Category: Race Report – Major Race
Melissa Hauschildt Race Report – ITU Long Distance World Champion
Melissa Hauschildt is one of the nicest and most unassuming professional triathletes around. Since Hauschildt stormed on to the scene in 2010 when out of nowhere she ran past a field of pro women to take out the rain soaked Gold Coast Half Ironman we have seen her take out many major races including the [...]
Joe Gamble, Richie Cunningham and Annabel Luxford podium at $100,000 Rev3 Quassy Half
Australia once again provided more than its fair share of podium placegetters in the $100,000 Rev3 Quassy half iron distance triathlon. Overall winner Joe Gambles once again showed why he is one of the best over the half distance. He reveled in the tough conditions that face athletes at Quassy. A hilly and hot course [...]
Jesse Featonby and Kirralee Seidel win 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup
Jesse Featonby overcame some challenging times to take out a career best result at the 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup last weekend. With a great all round race Featonby found himself at the head of the race on to the run and never looked back. This is a strong result for Featonby and [...]
Joey Lampe and Ainslie Bakker win 2013 Byron Bay Triathlon – Results
We haven’t heard too much about today’s Byron Bay Triathlon. We look forward to hearing how the race unfolded. Congratulations to Joey Lampe (not the first time he has taken this title) and Ainslie Bakker for the overall wins. There were around 900 finishers. Lampe and Shane Barrie exited the swim with a solid lead [...]
Australians at the 2013 St Anthony’s Triathlon
There were five Australian men and three Australian women racing at the St Anthony’s Triathlon over the weekend. Highest placed was Emma Moffatt with a 3rd. Greg Bennett was 5th overall and at 42 years old is proving that age is not a hindrance. James Seear was 9th overall with Sam Betten 13th in his [...]
Happy days for Richie Cunningham at Ironman 70.3 Texas
Richie Cunningham, Tim Berkel and Chris McDonald made it a 1,2,3 for Australia today at the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas. In addition Mitch Robins was 6th overall as he hits the USA for take two after a horror accident derailed his campaign this time last year when he was in the form of his [...]
A Seventh in her first Ironman – Anna Cleaver takes us through her journey to Melbourne
Like former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Anna Cleaver has come back for a second time to have a crack at her dream. This time it is long course and her first Ironman in Melbourne last weekend was a success. She may not have won or placed on the podium but seventh female overall for [...]
Sean O’Neill and Janine Barrow win inaugural Dunsborough X-Adventure Long Course off-road triathlon
(Dunsborough, WA; Sunday 24 March) Western Australia Triathlete of the Year Sean O’Neill took line honours at the inaugural X-Adventure Long Course off-road triathlon in 2 hours 29 minutes and 57 seconds, amongst a field of over 600 competitors in Dunsborough, WA. Athletes took on a 1500m ocean swim, 12.5km coastal trail run and a [...]
Detailed Mooloolaba ITU Elite Women’s Race Report by Laura Siddall
Mooloolaba from the eyes of Laura Siddall. Laura won the open category at Geelong recently and was expected to backup for another win at Mooloolaba but was undone by punctures today. A self confessed triathlon tragic Laura took some time out to send us her overview of today’s female ITU World Cup race. Words by [...]
Shane Farrant and Melinda Vernon win RMB Lawyers Wollongong Sprint Distance Triathlon
Shane Farrant and Melinda Vernon took out the overall titles at the RMB Lawyers trithegong in Wollongong on Sunday.Once again Elite Energy split the sprint triathlon in to male and female events. This was a huge hit at Huskisson recently and in particular the women enjoy not having to contend with fast male swimmers overtaking [...]
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