Articles by Herbert Krabel

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Kona 2012 – bike check-in

The highlight of Friday in Kona is the bike check-in. Athletes lined up as early as 11:15 am even though it does not open officially until noon. Enjoy these images from the day.

by Herbert Krabel, October 12, 2012

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Kona 2012 – the ST gathering

The annual Kona Slowtwitch gathering at the Cytomax / Muscle Miilk house powered by blueseventy was a huge success and over 330 people showed up and had a good time.

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Kona 2012 – A Rasmus and Ben chat

Rasmus Henning and Ben Hoffman of Team Specialized discuss the 2012 Ironman World Championships, their current fitness and future sports careers.

Industry

Rappstar’s Specialized Shiv

We were able today to look closer at Jordan Rapp's Specialized Shiv Kona race bike. We might however see different graphics on the wheels on Saturday.

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Kona 2012 – day 4

We are now only 2 days away from the big race day in Kona and it is indeed the calm before the storm. The annual Kona Underpants Run though allows folks to relax a bit.

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Luke McKenzie’s Scott

The custom painted 2012 Scott Plasma 3 of Luke McKenzie is quite a stunning piece of art and it certainly catches the eye. Here is a closer look at this Kona race bike.

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Kona 2012 – day 3

A day that started a bit rainy turned out to be hot and beautiful in Kona and we now present you images from Wednesday's activities leading up to the highly anticipated Slowtwitch gathering.

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A U.S. Open race gallery

Cameron Dye and Sarah Haskins dominated the U.S. Open event in Dallas, TX and subsequently also took the Lifetime Fitness Race To The Toyota Cup series titles.

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Kona 2012 – A Luke and Marino chat

Marino Vanhoenacker and Luke McKenzie talk about the 2012 Ironman World Championships in Kona and try to figure out who to watch, what to do with Crowie and who of the two is in better shape.

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Kona 2012 – day 2

Another busy day in Kona is almost over and before we check out the Parade of Nations we bring you another set of images from the 2012 Ironman World Championships.

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Kona 2012 – day 1

The 2012 myList Ironman World Championships is taking place in a few days, but it is already quite busy in Kona. Here are images from Monday's activities.

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What We Have Noticed: Kona 2012

In this special Kona edition of What We Have Noticed we look at the Kona Baby t-shirts, the 2012 Underpants Run, Nootca goggles, TRX and Yoga at the Cytomax house, and a musical evening with Paula Fuga.

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Hanging out with Beth Walsh

A few days ago rookie Pro Beth Walsh from Southern California grabbed the title at the 2012 Superfrog Triathlon, but while she certainly enjoyed the win, it wasn't the highlight of her season. We had a few words with Beth.