Articles by Herbert Krabel

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A chat with Peter Vanderkaay

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece Peter Vanderkaay competed on the 4x200m freestyle relay that defeated the favored Australian team for the gold medal. This U of Michigan grad is the current NCAA record holder in the 500-yard freestyle and was kind enough to chat with us.

by Herbert Krabel, January 24, 2008

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Samantha McGlone unplugged

The impressive 2007 season of Samantha McGlone was highlighted by a 2nd place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI and a 2nd place at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. We had a chat with the quiet Canadian.

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Meet Pete Jacobs

Australian Pete Jacobs has the reputation to be one of the fastest swimmers in the sport of triathlon and his big smile can be seen a mile away. We wanted to know what he is up to these days.

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Colucci and Gollnick win 70.3 Pucon

Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) led from start to finish on his way to win the 2008 edition of the 70.3 Pucon triathlon. In the women's race Heather Gollnick (USA) grabbed the title with the fastest run.

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Being Greg Bennett

Greg Bennett won the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis, the Nautica NYC Triathlon, the Accenture Chicago Triathlon, the Kaiser Permanente LA Triathlon and the Toyota Triathlon in Dallas in 2007 and earned a massive paycheck. Meet the man.

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Ain-Alar Juhanson’s Scott Plasma

We continue our series "the bikes of the pros" with Ain-Alar Juhanson's Scott Plasma. Find out what the big and powerful Estonian thinks about his ride.

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Go lucky Luke McKenzie

26 year old Australian Luke McKenzie ended 2006 on a sour note and bounced back in 2007 with a great finish in Kona. We managed to get a hold of Luke as he is getting ready for the 2008 Ironman New Zealand.

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Meet World Champion Andy Potts

Andy Potts had some great results in 2007 but none more impressive than his victory at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. He talked to Slowtwitch about the event, racing, training and his upcoming schedule.

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Running man Frank Reimann

Age grouper Frank Reimann from Germany closed out his 2007 Ironman World Championships in Kona with a 2:57:10 marathon and a total time of 9:07:40. He checked in with us.

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Bauer and Mutscheller win 2008 Winter Tri World Cup opener

Austrian Sigi Bauer and German Sigrid Mutscheller started the 2008 Winter Triathlon World Cup season with convincing wins in Valberg, France.

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Tissink and Ficker win 70.3 South Africa

Raynard Tissink (RSA) and Desiree Ficker (USA) were the winners of the inaugural 70.3 South Africa race in Buffalo City. Top 5 results.

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Tim Hola checks in

33 year old Tim Hola has finished in the top 50 at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and in the top 20 at Ironman Florida among many other great results. He sat down for an interview with us.

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Frank Day recalls Ironman 1978

15 people in the world can say that they have taken part in the very first Ironman triathlon in Hawaii, but only 12 can say that they finished the event. Slowtwitcher and Power Crank inventor Frank Day is one of these 12 finishers and he talked to Slowtwitch about that long day.