News & Racing Australian Young Gun Triathletes Preparing to Take on the Challenge in Copenhagen Challenge Copenhagen is scheduled to take place on August 15th, and some of Australia's finest young athletes are preparing to test themselves against Europe's best. In the men's race a group of young Australian athletes who train under Grant Giles of Aeromax coaching will be looki By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Do the Shoes Actually Cause the Injuries? At Trizone we have been following Dr's Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas of The Science of Sport for sometime. These guys put together some of the most fascinating research articles. In this article Ross discusses whether shoes actually cause injury or not. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing 2010 Ride For Life Supporting the Prince of Wales Hospital Cancer Unit Ride For Life is a fun day for everyone of all ages. Whether you are there to compete, cheer on the cyclists, provide support for your corporate team, join in with the fun ride or to check out the latest cycling equipment with the bicycle trade show it is a day to mark in your calendar. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech New Swiss Engineered On Running Shoes Using CloudTec Technology With revolutionary CloudTec cushioning and a sleek design, the On running shoe delivers a natural, cushioned ride—perfect for performance-driven runners seeking comfort and efficiency. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Victoria’s Degani Kinglake Ride 2010 is on September 12 Victoria's Degani Kinglake Ride is just over a month away and if you have been inspired by the Tour de France then this is something you should do. Voice of Tour de France, Phil Liggett is the event ambassador this year. There are two climbs to challenge you during the ride and options of a 70 By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Training and the Immune System As endurance athletes, the majority of our focus is on training the cardiovascular system. We are always looking to the next major goal and trying to become faster and stronger. The ability to race to your potential is dependent on the quality of our training as well as our ability to recover from t By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Ollie Whistler Places 6th at Belgium Ironman 70.3 Triathlon and Talks about his Last Year and his Focus on becoming one of the Best Up and coming Australian triathlete Ollie Whistler had a great race on July 24 at the Belgium 70.3 in Antwerp placing 6th overall in a time of 3:49:10, just under 4min behind first placed Bart Aernouts. In June Ollie raced in Switzerland in the Powerbar Ironman 70.3 and placed 22nd. This time in Bel By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Mirinda Carfrae wins Ironman Calgary 70.3 Triathlon and Paul Matthews Third The second edition of the Viterrra Ironman 70.3 Calgary saw cool and wet conditions here in the western province of Alberta. In the women's race we had Australian Mirinda Carfrae, the 2008 Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 Champion and 2009 Viterrra Ironman 70.3 Calgary champion; two-time Ironman cham By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Australian’s Josh Rix and Matty White Podium at the Steelhead Ironman 70.3 in Michigan After a great training session in Breckenridge last week Matty White managed to convince Josh Rix to go to Michigan and race the Steelhead 70.3. As you can see from the headline it turned out to be a good idea. Aussies Jason Shortis and Adam Holborrow also raced with Jason 6th and Adam 13th. Read [& By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Lisa Marangon and Kate Bevilaqua finish 3rd and 4th at Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon The last 4 days have been a whirl wind of adventures and I have loved it! I had the opportunity to have a look around Lake Placid. After transferring from the Comfort Inn into a house near the swim start 2 days before the race I was so lucky to be sharing with Sheri Fraser. […] By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing How are Professional Triathletes Drug Tested? The ITU will Implement a new Biological Passport Program The International Triathlon Union today announced that it will institute its own Athlete Biological Passport programme to ensure the most solid testing programme possible, promoting the right of all ITU athletes to fair and clean competitions. ITU is proud of being an international sport federation By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing World Number 3 Raf Baugh is using the Australian Duathlon Championships to Launch his Bid for the 2010 ITU Duathlon Crown Elite athlete Raf Baugh has earmarked the Australian Duathlon Championships, to be held in South Australia's beautiful Barossa Valley on August 15, as the perfect platform to launch his bid to become a world champion. Ranked number three in the world for the run-bike-run discipline of duathlon By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Wanaka Announces Training Camp with Samantha Warriner Challenge Wanaka have announced a weekend training camp with former ITU World Champion Samantha Warriner. Sam Warriner is one of New Zealand's most successful triathletes. She was ITU World Champion in 2008 and has won numerous Olympic and half iron distance titles in her highly respected care By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Trisuit – Liftfoil Speed Trisuit by De Soto 2011 Liftfoil Speed Trisuit – not rubberized USAT approved and WTC Legal This speedsuit has no rubberized material, no polyurethane, and no neoprene. It abides to WTC’s recent ruling on swimskins, speedskins, swim apparel…whatever WTC wants to call it. Now we offer it with our colorful one-piece float pad By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Dry Land Strength Training for Swimmers by Ben Greenfield The benefits of strength training cannot be denied – reduced risk of injury, enhanced force application, higher economy and efficiency, speedier metabolism, and greater power. (Video) By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Trix-Gear Triathlon Lifestyle T-Shirts What do you get when you cross a triathlon obsessed husband with a graphic designer wife? Marriage met on middle ground and some pretty inspired tri lifestyle t-shirts. Frustrated by lack of fashion friendly tri inspired t-shirts during their seven plus years participating and spectating the team takes on the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez Spoils the Brownlee’s Party in London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series 2010 For the second weekend in a row, Spain’s Javier Gomez stood atop the podium at the Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championship Series, winning the fifth event of the tour in London after a hard-fought duel with a pair of Brits named Brownlee. Jonathan Brownlee, the younger brother of reigning By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt Maintains Lead Despite a Sixth at the London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series Emma Moffatt maintained a slender series lead despite a tough day at the office for Australia’s battle weary contingent in the London leg of the Dextro Energy Triathlon “ITU World Championship Series. Moffatt’s incredible run of 14 successive podium finishes came to a halt when she finished ninth, By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing World Triathlon Corporation Announces Ironman World Championship Pro Qualifying Policy A new qualifying policy has been developed to account for the growth in Ironman events worldwide. The new policy is based on qualifying points rather than spots. Pro rankings will be regularly updated and made available to athletes and supporters. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Change of Venue for the 2011 Sydney Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series? It looks like there will be a slight change of venue for the 2011 Sydney elite race due to construction work being undertaken at the Sydney Opera House. Talks are currently underway in Sydney to discuss alternative arrangements for the transition area. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Specialized Bicycles becomes Official Bike Partner of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series The partnership agreement makes Specialized the official Bike Partner for all remaining Series events. Additionally, Specialized will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Grand Final. Earlier this year Specialized announced the formation of a new, elite triathlon team, which includes four of the stars By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australian Squad Faces a Tough Turnaround for London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series After some intense racing and a mixed bag of results the Australian team faces a challenging task in the London round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series this weekend. Emma Moffatt returned to the top of the world rankings with a silver medal in Hamburg on Sunday, but le By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Road Test the New Saucony Progrid Kinvara Natural Running Shoe Every once in a while a new shoe comes along that needs a closer look. Generally these shoes are not a staple in a brand's range, but rather illustrate a spark of innovation (whether or not the product is successful or not is another story) and are capable of developing an instant cult followi By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Just Because the Sun Doesn’t Shine Bright Doesn’t Mean Your Training Can’t As we face less daylight, combined with very anti-social temperatures some mornings, it can be easy to lose sight of keeping our fitness in check through winter. Although it is important to have “easy†periods with our sport, and ensure we take physical and mental breaks when needed, it's By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
