Are these off road triathlons and adventure races the next challenge for us triathletes News & Racing Augusta Adventure Race in Western Australia reaches capacity of 1700 in record time The Augusta Adventure Race reached capacity in a record time of nine and a half hours with over 1,700 competitors joining the adventure institution after entries opened at 12:00pm AEST on Wednesday 10 April. Competitors will take on the challenging 63km course which includes four off-road discipline By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Exciting coaching appointments at Triathlon New Zealand Triathlon New Zealand Triathlon New Zealand has appointed highly respected international coach Jon Brown to the role of High Performance Coach within the Tri NZ HP Programme. In addition to Brown, Tri NZ High Performance Director Graeme Maw has also confirmed the appointment of Christchurch's By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Deeper relationship to benefit both parties. News & Racing Ironman and ACTIVE Network expand relationship globally across all brands IRONMAN and The ACTIVE Network, Inc. (NYSE:ACTV), the leader in cloud-based Activity and Participant Managementâ„¢ (APM) solutions, today announced a three-year deal to expand their relationship worldwide. As the Official Registration Partner and Official Global Sponsor of IRONMAN, ACTIVE will conti By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing What does your taper plan for Ironman Australia look like? With Ironman Australia just over three weeks away one of the main things you should now be planning is how you are going to taper. 2012 World Ironman Champion Pete Jacobs has been kind enough to share some of his thoughts on tapering for Ironman Australia on May 5. Sometimes it is not about the [&he By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Nutrition Gold Coast Triathlon announces Shotz Sports Nutrition as official nutrition for the event Established in 1995 the Australian owned and made ShotzSports Nutrition brand is proud to be associated with the Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial. “Our focus is directed at ensuring the athlete receives the highest quality sports nutrition product that is easy to consume and gentle on By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Some of the cool new goggles, suit juice and anit chaff LUUB we have to give away Gear & Tech Want a free pair of HUUB Design’s new Open Water Swimming Google? Congratulatons to the following four people who will receive a pair of the new HUUB Open water swim googles. We will also send some of the new LUUB to four people. Mitchell Kibby – Goggles Dan Hunt – Goggles Dee Bradbery – Goggles Andrew Southwell – Goggles Mike Gleeson By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Richie racing at San Juan 2013 News & Racing Happy days for Richie Cunningham at Ironman 70.3 Texas Richie Cunningham, Tim Berkel and Chris McDonald made it a 1,2,3 for Australia today at the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas. In addition Mitch Robins was 6th overall as he hits the USA for take two after a horror accident derailed his campaign this time last year when he was in the form of his [ By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Aaron Royle redlining in Sydney ITU 2012 News & Racing Australians Aaron Royle, Ryan Bailie, Cameron Good top 10 at Auckland ITU World Triathlon Series Aaron Royle, Ryan Bailie, and Cameron Good showcased the rising talent of Australian triathlon, all securing top ten finishes at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Auckland, setting sights on future Commonwealth and Olympic Games. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Only 13 seconds separated the winner Anne Haug and Felicty Abram – Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Winter in Leeds the perfect platform for Felicity Abram to return to the podium Australia’s Felicity Abram claims her first major podium finish in five years, taking bronze at the ITU World Triathlon Series opener in Auckland after a strong winter training block in England. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Anne Haug started 2013 the same way she finished off 2012 with a win in Auckland News & Racing Anne Haug does it again in brilliant ITU Auckland World Triathlon Series win Germany's Anne Haug started her season exactly where she left off in 2012, with another brilliant win in Auckland. After taking out last year's Grand Final event on the same course, Haug waited until the final two kilometres to make her move in the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series opener, By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Natalie Van Coevorden racing Sydney ITU 2012 Interviews A fresh face in the sport of ITU, Natalie Van Coevorden takes on the Auckland WTS At only 20 years of age this Australian undoubtedly has a big future ahead of her. With just a few years of triathlon in her legs, she already has a world ranking and is lining up next to the best in the world at this weekend's ITU World Cup Series event. Natalie recently came 5th […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Aaron celebrates becoming the U23 World Champ “Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing High Achiever Aaron Royle Inspired for Auckland Return Champion Aaron Royle returns to Auckland, fueled by past triumphs and a prestigious award, for the ITU World Triathlon Series start. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Gwen Jorgensen – Credit: Janos Schmidt / ITU Interviews Gwen Jorgensen “Olympian, humble, intelligent, driven and a favorite for the Auckland ITU World Triathlon Series Gwen Jorgensen is returning to Auckland where less than 6 months ago she raced to an impressive 2nd place in the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final on this course. She knows the course, is in great shape after a summer spent training in Australia, and is likely to be excited about finishing her By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Interviews New Zealand’s Debbie Tanner on this weekend’s Auckland ITU World Triathlon Series Widely known as one of New Zealand's greatest female triathlete Debbie Tanner talks to us about this weekend's ITU World Triathlon Series round in Auckland, New Zealand. After announcing her retirement last year, New Zealand will miss seeing Debbie toe the start line at events like By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Hy-Vee Professional Prize Purse Halved to $500,000 In recent times many elite triathletes have been talking about the lack of prize money on offer and the shallow pay downs that make it difficult for any but the top 5 in most major events to make money from the race itself (sponsors payments aside). To add further insult one of the worlds richest [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Luke McKenzie photographed by one of his sponsors on the course, Xlab USA News & Racing Andy Potts and Heather Jackson win Ironman 70.3 Oceanside Australia's Luke McKenzie has finished top ten amongst a world class field at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in a race won by Andy Potts who defended his title in the process. Potts did not have the win until the very end when in a sprint finish he took the title over Jesse Thomas. Both Potts and [&he By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Q&A with Clayton Fettell post Ironman Melbourne 2013 The Monday after Ironman Melbourne we were hearing that a few of the senior Ironmen were more than a little impressed with what Clayton Fettell did on race day. The way he rode in tough conditions and his approach to the race showed that he is maturing well. What everyone should keep in mind is [&he By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
So far we like what we are sleeping on Gear & Tech What difference does a mattress make to quality sleep and recovery? Like most age group triathletes we suffer from a lack of both quantity and quality of sleep. This has a negative impact on recovery from and preparation for training. Recently we have been making sure we stretch, roll and sleep after the weekend's long run. Is there anything better than having By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing A Seventh in her first Ironman – Anna Cleaver takes us through her journey to Melbourne Like former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Anna Cleaver has come back for a second time to have a crack at her dream. This time it is long course and her first Ironman in Melbourne last weekend was a success. She may not have won or placed on the podium but seventh female overall for [&helli By Karl Hayes • 12 min read
News & Racing Urban Hotel Group Ironman Melbourne 2013 Kona Qualifiers 100 people are going to be living (and reliving) the dream this October after securing one of the slots that were on offer last Sunday at the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Melbourne. Sunday was a tough day at the office and these 100 people were able to get through a challenging albeit short swim, a [&h By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Rachel Klamer and Courtney Atkinson in a sprint for the finish News & Racing 2013 Gulf Western Oil Nepean Triathlon offering over $70,000 Prize Money The 2013 Gulf Western Oil Nepean, the oldest race in the country, is offering over $70,000 prize money to attract Australian and international stars to Penrith. The 32nd anniversary race to be held on 27 October at the Sydney International Regatta Centre features a 1km swim along the Olympic rowing By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
WA Triathlete of the Year Sean O’Neill on his way to victory News & Racing Sean O’Neill and Janine Barrow win inaugural Dunsborough X-Adventure Long Course off-road triathlon Western Australia Triathlete of the Year Sean O'Neill took line honours at the inaugural X-Adventure Long Course off-road triathlon in 2 hours 29 minutes and 57 seconds, amongst a field of over 600 competitors in Dunsborough, WA. Athletes took on a 1500m ocean swim, 12.5km coastal trail run an By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia offers 15 month Membership to encourage membership growth In order to grow a sport you need a large membership base. This is commonsense. Without a large membership base it is difficult for us to compete for government funding and media share. The more members Triathlon Australia has the more they are able to do towards growing the sport and raising its pr By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Photos from Ironman Melbourne 2013 Some photos from throughout the day. It was tough for the athletes and the TOs on the bike course due to the huge volume of people exiting the swim at the same time. A very short swim with 2000 athletes was always going to cause problems. There was nothing anyone could do once the race […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
