Articles by Herbert Krabel

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What We Have Noticed: Biknd, Quarq, Blazeman…

The countdown has started to the 2009 Ford Ironman Hawaii and here are a few things we have noticed leading up to the event. A unique bike case from Biknd, a data logger from Quarq, the Great Athlete Auction, a new Scott Rigsby book and an Oregon event that has nothing to do with triathlon.

by Herbert Krabel, September 29, 2009

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Comparing the top 10 in Hawaii

Slowtwitch worked with Jeff Solomon of Tableau Software to present an interesting way to look at the top 10 Ironman performers in Hawaii from 1978 through 2008 and that allows you to see how the performances have trended through the years.

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TYR launches wetsuits at Interbike

At the 2009 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, TYR is introducing a line of wetsuits, something that has been missing in the portfolio of the Huntington Beach, CA company with the slogan "Made for swimmers by swimmers."

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A look back at Kona 2008

We look back at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship images of Timothy Carlson and can't wait to go back there and report from the 2009 event on the Big Island.

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What We Have Noticed: b70, Santini, Trizophrenia…

With Eurobike behind us and Interbike almost here, we stumbled upon carbon goggles from blueseventy, a tri suit from Santini, another Rafael bike, a Jef Mallett book and an interesting USB flash drive.

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In Kailua-Kona with Linsey Corbin

Linsey Corbin has been in Hawaii since early September to get herself ready acclimatized and ready for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. She talked with slowtwitch from Kona.

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Wisconsin wins for Tissink, Marsh

Raynard Tissink won the 2009 Ford Ironman Wisconsin, after defending champion Chris McDonald faltered during the run. The women's race was dominated by Amy Marsh who crossed the line well ahead of her closest pursuer.

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Aussies take 70.3 Muskoka

Craig Alexander showed that he is ready for the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Kona with a solid win at Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka. Mirinda Carfrae captured the women's title in a time of 4:24:48.

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What We Have Noticed: Gore, Aquasphere, Knog …

On this Friday we look closer at derailleur cables from Gore, a speedsuit from Aquasphere, lighting from Knog, a t-shirt from Swobo and a great money "hiding" idea.

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Compression sock ban reversed

After heated discussions about the recently announced compression sock ban for Kona, the WTC announced today that covering the calves at the Ironman World Championships would no longer be considered an infraction of a rule.

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Zeebroek, Robin in Monaco

Axel Zeebroek led from start to finish as he won the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Monaco race in convincing fashion. In the women's race, Christel Robin helped herself to a great 22nd birthday gift with an equally impressive win.

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Here comes Jenna Shoemaker

A few weeks ago Jenna Shoemaker narrowly missed out on winning the USAT Elite National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but with so many greatly results this year she must be quite happy and looking forward to 2010.

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Andrew “Starky” Starykowicz

In January 2009 Caterpillar offered Andrew Starykowicz a severance package and he accepted it to pursue the dream of being a Pro triathlete. He is known for his bike prowess, but Sunday's Chicago Triathlon did not go as planned.