The athlete Jimmy Riccitello

Many know Jimmy Riccitello as an Ironman cycling official, but he also has a very impressive athletic resume. He is an XTERRA World Champion, won St. Croix twice, plus he also won 70.3 Buffalo Springs and several USTS events.

The always steady Jo Lawn

Jo Lawn had won Ironman New Zealand 6 years in a row before she finally had to "settle" for the runner-up spot in 2009. She talked to slowtwitch about Taupo, Kona, training, rules and few other things.

Chrissie and her Cannondale

The two-time Kona champ sat with the Slowtwitch publisher to talk bike fit and handling, and why she chose Cannondale's Slice over the other bikes and bike companies courting her.

A Simon Whitfield update

Since his silver medal win at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, Simon Whitfield has been a very busy man. Speaking engagements, a coaching change, a training camp in Maui and some longer races on the horizon. But he had time to talk to slowtwitch.

Lucas Euser – the mountain goat

Garmin Slipstream's Lucas Euser just finished 8th at the 2009 Tour De Langkawi and already has quite an impressive resume, including a win at the 2008 Univest Grand Prix. He shared a few of his thoughts with Slowtwitch.

Sam Warriner’s long day

After racing the ITU World Cup for many years and winning the World Cup in 2008, Sam Warriner showed up at 70.3 Geelong and walked away with a win despite some very solid competition. Sam Warriner talked to Slowtwitch about her long day.

Dirk Aschmoneit – A new start

When Dirk Aschmoneit won Ironman New Zealand in 1991 he was the first German to win an Ironman. He retired in 1994 because of injuries but recently his name appeared again in triathlon results. Slowtwitch checked in with him.

Sheila Taormina – Reflections

Last year, Sheila Taormina became the first woman to make the Olympics in three sports - swimming in 1996, triathlon in 2000 and 2004, and modern pentathlon in 2008. Before her USAT Hall of Fame induction, Taormina reflected on the meaning of her sporting career.

Chris Lieto – chasing Kona dreams

At age 36, the three-time Ironman winner is still seeking the perfect balance between his cycling prowess and a fast run on the Queen K. One step to finding that faster run is taking care of detail work on bike fit.

Gold Medal Mel Stewart

Melvin Monroe Stewart was one of the greatest butterfly swimmers in the late 80s and early 90's and held the 200m fly world record from January 1991 through June of 1995. The man known as Gold Medal Mel spoke to slowtwitch.

A Saul Raisin update

Saul Raisin is juggling quite a few things these days. He is managing his raisinhope foundation, is heavily involved with the Wounded Warrior project, and trains like possessed for an Ironman. He shared some of his thoughts with slowtwitch.