News & Racing Fraser Cartmell and Bella Bayliss win Ironman 70.3 UK Triathlon The fifth Ironman 70.3 UK saw record temperatures, record numbers, record crowds and two former champions reclaim both their position as the Ironman 70.3 UK Champions and the king and queen of the hills. Under clear blue skies, the Ironman 70.3 UK got underway at 7am after a rousing chorus of “God By Karl Hayes • 16 years ago
Ironman 70.3 UK Preview – the toughest 70.3 in the world? Set in spectacular Exmoor National Park, Ironman 70.3 UK features a world class field Five years ago, a sleepy Somerset community awoke to find themselves in the midst of Ironman fever as Ironman 70.3 UK debuted at Wimbleball Lake in the heart of Exmoor National Park. Triathlon superstar and future Ironman world champion Chris McCormack won the first race and promptly labelled it the “toughest 70.3 in the World” and so far there are very few that would disagree with that assessment. To put tha
Jun 22, 2010 Fraser Cartmell and Bella Bayliss win Ironman 70.3 UK Triathlon The fifth Ironman 70.3 UK saw record temperatures, record numbers, record crowds and two former champions reclaim both their position as the Ironman 70.3 UK Champions and the king and queen of the hills. Under clear blue skies, the Ironman 70.3 UK got underway at 7am after a rousing chorus of “God
Jun 18, 2010 Ironman 70.3 UK Preview – the toughest 70.3 in the world? Set in spectacular Exmoor National Park, Ironman 70.3 UK features a world class field Five years ago, a sleepy Somerset community awoke to find themselves in the midst of Ironman fever as Ironman 70.3 UK debuted at Wimbleball Lake in the heart of Exmoor National Park. Triathlon superstar and future Ironman world champion Chris McCormack won the first race and promptly labelled it the “toughest 70.3 in the World” and so far there are very few that would disagree with that assessment. To put tha
Jun 17, 2010 You Are An Ironman! Mike Reilly set to announce 99th Ironman event at Ironman Western Australia in December World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman brand, is bringing renowned Ironman announcer Mike Reilly to Western Australia for the first time, as part of its renewed commitment to creating a bigger and better event at Busselton. It will be the American commentator's 99th Ironman event a
Jun 15, 2010 Ironman Japan athletes offered second chance at Kona qualification The 50 qualifying slots for the Ford Ironman World Championship, which were previously assigned to Ironman Japan, will now be offered at the Jeju International Triathlon (JIT) taking place on July 11, 2010 on Jeju Island, South Korea. The cancellation of Ironman Japan was due to the host venue
Jun 15, 2010 Michellie Jones 3rd at Eagleman Ironman 70.3 Triathlon 2010 Michellie Jones finished a solid third in a race won by two Kiwis. Samantha Warriner (1st and 8mins ahead of Michellie) has been putting in some solid results this year in the USA. It was great to see Michellie podium against some strong opposition. Richie Cunningham finished 12th overall with
Jun 14, 2010 Great Britain’s Tim Don takes the Men’s $200,000 Prize at 2010 Hy-Vee ITU Elite Cup Triathlon Great Britain's Tim Don took home the $200,000 top prize at today's Hy-Vee Elite Cup in Des Moines, breaking away from the field at the start of the run to win in 1:50:20. New Zealand's Kris Gemmell finished second, four seconds back, with Aussie Courtney Atkinson rounding out the
Jun 14, 2010 Australia’s Emma Snowsill Wins $200,000 at 2010 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup Aussie Emma Snowsill won her second Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup in Des Moines, Iowa today, topping countrywoman Emma Moffatt by 16 seconds. Snowsill came into T2 over a minute behind the leaders and then posted the day's best run split of 34:05 to take the win. Britain's Helen Jenkins
Jun 13, 2010 Craig Alexander wins and Tim Berkel 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Boise Craig Alexander and USA's Ben Hoffman were separated by only 10 seconds at the end of the Ironman 70.3 Boise with Alexander taking the win. Alexander exited the water 1min 47sec ahead of Hoffman but the American outperformed Alexander on both the bike and run to almost take the race. Tim Berke
Jun 10, 2010 Hy-Vee Hosts World’s Richest Triathlon in Des Moines, Sunday June 13, 2010 Over 100 of the world's fastest triathletes will converge on West Des Moines, Iowa this Sunday in hopes of grabbing their share of the largest triathlon prize purse in the world. With a total of $1 million up for grabs, and $200,000 going to both the male and female winners. Australian's
Jun 9, 2010 Shane Smith from World Triathlon Corporation will Feature on ‘Australia Talks’ Tonight on ABC Radio Shane Smith from World Triathlon Corporation will feature as one of the panel members on tonight's program. The program is Australia Talks presented by Paul Barclay on ABC Radio National, after 4 in WA, and after 6 elsewhere. Tonight's topic is the exercise boom.
Jun 9, 2010 Young Australian Triathlete, Ollie Whistler, finishes 22 overall at Powerbar Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Switzerland Michael Raelert and Caroline Steffen continue their winning streaks at PowerBar Ironman 70.3 Switzerland, with Raelert defeating Ronnie Schildknecht and Steffen overcoming Nicole Hofer.
