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Getting faster with age

 Kevin Metcalfe has been trying to go sub-50 for a 40k TT for more than 20 years now, and finally at age 52 he stormed to a record breaking 49:29 in the Northern California / Nevada TT Championships.
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On the road with Jano Soto

 Jano Soto is a triathlete who lives in Kailua-Kona, but he and his wife are currently on a 4-month European adventure and he will race 70.3 Berlin and Challenge Roth among other things. We checked in with him in Berlin.
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The fast and smart Sami Inkinen

 Age grouper Sami Inkinen was the fastest age grouper at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman last weekend, but that is not a unique experience for this fast and smart athlete who grew up in Finland. We had a chat with him.
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Accidental triathlete Axel Merckx

 Axel Merckx recently competed in the Oliver Half triathlon and finished 4th overall in 4:28:33. For a man who is busy with many other obligations that is not shabby considering this was his first and possibly only triathlon attempt.
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One wrong turn, one big hurt

 Bree Wee was leading her home town race, Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, by a defensible margin when she took a wrong turn off the run course, backtracked, and fell from 1st to 3rd in a heartbreaking twist of fate.
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The very gifted Dan Hugo

 South African Dan Hugo is best known for his XTERRA exploits, but he also has done a few road events. He is currently getting ready for XTERRA Richmond.
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Up close with Hillary Biscay

 Hillary Biscay recently finished her 60th Ironman and she has been quite busy otherwise too with a new business venture and being relatively newly married.
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The awesome Team Garwood

 Kevin and Nikki Garwood were inspired by Dick and Rick Hoyt and they recently finished the spec-savers Ironman South Africa together.
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Darren Smith on changes

 Aussie coach Darren Smith had a few words with slowtwitch to discuss the current state of affairs, a new addition to the squad and a pending big move.
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Up close with James Hodge

 Australia often has quite a bit of young talent in the sport of triathlon and among them these days is 21-year old James Hodge. He recently finished third at 70.3 Busselton but now he is back to studying and preparing for tests.
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Dibens is racing invitational TT

 Julie Dibens will be racing the Tour of California invitational women’s time trial today in San Jose 18 months after her last triathlon and 14 months after a major operation to address foot and knee injuries.
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The consistent Uwe Widmann

 German Pro triathlete Uwe Widmann is now approaching his 25th year in the sport and while he never had a major Championship title, he has been very consistent - placing in the top ten at Ironman Frankfurt in 9 out of 10 attempts.