Articles by Herbert Krabel

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It is Go for Helle Frederiksen

Danish ITU Pro Helle Frederiksen switched to non drafting races recently and her win at Ironman 70.3 San Juan may sway her to pursue this non drafting path a bit longer.

by Herbert Krabel, April 2, 2013

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A chat with Sarah Piampiano

Maine born and raised Sarah Piampiano left a lucrative job in finance with HSBC to pursue triathlon and she is now fully vested there. Earlier this year she was second at Pucon 70.3 and more recently finished 9th at Ironman Melbourne.

Industry

Ben Chaddock’s Wilier Cento 1

Ben Chaddock of Team SmartStop pb Mountain Khakis is the Canadian Crit champion and we took a closer look at his Wilier Cento 1SR race bike.

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Chris Legh is back at long course

This fast Aussie and Lyons, Colorado resident was never really gone, but he has not done an Ironman race in 7+ years until his 5th place finish at Ironman Melbourne. Enjoy this video chat.

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Hanging with Dan Hedgecock

Minnesota resident Dan Hedgecock won the amateur titles at Lifetime Fitness Minneapolis, St. Anthony's and HyVee and snagged a sweet car in the process. This year at St. Anthony's we may see him stepping up to the big league.

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Fettell vs Rapp in Melbourne

Today we compare the power data of Jordan Rapp and Clayton Fettell during the 2013 Urban Hotel Group Ironman Melbourne with the help of AJ Johnson of TrainingPeaks.

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The fast Aussie Dan MacPherson

Dan MacPherson is a fast Aussie age grouper, but he may be best known for his acting job. He currently resides in Los Angeles and is getting ready for the 70.3 California event in Oceanside. We had a few words with him.

Cycling

Specialized Sitero unveiled

Specialized unveiled their new Sitero triathlon saddle today in conjunction with Ironman Melbourne and we have detailed pics and a video chat with the product manager.

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2013 Ironman Melbourne

Eneko Llanos and Corinne Abraham took the wins at the 2013 Asia Pacific Ironman Championships in Melbourne, Australia and here is our picture gallery from the race.

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Allen, Slack grab XTERRA Guam

Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack struck again and won the XTERRA Guam Championship event in beautiful conditions. Allen had a close battle with Dan Hugo until the end of the bike, and Slack managed to take the lead right at the start.

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What We Have Noticed: Eney Buoy …

This week we noticed the unique Eney Buoy, new flavors from nuun, Sheila Taormina's Swim Speed Workouts, the 2013 Chariot CX stroller and the Two-Fer shirt from Endurance Conspiracy

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Bacon loving Ben Hoffman

American Pro Ben Hoffman has a very nice array of sponsors with Zoot, Specialized, SRAM, Zipp etc, and among the selected non-endemic ones are Volkswagen automobiles and Tender Belly pork products.

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Starykowicz, Frederiksen in San Juan

Andrew Starykowicz smashed the bike segment of the Ironman 70.3 San Juan in 2:00:45 and then held on during the run to grab the win. A trio of short course athletes led by Helle Frederiksen took the podium in the women's race.