SLS3 2012 photoshoot
4/22/2012 9:37:00 AM
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SLS3 featured in triathlete BUYER`S GUIDE - Spring 2012
4/4/2012 9:08:00 AM
We are happy to announce that SLS3 has been featured not only one but twice in the current BUYER`S GUIDE of triathlete magazine. Every year just a small number of companies are being chosen to be featured in this issue and we are honored to be one of them. Check out the reviews about the SLS3 FX short and top on page 22 as well as the SLS3 compression socks on page 106.
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2012 Expo Shedule
2/3/2012 10:48:00 AM
The following list is a preliminary list of the races we will be attending this year. If you happen to be at one of those races, please stop by and say "Hello". We would love to meet you in person.
| Date | Event |
| 3-Mar | Palm Springs |
| 18-Mar | SuperSeal |
| 31-Mar | Oceanside 70.3 |
| 14-Apr | HITS Napa |
| 5-May | IM St. George |
| 19-May | IM Texas |
| 24-Jun | IM Coeur d`Alene |
| 8-Jul | Carlsbad Tri |
| 15-Jul | Vineman 70.3 |
| 22-Jul | IM Lake Placid |
| 28-Jul | Vineman |
| 19-Aug | Orangeman Tri |
| 9-Sep | IM Wisconsin |
| 30-Sep | Mission Bay |
| 10-Nov | HITS Havasu |
| 18-Nov | IM Arizona |
| 1-Dec | HITS Palm Springs |
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SLS3 supports Sea Shepherd's “Stand Up for the Oceans”
1/26/2012 9:23:00 AM
Oceanside, CA – January 26th. SLS3 the leader in compression sportswear just announced its support for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS). $1 of every product that is being sold will be donated to Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization which uses direct action tactics to protect sealife.
In 2008, Animal Planet began filming the weekly series Whale Wars based on the group's encounters with the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
“I watched the show a couple of years ago for the first time and was hooked ever since” says Sebastian Linke, owner of SLS3. “ In addition to building innovative products that reduce environmental impact, we take our social responsibility mission very seriously - We feel honored to be giving back to those who defend what is so precious to us all.”
Visit www.sls3.com to find a retailer near you and learn how YOU can make a difference.
About SLS3:
SLS3 manufactures sport compression and Triathlon race apparel in the USA. We design and market high quality compression and triathlon race apparel that meet and exceed the needs of our customers. Our products will enhance performance with emphasis on technical design for comfort. Our goal is to produce the best possible products to serve our customers who are looking for comfort and performance. MADE IN U.S.A. is an important part of our apparel line as we have made a commitment to production of our apparel in America. We hire local staff and we purchase our materials from the highest quality vendors available to us.
About Sea Shepherd:
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. The organization has gained recognition through the TV Series “Whale Wars”.Posted By: SLS3
Petr Vabrousek 6th at Challenge Wanaka
1/23/2012 10:17:00 AM
" It is over! Great swim, the bike and run exactly showed there I am after 3 weeks of training:-). The first half OK, the second always brought a little bit of suffering. The last time I sat on the bike outside was Ironman Western Australia on Dec. 5th... Midway through the run, I even got within a minute of 4th place, but I was ready for the heat and really suffered through the second loop and had to dig deep not to loose the 6th place in the final miles. My next race is Ironman Melbourne in 9 weeks - I will have to put in some training now..."
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The new 2012 Tristar Triathlon Pad
1/11/2012 3:45:00 PM
We are extremely happy to present our new 2012 Tristar Triathlon Pad. It is being used in our FX products and has a very light structure and minimalist design for a better freedom of movement. See for yourself but most importantly FEEL THE DIFFERENCE!Posted By: SLS3
SLS3 partners with IM Talk Podcast
1/9/2012 11:07:00 AM
We are happy to announce our partnership with IM Talk. IM Talk is the leading Triathlon podcast based out of New Zealand. It is worldwide available at www.IMtalk.me. Todays show features an interview with our CEO Sebastian Linke. He talks about the beginning of SLS3 and what motivated him to found his company. If you have a chance, take a look at the website and download the podcast - it is also a great for listening during your long raining runs at this time of the year.
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Jessica Jacobs wins Ironman Florida
11/9/2011 11:15:00 AM
SLS3 athlete Jessica Jacobs has proven once that she can win an Ironman as she scorched through the course in Panama City Beach, setting a new course record and becoming just the 13th woman to break nine hours for an Ironman. Along the way she flew through a 2:53 marathon, one of the fastest in Ironman history, wearing the SLS3 compression sleeves.
Read more...
picture courtesy of ironman.com
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Kona Concept Store during the Ironman week
9/28/2011 10:28:00 AM
At this years Ironman Hawaii we will be having an SLS3 concept store in Kona during the Ironman week.
We are happy to share the store with 4 great companies: Biestmilch, Hawk Racing, Seasucker and Powercranks.
The store address is 75-5669 Alii-Drive in Kona. It will be open during the week from 9am-6pm.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Kona....
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Free Compression socks from SLS3 for Kona participants.
9/21/2011 12:44:00 PM
SLS3, a leader in compression sportswear is giving away FREE compression socks for athletes who race the 2011 Ironman Hawaii in SLS3 compression socks or sleeves. With impressive results, the products speak for themselves: The last two US Ironman races have been won with SLS3 compression products. Chris McDonald won IM Louisville while Jessica Jacobs won IM Wisconsin. “ It has been a great year for SLS3 and we would like to take opportunity to thank all the athletes who supported us and trust in our products” says Sebastian Linke, owner of SLS3.
How it works:
If you race the Ironman Hawaii in SLS3 compression socks or sleeves, just send an email with a picture of you racing with SLS3 compression socks or sleeves to contact@slstri.com along with your name and race number. You just pay shipping & handling ($6.90 – domestic / $9.90 international) and can expect the product a few weeks after the race.
About SLS3:
SLS3 manufactures sport compression and Triathlon race apparel in the USA. We design and market high quality compression and triathlon race apparel that meet and exceed the needs of our customers. Our products will enhance performance with emphasis on technical design for comfort. Our goal is to produce the best possible products to serve our customers who are looking for comfort and performance. MADE IN U.S.A. is an important part of our apparel line as we have made a commitment to production of our apparel in America. We hire local staff and we purchase our materials from the highest quality vendors available to us.
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Petr Vabrousek wins Challenge Henley / UK
9/19/2011 3:41:00 PM
SLS3 Team athlete Petr Vabrousek raced his last "training race" before Kona. He won the Challenge Henley in the UK in a time of 8:37:58. Petr had, once again, one of the fastest running splits. He was racing in the SLS3 Compression Day Sleeves. Up next is the Grand Finale in Kona. It is just 3 more weeks to recover for the Ironman Hawaii, but everyone who knows Petr, knows that recovery is not a problem for him.Posted By: SLS3
Aaron Hersh of Triathlete Magazine races in FX Racesuit
9/6/2011 10:28:00 AM
Aaron Hersch, Senior Tech Editor of Triathlete Magazine, raced the Ironman CDA in the SLS3 FX Racesuit. His tips for Tackling Your First Ironman are featured on page 32 of Triathlete Magazine (October 2011) along with a picture of him crossing the finishline at IM CDA. Congratulations on an amazing race.
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Chris McDonald wins IM Louisville
8/29/2011 2:27:00 PM
Congratulations to Big Sexy on his 1st place finish at Ironman Louisville in a time of 8:27:36. The first two time champion at Ironman Louisville. Chris was racing in the SLS3 Compression Socks.
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Petr Vabrousek takes 4th at European Championships
8/26/2011 11:49:00 AM
Petr Vabrousek finished 4th at the ETU Long Distance Championships in Finland. He had, once again, the fastest run of the day finishing in a time of 5:38:53 for the 4k swim, 120k bike and 30k run. " I only missed the bronze medal by 27 seconds at the end of almost 6 hour day…"
His great shape came from the pre-race weekend, where he raced 3 races within 3 days:
Friday – MTB sprint triathlon – 1st place
Saturday – olympic distance triathlon – 1st place
Sunday – 1/2 Iron Distance Doksyman – 1st place
"… and then 6 days of fun with my son and newborn daughter."
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Kevin Gillotties duathlon preparation for the World Championships in Spain
8/23/2011 1:41:00 PM
So in the last month I raced the 2 final duathlon races in San Diego – Solana Beach and Imperial Beach (a.k.a. Surf Town). I have been on a heavy training block of miles and speed work to try to get ready for worlds in Spain in September.
Things have been coming around, but with all of these miles and speed work and little rest, it can leave one a bit fatigued.
I went into Solana Beach right in the middle of one of those training blocks with little rest and downtime, and it robbed me of the turnover I needed in the end as I was overly laboring from race start to finish. I tried as hard as I could to stay strong out of T1 onto the bike and opened a nice gap, only to have it pulled back in at the end which left me having no cushion coming into T2. I then had try to redouble my efforts and try to get some speed out of T2 into the final run, and just did simply not have the leg turnover to make it happen. Thus, I was caught and passed and simply could not respond to the surge by the ultimate winner. The best way I can explain it, I have to keep in mind the bigger picture and goal for 2012 – worlds in Spain representing Team USA – and therefore decisions have to be made about training and those decisions can and do effect race day performance as I just cannot justify and afford rest and taper weeks for these local races as I then loose a week of valuable training and that has a compounding ripple effect. Therefore, I looked at Solana Beach as a bit of a sacrificial lamb for the greater good. I wanted to win, I felt capable of winning, I have won there, but I was just to fatigued to turn it over and paid the price for it. I had no gears and no turnover to call upon and just felt flat enough the 30 seconds I lost by is all it took to damage me, and there was nothing I could do about it on tired legs. But that’s cool; it is a decision I made for the greater good, I knew the potential downside, and I can live with that (though in the moment, it is irksome that you can’t get the body to respond).
Now this weekend, at Imperial Beach, I was rested and the results show just what rest and a taper can do for performance. This race came at the end of a block of months of pushing and I took a well deserved rest this week which timed perfect with this race. I felt way more control in terms of heart rate, I had several gears in the legs (both run and bike) I could call on and maintain, I had the turnover I needed and mentally I was fresher and and I just put it on the line to see where I was – against the clock first – as this is my last duathlon before worlds and I very badly wanted a win inside so I could mentally go into worlds coming off a win. It was a good day and I had the zip I hoped for. From first run until final crossing of the finish line, I was in control of my heart rate and was able to find the push and gears and turn-over and the body responded with no overly labored efforts. I calmly went into T1 second but came out first, went out on the bike and opened up a pretty good lead, came into T2 and out in first and really put the hammer down on the final run. At the turn around cone I had :53 seconds – so nearly 1:45 when doubled – on second place and rather than easing back with a “comfortable” lead (as comfortable as these 100% red line sprint races can be) I opted to try to find yet another gear and see if I could manage to elongate the gap. In the end, I crossed the finish line at 48:41 and won by nearly 2:20 which means I was able to open the gap a tad bit more. I felt very strong mentally and physically and it turns out my time of 48:41 is the exact time – to the seconds – of my winning finish time the last time I raced this race in 2008.... That is a once in a lifetime matching of numbers you never see, but nice to know 2 years later and 2 years older and 2 years off competitive duathlon, I can still match a past time. That is a good feeling and shows me the training is coming around and it is nearly time to start to hone the final sharp edge of my training in these coming final few weeks.Posted By: SLS3
Linda Schuecker finishes 3rd at Challenge Copenhagen
8/16/2011 2:36:00 PM
Congratulations to the best German girl in Copenhagen: Linda Schuecker 3rd girl overall at Challenge Copenhagen in 9:38h. Read more here.
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Xtri.com Review: SLS3’s Latest Compression Bike Bib Short
8/12/2011 9:06:00 AM
Over the past several years, compression apparel has taken the tri-world by storm. We were all scratching our heads only a few short years ago when we saw the first person running down Ali'I Dr looking more ready to play soccer than racing an Ironman. Fast-forward to today, it seems every apparel company has some type of compression line in their catalog and what we once thought of as a fad is only growing!
We were giving the opportunity to test out SLS3's latest Compression Bike Bib Short. The first thing we noticed was the use of three different materials in the garment. This does a variety of things making the product unique. It provides compression where you want it, on the main, large muscle groups used for cycling, while providing flexibility and breathability where you don't need compression making the bib shorts very comfortable to wear and keeping you cool on those long hot rides.
Read more here
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Team Athlete, Matt Hiramoto, takes on the Waimea Bay 1.2 Mile Swim in the SLS3 Fobic Speed Suit
8/2/2011 3:05:00 PM
Team athlete, Matt Hiramoto from Honolulu, Hawaii, recently competed in the annual Waimea Bay 1.2 mile swim. Here, he exits the water in our SLS3 Fobic Speed Suit.
Besides swimming and triathlon racing, Matt's other favorite hobby is cooking. If you are a "foodie" or just enjoy great food, read more on his blog: tricook.blogspot.com Posted By: SLS3
Team Athlete, Shane Giardino, takes first in his AG at the Music City Triathlon, Nashville Tennessee.
7/25/2011 10:20:00 AM
Team athlete, Shane Giardino, took first in his AG on Sunday at the Music City Triathlon, Nashville, Tennessee. Shane trains and races in our Raven Black FX top and shorts with added benefits of cold black technology which keeps him cool in the crushing sun and heat!
Next up for Shane, the August Georgia 70.3.
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Heleen bij de Vaate 9th at Ironman Germany
7/25/2011 9:57:00 AM
It's the morning after the race. As usually I slept only a couple of hours, so what can you better do then writing a story for your website. It started as an experiment to see how I would perform in an IM race just 3 weeks after another IM race. And the second reason that I signed up for Frankfurt was that I didn't know before hand if I would have enough points to go to Kona. After Klagenfurt I was already sure, so this reason wasn't a valid one anymore. The 3 weeks in between, the focus was on recovery, some key sessions and tapering. I felt great and was ready to race again.
I like to race in nice and warm weather. But nothing of that we had yesterday. It was rainy, cold and very windy. That made the race really though. My swim was ok, not great, still my 2nd best split ever. During the bike I felt that although I felt well in training, my muscles weren't fully recovered. I lacked some power, so although it felt that I was pushing really hard, the result was a lousy bike split. But I still had the motivation to race as fast as I could for the moment. So the run was reasonable good. I passed a few girls and came in 9th.
The result of the experiment is that I'm not fully recovered from an IM after 3 weeks. But I'm sure that I'm going to Hawaii!
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Team Athlete, David Callahan, takes first in Clydesdale Division
7/15/2011 9:16:00 AM
Team Athlete, David Callahan, took first place in the Clydesdale Division at the Mach Tenn Triathlon last weekend near Nashville, Tennessee. It's been a hot summer there, but David is keeping cool in the Raven Black SLS3 FX top and shorts with Coldblack technology. Coldblack is a special finishing technology for textiles which reduces heat build-up and provides reliable protection from UV rays helping to keep his core temperature down.
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Heleen bij de Vaate: PB and 4th place at IM Austria
7/5/2011 8:27:00 AM
A great day yesterday: for the first time in my career I swam below one hour (58.54). I already had a good feeling in training, but it's more satisfying if you also can show it on race day. The bike was fast, as expected on this course. But then I also ran a sub-3h marathon (2.59.40), the fastest run-split of the day in the womans-field. Overall, the sum of the swim-bike-run was a sub-9h time, a fantastic personal best. If I counted well, there are only 14 ladies worldwide who ever were faster. Including the 3 woman who finished on the podium yesterday. It's unbelievable that this race wasn't good enough to finish top-3, but that reflects the high level of the race yesterday.
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Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2011: Race Report from Tom Maliszewski
6/29/2011 5:30:00 PM
Tom had a great race at IMCDA finishing 36th overall in a time of 9:43 hours, which is a personal best for him and secured him a Kona slot.
He was racing in the FXC Compression Tri Short and the FXC Compression socks. Read his full race report here.
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Kellie Wells: 2011 USA Track and Field National CHAMPION!
6/29/2011 4:32:00 PM
At the Diamond League opener in Doha, Kellie clocked a world-leading 12.58 in the 100m hurdles, and has finished runner up at the Diamond League Golden Gala in Rome and adidas Grand Prix in New York. Now, she’s proving she’s taking another step towards her road to London 2012 by winning the USA World Championships in a staggering time of 12.50 seconds with a +1.8 wind.
picture courtesy Fastlifeshow.comPosted By: SLS3
SLS3 Team Athletes Racing Ironman Coeur d'Alene 6/26/11
6/21/2011 10:03:00 AM
Three of our Team Athletes are traveling to Idaho this week to race the annual Ironman Coeur d'Alene on Sunday, June 26th. They will be wearing the SLS3 FX and compression shorts, and FXC sleeves.
All of us at SLS3 want to wish the best of luck to Amy Larson www.amy-larson.com, and Andy Larson from San Diego and Tom Maliszewski tmalis3.blogspot.com from Rochester Michigan!Posted By: SLS3