Articles by Slowman

News

Gwen Takes Next Step, Winning Stanford Invite

The triathlon gold medalist won in a PR 31:55, with the suggestion there's a lot more in the tank.

by Slowman, March 31, 2018

News

New Mom Mirinda Carfrae Gets Ready for Return

Mirinda's back, with new sponsors and old, and something else new: Izzy. She talks equipment, racing, coaches, and her future.

Triathlon

Think Sleeveless is Faster? Then You Haven’t Tried De Soto

There are 20, maybe 30 wetsuit companies all making their suits the same way. Here's an outlier that certainly deserves your consideration.

Training

Slowtwitch’s Pinball Wizard

Lionel Sanders was trading punches with... Matt Gardiner? He's a full time CPA, not a bike racer, but sure plays a mean pinball.

Running

Not the Long Haired Hippy Bondi I Used to Love

The HOKA One One Bondi 5 is a really nice shoe. But it’s not the shoe I fell in love with, and that I wrote about so exuberantly 7 years ago today.

Industry

Outsole Width a Determiner of Run Shoe Speed

The width of a shoe's outsole can become a primary metric determining speed, overwhelming the differences in the shoe weights.

Running

Canyon Speedmax CF 7.0

Canyon's hotly anticipated $2,499 tri bike gets the Slowtwitch treatment.

Training

Zwift Foibles

I am sort of computer dyslexic. If you’re like me what I write below might resonate and make your Zwifting a little easier to wrangle.

Running

Give a Little, Get a Lot with the Felt IA16

If you choose a PRthree or P2 it's because spec and price won out. If you buy an IA16 it's because of the unique qualities of the frame.

Running

The P2: Cervelo’s Rat Rod

In 2008 Chrissie Wellington won the Hawaiian Ironman, with the second fastest bike split of the day. On a P2. 'nuf said.

Running

Quintana Roo PRthree

Let's go through this bike, the frameset and then all the parts, and tally up all the "fails".

Running

Entry-Level-Plus Tri Bikes for 2018

Triathlon doesn't have to be expensive. Let's talk about bikes aboard which a pro could win an Ironman, for under $3000.

Training

It’s the Hilly Vanilli, SlowZwifters 2nd Weekly Ride

If you build it they will Zwift. Slowtwitch weekly ride #2 will take place on Thursdays, and this is a little different than the Tuesday weekly event.