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The Weekend Box Oct 25 2015

We bring you accounts of exciting triathlon action from Miami and Mexico in North America, Turkey in Europe and Penrith in Australia – three 70.3s and a short course classic.

Sato, Sharp win Tongyeong WC

Matthew Sharp of Great Britain and Yuka Sato of Japan won their first World Cup titles Saturday in the final race of the 2015 ITU World Cup series in Tongyeong.

A chat with Susie Cheetham

Brit Susie Cheetham finished 6th in Kona and 7th in Zell am See this year, but as she is now fully devoted to triathlon we can expect to see even more from her.

The 2nd chance of Jason Gunter

Jason Gunter lost his right hand and left leg in a boating accident, and his first attempt to finish Kona fell short in 2009. But in 2015 he had a 2nd chance.

The Orca open water gear

Orca has a range of products that are great for open water swimming and training, and here we take a look at a few of those items including the wetsuit and dry bag.

Malte Bruns is in the spotlight

German Malte Bruns was the top age grouper at the GoPro Ironman World Championships and here you can meet this young man who started triathlon in 2014.

Trouble is brewing in Melbourne

A date change for the 2016 Formula 1 race in Melbourne, Australia could spell trouble for the Ironman Asia-Pacific Champs as these two events now collide.

Slowtwitch Road Shows

Party Time! Forty shops in 32 cities will host a Slowtwitch Road Show in 2016. Here’s a list of metro areas and participating Road Show stores.

A Loch Gu Loch SwimRun video

Robby MacBeath of Cloudberry Media captured the inaugural Loch Gu Loch SwimRun event in video so we can all experience it in cozy and dry comfort.

The Weekend Box Oct 18 2015

A week after Kona, we bring you accounts of a 70.3 and an ITU Duathlon World Championship in Australia, a Challenge half in Spain and, a World Cup in Turkey.

The Olympic-Kona double man

Seven years after his brilliant stretch run to win Olympic gold, Jan Frodeno authored a carefully balanced swim, bike and run to win the Ironman World Championship.

IM Kona 2015 – smooth running

After long swim and bike legs, the competitors at Kona find a fluid, graceful run form is the best weapon against exhaustion. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

IM Kona 2015 – women run pics

The run at the end of an Ironman race is always hard, but some athletes make it look effortless. Here now is a gallery of female pros during the IM Kona run.

Keyword: Ambition

An athlete may not subordinate his/her race ambitions solely for the benefit of another athletes race ambitions. (Ironman Elite rule Article 2.0.2)

IM Kona 2015 – finish line

While $120,000 is at stake for the men’s and women’s winners, whatever the result, the feeling of joy at the Kona finish line is often priceless.

Slowtwitch Circulation Drive

We’re going to stop your circulation when you see all the stuff we’re giving away to those who sign up to receive our weekly newsletter.