Training Swimming Training for Triathlon: Is it That important? Triathlon is a sum of three component parts. The swim leg, generally speaking, comprises the least of the 3 time components that make up the sport. A swim leg can range from the 750 metres of a sprint distance race, to the 3.8 km Ironman event. Many variables come into play in a Triathlon swim leg; water temperature, body of water (seawater/ocean, lake, river), and conditions (smooth, choppy, current affected etc). The majority of triathletes are professional people with a generous amount of di By Karl Hayes • 15 years ago
WTC Makes Changes to 5150 Triathlon Series Qualifying Opportunities The WTC has revamped the Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 US Championship qualifying process, now featuring expanded automatic qualifications and a prize pool of $1.1 million, attracting top athletes globally.
Jan 26, 2012 Swimming Training for Triathlon: Is it That important? Triathlon is a sum of three component parts. The swim leg, generally speaking, comprises the least of the 3 time components that make up the sport. A swim leg can range from the 750 metres of a sprint distance race, to the 3.8 km Ironman event. Many variables come into play in a Triathlon swim leg; water temperature, body of water (seawater/ocean, lake, river), and conditions (smooth, choppy, current affected etc). The majority of triathletes are professional people with a generous amount of di
Jan 25, 2012 WTC Makes Changes to 5150 Triathlon Series Qualifying Opportunities The WTC has revamped the Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 US Championship qualifying process, now featuring expanded automatic qualifications and a prize pool of $1.1 million, attracting top athletes globally.
Jan 24, 2012 Giant Bicycles signs Ironman WA second placed Clayton Fettell Australia's Clayton Fettell has signed with the world's most innovative brands, bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles. Clayton caught the eye of Giant after taking his first Ironman 70.3 title at Port Macquarie in November 2011 and then backing up to just miss out on a win at Ironman WA in
Jan 23, 2012 Ollie Whistler and Sarah Fletcher win triseries Nowra Olympic Distance Triathlon In what turned out to be a very close race Ollie Whistler just managed to hold out a very fast finishing David Mainwaring. After coming out of the water almost a minute down Whistler proceeded to put over four minutes on Mainwaring on the bike. Even a puncture (holted with Stans Notubes) which he ma
Jan 23, 2012 2XU Falls Creek Triathlon incorporating the Australian Long Course Championship only 3 weeks away Entries for the 2012 2XU Falls Creek Australian Long Course Championships close on February 6th, 2012. (Event date is 11, Feb, 2012) There is still time for you to sign up and experience a truly unique triathlon. There are a number of Australia's top long distance pros racing at Falls Creek in
Jan 23, 2012 2012 Nepean Triathlon to clash with Port Macquarie 70.3 The organisers of the 2012 Nepean Triathlon have opened entries early to get the jump on the Port Macquarie 70.3 which is being held on the same weekend. With the triathlon calendar getting more crowded than ever in Australia there are some very stressful behind the scenes juggling going on by race
Jan 23, 2012 Marino Vanhoenacker and Jodie Swallow Dominant at Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa – Top Results Vanhoenacker and Swallow dominate in East London Photo Credit: Craig Muller 22 January 2012 By Tremaine Van Aardt East London was privy to some enthralling race action as the fifth edition of the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa provided a brand new champion in the form of Belgium's Marin
Jan 21, 2012 Aaron Farlow and Gina Crawford win Challenge Wanaka. Honours Even for Australia and New Zealand Australia's Aaron Farlow came through a strong field to win the sixth edition of the long-course Challenge Wanaka triathlon on Saturday. Farlow broke the tape in 8:41:53, 10 minutes ahead of defending champion Jamie Whyte of Auckland with Aucklander Kieran Doe another six minutes behind in thi
Jan 19, 2012 Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander on Kona, his season ahead, and supporting The KIDS Foundation Trizone recently had the opportunity to spend the day with Craig Alexander and his family, as they supported the KIDS (Kids in Dangerous Situations) Foundation, a charity for which he acts as ambassador, and the official charity of Ironman Australia. The KIDS Foundation provides a network for burns
Jan 19, 2012 Brendan Sexton and Madeleine Oldfield win Race 3 of VIC Gatorade Series in Tight Battles Race 3 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series 2011/12 held at Green Point in Brighton today played host to yet another amazing field of Elite, Age group and amateur triathletes. In what was a refreshing change, a fantastic day of stellar weather greeted triathletes from the word 'go'. Brighton was
Jan 18, 2012 2012 ITU Olympic Games Triathlon Website With exactly 200 days to go until the triathlon competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today launched its official Olympic website. The site will keep fans and media abreast of all the latest news and developments with the triathlon competition at th