out Grant Hackett to get the Australian 2008 Olympic 10k open water swim spot. When he is not competing in open water swimming races, he is racing Ironmans, but not the M dot variety.

A few words with Wendy Mader

Wendy Mader from Northern Colorado, CO was the overall female age group finisher at the 2008 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. She shared some of her thoughts about the 2008 season and what is up next.

German swim ace Thomas Lurz

28 year old Thomas Lurz from Germany won the bronze medal in the 10k open water swim in Beijing and is the current 5k open water swim World Champion. We may see him before too long at an Ironman triathlon.

New Jobs forum on slowtwitch

Although it may appear as a response to the current economic times, the new slowtwitch jobs sub forum is actually a case of the slowtwitch readership shaping the site.

The slowtwitch list: Inferno Triathlon

Our new series "the slowtwitch list" will introduce you to unique multi sport events from around the world. We start this series with a closer look at the Inferno Triathlon in Switzerland.

The determined Sam Warriner

A tough sprint at the World Championships in Vancouver gave Kiwi Sam Warriner the final podium spot, but she ended up as the overall champion of the ITU World Cup series this year. She talked to Slowtwitch.

TC in Clearwater, part 1

Our senior editor and hot shot photographer Timothy Carlson captured lots of stunning images during the 70.3 Clearwater event and we encourage you to look at them closer.


Part 2 of Timothy Carlson's Clearwater race day gallery is right here.

Related 2008 Clearwater race day gallery by Ramon Serrano

Images from the day before the event by Ramon Serrano

TC in Clearwater, part 2

Part 2 of Timothy Carlson's race day images of the 70.3 Clearwater event. Timothy captured determination and power hard at work at these final triathlon World Championships of 2008.


Part 1 of Timothy Carlson's Clearwater gallery is right here

Related 2008 Clearwater race day gallery by Ramon Serrano

Images taken the day before the event by Ramon Serrano

Plata and Groff win in San Francisco

Victor Plata and Sarah Groff were victorious at the 2008 San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island, the final race in the USA Triathlon Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series. But the series titles belong to Matty Reed and Julie Ertel.

Clearwater 08 impressions

A day before the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Word Championships, Ramon Serrano sent us a nice selection of images of the activities surrounding the big event.