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Strong Field for Toyota Opener

It's Andy Potts and his swim-run prowess against Yoder's bike power in an early season match up of two athletes in top form. Slowtwitch kicks off its live coverage season at the Nautica South Beach tri in Miami. Live coverage here

Leadman latest bike-homage tri

Bahram Akradi, CEO of Life Time Fitness, built the Life Time Fitness triathlon, and the Race to the Toyota Cup, for U.S. pros. He's building Leadman Tri for himself.

Campy’s Seat Tube Motor

Commensurate with the launch of Campagnolo's TT group, the Italian component maker announces, along with Felt, the launch of its triathlon-legal seat tube motor.

Campagnolo and TT

We can quibble over the 20-year wait, or we can celebrate the fact that iconic component maker Campagnolo has at long last introduced the necessary elements of its gruppo specific to timed racing.

Hoke One One Bondi B

My first run in this shoe was a 5k road race. I liked these shoes a lot right from the gun. But it wasn't until about two miles into that race‚ on the descent‚ that I fell in love.

Hoka One One Mafate

If you want your legs to feel as fresh at 8, or 15, or 22 miles into your run as they feel during the first few miles, you need your shoe to reduce the accumulated damage done. This is that shoe.

Shoe Height and Ramp Angle

Let's break "barefoot" running down into its constituent parts. Is it a techology or a technique? Or both? Today, we're looking at the question of shoe height.

Accessory-ready Frames

Several of the newest superbikes were developed (have you noticed?) with bolt-on accessories contemplated during the frame design. Will this motif redefine tri bike design? Probably so.

Cervelo P4 in the Tunnel

Cervelo took several superbikes to the San Diego wind tunnel last month and tested them all exhaustively and comprehensively. Slowtwitch was there for the entire exercise. Here's the first of several reports.

Triathlon America Conference (2011)

If you've noticed a conspicuous absence of Slowman over the past week or so, he's been at the sport's first annual trade conference, at the Estancia Resort in La Jolla, CA.

Steering Levers

Almost all attention in bike fit is given to the fit coordinates while in the aero position. But, pursuit contact points relative to saddles, armrests, and the steering axis is probably the next area deserving investigation.

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?