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Karl Hayes

Karl Hayes

Gold Coast

Karl is a Gold Coast based father of 3, a keen home improver and an age group triathlete who races on the M5 Acadamies triathlon team. ‘A good life balance is incredibly important’.

2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship global qualifications kick off last weekend in Racine

2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship global qualifications kick off last weekend in Racine

Media Release (July, 23 2015) – On September 4, 2016 Mooloolaba will welcome and host 3,000 of the best triathletes from around the world to the 2016 IRONMANÂ® 70.3Â® World Championship. Global qualifications for the race kicked off this weekend in Wisconsin, USA, with 30 international athlete

Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon

Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon

Local triathlete and Ironman 70.3 specialist Sam Appleton is a confirmed starter in the Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon. Sam joins a number of big names like defending champion Aaron Royle and British triathlete Stuart Hayes battling for a total $76,500 prize pool. An interesting match up between 70.3 s

Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship

Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship

Australia deliver a stellar performance to win silver at the Mixed Teams Relay World Championship in Hamburg, narrowly finishing behind the French team.

Split squats

Split squats

Want to boost your cycling power? Squats can improve sport-specific endurance, time to exhaustion and maximal aerobic power. The first exercise in our system is split squats. Many people will think of these as lunges but some clarification is needed. A split squat has the feet in a split stance, the

Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg

Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg

Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac

Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend

Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend

Australia's elite ITU triathletes are back in the saddle this weekend on their road to Rio when they line up in the next round of the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg. One of the world's iconic triathlon venues, Hamburg is a happy hunting ground for Australians â€“ including 2012 Olympi

Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy

Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy

Australia's budding Paratriathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying â€œhave bike will travelâ€ when she lines up in Saturday's ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Iseo-Franciacorta, Italy. Canberra-based Kelly, who suffers from Ushers Syndrome, is legally blind and sh