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Ski brand K2 buys Zoot Sports

The well-traveled brand, which started in Kona and ended up in Carlsbad, via San Francisco, is now owned by Seattle-based K2, a division of Jarden Corporation

by Slowman, January 15, 2009

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22-year old Jesse Anthony has already more cyclocross titles to his name than most folks twice his age. The Boston native recently shared some of his thoughts with slowtwitch on racing cross and getting ready for the road season.

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2008 – The Year In Review

In 2008, triathlon may or may not have had its best moments in history, but it had two very different epic performances at the Olympics, giants retired and passed from the scene, youth and age shined bright. Plus there were moments of comedy and perfidy as well.

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The tenacious Scott Rigsby

After a terrible accident in 1986, Scott Rigsby eventually lost both his legs below the knee. The friendly Atlanta, GA resident eventually stumbled upon triathlon and has been a fixture in the sport the last few years.

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Yvonne van Vlerken checks in

The 2008 Ironman Hawaii runner-up Yvonne van Vlerken talked to slowtwitch about her recent coaching change from Mario Huys to Mark Allen, the 2009 race calendar, doping and lots more.

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WTC purchases U.S. Ironmans

Ironman races across America, built and run by Canadian import Graham Fraser, pass to WTC. Fraser keeps ownership of Ironman Canada, the one race of the bunch he did not start.

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A chat with Ryan Trebon

Ryan Trebon recently won the US national cyclo cross championships in Kansas City, MO and is currently spending several weeks in Europe to race a lot of high-profile cross races. The 6'5" Corvallis, OR resident had a few words with slowtwitch.