Sports Massage as a Part of your Triathlon Training Program Triathlon is an extremely demanding sport. Having just returned from the French training base of the Australian Triathlon team where she worked as the team physiotherapist and massage therapist Julia Russell witnessed first hand the volume and intensity of work that is required to be competitive at By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Interviews Paul Ambrose stepped up in 2010 and won Ironman Louisville and now wants to take on Kona This year Paul Ambrose proved to a lot of people that he can 'go the distance' when he won Ironman Louisville in emphatic fashion. He broke the bike course record and may have gone on to break the race record had he been aware that this was a possibility. Paul talks to Trizone about this yea By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Anna Cleaver talks through her win at the 2010 SiS Half Ironman Port Macquarie New Zealand's Anna Cleaver who now resides in Sydney, talks about her first win in the Australian half ironman series. Here she goes through the race from pre race to post race and talks about her preparation, nutrition, equipment and how each part of the race went and what races she has comin By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Michelle Wu wins Timex Ironman 70.3 Taiwan 2010 Michelle Wu, fresh from her second place in the Gold Coast Half Ironman a couple in early October has put in one of her best performances in another set of trying conditions. This time is was the wind in Taiwan that proved tough on the day. Not too much though and Michelle edged out Belinda Granger By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing SiS Half Ironman Port Macquarie Full Results by Age Group Male race report Female race report Mitch Robins Race report Tim Reed race report Pos Name Finish Cat Category Swim Cycle Run 232 Juliane LACROIX 5:15:51 1 F 1824 0:28:44 3:06:00 1:41:06 398 Grace MACPHERSON 5:40:24 2 F 1824 0:27:41 3:05:54 2:06:48 492 Ashley RUSSELL 5:53:45 3 F 1824 0:28:24 By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins on his first big win – The 2010 SiS Half Ironman Port Macquarie Mitch Robins had his breakthrough major event win at the 2010 SiS Half Ironman in Port Macquarie. He led from start to finish with the fastest times in all three disciplines. Even with a tough head wind for half of the run he still posted a fast 1:17 for the half marathon. Mitch couldn't stop By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Caroline Steffen win 2010 Noosa Triathlon Courtney Atkinson has proved he is the new King of Noosa, comprehensively beating come back kid Craig Walton at Noosa today. Walton was unable to produce his usual dominant bike/run performance, exiting the water only slightly ahead of Atkinson. The lead men quickly formed into a pack on the bike (w By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Anna Cleaver wins 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon New Zealander Anna Cleaver has won the SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman after out swimming and out running Katherine Baker and Rebecca Eveleigh who were second and third repectively. One of the pre race favourites, Nicole Ward, missed the podium after receiving a bike penalty and having calf problems By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins wins 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon Mitch Robins has taken out the 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman from Tim Reed and local hero Tim Berkel for his first pro win in a time of 3:59:09. Mitch's run was just too fast on on the day and Tim Reed lost just over a minute to Mitch after keeping pace with him in the swim and bike. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing WTC withdraws Ironman Access Programme On Wednesday 27th October WTC launched the Ironman Access programme, what followed was a storm of protest from professional and age group athletes across facebook, twitter and forum sites such as "Transitions" in Australia. Today in an embarrassing back down WTC have withdrawn the progra By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins takes out round 2 and 3 of the NSW Protour The 2nd and 3rd Round of the NSW Protour series was held over the weekend at Gunnedah, including the NSW Time Trial Championships on Saturday, a unique event including a 1km swim time trial in the morning, followed by a 20km bike TT at lunch, and finishing with a 5km By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Craig Walton prepare for battle in 2010 Noosa Triathlon Athletes will shortly start arriving in Noosa for Australia's most popular Triathlon and Multi Sport Festival. Starting from humble beginnings in 1983, the very first Noosa Triathlon attracted only 180 competitors, helmets were optional, wetsuits were banned and cyclists got lost on the course By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Pro Women in the hunt to win the 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon The women's field this weekend is not huge but there is some good talent and hopefully there will be some good racing. Katherine Baker and Anna Cleaver are the two that Nicole Ward is putting up there as the potential winners. Kirsten Molloy is a great swimmer and could also push the field. Re By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing The 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon could be won by at least 6 guys The men's half of the SiS Port Macquarie half ironman could be won by at least 6 different people this weekend. Adam Holborow, Mitch Robins, Matty White, Ollie Whistler, Tim Berkel and Tim Reed all have the talent to win on Sunday. Matty White is talking himself down but Tim Berkel is having n By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Hervey Bay Olympic Distance Triathlon to Return in 2011 The Hervey Bay triathlon is back and entries open on November 1, 2010. This iconic Olympic distance triathlon is the perfect opportunity to plan a great holiday in Queensland. If you missed out on a place in Ironman Australia or the half ironman then this is the perfect remedy to make up for these m By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns to rival Ironman Australia and Ironman WA The Challenge series of Iron distance races has finally made its way to Australia's shores with the Challenge series organisers today to announce in conjunction with USM and Carins Regional Council that they will be staging the event in Cairns from 2011. The Challenge Cairns event is being ann By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Christie Sym Reports in from Ironman 70.3 Austin "The race was great, my best of 2010 and my best half ironman distance race taking into account performance in all 3 disciplines. After a disrupted lead up (salmonella poisoning post Ironman Canada, bronchitis post Cancun 70.3 only 3 weeks later, and a trip to Kona to get inspired by the big d By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Richie Cunningham gets podium finish in Ironman 70.3 Austin Australian Richie Cunningham achieved a solid third place finish in the Lone Star state. Cunningham who now lives in Austin, had won the race for the past two years, and is very familiar with the course as he is able to train over it on a regular basis, however this year he was piped to line honors By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Melissa Rollinson and Bryce McMaster win round one of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series 2006 steeplechase Commonwealth Games silver medallist Melissa Rollinson has continued her extraordinary success since switching to triathlon claiming her fourth straight victory in the opening round of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series at Raby Bay this morning. Bryce McMaster out sprinted Ryan Fisc By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Australian Dan Wilson claims first ever ITU Triathlon World Cup title in South Korea Australian Dan Wilson came from behind to claim his first career World Cup victory. A pair of former Junior World Champions from France won silver and bronze. Aurelien Raphael was second and Vincent Luis won a 4-way sprint to take the bronze. "It feels really good. I'm happy with the rac By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Leading ITU Triathlete Nicola Spirig wins Ironman 70.3 Austin Nicola Spirig, fresh off a 2nd place in Mexico, wins Ironman 70.3 Austin using her road bike, demonstrating her adaptability and hinting at future long-distance ambitions post-2012 Olympics. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Ironman Charity Challenge launched in Australia World Triathlon Corporation has announced an initiative that will help Ironman and its athletes promote social inclusion, community development and lend a hand to Australians in need. The Ironman Charity Challenge is being launched with the support of Brisbane-based food products innovator and manuf By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Runner How long do your running shoes last We've all been told about the benefits of having a quality pair of shoes when we are out running, training at the gym, or exercising. But how do we know how long these things are supposed to last?? With the answer dependent on a number of factors including a runner's weight, running styl By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Maitland Club Distance Triathlon won by David Mainwaring and Regina Wright – Race Results David Mainwaring and Regina Wright won the Todd Bowd Electrical Club Distance Triathlon (1km/30km/8km) in Maitland last weekend. David proved just a bit too strong for Scott Milson in all three legs and finished 2:50 ahead. Milson, at almost 15 years older than David, is preparing for Noosa at By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
