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Axel Reusch was a good human during 70.3 St. George

German age grouper Axel Reusch traveled far to race 70.3 St. George, but when he witnessed an athlete who had fallen during the bike segment he stopped to assist, while others did not.

by Herbert Krabel, May 9, 2019

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How COVID Ripped Through a Hospital

Ultra-raw, unfiltered notes from the front line of this pandemic, widely shared beyond the Slowtwitch audience, excerpted here for readers.

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Mike Plant Has Died, But His Imprimatur Remains

Without Mike Plant it’s doubtful you’d have ever heard of Bob Babbitt, or Mike Reilly or, for what it’s worth, me.

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The Swedish master of Texas

Patrik Nilsson decided late to race IRONMAN Texas and he then stormed to a big win there. We chatted with the fast long haired Swede about this race and much more.

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The Remaking of SoCal’s Triathlon Calendar

In SoCal, but all over the U.S., old standards are getting replaced, most often by the Half-distance, split between Indy and 70.3 races

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Cameron Wurf, Laura Siddall win IM Australia

Wurf breaks race record, Siddall completes a three-peat at Ironman Australia.

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Holly Lawrence, Rudy Von Berg win St. George 70.3

Lawrence won it on the bike and the run, Von Berg won it on the swim and the bike at St. George 70.3

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Crowie captures Busselton 70.3 at age 45

Craig Alexander outruns Mike Phillips; Felicity Sheedy-Ryan tops Rebecca Clarke at Busselton 70.3.

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Javier Gomez, Alexandra Tondeur win ITU LD Worlds

Gomez dominated at Pontevedra to win 9th World Championship; Tondeur won her first World Title.

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On Gratitude

I was honored to learn from Mike Reilly, just prior to publication, that he mentions me in the book. And Dan calls out that mention in his review. But the exact details Mike shares are a bit off, and I wanted to take a moment to correct them. Not because the way in which they are wrong matters to me, but because I believe it matters to the message of Mike's book.

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ROAM Wasn’t Built in a Day

Flagship brands like Wahoo gain my loyalty through values not on a feature set

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Chris Stirling – you will be missed

With great sadness we learned of the death of Chris Stirling, a passionate triathlete who was especially fond of extreme events and loved the mountains.

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2019 SwimRun ranking update and calendar

The Swimrun season in North America started in early April. Here is a SwimRun ranking update plus a calendar of the biggest races in North America.