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Super fish John Flanagan

 Hawaii resident John Flanagan posted some wicked fast swim times at the 2008 Ironman Hawaii and the 70.3 Clearwater Worlds with his 47:02 and 21:44 times respectively. He shared some of his thoughts with slowtwitch.
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The Normannator gets a fit, checks out Boulder

 Normann Stadler thinks a better fit for his new Scott race bike will eliminate the problems that plagued his 2008 Kona effort. So this week he checked in with his old Tri Dubai race director Franko Vatterot in Boulder and got measured by Retul technology.
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A story of Austrian intrigue

 Austrian pediatrician and Ironman triathlete Dr. Andreas Zoubek recently earned a slot in the Hawaiian Ironman, but he's since been accused of running a doping ring. Read about triathlon, EPO, envy and intrigue.
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Wellington to be coached by Lessing

 Simon Lessing will be coaching 2-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington in 2009, and this news comes just weeks after the announcement that Cliff English would be her new coach.
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A chat with “Slim” Tim Berkel

 24-year old Aussie Tim Berkel recently captured the 2008 Ironman Western Australia title and earned the distinction to be one of the youngest male Ironman champions in the sport's history. The man also known as "Slim" talked to Slowtwitch.com.
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Andreas Raelert – Making lemonade out of lemons

 After not making the German Olympic team for Beijing, Andreas Raelert put his focus on longer distances. With wins at 70.3 Monaco and Ironman Arizona, plus a runner-up spot at 70.3 Worlds in Cleawater, this looks to be a pretty good move.
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Berkel and Ferguson on top in Western Australia

 Aussie Tim Berkel captured his first Ironman title as he won the 2008 Ironman Western Australia in 8:07:05. Kiwi Gina Ferguson held off a tough challenge from defending champion Charlotte Paul enroute to the women's title.
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Rasmus Henning – going long

 The lure of Ironman has caught Danish ITU speedster Rasmus Henning and in 2009 we will see him compete in a few selected longer races. The new Dextro Energy ITU World Championship series apparently did not manage to hold him.
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On the road with Rahsaan Bahati

 Rahsaan Bahati has been on the controversial Rock Racing team for quite some time now and rocked to a US Pro Crit Champion title despite nursing injuries this year. He checked in with Slowtwitch.