Over the years Lisa Bentley has won 11 Ironman titles and countless other triathlons. Before, during and after races she usually has an amazing smile on her face and we wanted to find out more about this amicable Canadian.

15 people in the world can say that they have taken part in the very first Ironman triathlon in Hawaii, but only 12 can say that they finished the event. Slowtwitcher and Power Crank inventor Frank Day is one of these 12 finishers and he talked to Slowtwitch about that long day.

Jonathan Caron also known as Jonnyo on Slowtwitch, had an amazing 2007 season with a fantastic second place at Ironman Canada and a sixth place at Ironman Arizona. He talked to slowtwitch.com about training, racing and food fetishes.

Kieran Doe won the 2008 Port of Tauranga Half Ironman and denied Cameron Brown his 9th title. In the women’s race Kate Bevilaqua narrowly beat out Joanna Lawn.

Falconhead Capital announced the acquisition of three San Diego-based companies, confirming the story which appeared on Slowtwitch.com’s front page on the 19th of December. Slowtwitch engaged in a Q&A with David Moross, Falconhead chairman and CEO, earlier today.

Gordo Byrn is a husband, professional triathlete, coach, author, tri camp organizer, financial advisor and blogger. We were able to pin down this enigmatic New Zealand resident and he kindly shared a few of his thoughts with Slowtwitch.

David Zabriskie will race in 2008 for the professional continental team Slipstream powered by Chipotle. He had a somewhat up and down season in 2007, and is looking to fly high this year.

Every year in the late fall, Joe Bonness from Naples, FL races more Iron distance events in a month than most people would consider in a couple years. We were curious to find out more about this amazing athlete.

When Scott Tinley was 30, metal was hip. Twenty years later, his hip is metal. We strategized that hip surgery, anesthesia, and the morphine drip would slow him down enough for a conversation.

If you want to swim in NYC, people often direct you to Asphalt Green on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with a 50 meter indoor and 25 yard outdoor pool on its 5.5 acre sport and fitness campus. The Asphalt Green Triathlon Club is based there and we talked to its president, Paul Weiss.

How power propels a bike: This is the second of two introductory articles preparing for a year-long series on training with power.

Scott Molina won the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii in 1988 and earned over 100 professional victories around the world. He is also called “The Terminator” and “Skid” and he now resides in Christchurch, NZ with his family.

For our triathlon club feature we looked closer at the Columbia Multisport Club in Mid-Missouri. They earned the USA Triathlon National Club title in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 and their president Mark Livesay talked to us.

Simon Whitfield won 3 World Cup ITU races in 2007, is ranked second in the World and is currently getting ready for his 3rd trip to the Olympics. He is also a very proud dad and gave Slowtwitch a few minutes of his time.

A deal’s danger of “blowing up” increases exponentially as the parties prepare to sign. Nevertheless, we handicap and analyze.

The sale of Triathlete and Competitor Magazines, as well as Elite Racing, owner of many of North America’s largest footraces, appears imminent. Both magazines are part of a blockbuster deal that places top caliber endurance events and media under the same ownership.

In two shorts years, 2XU has moved from newbie to triathlon goliath. We take a look at their trisuits, including the new for 2008 Super Elite Endurance suit.

Emily Finanger turned Pro and got married in 2006 and spent part of her honeymoon racing and winning the 2007 Norseman Xtreme triathlon in Eidfjord, Norway. Meet this Boulder, CO transplant.

Until a few weeks ago, Charlotte Paul had raced 13 Ironman events and has finished as high as second place. Now she has won the 2007 Ironman Western Australia and she talked to Slowtwitch.

Amanda Lovato shares some of her thoughts about racing and training with us and reflects on a season she calls the worst year of racing in her Ironman career. Find out more about this pro triathlete / realtor.

Mac Brown was the top age grouper in St. Croix and Ironman Coeur D’Alene and closed out the 2007 season as the 4th OA age grouper at Ironman Hawaii. He is turning Pro in 2008 and talked with Slowtwitch about that and more.

This is the first of monthly installments on the physics of bike riding, with an emphasis on training and racing using power meters. We’ll present our first two intro-to-power articles back-to-back.

The nice thing about the Internet — or the maddening thing, if you like finality — is that there rarely is any finality. Articles that we publish are not the last word on a subject, they’re typically the first word.

Tim DeBoom won the Ironman World Championships in 2001 and 2002 and after a few tough years he came back to finish in the top 5 in 2007. He sat down to chat with Slowtwitch.