News & Racing Poulat and Collonge take out Ironman 70.3 Pays d’Aix It was French domination as Stephane Poulat and Jeanne Collonge took out the first Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix. The pre-race favourites did not disappoint and ensured the red white and blue adorned the podium on a rainy French day. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Marathon World Record Broken – 2:03:38 by Patrick Makau Patrick Makau has broken the world marathon record. He raced to a 2:03:38 on the streets of Berlin, breaking Gebrselassie's world record by 21 seconds. It was a terrible day for the Ethiopian emperor – he stepped off the road soon after Makau launched a big surge at around 27km, and wh By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Aaron Farlow Third at Challenge Henley-on-Thames Aaron Farlow has continued his UK adventure, which saw him take out Ironman UK in August with a third place at the tough Challenge Henley course. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) and Yvette Grice (GBR) took out the inaugural titles at the weekend. The men's race started off looking like the battle was goi By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander and Rebekah Keat Lead Australian Team at the World Long Distance Triathlon Championship Two-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion Craig Alexander and Challenge champion Rebekah Keat will spearhead a five-strong Australian team named today for the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in the USA in November. The 38-year-old Alexander (NSW) and Keat (QLD) will be joined by Davi By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Nikki Butterfield wins, and Paul Ambrose and Josh Rix on the Podium at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse Australian Nikki Butterfield has announced her return to triathlon racing in emphatic style taking out the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse race. In the men's race, won by 2010 world duathlon champion Bart Aernouts, Paul Ambrose and Josh Rix also got on the podium in the with Stephen Hackett taking out 4 By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Christe Sym wins again at Ironman 70.3 Cancun After struggling to win for so long it seems Christie Sym has now found the winning habit with a dominant performance at Ironman 70.3 Cancun. Although there was only a small woman's professional field Sym was backing up from the 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas last weekend which was race By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt wins Silver at Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series in Yokohama September 19: Two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Emma Moffatt has finished the international season with an encouraging silver medal performance in the postponed round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Championship Series in Yokohama today. The ITU postponed the ro By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Ironman UK winner & Australian Aaron Farlow to race Challenge Henley-on-Thames this Weekend The inaugural Challenge Henley-on-Thames is shaping up to be an epic battle between Britain and Germany in the iron distance triathlon arena with Australian Aaron Farlow hoping to upset both. Farlow finished second at Ironman Wales last weekend so will have his work cut out but he is hoping for a po By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Pete Jacobs, Leon Griffin and Tim Berkel Head to Head at Geelong Long Course Triathlon A star studded field is lining up in both the men's and woman's events at Geelong, which will see friends and rivals Rebekah Keat and Belinda Granger battle it out once more, while in the men's Pete Jacobs, Leon Griffin, Tim Berkel and Matty White will all be aiming to prove who is By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Full Australian Sprint Results from 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing Twelve Australians podiumed in the ITU Sprint distance world champs in Beijing last weekend with five crowned World Champions. Congratulations to Luke Farrell, Clint Van Beveren, Mick Maroney, Nicky Western and Jane Mountford. Luke Farrell had the fifth fastest swim overall. It looks like Mick Maron By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing New Zealand Age Group Results from the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing New Zealand produced an amazing seventeen medalists at the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Grand Final in Beijing. In addition four Kiwis were crowned world champions of their age groups. Beverley Henderson won W55, Hamish Hammond won M20, Rebecca Clarke won W20 and Tiare Lund wo By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Full Australian OD Results from 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing Ten Australians were amongst the medals in the Olympic Distance ITU World Champs in Beijing last weekend. James Hodge, Lauren Robertson and Andrena Moore took out the gold medal in their age groups on a tough, cold day with a very challenging course. Matthew Williams had the fastest bike split of th By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Andrea Hewitt wins Beijing Grand Final to Secure Second overall in the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championship Series Andrea Hewitt turned on a stunning performance when it mattered most, winning the Grand Final of the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Champs Series in Beijing today, destroying the best field assembled this year in hot and humid conditions. 29 year old Hewitt came into the Grand Final in fourth By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Helen Jenkins wins Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series for 2011 Helen Jenkins won the series title for 2001 but New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt stole the show on the day, putting in her best race of the year to capture only her second series race title after Madrid in 2009 with a time of 1hour 58minutes and 26seconds – which was the exact same time that By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Australian Women Perform Solidly but no Medals in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU Grand Final Triathlon Australia's rising star Emma Jackson will pursue her Olympic dream with renewed vigor after finishing fourth in the overall pointscore for the Dextro Energy 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championship Series after yesterday's Grand Final race in Beijing. Jackson finished 12th in the By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian Pro and Age Group Results from the 2011 Marines 70.3 Ironman World Championship A huge contingent of Australians raced in Las Vegas this weekend at the world 70.3 champs. We haven't had time to go through the individual results (and may not) but in the article are all the listed Australians who raced. If you know of any outstanding performences amongst the age groupers pl By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander wins Marines 70.3 Ironman World Championship 2011 Craig Alexander has won the 2011 70.3 world championship. As predicated last week Alexander showed the world what a class act he is. He didn't have things all his own way however after being over a minute down on Andy Potts out of the swim and then getting a puncture and loosing four minutes t By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Melissa Rollison has won the 2011 70.3 Ironman World Championship Melissa Rollison has come from behind to win the 2011 Marines 70.3 Ironman world championship. Melissa managed to limit her losses in the swim after coming out of the water with a two minute deficit with the exception of Leanda Cave who completely dominated the swim and was a further minute ahead. R By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Ashlee Bailie wins Silver in the Dextro Energy ITU Junior Women’s World Triathlon Championship Teenage triathlete Ashlee Bailie has brightened up an otherwise cold and miserable day in Beijing today with a stunning silver medal in the Dextro Energy ITU Junior Women's World Triathlon Championship race. The 19-year-old Wollongong-based Western Australian pushed eventual winner Mikayla Nei By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Chris McCormack the only Australian to finish today’s Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon Elite Men’s World Champion Grand Final in Beijing Chris McCormack was the only Australian to finish today's Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon Elite Men's World Champion Grand Final race as the Australian team fought its own war of attrition in Beijing today. It was a tough day in the office for the Australian men's team who lost rising By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 World Championship Australian and New Zealand Pro Preview With most of the worlds leading 70.3 professional triathletes racing at Las Vegas this weekend it will be a fanatastic race. The womans race should be slightly easier to pick with Australia's Melissa Rollison definitely the athlete that most of the money will be on. Christie Sym has had some g By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing ITU awards 2013 World Championship Series Grand Final to London At its 24th annual Congress, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today named London as the host city for the 2013 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final. The 25th edition of the biggest and most prestigious triathlon on the ITU calendar will be held at Hyde Park, the venue that will host By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing San Diego added to the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Championship Series At its 24th annual Congress, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today unveiled the dates and host cities for the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Championship Series. Wrapped around the London 2012 Olympic Games, the world's top triathletes will battle for the ITU World Championship titles in an By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Heat is on for the Kiwis in Ironman 70.3 World Championships The heat is on literally for Joanna Lawn when she tackles the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in the caldron of Las Vegas on Sunday. Lawn is one of four New Zealand professionals to qualify for the world championship along with veteran Bryan Rhodes, Perth-based Guy Crawford and US-based James Cotte By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
