$30,000 winners cheques for Cameron Brown and Gina Crawford at Metaman Bintan New Zealand's professional triathletes dominated the 2014 MetaMan Bintan triathlon on Sunday with Cameron Brown and Gina Crawford taking top positions in the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the races, in which participants had to tackle a 3.8-kilometer swim, 180-km ri By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Tim Reed and Amelia Watkinson win Challenge Gold Coast With extreme wet weather conditions forcing the organisers to shorten the bike leg of the inaugural Challenge Gold Coast race day decided to change it’s mind and provided better than expected race conditions. The shortened 40km bike course meant that the race favourites would have to work harder on By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Bahrain announces star-studded professional field Challenge Bahrain has announced its pro field to date and confirmed the start line on 6 December will be one of the most impressive ever seen over the half distance. Hundreds of age group athletes will race along side the biggest names in triathlon on one of the fastest and most diverse course on th By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Pete Jacobs – Training in Thailand with Macca leading up to Challenge Gold Coast 2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs is getting ready to put the final preparations on his 2014 Kona program. He is looking good for this weekend's Challenge Gold Coast after a block of training in Thailand with legend of the sport Chris McCormack and fellow triathletes Caroline Steffen and By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
10% Incline News & Racing Challenge Gold Coast 2014 preview The inaugural Challenge Gold Coast will test triathletes with its tough bike course, attracting top competitors eager to conquer its climbs and fast-paced descents. By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
Credit: Janos Schimdt / ITU Courtney Atkinson and Drew Box go 1-2 at Singapore ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup Courtney Atkinson has dipped his toes in to the ITU water again and come up with a win. The young guns maybe thought he had retired from the short stuff. But he has shown that there is still some speed left in those legs. "I always love a race in Asia so while here in […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Health issues force Emma Moffatt out of ITU World Championships Grand Final Ongoing health issues have forced Australia's two-time World champion Emma Moffatt to withdraw from this year's ITU World Triathlon Championships Grand Final in Edmonton later this month. The 29-year-old Moffatt has struggled to regain the form that saw her finish third in last year By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Paratriathlete Jonathan Goerlach with his handler News & Racing An eye to the future of triathlon in Australia At Trizone we have known Corey Bacon for a number of years and have seen him tirelessly trek around the Elite Energy triseries in NSW amongst other events with a large team from very young juniors to the more established elite triathletes along with a few more mature athletes. One of the things we l By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Tim Berkel & Peter Robertson post race News & Racing Former triathlon world champ Australian Peter Robertson second at EU Ironman 70.3 Champs in Wiesbaden Australia's former multiple ITU World Triathlon champion and Olympian Peter Robertson has reincarnated himself as a long course triathlete and the hard work is starting to pay off. Robertson show his champion pedigree last weekend when he ran himself on to the podium and second overall behind By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Bart Aernouts and the Uplace BMC team – Credit: Bert Stephani News & Racing Bart Aernouts wins Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden, Liz Blatchford 5th & Ronnie Schildknecht 7th It's another great Sunday for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Bart Aernouts won his first European Championship Ironman 70.3 today in Wiesbaden. His Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team mate Ronnie Schildknecht finished 7th. In a very strong female field, Liz Blatchford from the Uplace-BMC Pro Tri By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman New Zealand Celebrates “Best Event” Award Ironman New Zealand was honored as New Zealand's Best Hosted Major Event, recognising 30 years of excellence delivering the iconic triathlon. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Suunto’s first Bluetooth Smart compatible product family including the Ambit3 GPS sport watch Coming out in September, the new Suunto Connected Family offers a complete package for anyone who wants to get the most out of their sports and adventures. Suunto's first Bluetooth® Smart compatible product family consists of a new Suunto Movescount App, Suunto Ambit3 Peak and Suunto Ambit3 S By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing New swim start for Kona, New Ironman pro prize purses, New regional championships IRONMAN announces a new swim start for the IRONMAN World Championship, new professional prize purse for the Americas and new regional championships for 2015. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing South Africa’s Kyle Buckingham and American Amber Ferreira win IRONMAN Lake Placid BUCKINGHAM AND FERREIRA EARN CAREER FIRSTS AT THE 16TH IRONMAN LAKE PLACID By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Aaron Royle, Emma Moffatt, Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie. Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Ryan Bailie Anchors Aussies To Triathlon Relay Bronze Ryan Bailie anchors a gutsy performance to secure a bronze medal for Australia in the Mixed Teams Relay at the Glasgow Games. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo Credit: Channel Ten England takes gold in Mixed Relay’s debut at Glasgow Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland (26 July 2014) – In Mixed Relay's debut at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, England put together a fiery race to garner gold with the team of Jodie Stimpson, Jonathan Brownlee, Vicky Holland and Alistair Brownlee. In a somewhat unexpected finish, South Africa scored silv By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo Credit: Delly Carr News & Racing Australia wins Commonweath Games Bronze Medal in Triathlon Mixed Relay The Australian triathlon mixed relay team of Emma Moffatt, Aaron Royle, Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie produced a strong performance to take bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Australia Medal hopes in Triathlon Mixed Relay There is no doubt that Great Britain are the favourites heading in to tonight's Commonwealth Games Triathlon Mixed Relay. Australia are second favourites on paper but the Kiwis and Canadians will be strong contenders in the shorter sprint format. South Africa will also be strong over this form By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Triathlon action continues in Glasgow at Commonwealth Games with debut of Mixed Relay Glasgow, Scotland (24 July 2014) – The individual races may be over, but triathlon action is far from finished in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games, as the Mixed Relay event remains tomorrow. With 2.6 million people having tuned into the individual races on BBC and a massive crowd on site, Mix By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie produce 5ths at Commonwealth Games 2014 Australian triathletes Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie have both produced fighting fifths in their Commonwealth Games debuts at Strathclyde Park, in Glasgow. Queensland's 22-year-old Jackson fought till the end of the 10km run after the field had completed two laps of the lake for the 1500m swim By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Formula 1 Triathlon (TRIF1) returns to Australia XOSIZE Events is excited to announce the return of Formula 1 Triathlon (TRIF1) racing in Australia. Where it all started back in the 90's. With many of the triathlon legends like Greg Welch, Chris McCormack, Greg Bennett, Brad Bevan, Mile Stewart and Craig Alexander started their careers in do By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
2013 Champion Gina Crawford – Photo Credit “IRONMAN | Eyes Wide Open IMAGES News & Racing IRONMAN announces Australia’s Sunshine Coast in Mooloolaba, Queensland to host the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship IRONMAN has announced the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will be held in Mooloolaba, Queensland, marking the first time the event is staged in the Southern Hemisphere. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Australia’s Female Triathletes compete for first medals of the Commonwealth Games tonight The first medals of the XXth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be decided in the sport of triathlon tonight (Australian time) with Australia fielding an exciting team of six debutants when the sport returns to the program for the first time since 2006 in Melbourne on day one at Strathclyde. Network By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Australian Josh Amberger Cellarbrates 2nd at Ironman Munice 70.3 Josh Amberger writes some of the best race reports. They are always honest and well written with plenty of information on how his race went. This is his latest from Ironman 70.3 Muncie where he posted a second overall for another podium. Muncie 70.3 wasn't on my race calendar four weeks ago, a By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
