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Frederik Van Lierde attacked and robbed in South Africa

The 2013 IRONMAN World Champion Frederik Van Lierde was attacked by a group of teenagers in South Africa, knocked unconscious and then robbed of his phone.

by Herbert Krabel, March 24, 2017

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New electronic Middle East flight rules announced

The USA and the UK announced that laptops, tablets, e-readers and all other electronic gadgets with the exception of cell phones can no longer be carried on board of flights originating from certain airports in the Middle East, and that includes Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi International Airport.

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On the throttle with Trevor Wurtele

Trevor Wurtele is getting ready for IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside and he already has a 3rd place finish at the recent 70.3 Campeche in Mexico to his name. The always entertaining Wurtele chatted with us about a variety of topics including the race in Campeche, the upcoming season and sponsor woes and love.

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With grit and passion onwards

Jodie Stimpson is glad that 2016 is over and this gritty Brit has her focus now set on 2017 and beyond. She started her season in Abu Dhabi and was narrowly beaten by Andrea Hewitt. But there are no regrets.

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More from Slowtwitch’s Road Show at Tri Shop

Week three of the Slowtwitch Road Show Tour took the ice cream truck to Texas for a stop at Tri Shop.

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Morphing into an Endurance Athlete

A snapshot look at how endurance sports changed my life for the better.

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Up close with Staffan Björklund

Staffan Björkland is very close to nature as an avid and accomplished climber, skier, adventure racer and Swimrun athlete. He won the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championships in the mixed division with Marika Wagner in 2015 but he is not simply defined by that result. He will soon race an XTERRA triathlon and who knows what will be next after that.

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A new challenge for Joe Maloy

2016 Olympian Joe Maloy recently decided to walk away from professional triathlon instead of trying to battle for another Olympic start and he talked openly about this decision and much more.

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Hack an Ironman

Inspired by Finnish entrepreneur Sami Inkinen, a Slowtwitch staffer attempts to hack-an-Ironman.

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The Åsnes Expedition Amundsen

This past weekend 200 athletes took part in the 2017 Åsnes Expedition Amundsen, a 100 km self supported ski race in the region of Norway where Norseman takes place.

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Mission Bay birthplace of triathlon, and swimrun too

San Diego's Mission Bay was the birthplace of triathlon and over 40 years later hosted the first swimrun event in the country.

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The multi-talented Jordan Bryden

Jordan Bryden is a professional triathlete from Canada who finished 3rd at Challenge Penticton in 2016 behind Jeff Symonds and Drew Scott. He is also a gifted graphic designer and passionate photographer.

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Challenging nature on a 1000 mile adventure

Peter Ripmaster will soon return to Alaska to attempt another Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death when he fell through the ice during that 1000 mile running race.