News & Racing Abu Dhabi Triathlon Press Conference Wrap by Pete Murray The Abu Dhabi Press Conference was held at the official hotel , Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotanna. The amount of local and especially international media present was unbelievable. This race has received extensive media locally and it is great to see it being beamed around the world. As the emcee, By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Severe Weather Forces Cancellation of Ironman New Zealand The severe weather warnings have forced Ironman New Zealand organisers to postpone their event in Taupo for safety reasons. Tomorrow’s planned Ironman has been postponed with organisers planning a 70.3, or half distance Ironman event on the Sunday. The advice from the Civil Defence and New Zealand Met By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Aussie Day In Abu Dhabi Yesterday, Clayton Fettell, Mel Rollison and I travelled out to Yas Marina Circuit (home of the Grand Prix) with the IMG London team to do some interviews and filming for the Live TV show for the Abu Dhabi triathlon. We got to go out on the track where the athletes geared up and did some […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Pete Murray Previews the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Field The field for this Saturday's Abu Dhabi International triathlon is no doubt one of the best fields outside the Hawaii ironman. A field of this quality and depth is rarely seen and the roads of Abu Dhabi will come alight on 6.40am on Saturday (2.40pm est. time).This week I have been fortunate t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing G’Day from Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Landing in Abu Dhabi for a second time, I'm thrilled to commentate on a remarkable triathlon event featuring 16 World Champions and unique race distances, set amidst stunning architecture and attractions. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Australians looking to upset the Northern Hemisphere Triathletes at Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Clayton Fettell, Paul Ambrose, Leon Griffin, Nikki Butterfield and Melissa Rollison are going to Abu Dhabi with winning on their minds. Whilst they may be a bit more modest in public about their chances this distance has Clayton Fettell's name written all over it. Rollison on the other hand ma By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman New Zealand Time for a Changing of the Guard? Cameron Brown has dominated Ironman New Zealand for a decade and in 2011 he set a record by being the first man in history to win the same Ironman event 10 times. So will age and the fastest Ironman in the world (Marino Vanhoenaker) finally catch up with the Kiwi legend? In the women's race [& By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Jervis Bay 2012 Sprint Titles won by Michael Prince and Laura Siddall Michael Prince and Laura Siddall have taken out the 2012 Huskisson sprint titles. Prince took out the title after the leading bunch of under 30 guys all turned on the run before the halfway mark. There was an aid sation around 500m before the official turnaround point and the young guys mistook this By Karl Hayes • 119 min read
Craig getting fitted on the new Shiv News & Racing Retul University Coming to Melbourne – Learn Dynamic Bike Fitting from the Experts The bike fitters for Ironman World Champions Craig Alexander and Mirinda Carfrae, as well as Pro Tour Cycling teams Radio Shack-Nissan-Trek and Garmin-Barracuda are bringing their Bike Fit School to Australia Learn Dynamic Bike Fitting from the Experts at Retul Registration for Retul University Melb By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family announce partnership with ETU and will Host the Long Distance Triathlon European Championships in 2012 The Challenge Family global series of long distance triathlons today announced a partnership with the European Triathlon Union (ETU) that will see Challenge Kraichgau and Challenge Roth host the Long Distance Triathlon European Championships in 2012. Challenge Kraichgau (10 June 2012) is Europe By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Sri Lanka 70.3 and 5150 a Success thanks to the newly Acquired USM Events With quick action, USM Events staff transformed the troubled Sri Lanka Ironman 70.3 into a successful event, despite challenging conditions and last-minute preparations. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Challenge Wanaka offers $80,000 in Prize Money plus Age Group Champs go to Roth Challenge Wanaka will offer New Zealand’s richest prize purse for both professional and age group athletes in 2013. While the world’s top elite athletes battle it out for New Zealand’s largest and deepest prize purse (NZ$80,000 down to 10th place), age group athletes also enjoy By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Rebecca Hoschke with the winning smile News & Racing Rebecca Hoschke comes from behind to win Huskisson Long Course Triathlon After a third place at Geelong last weekend in the long course race behind Belinda Granger and Suzzanne Blackwell which included the fastest bike split of the day, Rebecca backed up a week later to go two better and take out the Jervis Bay Triathlon Festival long course female title. Rebecca didn By Karl Hayes • 17 min read
Pete Jacobs at the 2012 Huskisson Long Course News & Racing Pete Jacobs wins Huskisson Long Course Triathlon at Jervis Bay Triathlon Festival The Jervis Bay Triathlon Festival at Huskisson turned out to be one of the most exciting long course races in a long time. The men's race saw Pete Jacobs and Ben Allen lead the pack out of the water by just on one minute. Trailing behind was a bunch of six guys who eventually caught […] By Karl Hayes • 55 min read
News & Racing Ironman Sri Lanka 70.3 First Test for USM For a country that has undergone over 20 years of civil war until recently, it was time to introduce the people of Sri Lanka to triathlon. To expect it would be all smooth sailing is a far reach but as close to 500 triathletes descend upon Colombo, Sri Lanka for the first ever Sri Lanka […] By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Roger Roca Dalmau awarded 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championship after Sergio Silva Stripped of Title Spain's Roger Roca Dalmau has been awarded the 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championship title after Portugal's Sergio Silva was stripped of his gold medal following an Anti-Doping rule violation in an in-competition doping control test at the 2011 Gijon ITU Duat By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Strong Pro Field Racing Jervis Bay Triathlon Festival in Huskisson With a number of long course triathlons on currently the pro triathletes have been spread a bit thin but on Sunday we should see a strong field starting with Pete Jacobs and Luke McKenzie headlining the event. In saying that we don't want to take anything away from the rest of the field. Racin By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman Announces Acquisition of Australia’s USM Events Today, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) announced that it has acquired USM Events, Australia's leading event management company and the owner of iconic premier multisport festivals at Noosa, Cairns, Mooloolaba and Geelong. USM Events is also the operator of cycling's Jayco Herald Sun To By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Interviews Interview with Aaron Farlow – Australia’s Latest Challenge and Ironman Champion Pro Aaron Farlow, guided by coach Brett Sutton, continues to impress with victories and a rigorous race schedule, recently clinching a win at Challenge Wanaka. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Specialized Shiv Tri – 10 Reasons Why! Amazingly, only a year after Macca won with the Shiv on it's debut run at Kona Specialized released the new Shiv Tri. Mark Newton was fortunate to be in Kona last year with Specialized for the official athlete and press launch, rode it on the Queen K for the better part of a week and [… By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Jonathan Hall News & Racing USA Triathlon Names Jonathan Hall Performance Leader Renowned coach Jonathan Hall joins USA Triathlon to drive elite athlete success, bringing expertise from Triathlon Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt Draws First Blood in Triathlon Sprint Olympic bronze medalist Emma Moffatt wins the Australian Sprint Distance Championship, setting the pace for the road to London with a strong performance in Geelong. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Clayton Fettell and Belinda Granger win the URBAN 2.80.20 Triathlon Clayton Fettell and Belinda Granger were in a league of their own today, taking out the inaugural URBAN 2.80.20 long course triathlon in Geelong, part of the 2012 Geelong Multi Sport Festival. Fettell, the 2011 70.3 Ironman Port Macquarie winner, lead from start to finish over the By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Lance Armstrong Second at Ironman Panama 70.3 Triathlon In what was possibly the most anticipated triathlon 'debut' (we know it isn't his first) in the history of the sport Lance Armstrong has shown what an great athlete he is by coming second overall at the Ironman Panama 70.3. We shouldn't loose sight of the fact that the race w By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
