Beautiful Lei’s for sale at the farmer’s market. Kona in Pictures: Race Week Ever wondered what it's like to be on the Big Island in the week leading up to the Ironman World Championships? We sent Christie Sym out with a camera to capture the spirit of Kona and bring it back to you in your own lounge room. Grab a coffee and enjoy the view! Click on […] By Karl Hayes • 11 min read
News & Racing Preview: 2014 Ironman World Championship Like any of the classic horse races around the world such as the Grand National, Kentucky Derby, Melbourne Cup etc the Ironman World Championship is one of the hardest races in the world to pick. Sure there have been times when there was a domination by one or two athletes but this year, possibly mo By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
News & Racing Ironman World Championship 2014 Pro Women’s Race Preview If your lucky enough to have been in Kona the past week you’d be well aware that it’s very hot right now! The 2014 Ironman World Championship, held this Saturday 11th October in Kona, may well be held in the hottest conditions for quite some time. Local’s have been heard proclaiming they’ve had the By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
A selection of the very talented professional women’s field represented at the press conference on Thursday News & Racing Preview: 2014 Ironman World Championship Pro Women’s Race If your lucky enough to have been in Kona the past week you'd be well aware that it's very hot right now! The 2014 Ironman World Championship, held this Saturday 11th October in Kona, may well be held in the hottest conditions for quite some time. Local's have been heard proclaimin By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
News & Racing VIDEO: We spoke with Aaron Royle at the TriF1 after the first two rounds A quick video interview with Aaron Royle after the first two heats at the inaugural TriF1 at Penrith last Monday. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Aaron Royle wins TriF1 debut at the International Reggatta Centre in Penrith, Australia The TriF1 in Penrith on the long weekend was a huge hit with everyone that took part. Aaron Royle once again has shown his class against a field who had nothing to lose and everything to gain from beating the world number 10. Some young juniors were excited to be in the same race as […] By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Leon Griffin and Kate Bevilaqua racing Challenge Rancho Cordova In keeping with Challenge Family's tradition of presenting spectacular events in iconic destinations, on 5 October the inaugural Challenge Rancho Cordova will take place just on the outskirts of California's state capital of Sacramento. Challenge Rancho Cordova half distance provides a 1 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family announces new race in Poland  Challenge Family today arrived in Eastern Europe with the announcement of Challenge PoznaÅ„, a half distance triathlon in Greater Poland's historic capital, taking place on 26 July 2015. PoznaÅ„ is a modern city of business, also abundant in green areas and By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Cellarbrating Maui with Brendan Sexton 2014 for Brendan Sexton was not all good and certainly not all bad. 35th in the ITU World Series rankings was an improvement on a nightmare 2013 but still far from where Brendan wanted to be at this time of the season in 2015. With an early September finish to the WTS and a continued […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech New Jabra SPORT PULSE Wireless earbuds with integrated biometric heart rate monitor New Jabra SPORT PULSE Wireless earbuds with integrated biometric heart rate monitor and Sport Life App drives performance to new levels. Jabra is helping users take training to the next level and get the ultimate wireless workout with new Jabra SPORT PULSE Wireless earbuds and unique Sport Life Appl By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Letter from Ironman CEO to Professional Triathletes – Sept 2014 This letter to the registered professional triathletes who race Ironman and Ironman 70.3 outlines the direction WTC will be taking. Whilst some stirrers will undoubtedly take this opportunity to put the boot in to WTC it looks like WTC is taking things seriously and starting to concentrate the profe By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing On the Couch with Aaron Royle We caught up with Aaron Royle On The Couch at South Coast Runners in Wollongong. We talked about the year that was, 3rd at Auckland, top 10 in the WTS series, Las Vegas win and the up coming Nepean and Noosa Triathlons defences. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family announces new race Challenge CamSur, Philippines After a successful inaugural Challenge Philippines in February, held in Subic Bay and Bataan, Challenge Family have announced the expansion of their footprint in Asia with the launch of new half distance triathlon, Challenge CamSur, to be held on June 14, 2015. Challenge Family events are known worl By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Will Clarke and Helle Frederiksen win at IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote Spectators saw two totally different but absolutely thrilling races at Club La Santa. A close men's race developed during the run, while the women's champion spent much of the day chasing a new course record. From nowhere to a sprint finish A remarkable race day in the men's compet By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon $76,500 prize pool to be highly contested This year's Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon builds on the incredible generosity of Atmosophere Health and Fitness Club, Gulf Western Oil and Cellarbrations who put their hard earned towards the sport they love so much. The professional field to date which includes the 6 Australian team members in By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Tim Van Berkel is racing in Shepparton coming off his 7th place finish in Kona last month. Image credit: Getty images / Challenge Family Tim Berkel, Leon Griffin and Rebekah Keat headline Challenge Shepparton two months out Two months out and some big names in long distance racing are set to line up at the new look event, Challenge Shepparton on Sunday 16 November 2014. The same Shepparton hospitality will present a brand new look course which has been received with overwhelming approval from athletes, sponsors and sup By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Courtney Atkinson and Caroline Steffen victorious at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast The recent dominance of IRONMAN 70.3 racing by ex and current short course athletes continued today in Mooloolaba at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast. Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson and Glasgow's Commonwealth Games Australian representative Dan Wilson, in his first ever IRONMAN 70.3 By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Caroline Steffen wins Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast title The recent dominance of IRONMAN 70.3 racing by ex and current short course athletes continued today in Mooloolaba at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast. In the women’s race it was one for the IRONMAN athletes with Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen out-pointing former short course star Czech athlete Radka Vodi By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo credit: Delly Carr/IRONMAN Kona Ironman debut now uncertain for injured Melissa Hauschildt A freak pre-race injury forced defending Ironman 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt to abandon her title defence mid-race and casts a shadow of doubt on upcoming Kona debut… Aaron S. Lee | Trizone To say it was a rough week for three-time triathlon world champion Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) is a By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Preview Last year we saw 2012 World Ironman Champion Pete Jacobs hold a master class in 70.3 racing when he showed the form that everyone expected him to take on to Kona and defend his title that he won the previous year. This wasn't to be and there were reasons why. This year we will have […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez and Daniela Ryf capture 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mont-Tremblant Shining through the beautiful surroundings of Mont- Tremblant, Quebec were Javier Gomez (ESP) and Daniela Ryf (SUI), as they captured the crown at the 2014 Subaru IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship triathlon. Gomez posted a winning time of 03:41:30 outdoing a men's field that saw the top 10 a By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Ironman 70.3 World Championship at Mont-Tremblant ready to roll This years Ironman 70.3 World Championship has an incredibly hot pro field. More so than in recent years. Like any high level championship it should be almost impossible to pick and it is. Champions rise on occasions like this and they are here in big numbers. These guys and girls know how to train By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Subaru IRONMAN ® 70.3 ® World Championship this weekend Over 80 countries represented in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship on Sept. 7 Introduced in 2006, the IRONMAN® 70.3® Series has grown from 17 events in inaugural year to over 60 events worldwide TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2014) — Nearly 2,500 of the world's top By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
