Post Tagged with: "Port Macquarie"

USD$1000 for Bike Prime for the professional male and female fields at Ironman Australia

USD$1000 for Bike Prime for the professional male and female fields at Ironman Australia

Event organizers of the 2013 IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie race have today announced the introduction of a ‘Bike Prime’ for the professional male and female fields. A prize purse of USD$1000 each will be awarded to the first male and female professional athlete in each race to finish the first lap of the bike and [...]

Luke Bell favourite at Ironman Australia 2013 – Men’s Preview

Luke Bell favourite at Ironman Australia 2013 – Men’s Preview

Luke Bell goes in to this weekend’s Ironman Australia as the pre race favourite. Bell has been in some serious form so far this year but luck has not always gone his way. It is because of this that we find him racing Ironman Australia this year. 2013 started off in Auckland at the 70.3 [...]

Ironman Australia Women’s Race Preview 2013

Ironman Australia Women’s Race Preview 2013

Whilst there has been talk of the small field we should see some competitive racing. Ange Castle is the unknown, Sydney triathletes Rebecca Hoschke and last year’s Ironman Australia 2nd placed female Nicole Ward should provide a very competitive race. Kiwi Tamsyn Hayes (no relation) is hard to benchmark against the two Sydney women. There [...]

The family that Ironman’s together stays together

PORT MACQUARIE, NSW (April 29, 2013) – The Eisenhuth family certainly embody the old adage, “the family that plays together, stays together.” And for the Eisenhuth family, Ironman Triathlon is the only way to play. Dad Paul was the first to catch the Ironman bug completing his first race in 1994, he quickly infected the [...]

21 years on Jason Shortis still going strong at Ironman Australia

21 years on Jason Shortis still going strong at Ironman Australia

PORT MACQUARIE, NSW (April 29, 2013) – Jason Shortis is one of Australia’s most accomplished Ironman triathletes, over 60 races, five Ironman wins, seven second places and four thirds. A glutton for punishment the 42-year-old is back again to try his luck at IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie. “IRONMAN Australia is where it all started for [...]

Kiwi Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale takes up his Ironman challenge

Kiwi Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale takes up his Ironman challenge

Five-time world champion and London Olympic gold medal rower Mahe Drysdale takes on arguably his toughest test when he competes in IRONMAN Australia at Port Macquarie this weekend. The 34 year old Drysdale, single scull gold medallist at the London Olympics, has spent his sabbatical away from the sport over summer pursuing his quest of [...]

What does your taper plan for Ironman Australia look like?

What does your taper plan for Ironman Australia look like?

With Ironman Australia just over three weeks away one of the main things you should now be planning is how you are going to taper. 2012 World Ironman Champion Pete Jacobs has been kind enough to share some of his thoughts on tapering for Ironman Australia on May 5. Sometimes it is not about the [...]

Australian long course triathlons with entries available in 2013?

Australian long course triathlons with entries available in 2013?

Each year one of Trizone’s great partners Healthwise Active Travel, put together some great race and accommodation packages that get you guaranteed entry and secured accommodation with no hassle. The events and packages below are the only remaining ones available for 2013. If like most triathletes and Australians, you want to to experience the Tour [...]

Bondi Rescue Lifeguards accomplish their first IRONMAN 70.3 in Port Macquarie

Bondi Rescue Lifeguards accomplish their first IRONMAN 70.3 in Port Macquarie

(From Ironman) Port Macquarie NSW (October 28 2012) – The Bondi Rescue Lifeguards finished their first IRONMAN 70.3 in Port Macquarie today, Sunday 28 October, and were all thankful to the local community for their eager support out in their thousands. Andrew Reid (Reidy), Ryan Clark (Whippet), Adriel Young (Bacon), Gavin Stevenson, Quinn Darragh (Quinno), [...]

Brooks Port Macquarie Running Festival 2012

The Brooks Forster running festival held on the 11th September proved to be an amazing success with over 700 competitors experiencing a beautiful spring day to come and run around the amazing water ways of Forster Tuncurry. After such a successful event the Hastings council have now welcomed the inaugural Brooks Port Macquarie running festival [...]