News & Racing Pete Jacobs and Leanda Cave look to defend titles at the 2013 GoPro Ironman World Championship The 2013 GoPro IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai long considered the most iconic endurance event in the world will once again bring together the very best male and female professional athletes in the world to compete in what will be the largest and most international edition of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech HUUB Design producing innovative swim products Huub Design are a relatively new player in the wetsuit and swim products market but have made the biggest splash and continue to innovate. They have signed up some big names with the Brownlee Brothers racing in their wetsuits and SKN-1, Caroline Steffen and Team TBB using their gear amongst many oth By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing World Ironman Championship, Kona – Women’s Pro Preview The professional women's field is shaping up to be a cracker, with the biggest battle being to simply make it to the start line. The talent pool is deep, making it a difficult task to make a call on the top ten come Saturday. Despite this, we'll start with a look at some of the [… By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
Sebastian Kienle News & Racing Kona 2013 Pro Men’s Preview The 2013 Ironman World Championship has slightly more unknown quantities this year with the phenomenal bike strength of Sebastian Kienle coming in to play along with the unknown (at Kona) ability of Kiwi ITU great Bevan Docherty and the early year form of Eneko Llanos also looming large. Throw in An By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
Gear & Tech Huub Triathlon SKN-1 Women’s Speed Swim Suit The SKN-1 we believe is the greatest tool to aid your potential in a non wetsuit swim. We worked with the finest Italian fabric, placing panels in specific locations to replicate the already proven X-O Skeleton of our wetsuit. • Compression of the body shape to reduce frontal drag, • Re-distribu By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Win a Huub Rucksack today Tell us what two full distance triathlons Caroline Steffen has won this year for a chance to win the Huub Rucksack. Use the comments section below to tell us. If there is one bag you need for triathlon its the Huub-220 AYS bag. Now we all love our plastic boxes, but there is nothing trickier [&hel By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Boardman Bikes launches all-new Elite Series flagship triathlon bike platform – AiR/TTE Today on the main stage at the Kona expo and after 3 years of intense development Boardman Bikes launched its Boardman Elite Series flagship aero bike platform – the AiR/TTE. The all-new aerodynamic Time Trial and triathlon frame heralds a dynamic evolutionary progression, capitalising on the By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Kona 2013 Australian Team Breakfast A joint initiative between Triathlon Australia and Ironman Asia Pacific saw a huge turnout for the inaugural Australian Kona Breakfast. We heard from a couple of the sports greats in Michellie Jones and Greg Welsh along with some very inspirational athletes with Terry Kennedy and Bill Chaffey who brought it By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing International Athletes Descend Upon Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for Annual IRONMAN World Championship International Athletes Descend Upon Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for Annual IRONMAN World Championship Oct. 12 Field grows from 12 to 2,000+ in IRONMAN's 35th year By Karl Hayes • 36 min read
News & Racing GoPro announced as title sponsor of the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship triathlon IRONMAN partners with GoPro for the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship, offering immersive camera perspectives of the iconic triathlon event in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Pete Jacobs returns to the Lava Fields Pete Jacobs 2012 Ironman World Champion has touched down in Kona to defend his World title on October 12th . Jacobs added another 1st over the weekend for 2013 to his belt with a strong swim in the 3.8km training swim event that allowed participants to swim the World Championship swim course run by By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Sergio Marques celebrates one of his biggest victories – Photo Credit: Stephen Pond – Challenge Family News & Racing Sergio Marques and Eva Wutti win Challenge Barcelona Two victories were marked by two new course records today at the fifth Challenge Barcelona with Sergio Marques (POR) and Eva Wutti (AUT) taking out the titles in 8:05:21 and 8:51:01 respectively in excellent conditions By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Trek Bicycles Project One Custom Bike Program Expands Four new frame platforms, more custom options brings customization to more. Trek Bicycles Project One custom bike program has drastically increased the options available to riders around the world, while making custom bikes more accessible to a greater audience. With the addition of four new frame p By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Preview The professional fields at Port Macquarie 70.3 this year are deep and should make for some great racing. The official start list does not reflect any withdrawals but we have excluded the athletes we know for sure are out. Taking a quick high level look at the men's field Tim Berkel, Paul Ambro By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Gear & Tech New high quality sport bag from the team at Henty Henty's Hold'em duffle is a tough, durable multi-purpose duffle with a water resistant base and wet/dry compartments to separate your dirty gear. We have been using one for the last few weeks and it is a great piece of equipment. It is incredibly well made with tough durable zips, high q By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Barcelona celebrates its fifth anniversary this weekend On October 6, the town of Calella in Barcelona-Maresme will once again be the centre of attention of the international triathlon scene, for CHALLENGE BARCELONA, which as well as celebrating its fifth anniversary, is also doubling this year as the Spanish Long Distance Triathlon Championship. A total of 1,350 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Magellan smart running watch echoes your iPhone Australian-first Magellan Echo watch brings your smartphone fitness apps to your wrist. Around 4.8 million Australians jog regularly or occasionally and fitness apps on smartphones have become an increasingly popular way for health-minded people to receive and track their running data. However, as m By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech New Garmin Forerunner 620 and 220 – Perfect GPS run watch for women? Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation today announced the Forerunner 620 and Forerunner 220 GPS running watches – one of the lightest, thinnest, most advanced offerings for runners from Garmin, and the next best thing to having a personal running coach. The Forerunner 620 offers advanced By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech New Garmin Forerunner 620 and 220 – Taking running watches to the next level Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation today announced the Forerunner 620 and Forerunner 220 GPS running watches – one of the lightest, thinnest, most advanced offerings for runners from Garmin, and the next best thing to having a personal running coach. The Forerunner 620 offers advanc By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Asia’s first integrative destination for active lifestyles! Thanyapura Based on a unique three-dimensional coaching model for the mind, body and soul, Thanyapura was created with the single aim of helping others optimise their potential and live a more fulfilling life: through education, through mind management, through health and through sport. Thanyapura Sports Hotel By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Tim Reed Triathlon Training Camps As an athlete who’s passion for coaching very closely matches his love for racing and the sport of triathlon in general, Tim Reed is now offering his sought after coaching methods to the public via regular, easily accessed and affordable training camps. Tim is one of the most analytical By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing IRONMAN and Latin Sports announces a new triathlon in Brazil “IRONMAN Fortaleza IRONMAN and Latin Sports today announced the addition of a new triathlon in Brazil – IRONMAN Fortaleza. IRONMAN Fortaleza will take place on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Online registration opens October 1, 2013, at 12 p.m. (ET)/1:00 p.m. (BRT). IRONMAN has been successful in the region for 15 By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Boardman Bikes new Elite Series AiR/TTE Time Trial & Triathlon Bike to be unveiled at Kona A sneak preview of the all-new aerodynamic Time Trial and Triathlon frame, the Boardman Elite Series AiR/TTE, which after three years of intense development sees a dynamic evolutionary progression. With aerodynamically optimised design for enhanced performance, this is Boardman's new flagship By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Chris McDonald celebrates a great win – Photo Credit: Andrew Loehman. News & Racing Australian triathlete Chris McDonald wins Ironman Lake Tahoe 2013 Chris McDonald (AUS) clinched his sixth IRONMAN victory in 8:55:14, while Asa Lundstrom (SWE) secured her second title in 9:58:53 at IRONMAN Lake Tahoe, with both races decided in the final miles. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
