Mark fit Macca before his ITU World Long Course title recently Bike Fit Workshop in Sydney with Dr Andy Pruitt and Scott Holtz Riders wanting a no compromise bike fit solution to rider care and performance, will be able to attend a Sydney Workshop with Dr Andy Pruitt and Scott Holtz in conjunction with Sydney's most experienced Body Geometry Master Fitters Mark Newton and Kane McLaughlan at Jet Cycles. Attendees will By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
The race will be finishing beside this resort poo News & Racing Fiji International Long Course Triathlon to debut in 2013 Mark ‘Emo’ Emerton and Mark Stewart from Elite Energy did not make it a secret that they were in Fiji to discuss holding a possible triathlon festival there in 2013. And there was a lot of support for the event online with many people suggesting they will be penciling this By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Caine Eckstein in full flight on the Ski Board – Photo Credit: www.harvpix.com Interviews Five Time Coolangatta Gold Winner Caine Eckstein Switches Codes to Race Hawaii Ironman World Championship Eckstein's jump from surf series champion to Kona Ironman competitor sparks debate, highlighting the evolution and crossover appeal of endurance sports. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Melissa Hauschildt best Performing Australian Female with 4th Placing at Ironman World Championship 70.3 The heat had a huge impact at the 2012 Ironman World 70.3 Championship at Las Vegas. The female run times told a big story about the impact that the temperatures had on the race with only Kelly Williamson seemingly able to shake off the heat and put in a 1:23 run. On any other day […] By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Bevan Docherty on his way to third place in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas today – Credit Finisherpix.com News & Racing Bevan Docherty grabs third in Ironman 70.3 World Championship New Zealand triathlete Bevan Docherty has finished in an impressive third place on debut at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the blazing heat of Las Vegas today. The two-time Olympic medallist made his move early on the run to push up to second place on the first of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Craig Alexander Second at Ironman World Championship 70.3 On an extremely hot race day Craig Alexander fell one short of retaining his 2011 title after a stunning bike leg by eventual winner Sebastian Kienle of Germany. We saw Kienle almost win the US 70.3 championship in April this year win a fast finishing Timothy O'Donnell only caught him in the l By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Terenzo Bozzone out of Ironman 70.3 World Championships A sinus infection has forced New Zealand triathlete Terenzo Bozzone to withdraw from the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas tomorrow. Bozzone, 27, said he was hugely disappointed to be forced to withdraw, as the 2008 world champion had just come back into form after 18 months of indiffere By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Australian Pros make up 22% of the field at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Triathlon World Championships If Triathlon Australia ever needed evidence of where it's focus should be the pro start list at the World 70.3 champs speaks very loudly. 22% of the pro field are Australians with 13 of the 46 men and 4 of the 29 females. Of course developing our your talent, which is part of TA's role [ By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Ultimate Triathlon Forster Bike Course Flyover – 60kms out and back twice The Ultimate Triathlon in Forster is a step up from a half ironman but not quite as grueling as an ironman. The 20km run means that your recovery is faster than a race with a 42.2km run. This is a good hitout three weeks before the Port Macquarie 70.3. It should make the 70.3 a […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Bike Course Flyover for Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie If you haven't ridden the Port Macquarie 70.3 bike course you may be interested to view this flyover. If you have and want to get psyched up for it again this could be for you as well. (you may need a Google Map plugin for your browser). Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Bike Course. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Andreas Realert – Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images for Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl News & Racing Victory and new course record for Andreas Raelert and Gina Crawford at the 3rd Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl It was record breaking conditions at the 3rd Tyrol Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl: 14 degrees C at the start, a bit more than 18 in the water of Lake Walchsee, dry streets and overcast with sunny spells. And that was exactly what happened:Â German favorite Andreas Raelert finished in 3:48:49, By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez wins Hy-Vee Triathlon and banks more than $151,500 in the process Javier Gomez has shown his class today with a class leading run that was hard for the rest of the field to match. Gomez was always going to have one of the best swims and runs of the day with his non-drafting bike leg being the only aspect that could bring him undone. In saying […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Lisa Norden takes back to back Hy-Vee Titles and turns Silver in to Gold Lisa Norden has capped off an amazing year by winning back to back HyVee titles and pocketing $151,500 plus some lap premes. This year was all about three races for Norden. The Olympics, Stockholm and Hy-Vee. All three races were close together and they were all the biggest races of the year for Nor By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing 1.1 Million Reasons to Race the Hy-Vee Triathlon this Weekend This weekend sees one of the biggest paydays in the sport of triathlon take place at Des Moines, Iowa, USA. 60 of the fastest Olympic distance triathletes around will be racing for one of their biggest pay days of the year. Unlike other events Hy-Vee pays down to the last elite spot. If you are [&he By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
France, Great Britain and Russia share the spoils News & Racing Great Britain win back to back ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships A stellar final leg from Jonathan Brownlee helped Great Britain defend its ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship in tough wet conditions in Stockholm on Sunday. This relatively new format will debut at Forster, NSW when Elite Energy stages their 2012 Ultimate Triathlon on October 6. This even By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Javier Gomez, Jonathan Brownlee and Vincent Luis on the podium at Stockholm – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee wins Stockholm round of ITU World Triathlon Series Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee claimed his fourth ITU World Triathlon Series win in style, besting Spain's Javier Gomez and France's Vincent Luis in Stockholm on Saturday. Gomez ran 13:59 for the 5km for the fastest run time of the day. Dan Wilson and Aaron Royle finished 10th a By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Lisa Norden gets the win in front of her home crowds – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Lisa Norden Secures Home Win at ITU World Triathlon Series Stockholm Sweden's Lisa Norden gave the home crowd what they were hoping for, a win on home soil as she claimed her third ITU World Triathlon Series win in a dominant all around performance in Stockholm on Saturday. Norden beat the Netherlands' Maaike Caelers and Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Lance Armstrong Drops Fight Against USADA – Seven Tour Titles in Doubt and Lifetime Ban to Follow? Lance Armstrong has issued a statement confirming that he will no longer contest the charges being bought by USADA, in his statement released to day he said "There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now." The p By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
(L-R) Penticton mayor Dan Ashton, Challenge Family CEO Felix Walchshsfer and Canadian triathlete Peter Reid News & Racing Challenge Penticton announced – first Challenge Family race in North America Challenge Family today announced the expansion of its global series of long distance triathlons into North America with the launch of Challenge Penticton in Canada. Challenge Penticton joins the Challenge Family's series of races that includes the world's largest long distance triathlon, Cha By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Lance Armstrong Lawsuit against USADA thrown out of Court U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has thrown out Lance Armstrong's case against USADA leaving the seven time Tour de France winner three days to make a decision whether to head to arbitration or accept sanctions which could include stripping him of his seven Tour titles and also put in jeopardy h By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Never Bonk iPhone and iPad App for Your Race Nutrition Planning If you’ve ever participated in a long distance race, no doubt you’ve had some questions about your nutritional strategy. What and how much should I eat and drink to perform at my best? Finally, a unique iPhone/iPad app is available, providing science-based calculations for optimal carbohydrate nutrition By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Joe Gambles on the run leg at Boulder – Credit: Wattie Ink News & Racing The Joe Gambles and Leon Griffin Show at Timberman 70.3 2012 Australians Joe Gambles and Leon Griffin dominated the Ironman 70.3 Timberman triathlon in the USA over the weekend. It seems almost every weekend we see international long course triathlon events with podiums dominated by Australians. Joe Gambles is arguably the top 70.3 triathlete around currently By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Sam Betten, Tim Reed & Matty White at Yeppoon 2012 News & Racing Tim Reed and Lisa Marangon win Ironman Yeppoon 70.3 Triathlon 2012 Tim Reed had to dig deep on the run today to overcome a 3min deficit that eventual second place male Sam Betten had built up on the bike. The combination of Reed's pace and experienced had to be drawn on to run down Betten. Betten was one of the dark horses going in to the […] By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
