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Sarah Ginsbach prefers to go long

In just her third year in XTERRA and mountain bike racing, this young Texas age grouper has shown an affinity and an aptitude for endurance – the longer the better.

Frederik Van Lierde on the spot

Frederik Van Lierde won the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon and Ironman Nice in 2011 and will return to the UAE in March to defend his title. But the fast Belgian is no longer flying under the radar.

Timothy O’Donnell’s gluten sensitivity

There is a growing awareness of the debilitating effects of gluten on nutrition – and some of the hardest hit cases are endurance athletes. Timothy O’Donnell discusses his recent diagnosis and its role in a rollercoaster year.

New Leopard Dirk Bockel

Dirk Bockel recently announced that he was joining Team Leopard-Trek, but this does not mean that he'll end his triathlon career and compete on the road. He sat down with slowtwitch on Fuerteventura.

Chrissie Wellington takes a break

Chrissie Wellington, the 4-time Ironman World Champion, the holder of the women’s Ironman distance and Ironman world best times, talks about her decision to take a year off from Ironman competition

Random AG Edward Dudlik III

Edward Dudlik III is another athlete who just recently fell hard for the sport of triathlon. Currently in law school in Washington, DC, this Willow Grove, PA resident is this week's random age grouper.

Nikki Butterfield’s juggling act

Aussie Nikki Butterfield won 70.3 Syracuse and also added a 4th place at the HyVee 5i50 Championships to her resume in 2011. The recent mom, whose husband Tyler also races, shared with slowtwitch how she juggles it all.

Lots of changes for Mathias Hecht

Mathias Hecht will be starting in new colors in 2012. The very friendly and fast Swiss Pro had been on Team Commerzbank until it ended in 2011, and will now be racing for Team TBB moving forward.

Random AG Kate Coleman

Kate Coleman from Denver, Colorado is our random age grouper this week. The lawyer and mother of 5 has quite a story to tell in terms of what got her inspired to train harder and run longer.

Tim Reed – smuggling in earnest

Upcoming Aussie Pro Tim Reed took the win at Canberra 70.3 and had a very solid 2011 season. He talked to slowtwitch about racing, the love of his life, why he isn't racing ITU and elaborated on being a budgie smuggler.

Sean Schnur on the spot

Houston, Texas resident Sean Schnur closed out his 2011 season at Ironman Arizona with another Kona ticket. Considering his recent bad taste non racing experience there we would have understood if he had passed on that slot.

Random AG Arild Tveiten

Arild Tveiten is a fast age grouper from Norway who has been doing this triathlon stuff for quite some time. But like the interviewer, this Norseman bound athlete just recently became father of twins. A random coincidence indeed.