Articles by Slowman

Training

Beginners: Week 15

Every now and then you'll have an easier week, and some will be harder. Like this week. You are a bona-fide athlete now, and I'll be treating you like one.

by Slowman, November 24, 2009

News

Ironman’s burden

In the sport of triathlon there's no brand like Ironman. Here, iron is wealthier than gold. Funny how much love Ironman doesn't get from the very entities that ought to love it the most.

Industry

Five minutes with The Donald

I wage battle with one of our committee members to see who can email the other fastest when we get a new entry. He's ahead, and we are both pathetic.

Training

Beginners: Week 14

We're going to start varying effort levels, week to week. But first, let's talk about wetsuits. At some point you'll want to consider investing in one.

Industry

Three queries for a hay bale

The website is purring. I've got a Bike Coordinator, Run Coordinator, Safety Coordinator, and probably a Coordinator Coordinator working away at raceday strategies.

Training

Beginners: Week 13

Have you thought about what you're going to wear in your first triathlon? No, I don't mean whether the colors match. Rather, do you have one garment to swim, bike and run in?

News

Party in the penalty tent

One good thing about how the race in Kona was called this year: It gave a lot of pro athletes a chance to catch up socially with their competitors. Some did a lot of socializing.

News

The Women of Kona

No, this isn't the Slowtwitch swimsuit edition. It's an analysis of how the women's race has changed at the Hawaiian Ironman; where today's best women are slower than those of yesteryear, and where they're faster.

News

Toyota Dallas: our call

The Slowtwitch Ice Cream Truck was in Dallas for the fifth Toyota Cup stop of the season. This was the series finale, here's how we called it.

News

It’s Reed, Norden in Dallas

Matty Reed again showed that when he's fresh and ready, he's very tough to beat in a no-draft oly-distance race. Lisa Norden bested Sarah Haskins for the women's title

Running

Shoes for Kona

Of course, you can run in any shoe that you want, but don’t you just love that feeling of a lighter shoe on your feet during the marathon leg of your Kona race? Here are those shoes.

News

Climbers’ boxed set

Two books represent the Slowtwitch "boxed set" for ascenders. It's doubtful either of these books' publishers or authors (one is dead) know of the other's book. But to this site's publisher each book is the others' companion.

Training

Beginners: Week 12

What about nutrition during training? Gels, bars, gummies, things like that? Yes, it's time you started to think about these sorts of things.