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Ray’s Weekly Sports Electronics Mailbag

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses how to use your Garmin 310XT for all three legs of a triathlon, working with CompuTrainer’s occasionally erratic HR sensor, and selecting a book for HR-based training.

Team Timex camp – day 1

It is the 10-year anniversary of Team Timex and currently athletes of the team have gathered in East Rutherford, NJ for the annual team camp. Timex is a big partner with the New York Giants and the team got to see the home of said football team.

A Lynskey Performance tour

The Lynskey family sold their Litespeed brand to JHK Investments in 1999 and stepped away from the bicycle business. But a couple year years later they started Lynskey Performance and have grown the brand steadily.

A picture tour of ABG

On a recent trip through Chattanooga, TN we managed to get a look inside the American Bicycle Group and managed to snap a few images of the people there and some of the ongoing projects.

An impressive field for Abu Dhabi

A stellar starter field has been announced for the second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon with its unique race distance. 61 Pros have signed up so far and they represent the finest selection of pro long distance triathletes outside of Kona.

Uli Bromme is chasing the dream

Uli Bromme came second in an elite national championship in her first year as a pro. But in an era when the bar for the top women triathletes is rising fast, she is still reaching for the stars.

Picking the brain of Darren Smith

Coach Darren Smith has built up quite a reputation as a coach, and the success of some of his athletes has really put him in the limelight. Slowtwitch had the opportunity to have a few words with Coach Daz.

Asics 3020 (2011)

The 3020 bears a lot in common with the Kayano. But if its popular cousin doesn’t grant quite enough medial support for you the over-pronator, the 3020 very likely will, and with no weight penalty.

What We Have Noticed: CEP, GU, Zoot …

We stumbled upon the CEP Clone recovery system, GU Brew Electrolyte tablets, the Zoot Ultra Ovwa racing shoe and the Marathon Man t-shirt from Endurance Conspiracy. But you’ll have to wait a bit to get them.

Watch out for Belinda Harper

Kiwi Belinda Harper set a new age group record in Kona last year and is now racing in the Pro category. At Challenge Wanaka she crashed while in the lead on the bike and ended up finishing 5th.

Matt Reed has tunnel vision

Another day in the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, NC allowed us to have a closer look at Boulder resident Matty Reed and the fine adjustments on his Fuji D-6.

An Encore for Macca?

Chris McCormack will be 38 when he defends his Kona title and as he starts 2011 he takes a look at his immediate competitive prospects and the long range future of his beloved sport.

Ray’s Weekly Sports Electronics Mailbag

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers a handful of questions on Garmin and their nearly ubiquitous training devices as well as how to do an FTP test using a Computrainer.

Andy Potts wind tunnel time

With the 2011 racing season almost upon us, Andy Potts traveled to the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, NC to get checked out and dialed on his new Kestrel 4000.

A chat with Kyle Pawlaczyk

Kyle Pawlaczyk is a Pro triathlete who just wrapped up his freshman season. Based out of Richmond, VA he secured two top tens in the 70.3 series and was 13th at Ironman Lake Placid. He recently chatted with Sal Farruggia.

Draft legal age group racing in FL

If you ever wanted to know what racing is like for the ITU Pros, you now have your chance to test those waters at the Draft Legal Challenge in Clermont, FL on March 5th. Jarrod Shoemaker talked to slowtwitch about this new event.

Vanessa Fernandes takes a break

Portuguese triathlon phenom Vanessa Fernandes announced today that she will take a break from the sport because of health issues. Only 26-years old, Fernandes already has a record 21 World Cup titles on her resume.

Bobby Behan – one year later

The Specialized Tri team has been running for about a year under the guidance of Bobby Behan and has given the brand quite a bit to cheer. For 2011 even more fire power has been added.

Ray’s Weekly Sports Electronics Mailbag

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers questions on the limits of Garmin’s headunits, CompuTrainer software, and the new Nike watch designed and built in partnership with TomTom.

Trakking Michael Lovato

Michael Lovato closed out 2010 with a second place at Ironman Cozumel and the Richie Cunningham wedding on New Year’s Eve. We had a few words with the late migrating Pro about 2011 expectations and changes.

The Great Running Debate

What constitutes good running form? Does good form lend itself to natural, or barefoot, or minimalist, running technology? What are the hallmarks of that technology?

An Athlete’s Guide to Inventing

Slowtwitch science editor and SaltStick founder Jonathan Toker offers this guide for all the would be inventors who’ve had that “A-ha!” moment and were left wondering, “Now what do I do?”