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Strong Field for Toyota Opener

 It's Andy Potts and his swim-run prowess against Yoder's bike power in an early season match up of two athletes in top form. Slowtwitch kicks off its live coverage season at the Nautica South Beach tri in Miami. Live coverage here
News

Leadman latest bike-homage tri

 Bahram Akradi, CEO of Life Time Fitness, built the Life Time Fitness triathlon, and the Race to the Toyota Cup, for U.S. pros. He's building Leadman Tri for himself.
Industry

Campy’s Seat Tube Motor

 Commensurate with the launch of Campagnolo's TT group, the Italian component maker announces, along with Felt, the launch of its triathlon-legal seat tube motor.
Cycling

Campagnolo and TT

 We can quibble over the 20-year wait, or we can celebrate the fact that iconic component maker Campagnolo has at long last introduced the necessary elements of its gruppo specific to timed racing.
Running

Hoke One One Bondi B

 My first run in this shoe was a 5k road race. I liked these shoes a lot right from the gun. But it wasn't until about two miles into that race‚ on the descent‚ that I fell in love.
Running

Hoka One One Mafate

 If you want your legs to feel as fresh at 8, or 15, or 22 miles into your run as they feel during the first few miles, you need your shoe to reduce the accumulated damage done. This is that shoe.
Running

Shoe Height and Ramp Angle

 Let's break "barefoot" running down into its constituent parts. Is it a techology or a technique? Or both? Today, we're looking at the question of shoe height.
Triathlon

Accessory-ready Frames

 Several of the newest superbikes were developed (have you noticed?) with bolt-on accessories contemplated during the frame design. Will this motif redefine tri bike design? Probably so.
Industry

Cervelo P4 in the Tunnel

 Cervelo took several superbikes to the San Diego wind tunnel last month and tested them all exhaustively and comprehensively. Slowtwitch was there for the entire exercise. Here's the first of several reports.
News

Triathlon America Conference (2011)

 If you've noticed a conspicuous absence of Slowman over the past week or so, he's been at the sport's first annual trade conference, at the Estancia Resort in La Jolla, CA.
Industry

Steering Levers

 Almost all attention in bike fit is given to the fit coordinates while in the aero position. But, pursuit contact points relative to saddles, armrests, and the steering axis is probably the next area deserving investigation.
Running

The Great Running Debate

 What constitutes good running form? Does good form lend itself to natural, or barefoot, or minimalist, running technology? What are the hallmarks of that technology?