Category: Race Preview
Caroline Steffen the One to Beat at Ironman Asia-Pacific Melbourne
Last years winner of the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne Caroline Steffen, is the red hot favourite to top the podium again on Sunday. The race will most likely play out in a similar fashion to last year, with Steffen making up a deficit on the swim with a dominant performance on the bike, sufficient to [...]
World’s Largest Corporate Triathlon this Sunday 17 February, Elwood Beach
The 26th Annual Nissan Corporate Triathlon National Series opener is on this weekend with over 5,000 competitors,10,000 spectators and over 500 meters of corporate marquees! The Series has become an institution amongst local, national and international business communities, promoting important corporate values such as teamwork, company pride, and loyalty within a fun supportive environment. Some [...]
1500 Long Course Triathletes at Challenge Wanaka this weekend
This weekend Challenge Wanaka will host a record 1,500 long course triathletes as part of the week-long triathlon festival that has attracted world champions and Olympians. The highlight in the flagship Challenge Wanaka race on 19 January is the presence of four-times world champion, Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack, one of the sport’s great athletes with over [...]
Ironman 70.3 Auckland Preview
One of the hottest fields assembled in the Southern Hempisphere races on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand. Whilst there are a few athletes from outside Australia and New Zealand the real battle will be for trans Tasman pride. Athletes like Paul Ambrose, whilst it shows UK on the start list is for all intents and [...]
Classic showdown looms at the Port of Tauranga Half Iron Distance Triathlon
A classic showdown looms at the Port of Tauranga Half tomorrow, with triathlon royalty and a host of pretenders to the men’s and women’s long distance thrones eyeing each other up on the start line at Pilot Bay in Mount Maunganui. In the men’s field it is generation versus generation with ten time NZ Ironman [...]
Ironman 70.3 Shepparton Preview
This weekend’s Shepparton 70.3 has very strong men’s and women’s fields with some the women’s field in particular looking stronger than recent years. Arguably the female favourite would have to be Rebekah Keat. Keat has not backed off her training and has recently decided to race Ironman Western Australia in December. Her main opposition will [...]
Ironman versus ITU at the Noosa Triathlon
It is a mouth watering encounter as some of the worlds best Ironman athletes toe the start line with ITU stars of the present and future at Australia’s most iconic Olympic distance race Three-time Noosa Triathlon champion Courtney Atkinson has meticulously prepared for this year’s race after posting his worst result in the event in [...]
Kona Reflections with Bruce Thomas
In the lead up to Kona Trizone caught up with 4 times Australian Ultra Distance Triathlon Champion, Australian Ironman Hall of Fame inductee and multiple Kona finisher Bruce Thomas. Bruce first competed at Kona in 1991, having qualified at Forster. In those days athletes did not need to nominate as pro or age groupers, you [...]
1.1 Million Reasons to Race the Hy-Vee Triathlon this Weekend
This weekend sees one of the biggest paydays in the sport of triathlon take place at Des Moines, Iowa, USA. 60 of the fastest Olympic distance triathletes around will be racing for one of their biggest pay days of the year. Unlike other events Hy-Vee pays down to the last elite spot. If you are [...]
Stacked fields for the Boulder 70.3 with plenty of Australian and New Zealand Competitors
The pro fields are stack for the Boulder 70.3 which starts in a couple of hours. There are too many Aussies and Kiwis to acknowledge in a tweet. New to pro racing is Michael Fox who has had a run of bad luck in the US this season. Let’s hope he has used up all [...]
Breakfast with Pete Jacobs at Cairns
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