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Articles by Lars Finanger

Calum Neff – the WR stroller man

Canadian Calum Neff moved to Texas 3 years ago and recently broke the Half Marathon Stroller World Record in 1:11:27 at the Katy Half. Here now is a chat with the fast man.

A Texas day with Matt Hanson

The 2015 Ironman North American champion Matt Hanson is currently preparing himself for Kona in The Woodlands in Texas, and we followed him for a day.

A True Story

Ben True is America’s top 5k road runner with a 13:22 PR and is a strong 5,000-meter Olympic candidate. Sarah True’s husband talks about sport, drug testing, and fair play.

A Culprit Croz Blade review

Manufacturer Joshua Colp is an American based out of Taiwan and he provided us with his aero road bike, Croz Blade, to log some training and racing miles.

Swimming Across Sweden

Jonas Colting is a Swedish endurance athlete with a penchant for unique challenges which he transforms into a living and a fount for worthy charities. This one was a 640k swim from Stockholm to Gothenburg

Traveling man Chris McDonald

Australian Ironman athlete Chris McDonald has lightened up his racing schedule this year as he returns this weekend to defend his 2008 Ironman Wisconsin title. He lives in New Zealand but maintains that he is true blue kangaroo.

Introducing Brooke Davison

At the recent 70.3 Worlds in Clearwater, Florida, Brooke Davison was the top female age grouper and finished 5th among a stellar field of professional women. Lars Finanger sat down with the rising star from Boulder.

A talk with Captain Duncan Smith

The third parachutist during the 2008 Ironman Hawaii was Captain Duncan Smith. Lars Finanger talked with Captain Smith about the jump, what a successful SEAL candidate might look like, and more.

Meet Commander Keith Davids

Commander Keith Davids was one of three Navy Seals who parachuted out of a C-130 plane into Kailua-Kona Bay before competing in the 2008 Ironman Hawaii. Lars Finanger picked the brain of Commander Davids the day before the 30th anniversary event.

Joe Gambles – coming to the USA

2008 has been a coming out party of sorts for 26 year-old Australian, Joe Gambles. Slowtwitch sat down with Gambles to see if he has what it takes to climb onto the podium at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater next weekend.

Wolfgang Dittrich – the rabbit

In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Wolfgang Dittrich made his living as the ferocious rabbit Mark Allen and Dave Scott were forced to chase down in the marathon portion of Ironman Hawaii each year. Slowtwitch sat down with Wolfgang at a Boulder bagel shop.