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Guppy Challenge: Week 1

It's week-1 of the Guppy Challenge. Goal? Exit the swim with a faster class of athletes.

by Slowman, December 9, 2017

News

Be afraid of the Germans in Kona

German Christian Haupt was the top age grouper in Kona in 2017 and he follows in the footsteps of many other Germans who have accomplished the same feat.

Training

Guppy Challenge for 2017/8

Our most popular swim-faster regimen begins on December 11, and will last 10 weeks. Lots of swimmers fix what ails them here!

Training

Orthodoxy

What you demand is orthodoxy, whether you realize it or not. Except from your coach and fitter. Time to demand it here, too.

News

Chasing Ritch Viola of Every Man Jack

Ritch Viola is the creator of the Every Man Jack brand and after finishing second in his age group in Kona he finally agreed to an interview. This pursuit of Viola actually started more than three 3 years ago, but he always stated that he felt that many others would be more deserving.

News

Cam Wurf ain’t scared to throw down

At the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships most folks expected either Jan Frodeno, Sebastian Kienle or Lionel Sanders to reach T2 first, but it was Cam Wurf who put on quite a show there and broke the bike course record along the way.

Industry

Hands On With The Zwim HUD

We got our first look at a working prototype of the Zwim HUD, currently seeking funding via IndieGoGo.

News

We Noticed: Oakley, Noxgear, DaHänger and Wattie Ink

Four products caught the attention of Herbert Krabel and he explains within this article why he noticed them. The Oakley ARO7 helmet, the Noxgear Tracer360 vest, the DaHänger Dan bike mount and the Urban Assault speed suit from Wattie Ink.

Industry

Repurposing The Vasa Swim Ergometer

Winter Sports Editor Jon Schafer explains how to repurpose the Vasa Swim Ergometer into a erg for Nordic skiing and more.

News

Introducing SwimRun Lake James

The Lake James State Park is in the Blue Ridge Mountains not far from Asheville, NC and in April will offer a stunning background for the inaugural SwimRun Lake James.

News

SwimRun SwimRun in North Carolina

One of the last big SwimRun events of the 2017 season took place in cold and rainy conditions at Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina and here are some pics from this sold out event.

Triathlon

A green and black beauty

German pro Markus Fachbach had a rough day in Kona but at least he was looking good aboard this beautiful green and black Canyon Speedmax CF SLX superbike.

Industry

The Magic 5

The Magic 5, a small Danish company co-founded by a triathlete, his engineer uncle, and a national team swimmer, aims to use the availability of these tools to change the way swim goggles are made. They developed a proprietary face-scanning app which maps every contour of your face and - in particular - your eye sockets in three-dimensions. From there, they can create fully custom gaskets unique to each eye - and pair them with the exact right nose-bridge from their wide selection of pre-made widths to create a pair of goggles that matches perfectly to you.

Guppy Challenge: Week 1

Be afraid of the Germans in Kona

Guppy Challenge for 2017/8

Orthodoxy

Chasing Ritch Viola of Every Man Jack

Cam Wurf ain’t scared to throw down

Hands On With The Zwim HUD

We Noticed: Oakley, Noxgear, DaHänger and Wattie Ink

Repurposing The Vasa Swim Ergometer

Introducing SwimRun Lake James

SwimRun SwimRun in North Carolina

A green and black beauty

The Magic 5

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