Keagan Ryan

Freelance editor & writer. I have written for various food, lifestyle and sports publications, as well as newspapers, and I was formerly the editor of Triathlon & Multisport Magazine.

Training

Pete Jacobs’ Guide to Conquering Kona

Pro triathlete Pete Jacobs shares strategies for mental preparation, handling external conditions, navigating the mass swim start, combating headwinds, and enduring the challenging Kona marathon.

By Keagan Ryan • 3 min read

Interviews

Annelise Jefferies’ homecoming win is just the start

Annelise Jefferies’ Mooloolaba Triathlon win might be the biggest triumph of her career, but as a Sunshine Coast local it was years in the making. The 24-year-old went to secondary school in Buderim and she’s now a student at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Sippy Downs, studying nutrition an

By Keagan Ryan • 3 min read

Lou Wotton – the triathlete kicking goals in AFLW

On Sunday Lou Wotton helped Collingwood’s AFLW side claim an important win to keep the club’s finals hopes alive. The Pies accounted for the GWS Giants by 36-points at Olympic Park, but it wasn’t so long ago their ruckman was kicking goals in triathlon. Wotton, 33, was a footballer first and foremos

By Keagan Ryan • 4 min read

Luxford goes one better at Ironman 70.3 Geelong

After finishing second last year, Victoria-based Annabel Luxford has gone one better to claim this year's Ironman 70.3 Geelong title. The 34-year old led from start-to-finish on Sunday, crossing the line in 4:21:20 ahead of Chile's Barbara Riveros and Australia's Sarah Crowley to c

By Keagan Ryan • 2 min read

Appleton the pick of the bunch at Ironman 70.3 Geelong

Sam Appleton edged out a strong pro field at Ironman 70.3 Geelong, defying wind and surprisingly brisk temperatures. Appleton clocked the tricky course in 3:49:41, finishing ahead of compatriots Josh Amberger and Dan Wilson. Amberger was first out of Corio Bay in 22:40, but Appleton was able to cut

By Keagan Ryan • 2 min read

Interviews

Levi Maxwell talks Ironman 70.3 Geelong course

Levi Maxwell is a Geelong local who has plied his trade around the Victoria country town for many years. He also made his professional debut at last year’s Ironman 70.3 Geelong, where he finished seventh overall. So he knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed at Australia’s first half-dis

By Keagan Ryan • 2 min read