I had the opportunity to spend some time with Chris Legh at the Fuel Belt house on Alii Drive. Chris is returning to the big show this year after a multi-year hiatus, and he seems super relaxed for someone who has had his share of challenges when competing at the Iron-distance. For a great summary […]
I have had lots of response to part one of this discussion – please read and view it first if you haven’t already. The point here is to challenge some of the “common wisdom” out there about how you “should” run. And by “you”, I mean everyday runners and long course triathletes. If you are […]
What follows is a brain dump in condensed form – a run technique manifesto derived from what is now years of studying high speed videos of the best runners on the planet. There is plenty of advice out there these days as to how you “should” run. How your foot “should” land. What your arms […]
The second of our position analysis videos from Kona. Here we compare and contrast various aspects of top-ten finishers Sebastian Kienle (4th after flatting on the bike), Andy Potts (top American at 7th), and Tim O’Donnell (8th). These three athletes split the run at 2:53-54, but Kienle biked ~ sub 4:30 (minus the flat) vs […]
You may want to grab a cold one before you crank up this video. Serious geek content here: I look at some key aspects of the riding positions of Marino VH, Pete Jacobs, Dirk Bockel and Sebastian Kienle. While this video lasts 19 minutes, it should be educational. Best part is, I am only getting […]
Wandering through the expo in Kona this year, I quickly realized that there isn’t much new in the world of tri bikes. One of the few exceptions is Cervelo’s flagship P5 which made its Kona debut, racking up 2nd under Caroline Steffen and 3rd under Frederik Van Lierde, not to mention top 10’s from Amy […]
We were able to video some of the pro men and women running on the Queen K this year. It was the hottest we can remember out there, and the marathon times show it. Run splits are listed on the video if the athlete finished the run. We will have some run form analysis on […]
It was a tough one on the Queen K this year. The worst winds and by far the worst heat in several years. As usual we stood out on the Queen K and fried all day long, just so we could capture these videos at 300 fps. Part 1 features the first 15 men past […]
Our own Lisbeth Olsen Kenyon challenged the world’s toughest iron-distance tri in her native country of Norway, coming in 3rd woman overall behind German pro Anette Finger and Norwegian Charlotte Knudsen. The top three, along with Norwegian power-biker Cesilie Skollerud Hegna, beat the existing course record. This is a race that has to be experienced, […]
We have been lucky enough to get a few early examples of Blue’s new Triad SL Limited edition “super bikes”. These are no-compromise aero missiles with proprietary integrated front ends – super light, stiff and aero. Only 200 will be made in the murdered-out black-on-black limited edition garb. The first two guys we have riding […]
