I think you'll find the photos exhibit some of her brazilian culture like others have mentioned...;)

I agree. Any heterosexual male who finds that photo offensive needs a testosterone patch more than Floyd Landis.

I read Sport Illustrated for sports stories, not because I want to see half naked women every February


Who the heck am I kidding!

She is on the cover to compete with the SI swimsuit issue, Maxim and every other swimsuit issue that is on the stands this month

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All other 'issues' aside, I'd say personally that her body looks imbalanced. She's got a bony, emaciated (dare I say, fit old-lady) upper body in relation to her beefy, youngish looking legs. She has very little of the swimmers upper body that help even out most female triathletes I've seen (admittedly not all of them, but I'm trying!).

Half Speed....does your wife know about your F.K. obsession?

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Agreed. BTW, your wife's new FSA ad is pretty damn hot, too!!...AND my wife agrees me. In fact she pointed it out.

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My response when I got mine in the mail, was "wow she looks great". Now that I know that she is 40 it makes me like the picture even more. It inspires me to think that if I eat right and lose a few lbs then maybe I might perform better and even look a little like her. I don't care that she is in a bikini. (But I think you are right there are bikini tops that could flatter her chest more and have given her a little more cleavage. But then what would the "ST bitches" (this is sarcasm just in case it isn't obvious) have said?) Maybe they are just trying to show that you can be a female triathlete and still look like a woman. The picture doesn't offend me in the least. But I am offended by stick thin anoxeric models being depicted as beautiful. This woman looks healthy and strong and that is beautiful in my opinion.

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Personally, I'm no longer going to buy Triathlete as the content no longer provides inspiration nor aid. I do like the race coverage that they do though. When will newspapers start to pick up on triathlon? It is pretty sad here in Canada.

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someone said not to google fernanda keller as you come across a certain link...now i can't seem to find that link...

he or she probably meant don't do a google image search... with the SafeSearch turned off...

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That's the shame of it all. I switched to Inside Triathlon this year to see if there's a difference, which I hear there is.

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   About nine years ago I began my subscription to Triathlete Magazine. The first issue I received had Lori Bowden on the cover, in what appeared to be a short sleeve wetsuit. It turned out it was body paint and she was bare! Whoa! It was really well done, and I wish I had kept it. I think the magazine made a poster of it.

I just got my issue yesterday, and refused to read this thread before I had the magazine in my hands.

I think Fernanda looks great. She's a hard-working athlete, she's 40, she's got a great body, and apparently she's comfortable showing it off.

As to the comments about her physique being unbalanced: I challenge all the under 40 women to look near as good as Fernanda when they are her age and develop a "beefier" upper body. It is harder to put muscle up there when you are in Ironman training and, ahem, a bit older (I'm 50 myself), than it is to add it onto your legs. I take my own measurements periodically through the season, and in typical fashion my biceps will get smaller (what do I need them for anyway???), my calves will go up and down 1/2", and my thighs get bigger when my cycling volume picks up, even though I'm in maintenance mode for strength training. But I do keep up strength training year-round, and I do get a little annoyed when I'm told I look like a "runner" (well-developed legs; less developed upper body), but it's usually because most people are more familiar with runners than triathletes.

Any woman who can put out the watts that Fernanda does on the bike is bound to have, well, big guns in her legs.

As to personal preferences on the finer points of the female physique--to each their own. All of you under 40 people will be quite fortunate to look even close to as good as Fernanda when you reach her age, and if you do and someone asks you to pose for the cover of a magazine wearing a bikini and shoes, then it is your choice to do so or not.

No obsession; just admiration for a beautiful form – one of the reasons to stay in triathlon.
In fact, my wife pointed the picture out to me. I told her who it is and her age. She was impressed. I grabbed the mag and excused myself to the bathroom... and then flipped to the back to read Tinley.

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I have it sitting here at work at my desk. Fun to watch the folks pick it up and I say you must be looking at the bike. :o)

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dude, scan it and post. i canceled my subscription awhile back due to the fluff nature of the mag, but for me to truly evaluate the content of this post, i will need to see the pics. :)

sorry, missed the scans on the first time around.

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STr Rob posted a scan of the cover right here in this thread...
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1228828;search_string=;#1228828

It'll be hard getting your computer into the bathroom.... unless you have a laptop.

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I'm waiting for Triathlete Mag to someday have a centerfold. Skin to win, baby....... that's why Triathlete Mag sells more issues than Inside Tri.

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Okay, so I got my issue on Tuesday. And really, it's no big deal. There are more revealing female pictures elsewhere in the magazine.

The sherpa looked at the topless pic and said "That's a horrible picture -- they didn't even make her look at ALL feminine." Well, matters of opinion. She was impressed that Fernanda is in her 40's...

In any case, hoopla is over. Carry on.

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I thought the "bike issue" shot with her on the P3 was really well done. I'd pay for a poster of that any day.

Speaking of which, did Samson ever actually put out the poster they advertised last year?

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4 pages and 97 posts for a pair of boobs?? What's wrong with you people??
Is that the ST version of Janet and Justin at the Superbowl?

I just wish the magazine was more accurate. I have already found 2 mistakes about what they recommended for bike parts.
I will never trust them again.

I also did not agree with the writer about crank length, and wrote him with my data. Have not see any response. :o)

Dave

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