Karl Hayes

Caroline Steffen heads to Metaman Triathlon in Bintan

Caroline Steffen (best known as Xena) has had an extremely successful triathlon career, winning numerous titles in various distances all across the globe. Despite this, one title continues to elude her. As luck would have it, this very title is the one that would mean the most to her, and for that m

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

MetaMan Bintan Triathlon Men’s Preview

This weekend's MetaMan Bintan full and half distance triathlons have some big paydays on the cards for the first male and female pro over the line. In the men's race Kiwi Legend Cameron Brown is not racing after deciding to end the season following the Samoa half distance triathlon recen

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship Primer

The business end of the international season is upon us after a busy few months of racing. The first of WTC's Championships is set to go this weekend at the 2013 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship, where we'll see one of the best fields in the world assembled for a share in the $500,000USD pie.

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

Jeffrey Symonds and Australian Carrie Lester win first ever Challenge Penticton

Penticton's own Jeffrey Symonds made history today, winning the first Challenge Family event in North America with an 8:29:57. Symonds was hot on the heels of Chris McCormack (AUS) out of the swim, only a second behind with 55:37. He hit the bike course hard to grind into a comfortable lead; b

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

Caroline Steffen racing MetaMan Triathlon six weeks out from Kona

Caroline Steffen undaunted by double MetaMan – Kona challenge As the Indonesian island of Bintan rolls out the red carpet for the pros ahead of Saturday’s US$154,000 MetaMan, women’s pre-race favourite Caroline Steffen sees Southeast Asia’s iron-distance race as the perfect preparation for a b

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

Australian Leon Griffin wins Rev3 Maine Olympic

Leon Griffin clinches his first major win of the season at the Rev3 Maine, edging out competitors with a late sprint finish.

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

Natalie Van Coevorden reports on ITU World Triathlon Stockholm

We love to hear from athletes racing around the world, and hope that you enjoy reading about this amazing race on the extremely competitive ITU triathlon circuit. Australian triathlete Natalie Van Coevorden reported in after her race at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. From the eyes of Natalie Va

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

Uli Bromme claims first Ironman victory at Ironman Canada

  Uli Bromme (USA) came-from-behind to capture her first-ever IRONMAN title in the postcard beautiful setting of Subaru IRONMAN Canada. Wurtele a British Columbia native won in front of his home crowd with a finish time of 8:39:33 while Bromme earned her first win with a time of 9:28:13. In the

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Trevor Wurtele and Uli Bromme both come-from-behind to capture inaugural Ironman titles at Subaru Ironman Canada

Trevor Wurtele (CAN) and Uli Bromme (USA) both came-from-behind to capture their first-ever IRONMAN titles in the postcard beautiful setting of Subaru IRONMAN Canada. Wurtele a British Columbia native won in front of his home crowd with a finish time of 8:39:33 while Bromme earned her first win with

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

Carrie Lester wins inaugural Challenge Penticton

It was a fairy tale ending for Carrie Lester, who finished in eighth position overall and topped the women’s field with a time of 9:27:26. Within 12 seconds, Karen Thibodeau (CDN), Jennifer Luebke (USA) and Lester emerged from the swim, but the pack broke apart during the bike. Cycling being her sec

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

Australia’s Chris McDonald and Kate Bevilaqua on top in Louisville

On a busy weekend in North America, Australia's Chris McDonald and Kate Bevilaqua took out the 2013 Ironman Louisville in Kentucky, USA. McDonald took his fifth Ironman title with a fantastic swim-bike-run performance netting him the course record and topping defending champion Patrick Evoe. &

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

Gwen Jorgensen collects third 2013 World Triathlon Series win in Stockholm

The USA's Gwen Jorgensen rediscovered her early season form in scintillating fashion in Stockholm on Saturday, making her third World Triathlon Series in 2013 win one of her best. In yet another stellar run leg, where Jorgensen pulled back almost 40 seconds on Andrea Hewitt in just over one la

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read

Kate Bevilaqua wins Ironman Louisville

Australian triathlete Kate Bevilaqua has just won Ironman Louisville in the USA, her third career title over this distance. A string of injuries have plagued Bevilaqua in recent seasons, preventing the West Australian from competing at her potential. Having not won an Ironman Title since 2011, Bevil

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Gwen Jorgensen Captures Third ITU World Triathlon Series Title in Stockholm

Gwen Jorgensen bested the field on the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course with a time of 1:55:31, nearly 50 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. The win marks Jorgensen's fifth overall podium finish in the series, including victories earlier this season in San Die

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

Gear & Tech

Win a set of Zipp Firecrest race wheels for your next race from Elite Race Rentals

Do you ever arrive at your race and catch a sudden case of gear envy? Or perhaps you would just like to shave some minutes off your bike split! A good set of race wheels will do exactly that, yes that's right! Read below to find out how you can get your hands on a […]

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

Ironman Canada – Whistler 2013: Course and Pro Women’s Preview

Following thirty years of history in the Okanagan Valley of Southern British Columbia, Penticton was forced to say goodbye to Ironman Canada. This weekend Ironman Canada will instead be held in a new location, with the debut of Ironman Whistler. A brand new course, and a new community which will hop

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

Ironman Hawaii – Medical Tent Lessons from Dr Tamsin Lewis

Qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii this October? Or perhaps just interested in hearing some advice for racing in the heat. Dr Tamsin Lewis kindly shares with us a thorough look at how the hot conditions in Kona can wreck havoc not only with a person's race, but also

By Karl Hayes • 8 min read

How To

Triathlon for Beginners – Part 1: Equipment

New to triathlon? Don't know what equipment is really necessary? Below are some basic swim, bike and run equipment tips for newcomers, to help you spend your money wisely when getting started in the sport of triathlon. This blog is brought to you by professional triathlete, coach and business

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

Nutrition

Immune Health and Exercise: Should I train when I am sick?

It's a commonly asked question, and one even the professionals quite often get wrong. We were asked this question a few weeks back, and consulted Dr Tamsin Lewis to clear up the answer for us. Tamsin Lewis is a sports doctor (qualifying as a medical doctor in 2004 [MBBS HONS LON] and completin

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read

Ironman lure irresistable for Great Wall of China Marathon Record Holder Melanie Newton

Sunshine Coast local Melanie Newton completed her first triathlon in 1998 on a bike she purchased from K Mart. The 39 year-old mum has certainly come a long way since then, representing Australia at last years’ IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas, and setting a record for the Great Wall of

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Potts edges Griffin, and Hauschildt dominates at Timberman 70.3

Andy Potts secured victory in New Hampshire's Timberman 70.3, finishing 90 seconds ahead of Australia's Leon Griffin, while Melissa Hauschildt continued her winning streak, dominating the women's race.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Luke Bell and Mary Beth Ellis win IRONMAN North-American Championship in Mont Tremblant

Australian Luke Bell has continued his stellar run of form and taken out a competitive field to win maximum points at the Ironman North-American Championship in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, in 8:26:26. American Brandon Marsh took out the second spot on the podium in 8:31:01, just ahead of Belgian Bert Ja

By Karl Hayes • 7 min read

Mary Beth Ellis wins Ironman Mont-Tremblant Triathlon

Mary Beth Ellis has announced to the triathlon world that she is in fine form heading into the Ironman World Championship, continuing her undefeated streak of Ironman victories outside of Kona. Ellis raced to a comfortable victory despite a talented field of women assembling, in an attempt to break

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Tim Reed and Gina Crawford win Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon 2013

Tim Reed dominated from start to finish, while Gina Crawford implemented a new race strategy to secure victory; both athletes now look ahead to significant upcoming races with confidence.

By Karl Hayes • 8 min read