forum shop
Logotype Logotype

Articles by Slowman

Dare You to Move

I’m angry. I understand ineptitude. I acknowledge laziness. I get that not everybody is going attach the same importance to themes I deem important. But breathtaking indifference to this?

The Stacktennial

It's been 10 years since the metrics Stack and Reach were first described. February marked a decade since these terms first made it into print, at least according to my recollection.

Swim Death at Alcatraz

A man was pulled from the water, according to a source spectating the event. A San Francisco Fire Department rescue team worked on the competitor, who was not revived.

Vroomen Launches 2r

Cervelo co-founder Gerard Vroomen debuts a new iOS-only magazine for those hooked on bike racing and glued to their iPads. It's free, adless, and published by one of cycling's most focused minds.

Heart Screening

Pacific Heart Institute in Santa Monica, CA, has opened its doors to triathletes, offering screening for heart problems at a low cost. This pilot program might be a model for the rest of America.

2012’s Top 10 Retailers

Triathlon Business International named the top 10 retailers of 2012, according to the vendors who sell to them, with an assist to the customers who buy from them.

When the Shite Gets Brown

We typically place Jordan Rapp's victory speeches on Slowtwitch, as he has received considerable comment and notoriety specifically for these.

Best in Show

The 2013 TBI conference was widely considered the best of the three produced so far, and not because awards banquet attendees were served steak and lobster (although that did not hurt).

Can RD’s Impact SCD in Tri?

Considering all the available best medical evidence, some say if you die in the swim, you're an unfortunate but acceptably rare, and probably unavoidable, statistic. Can a race director move those odds?

Safe in the Water

If cardiac arrest is the proximate cause of our sport's drownings, what triggers cardiac arrest precisely when our athletes are in the swim leg of a triathlon? Are these behaviors over which you have control?

What Hoka Means

Yes, the name Hoka One One means something in Maori. But that's not the question. What does this shoe mean? For the future of running? It means a fundamental change in the way you consider shoes.

Exit the Swim Alive

Part 1 of a 4-part series on how to reduce sudden cardiac death on triathlon, in particular during the swim leg. How effective is cardiac testing at predicting cardiac arrest? What can you reasonably do?