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Kona – Pre Race Tuesday Morning
This is our first time in Kona and it is starting to heat up both figuratively and literally. The town is buzzing with all the product companies setting up their exhibitions ready to go Wednesday morning. The coffee at Lava Java is good. Everyone kept telling us to go there. They were right. We went for a swim this morning along the swim course with Shane Smith, Tiffany, Jimmy and the crew from Tri Travel and a large number of their clients who have traveled to Kona on one of their packages. Ca
Kona Bound Age Grouper and Surfboard Shaper Eden Saul talks with Trizone
Surfboard shaper Eden Saul qualifies for the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship after his first Ironman in June, showcasing his determination and athletic prowess.
Nepean Triathlon winners back to claim more titles
2011 Nepean winner Tim Reed has entered to defend his title and following his victory in the Yeppoon 70.3 is on form to post back to back victories. 2010 Nepean winner Michelle Wu and Yeppoon 70.3 ladies champion Lisa Marangon will be pushing the pace for the ladies in an attempt to claim the handic
Clayton Fettell and Tim Berkel to headline the Forster Ultimate Triathlon this weekend
The Australian long course triathlon season kicks off this weekend at the traditional home of triathlon, Forster. Whilst Yeppoon was held in August and there was the Tri-Port Half Iron Distance Triathlon in September for most the season proper starts in October after a winter off to repair and build
Lance Armstrong edges out Australia’s Leon Griffin to win the Superfrog Triathlon
Lance Armstrong made a long awaited return to triathlon this weekend past with a win in the 34th Superfrog Half Iron Distance triathlon. Exiting the water behind Australia's Leon Griffin, Armstrong set about catching Griffin on the bike but could not / did not shake him on this occassion. The
Melissa Hauschildt wins ESI Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon
Melissa Hauschildt is back to her winning ways in the only way she knows how. After giving second placed Emma Kate Lidbury almost two minutes head start in the swim Melissa then set about neutralising that deficit on the bike before she ran away from the field to take the win in a new course [&helli
Moffatt, Densham and Gentle only seconds off the win at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
Erin Densham's lead in the ITU Triathlon World Championship is reduced to just 30 points after finishing fifth in Yokohama, with Lisa Norden winning the race.
Time for break says tired Emma Jackson who withdraws from ITU World Championships
Triathlon's London Olympic rookie Emma Jackson has today reluctantly withdrawn from the Australian team for next month's ITU World Championship final in Auckland, stating she is “mentally and physically spent†after the biggest year of her life. Jackson produced an outstanding perfor
Quiet Achiever Erin Densham leads Australian girls into Yokohama ITU Triathlon World Series
If ever there was one quiet achiever amongst Australia's Olympic medallists in London this year then triathlete Erin Densham takes the gold. Densham, the 27-year-old nomad who was born in Sydney, lives in Melbourne and spends her competitive year between Spain, France and the US and wherever t
PEARL iZUMi Triathlon Specific Running Shoe – ISO Transition
I got these new Pearl Izumi ISO Transitions a few weeks ago. I had no idea what I was getting and was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. Like the shoe that Zoot brought us a few years ago this Pearl Izumi triathlon specific shoe does not have a tradition tongue. It has a […]
Australian Young ITU Guns have solid showing in ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea
Ryan Fischer, Ryan Bailie, Drew Box and Peter Kerr all had solid races to finish in the top 11 at the ITU World Cup race in Korea over the weekend. For most of the Australian's racing at Korea over the weekend this was the end of a long European season and a final hit out […]