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Consensus, Professionalism, and Our Duty to Ourselves

It is a single axiom that in holds up well not just for my work life, but for my life.

by Slowman, November 12, 2020

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Gwen Jorgensen: “Make it count. Use your voice. Vote.”

"I’ve finally realized what I really need from you: for you to vote."

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Was Ironman Arizona 70.3 Safe to Race?

Here are images, and a competitor's account, of the race this past weekend held in Tempe, Arizona.

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Devastation and Mercy

The Slowtwitch Compound stands. But not by much. We're an earth exclave inside a moonscape.

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Refuse to Accept Failure

Our community has a unique capacity to endure; to pace, to suffer, to struggle, to prevail, and to finish. Let’s use it.

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Cycling Outdoors During a Pandemic

Is it okay to ride your bike outdoors in the Age of Covid? Here is the unequivocal answer. Yes. No. Depends.

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Why Can’t I Just Get a Refund? And Other Emails to RDs in the COVID-19 Era

Race directing, often a thankless job, becomes even more difficult.

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Lifestyle Calibration During a Worldwide Pandemic

Happy talk or panic? Selfishness or stiff upper lip? How should I behave when the world shifts daily?

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A ÖtillÖ Swimrun Catalina preview

There have been SwimRun events in the USA since 2016, but this coming weekend will be a first USA ÖtillÖ World Series event. Can the Americans compete on their own turf with the Europeans?

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Here’s that 8:24 2-mile on a Treadmill

Anthony Famiglietti did it again. This time for 2 miles. Triathletes, he says, "totally understand" what it is he does on a treadmill.

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Message in a Bottle

We found a bottle on the side of the road that contained a note - a glimpse of the gravitas of that thing we all choose to do.

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Saluting Service Through Sport

In triathlon there's a particular event devoted to veterans, and on this Veteran's Day here's to Leon's.

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The PTO’s Kona Gambit: Nothing or SomethingBurger?

The Professional Triathlete's Organization sent a letter to the Wanda Group announcing its readiness for an all-cash purchase of Ironman.