Caitlin Snow wins Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Triathlon 2013 The best part about Steelhead 70.3 today was the fact that the race was able to be run as a triathlon! This race is particularly notorious for bad weather conditions, more often than not resulting in a duathlon due to safety concerns. Competitors would have been thankful the weather was better than By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gambles took the win and the course record in 2012 News & Racing Australians Joe Gambles and Melissa Hauschildt win Ironman 70.3 Boulder Australian Joe Gambles has won the Boulder 70.3 for the third time in a row after running away from the field. By the 10km mark on the run Gambles already held a commanding lead. In the women's race it was Australian Melissa Hauschildt who dominated the race once she caught the faster swimmers By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Melissa Hauschildt wins 2013 Ironman 70.3 Boulder Triathlon Boulder Colorado, home to a large majority of triathlon's superstars in the summer months, today saw many of these athletes go head to head in their own backyard. Those that fly in often struggle, for the altitude hits them unexpectedly hard, leaving them gasping for air and struggling to get By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Caroline Steffen wins Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines Caroline Steffen has backed up her victory in Roth just last month, with a dominating performance in the Philippines today. Steffen was first out of the water in 26:31, putting her 41 seconds clear of eventual second place finisher Bree Wee of the USA. With no real surprise Steffen stamped her autho By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Courtney Atkinson continues his run of long distance triathlon with a win at Phillippines Courtney Atkinson and Caroline Steffen win Ironman 70.3 Philippines 2013 Courtney Atkinson remains unbeaten over the longer distances with his latest win at the Ironman 70.3 Philippines. The former ITU star and Olympian is loving the new experiences and the winning that has been coming with them. He is looking for unique races in great locations. So far he is ticking the By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Pete Jacobs congratulating the young triathletes at Philippines 70.3 Philippines Ironman 70.3 Pro Preview The Philippines 70.3 has an incredibly strong field and picking a winner is too difficult. In saying that, the short odds would have to be on Courtney Atkinson. Atkinson won the recent Cairns 70.3 ahead of Brad Khalefeldt. The reason we are suggesting that Atkinson could take this out is because of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Fireworks set to go off at Ironman 70.3 Boulder World Champions & Olympic stars to clash in a thrilling Ironman 70.3 Boulder race, heralding new champions in a pro-packed weekend. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Nutrition Honey Buzz Bars – Portable sports nutrition These little beauties are a winner for so many reasons: quick and easy to whip up, full of wholesome energy, and so portable you can carry them anywhere. Use your imagination and thus whatever seeds, nuts and dried fruit you like, and create different tastes and textures each time. Once cooled, cut By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Pedro Gómes takes the win News & Racing Pedro Gómes and Ana Casares win inaugural Challenge Vitoria A spectacular day today at Challenge Vitoria. The first edition featured 600 triathletes and the stars of the day were Portugal's Pedro Gomes and an impressive Ana Casares, who took the podium in 08:38:36 and 09:52:39 respectively. Nobody was a match for Pedro Gómes. The Portuguese athlete ca By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Charlotte McShane News & Racing Australian Under 23 Team for ITU World Championship announced FOUR GIRLS from the same squad in Wollongong will form the nucleus of an exciting seven-strong Under 23 Australian team named by Triathlon Australia today for this year’s ITU World Championships in London. The Championships for Elite, Under 23s, Juniors and Age Groupers will be conducted at the 2012 By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Training Run biomechanics for Women: Why do I run “knock kneed”? Struggling with "knock-kneed" running? Sarah Thomson explains how glute strength, technique, and foot mechanics can help. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Ana Casares Victorious at First Edition of Challenge Vitoria Pedro Gómes and Ana Casares take the podium at first edition of Challenge Vitoria A spectacular day today at Challenge Vitoria. The first edition featured 600 triathletes and the stars of the day were Portugal's Pedro Gomes and an impressive Ana Casares, who took the podium in 08:38:36 and 09 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Jennie Hansen wins Ironman Lake Placid Jennie Hansen of the USA has won the iconic Ironman Lake Placid in a time of 9:35:06, with the fastest bike and run splits of the day. Full report to follow HANSEN, Jennie USA 1:03:16 5:20:25 3:05:04 9:35:06 1 BLAKEMORE, Katy USA 0:52:05 5:32:12 3:12:31 9:42:35 2 LESTER, Carrie AUS 0:55:17 5:23:29 3 By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Heather Wurtele wins Ironman 70.3 Calgary in Canada Canadian Heather Wurtele has claimed yet another victory, this time on home soil at Ironman 70.3 Calgary. Consistent across all three disciplines, it was on the run that Heather's experience paid off as she came through to the front to take the win. It was a case of a short bike and very long By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Anja Beranek claims women’s victory at Ironman Switzerland Anja Beranek of Germany produced a dominating performance to claim her first Ironman title in Switzerland yesterday. The reigning Ironman 70.3 European champion exited the water in second place, almost 6 minutes behind Celine Scharer. Beranek went on to reel in Scharer, never looking back and riding By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Tim Don gets first long-distance win, Wurtele takes home victory at Calgary 70.3 New champions were crowned at the Ironman 70.3 Calgary event in Western Canada on the weekend. Former World Champion and Olympian Tim Don, GBR, finally broke his long-distance duck after switching to 70.3 racing in the post-Olympic year, with a hard-fought win. Don took the win in 3:42:21, wit By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Andy Potts repeats, Jennie Hansen grabs first win at Ironman Lake Placid Andy Potts went 8:43:29 to repeat his 2012 victory here in a wire-to-wire win over Daniel Fontana of Italy -second in 8:48:29- and fellow American Ian Mikelson, who finished third in 8:51:07. Potts now has his name on the trophy twice in the race's fifteen-year history, alongside the likes of By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Trek Bikes Women Specific Design and 2014 Speed Concept Women's Specific Design – three very simple words, that when combined make a powerful combination. Women are, as we know, very different to our male counterparts in so many ways. Having ridden bikes for years, we were interested to know exactly what Trek meant by this. So with an in By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Countdown to first edition of Challenge Vitoria Vitoria will host one of the major events of the Spanish long distance calendar: CHALLENGE VITORIA. A spectacular, nature-immersed circuit with an amazing finish in one of the most striking locations of the Alava capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Plaza de España, will be the what sets this inaugural event By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The spectator crowds at Challenge Roth are massive. News & Racing DATEV Challenge Roth sells out in record time Just under 4,000 slots to the world's largest long distance triathlon, DATEV Challenge Roth, have sold out in record time. When entries opened at 10.00am CET on Monday, the relay teams sold out in just 50 seconds. Spots for German individual athletes were next to sell out in 2:09 minutes while By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Andrea Hewitt on the charge – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing ITU Mixed Relay World Championship Silver for New Zealand New Zealand has sensationally won silver at the ITU Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg overnight, Andrea Hewitt, Tony Dodds, Kate McIlroy and Ryan Sissons bringing the New Zealanders their first medal in this format of racing in a superb overall effort. Germany won the day in front of huge c By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander and Meredith Kessler take Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Five-time World Champion, Australian Craig Alexander, has taken out the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens title over three-time champion, and compatriot, Luke Bell, and Canadian Elliot Holtham who took third. The seemingly unstoppable Meredith Kessler from the United States took the women's title By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Martin Jenson and Angela Naeth too strong at Racine 70.3 Danish pro Martin Jenson overtook uber-biker Andrew Starykowicz on the run leg to take the 2013 Ironman Racine 70.3 title, his first 70.3 win, in a time of 3:47:05, ahead of Andrew Starykowicz and Ivan Vasiliev. Canadian Angela Naeth collected her third 70.3 title for 2013 after riding through the t By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Competitive fields at Lake Stevens and Racine 70.3’s this weekend The quality of 70.3 racing this year has been great. Of late, we've seen deep fields headlined by Australian stars at races such as Vineman, Muncie and Buffalo Springs. The trend is set to continue tomorrow with a number of big guns going head-to-head at Lake Stevens 70.3 in Washington state, By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
