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Reed and Haskins conquer St. Anthony’s

Matty Reed was victorious at the 2008 St. Anthony's triathlon and had the fastest bike split of the day. Sarah Haskins convincingly won the women's event and showed that she is a force to be reckoned with come Hy-Vee.

Don and Warriner on top in Korea

Current World Cup leader Tim Don (GBR) won the 2008 Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup in Korea with a blazing fast run. Veteran Samantha Warriner (NZL) had to outduel rookie Hollie Avil (GBR) for the crown in the women's race.

A chat with Sarah Haskins

Sarah Haskins narrowly missed taking the automatic qualification spot at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Tuscaloosa, AL, but put herself in a good position to be considered for the final slot. She talked to Slowtwitch about racing and training.

Kattus the new U.S. Campy man

Campagnolo projects a kinder, gentler image for its U.S. operations, through hiring Tom Kattus to run its North American office. Kattus has a multisport background, so, could this mean more Chorus and Record in the transition area?

Jay Prasuhn joins the Slowtwitch family

Jay Prasuhn has established a reputation for competence, fairness and for being exceptionally well-informed. He's one of triathlon's wordsmiths and as our new Senior Editor we're glad to report he'll be smithing his words here.

Meet Kirsten Sweetland

Kirsten Sweetland won the 2006 Triathlon Junior World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland and continued to impress during her 2007 rookie pro ITU season. We wanted to know more about this 19 year old from Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Hook ’em Michael Klueh

Earlier this year Michael Klueh was part of the Longhorn 800m relay team that set a new American record in 6:10.55, breaking the previous mark of 6:14.14 set by Club Wolverine. Later this summer he'll try to qualify for the Olympics in the the 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle.

Sabatschus and Granger on top in China

Despite temperatures in the high 90s and 94% humidity, Olaf Sabatschus won the inaugural Ironman China with a very impressive running performance. Belinda Granger looked smooth throughout the women's race and took the title with an almost 30 minute cushion.

Does field size actually matter?

The Olympic Trials this weekend will be a quite interesting and exciting race but might not indicate who will do best in Beijing. The small fields in both events will most likely impact the race flow and the final results and there won't be small fields at the Olympics.

The Road To Beijing: Part 2

Our ITU athlete-in-the-field Colin Jenkins made his way over to Japan for the Ishigaki World Cup. He shares his experiences in the Land of the Rising Sun with us in part two of this series.