Category: Athlete Profiles
Interview with Aaron Farlow – Australia’s Latest Challenge and Ironman Champion
Last week on the way to Falls Creek for the Australian Long Course Championships Trizone took the opportunity to catch up with one of our latest long distance triathlon professional champions. Aaron Farlow made people sit up and take notice last year when four days after competing in the Alp D’Heuz and finishing 3rd four [...]
Olympic Cyclist set sights on Conquering Ironman 70.3 Canberra
By Siobhan McCarthy Former Olympian Michelle Ferris is set to tackle her first 70.3 distance triathlon in Canberra on this weekend. Ferris started off just running to get fit, and like many of us it didn’t take long to be convinced to do a triathlon. “I started out just running and training for the Blackmore’s [...]
Sports Physio for the NSWIS and VIS Triathlon Teams in Vitoria, Spain
Regular Trizone contributor Alex Price is in Vitoria, Spain with the NSWIS and VIS teams as their physiotherapist. At the end of his contract in Spain Alex moves to Aix Les Bains to take up a role as the Australian Team physiotherapist, in their lead up to the world champs in Beijing. In addition to being a qualified physiotherapist Alex is also a very handy open grade triathlete when he isn’t injured as he had been for the first few months of this year. Here we catch up with Alex and get an insight in to what the training camp is like.
Violins, Triathlons and Motherhood – Leading Age Grouper Caroline Sweeney on the big Juggle.
The Australian 2009/2010 was a big one for leading age grouper Caroline Sweeney. Just enough time to have recovered from the birth of her eldest daughter (2008) and fit in one last season before the birth of her second daughter. Her finale was a 6th overall at Huskisson long course and 1st age grouper.
Port Macquarie’s Shaun Vidler takes on Long Course Triathlons at 18
18 year old Shaun Vidler from Port Macquarie has made a decision to race long course at a very young age. He finds the non-drafting style more to his liking and completed his first long distance triathlon this year, only 11 days after turning 18. Trizone looks at this young up and coming triathlete.
Joe Gambles takes us through his Port Macquarie 70.3 Triathlon win
Australian Joe Gambles has cemented himself as one of the world’s leading long distance triathletes. He specialises in Ironman 70.3 but last year also slipped in a course record when he won Ironman Wisconsin in his first attempt at the distance. The 2011 Port Macquarie Ironman 70.3 was the first time Joe has raced in Australia in a long time.
Cameron Good – Rising Olympic Distance Triathlon Star
Cameron Good has stepped up in the last three months and produced some outstanding results in some top races so far in 2011. He won the ITU Oceania Sprint distance championships in Devonport, was 5th in Geelong and placed 3rd in New Zealand not far behind Kris Gemmell. We talk to Cameron about how he got in to the sport and where he is going.
Nicole Ward on racing as a professional triathlete and holding down a full time job
Trizone recently caught up with Nicole Wardand spoke with her on life as a professional triathlete and corporate high flyer. It may surprise many to read that her life, and the life of ‘pros’ like Nicole, is really just like that of the typical age grouper but on (figurative) steroids – not the traditional picture many have of a life of training, relaxing, massages and being on the road. Read all about Nicole…
Lisa Marangon Hoping for a Double at the First Round of the Triseries in Forster
With the first round of the new Triseries at Forster only two weeks away Trizone spoke to Lisa Marangon, one of the leading female pros who will be racing in the series on September 18 and 19. Lisa will be competing in the Shimano Pro Tour on the Saturday then backing up to race the Olympic distance on the Sunday. The Shimano Pro Tour is a sprint distance race and will feature some of the leading professional and up and coming elites. The 3 lap bike leg will ensure the spectators are able to see the race unfold.
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