News & Racing New Mobile App – Designed for the Triathlon Official – Improves Athlete Experience She was on the back of a motorcycle at one of the world’s largest triathlons when it hit her – the typical age grouper raced with thousands of dollars in state-of-the-art technology. Advanced nutritional potions, progressive bikes, smart watches linked to Strava and electronic shifting were everywhe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Finland Named Host Country Of The 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Lahti, Finland has been selected to host the 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship on August 26-27, 2023. It will be the third time the championship has been held on European soil. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Jan Frodeno and Jodie Stimpson Crush it at Challenge Miami With a world star like Jan Frodeno at the start of CHALLENGEMIAMI, all eyes were actually on the German world champion. He did not succumb to the pressure, more than lived up to his role as favorite and ultimately took the victory. In the women's race, it wasn’t on paper favorites Lucy Ch By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Super League Triathlon Secures Global Broadcast Deals Super League Triathlon’s unique blended event in London has secured major global broadcast deals. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift comes to the UK for the first time with an event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on March 27, before heading to Rotterdam on April 18. After a successful debut for t By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing CHALLENGE MIAMI: The Strongest athletes will rise the top It's only one day to go for CHALLENGEMIAMI, preparing for a race with a stellar pro field competing on a 1.5km swim, 60.3km bike and 16.9km run course. Biggest battle is expected between triathlon icons Jan Frodeno (GER) and Lionel Sanders (CAN) at the men's race and Lucy Charles (GBR) a By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Announces Six 2020 Coaches of the Year USA Triathlon today recognized six of its most influential coaches as 2020 Coaches of the Year for their contributions during the unusual 2020 triathlon season. The awards for 2020 focused on athlete development, community impact, volunteer service and coaching education — areas where awardees provi By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Aussies ready to go the distance at Australian Championships As Tokyo begins to sneak up on the calendar, some of Australia’s top triathletes are preparing to put their best foot forward as they take to the field of play in Mooloolaba for the Australian Standard Distance Championships this weekend. In a change to previous years at Mooloolaba, 2021 will see t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family expands to Russia: Challenge Moscow newest set piece on race calendar CHALLENGEMOSCOW is the newest addition to the CHALLENGEFAMILY race calendar. This race, which takes athletes to the iconic city’s most famous sightseeings, will take place on July 18, 2021. "Racing in a beautiful city like Moscow is definitely a bucket list thing for many people." This i By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo: Korupt Vision News & Racing Ellie Salthouse wins Shimano Husky Women’s Australia Triathlon Championship 2021 saw one of the strongest and deepest female fields ever seen at Elite Energy’s Huskisson long course triathlon. Over the years we have seen many of our best female long course triathletes racing here but never this depth or strength. The conditions were stunning with the swim in lake like cond By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo: Korupt Vision News & Racing Simon Hearn wins Shimano Husky Men’s Australia Triathlon Championship One of the pre-race favourites Simon Hearn executed a near perfect race to take an unassailable lead early in the second of two run laps. Hearn did not let the early fast pace lure him away from his race plan. He kept a lid on it and slowly picked the guys ahead off one buy […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Jeffcoat and Hauser take Wins at Australian Championships Emma Jeffcoat and Matt Hauser have claimed emphatic wins at the Australian Elite Sprint Triathlon Championships in Devonport this morning. In cool and breezy conditions, both athletes let their experience and expertise shine as they dominated their respective races from start to finish to claim the By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship Women’s Preview The women’s pro race in the Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship this Sunday is one of the strongest and deepest fields we have seen at Husky. This race is as hard to pick as the men’s race. It is great to see Annabel Luxford on the start line. Luxford was the 2005 ITU Triathlon World [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship Men’s Preview This year’s race has one of the strongest fields assembled in many years. Whilst we’ve seen the likes of Crowie, Jacobs, Reed, Berkel et al racing over the years, the fields haven’t been as deep with as many evenly placed athletes. It is hard to go past the big names of Tim Reed and Tim [&hell By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Australian Championships takeover Devonport Australian triathletes are gearing up for a massive weekend of domestic racing with five major Australian Championships on the line at the Devonport Triathlon this weekend. Kicking off the start of the 2021 domestic racing season, the Devonport Triathlon will see athletes from across Australia gathe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Paratriathletes relish Newcastle challenges In wet and challenging conditions, Australia’s Tokyo Paratriathlon hopefuls took to the streets of Newcastle on Saturday morning for their first dedicated paratriathlon in 12 months. Despite a demanding harbour current and intermittent rain, athletes savoured the opportunity to be back racing with t By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Wells and Smith both take a triumphant win at CHALLENGEWANAKA course The Integrity Homes CHALLENGEWANAKAFestival Challenge Half and Garth Barfoot Aquabike saw 800 happy competitors enjoy the new course out in Glendhu Bay on a spectacular day Wānaka day. 2019 winner Hannah Wells repeated her success with a triumphant win on the tough new 2021 course. "I was real By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Appointment Of Christophe Balestra As Chief Technology Officer The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it has appointed Christophe Balestra as its Chief Technology Officer to lead the PTO’s technical operations. Balestra’s focus will be the integration of the latest innovations in sports broadcast technologies to pto broadcast platforms. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo by Con Chronis News & Racing Aspiring Paralympians Embrace Racing Return Australia’s top paratriathletes will gather in Newcastle this weekend for their first dedicated paratriathlon event in almost 12 months as they resume their road to Tokyo. Fighting past the challenges faced during 2020, including making do with home training set-ups and limited racing opportunities, By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Training Summer Cycle Training for Triathletes Doing sessions with harder gears, higher cadence, hill repeats, and riding in the aero position against the wind can help triathletes develop muscular strength and power on the bike. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gear & Tech 2021 Hoka One One Carbon X 2 Review – Initial Overview After running 250kms in the 2020 Carbon X SPE shoes I was pleased to be one of the first to test the 2021 Carbon X 2 in Australia. I have thoroughly enjoyed the SPEs and they have been my go to running shoes since reviewing them. My first run in the SPEs was 42.2kms, and […] By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Training How to Improve your Running Mobility and Motor Control Releasing tight muscles, activating glutes, integrating movement patterns, and locomoting at fast paces can enhance running mobility and motor control. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Hoka One One Clifton Edge 2020 Running Shoe Review The Hoka One One Clifton Edge 2020 is a stable, responsive running shoe, ideal for 5-15km runs, but requires trying on due to a snug fit. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Hoka One One Carbon X SPE 2020 Running Shoe Review The Hoka One One Carbon X SPE is a comfortable, performance-driven running shoe, equipped with a carbon fiber plate and PROFLY X foam for a smooth transition, and despite being a significant investment, it is worth it for long-distance runners or triathletes. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Interviews From Fastest Ironman Debut to Ironman New Zealand Champion – Kiwi Mike Phillips chats to Trizone There was something about Mike Phillips that got me inspired to open up the laptop again. It's been a while. Life got in the way and Shawn had the smarts to do much more with Trizone than I could. But… I started seeing this Kiwi guy, who had wandered around in the short course game, [&he By Karl Hayes • 11 min read
