Triathlon Training: 10 Things You Need to Know to Train Smarter, Not Harder So you've heard the phrase "Train smarter not harder" but what does it actually mean? How do we train smarter, and aren't those that train the hardest the ones who rule supreme? There is no sure fire answer to this question, although I can tell you from years of competing in By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Nutrition Gluten Free Eating – Putting it into Practice Training & Racing Fuel Now I know a lot of you are interested in learning what gluten free foods/fuel I use in my training and racing. I am going to share this with you, but do warn that you may be a little disappointed. I say this because, quite honestly, I keep it pretty simple. […] By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
Denis Chevrot and Annabel Luxford win Ironman 70.3 Ballarat Ballarat turned it on last weekend for the Ironman 70.3 Ballarat triathlon. It was a race at the end of the year for most of the triathletes with a lot of fatigue nipping at the heels of the pros racing. On paper this could have been anyone's race with some serious runners in the fields. [&hel By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Pro Preview As the pro fields shrink near Christmas, elite triathletes, including last year's champion David Mainwaring and Olympian Ryan Fisher, compete in the Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney this weekend. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Adventures Kangaroo Island Sufferfest Multisport Festival & Iron Distance Triathlon Event People is excited have announced the Kangaroo Island Sufferfest Multisport Festival including Australia’s newest Iron Distance Race (3.8km Swim, 180km Cycle and 42.2km Run) By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Pre-race overview for Challenge Shepparton Today's Challenge Shepparton could see any one of about 5 -7 guys vying for the win, if this year's starting list is anything to go by. Dan Wilson is embarking on his long course career and would have to be the hot favourite, alongside Brad Kahlefeldt, Jeff Symonds and last year's By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gear & Tech 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy a Dimond Bike Pro triathlete Jesse Thomas highlights the exceptional speed, customization, and aerodynamics of Dimond's new beam bike, making a compelling case for its adoption. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Jacob Birtwhistle, Ashleigh Gentle win Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon 2016 Jacob Birtwhistle and Ashleigh Gentle have taken out the 2016 Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon titles. After breaking away with Ryan Bailie on the bike, Birtwhistle took until half way in the run before he was able to start cementing his hold on the race. Birtwhistle was joint favourite with Bailie befor By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Preview: Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon 2016 Trizone previews the upcoming 2016 Nepean Triathlon, nominating some likely candidates to do well at the high-profile event. 2015 champions Aaron Royle and Emma Moffatt will not be racing at Nepean in 2016, which opens the event up. Fellow Rio Olympian Ryan Bailie has to be the no.1 ranked athlete t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Forster Ultimate 2016 News & Racing Mitch Dean wins Forster Ultimate Half Triathlon New course with fewer road restrictions proposed for 2017 Triathlon in Forster. Last weekend Forster hosted the first leg of the nationwide Ultimate Triathlon Series. Over 600 athletes took part in what has been heralded “a new era in Triathlon”. The Forster leg of this 7 stop nation-wide tour saw t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Interviews Kona: Tim Berkel’s Recap of his Ironman World Championship Race Aussie triathlete Tim Berkel chats to Trizone about Kona 2016; from his prep to the gruelling race, and the mental and physical battle of racing with back pain. “My prep was good. I was feeling solid, but ten days out from Kona, I tweaked my back, hip and hamstring really bad, I pulled up really [&h By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
2016 IRONMAN World Championship – Photo Credit: Sean M Haffey Getty Images for Ironman News & Racing Kona: Age Group Top Five Results – Ironman World Championship 2016 Congratulations to all the competitors who, just by being at Kona, have proven that they are extraordinary human beings. Further congratulations to all the age group athletes who won a World Championship title and also to those who finished in the top 5. Germany – 5 Age Group World Champions A By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
South Africa to host 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship IRONMAN SELECTS NELSON MANDELA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Finally I have an excuse to visit my partner's family in South Africa! Luckily many of them are already racing Ironman and have been to this venue before. I wonder if the executive mayor of Nelson Ma By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Dimond Bikes Launches new Marquise Triathlon and TT model With the world of 'Beam Bikes' hotting back up we have seen the launch of two new models this week in Kona. The team at Dimond have taken their already proven and successful bike to another level with the launch of the Marquise model. This bike is a triathletes dream with additional stor By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Kona: Age Group Athletes to Watch in 2016 We spoke with 2016 Ironman 70.3 35-39 World Champion Owain Matthews and 2015 Ironman 40-45 World Champion Ben Bell about their thoughts on the age groupers to watch at this year's Ironman World Championship. We have known Owain since he rocked up to the Balmoral Triathlon Club in Sydney when h By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Olympian Ryan Fisher to race Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series in Robina Gold Coast, Queensland – This weekend sees the popular Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series return to Robina on the Gold Coast for Round 2 in the Series. Leading the open race will be Brisbane Olympian Ryan Fisher (24th in Rio) who will be using the event as a hit out prior to the Noosa Triathlon la By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Photo Credit: Jeremy Beckers News & Racing Olympic Gold Medal Coach Jamie Turner Supports Triathlon and Taranaki Māori The New Zealand city of New Plymouth and the Taranaki region is a place close to my heart after living there between the ages of 9 to 13. Some of my best childhood memories were made there. One of them is of a kid called Jamie Turner, who used to hang around with his BMX […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Interviews Australia’s David Mainwaring wins Challenge Jeju Australian David Mainwaring has won the inaugural Challenge Jeju in Korea last weekend, after leading from the gun ahead of fellow Australian and multiple 70.3 winner Luke Bell and Colombia's Carlos Quinchara. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Interviews Kona: Tim Berkel – The Makings of a Good Thing As a professional triathlete, Tim Van Berkel regularly pushes his body to the absolute limit. Sore legs, exhausted arms and burning lungs are all just part of a regular day in the office for the 32-year-old. But recently, aching limbs haven’t been the biggest hurdle he has had to overcome. Van Berke By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
StockSnap / Pixabay Is Your Running Technique all Wrong? On the continuum of performance, triathlon training is at the far end. If you think of all the underlying parts that make up your ability to swim, ride, or run, you’ll see that there are many component pieces. Using running as an example – as it is the most complex of the movements and the [… By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 2016 Race Preview Jan Raphael and Mirjam Weerd are race favorites for this weekend's Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 2016 Almere is ready to crown a new champion. The winner of the 2014 and 2015 editions – Markus Fachbach – will not defend his title this year, which leaves the field of title candidates w By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing New Zealand Names Elite Team to ITU Long Distance World Champs New Zealand will be represented by Dylan McNeice and Terenzo Bozzone in the elite field at the ITU World Long Distance Championships in Oklahoma later this month, with the two athletes named by Triathlon New Zealand today alongside a 23 strong age group team who range in age from Corey Le Le Couteur By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing ITU Triathlon releases 2017 World Cup schedule Following the ITU Executive board meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week, and on the heels of the completion of the 2017 World Triathlon Series calendar, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2017 World Cup races. The ITU World Cup races create an important By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman Announces Addition of Ironman 70.3 Peru We are excited to add Peru to our global IRONMAN 70.3 Series, said Joanna Jordan, Managing Director of Latin America for IRONMAN. Lima is a sensational venue, with all the ingredients to become a classic race for our growing community of triathletes.†IRONMAN 70.3 Peru begins with a 1.2-mile (1.9 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
