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Aaron Royle and Lisa Marangon win Callala

Aaron Royle and James Davy ran a scintillating 8kms off the bike in Callala to take out 1st and 2nd ahead of a Michael Fox and Sam Douglas. The two front boys ran 24:52/54 (3:06min/km). Royle led from start to finish. The swim saw the guys searching for the bouys and hesitating while trying to [&hel

By Karl Hayes • 7 min read

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Leon Griffin and Madeleine Oldfield win 2XU Falls Creek Triathlon

70.3 specialist Leon Griffin was back in winning form taking out the inaugural 2XU Falls Creek Triathlon, ahead of Olympic Triathlon bronze medalist (2000) Jan Rehula, and the Snowy Mountains' Lindsay Wall. After talking himself down last week on Trizone Leon came through with a great win. Gri

By Karl Hayes • 8 min read

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Michael Fox and Lisa Marangon win race 3 of the Sydney Sprint Series

Michael Fox pulled one back on Sam Douglas when he won race 3 of the 2010/2011 Sydney Sprint Series. A month ago in Nowra Sam rode away from Michael in the triseries Olympic distance race put on by Elite Energy. Both guys ran a fairly similar, but tough, 10km in Nowra. On Sunday, Fox ran […]

By Karl Hayes • 8 min read

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$10,000, Falls Creek, some of Australia’s top triathletes and a bit of altitude

With $10,000 in prize money up for grabs and the opportunity to race in a stunning location some of Australia's top triathletes are heading to Falls Creek this weekend to race in SuperSprint's new long course triathlon. Leon Griffin, Jason Shortis, Mitch Anderson, Clayton Fettell, Nicole

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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Barbara Riveros and Jesse Featonby Victorious at Seven Sunshine Coast Enduro Triathlon

Chilli's Barbara Riveros and Canberra's Jesse Featonby both celebrated victory at the Seven Sunshine Coast Enduro Triathlon at Caloundra in challenging conditions over the unique Enduro format. The tough Enduro race saw the elite competitors tackle a 400m swim, 7km cycle and 1.8km, fol

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

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Bike Transport to 2011 Mooloolaba Triathlon from Sydney

If you are heading to Mooloolaba and are having difficulties with how to get your bike there in one piece then you might want to consider a bike transport option available from Sydney to Mooloolaba and back. The service will get your bike there and back in one piece without the worry of finding you

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Craig McKenzie and Madeleine Oldfield win Gatorade Portarlington Triathlon in Victoria

Craig McKenzie added a fifth crown to his Gatorade Portarlington Triathlon wins at the event’s 25th anniversary today in Portarlington. Defending Portarlington champion Madeleine Oldfield took out the Elite female field, also adding a fourth straight win in the 2010/11 Gatorade Triathlon Series. The traditional race format of

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Auckland, New Zealand added to 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup Season

The International Triathlon Union today announced the addition of Auckland, New Zealand to its 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season. Set to take place on 20 November, it will act as a test event for the 2012 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Grand Final.

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Gatorade Queensland Tri Series Round 5 – It’s On For Young and Old

The Caloundra Triathlon will play host to some of Queensland's best senior and junior talent this Sunday for Race 5 of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series. Unlike any other event in the series, Race 5 will host the Seven Sunshine Coast Enduro Triathlon, an elite only race that sees the best in

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

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Ironman Australia Port Macquarie and 70.3 Triathlon Course announced

Port Macquarie Hastings Council has announced that the 2011 Ironman Australia course will incorporate a two lap swim, a two lap bike leg and a four lap run. The main changes from previous years being an extension of the bike course which allows a reduction in the laps from 3 to 2, and the moving of

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Craig Alexander and Chris McCormack to go Head to Head in Abu Dhabi International Triathlon

Ironman world champions and legends of triathlon – Australia's Chris 'Macca' McCormack and Craig 'Crowie' Alexander – have both thrown their hats in the ring for next month's Abu Dhabi International Triathlon, as they look to go head-to-head for the lion

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Chris McCormack Signs Three Year Deal to Race Challenge Cairns

In announcing his commitment to race at Challenge Cairns McCormack said the decision was made easy as he wants to spend more time at home in Sydney with wife Emma Jane, daughters Talia 7 and Sienna 4. The McCormack's are soon to extend their family with Emma Jane due to give birth in March. â€

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Callala Beach triseries round 5 just over a week away

Round 5 of the Elite Energy triseries is on at Callala Beach on the weekend of 12-13 of February. If you have not raced in the triseries yet you have missed out on some great race days this season. This round of the triseries features a club distance race. 1km/30km/8km. Much more palatable at this t

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Win an Entry into the 2011 ITU Dextro Energy Triathlon in Sydney – Total Prize Package Valued at $1000

As the official compression wear supplier to the ITU Dextro Energy Triathlon Series, SKINS is giving you the opportunity to win an entry into the 2011 ITU Dextro Energy Triathlon in Sydney. The event has sold out, so this could be your last chance to race around the iconic Sydney

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Lance Armstrong’s Swim Stroke is Analysed by Paul Newsome of Swimsmooth

We know many triathletes are extremely excited at the possibility of Lance racing in Kona this October, or in fact in any major triathlon, so Paul Newsome thought he would critique the clip, highlight the strengths of how Lance swims and maybe even provide a few pointers to tweak up his stroke a lit

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

Under-prepared for a Triathlon? Make Your Dream Day Come True!

Let's face it, with our big race looming around the corner, many of us have been caught a little off guard! Like any other deadline, race day has been "ages" away for a long time now. So long in fact, that we are now left high and dry, wondering how we are actually going to pull to

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Cameron Good and Ashleigh Gentle get first ITU points of 2011 at the Devonport Triathlon

Cameron Good and Ashleigh Gentle have shown they are looking for a big 2011 after taking out the Devonport Triathlon in the ITU Elite & Under 23 category. The race had the swim leg cancelled which seems to be a common theme lately. Ashleigh's first run leg in the race was incredibly fast

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

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Nike and TomTom Unveil Nike GPS SportWatch

NIKE and TomTom have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Emma Jackson and Sam Betten Win Round Four of the Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series

Training partners Emma Jackson and Sam Betten made it a clean sweep for their Brisbane based training squad with solid wins at round four of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series at Robina this morning over the sprint distance format 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run. It was the pair's first appe

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Richie Cunningham 4th at the 2011 Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa

The fourth edition of the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa produced two new champions in the form of Frederik van Lierde (BEL) and Jodie Swallow (GBR) under trying conditions. What started out as a pleasant race morning with relatively calm water soon became a tough challenge for all the

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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Scott Llewellyn on his win in Devonport in the ITU Junior Oceania Cup Race

If you told me on Thursday that the Devonport triathlon was going to be turned into a duathlon and changed from a world championship selection race to what seemed to be just a friendly hit out before Geelong, I would have been upset to say the least. On Friday this

By Karl Hayes • 7 min read

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Gatorade Queensland Tri Series Round 4 prepares for action

U23 World Champion Emma Jackson will kick start her 2011 campaign this weekend at round 4 of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series at Robina as she prepares her for the domestic season and the first elite race of 2011 at the Seven Caloundra Enduro Tri in the next round of this series at Caloundra on Fe

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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SunSmart Ironman Western Australia 2010 on One HD

The one hour documentary captures an incredible race and follows the plights of leading professionals including Luke Bell, Pete Jacobs, Courtney Ogden, Rebekah Keat and Kate Bevilaqua, as well as feature profiles on some of the incredible age-group athletes who competed in the 2010 event. 7.30pm on

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Tri Shave Sydney Triathlon Series Race 2 – Kurnell

The race was significant for a number of reasons. Race Manager Nick Munting had resigned from his position prior to the event and the challenge was there for volunteers, and the Triathlon NSW team, to put the race together while another director for the series is identified. The race was won by the

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read