Shawn Smith

News & Racing

Challenge St. Polten can take place thanks to an extensive safety plan

With positive news the team around the CHALLENGEST.PÖLTEN has addressed its athletes today. The race is planned to take place as scheduled on May 30, 2021. The safety of all involved has top priority. A comprehensive prevention concept, developed together with experts, ministries and the Austrian Tr

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

News & Racing

CADEX Signs 70.3 Triathlon World Record Holder Kristian Blummenfelt

CADEX, the maker of high-performance cycling products, announced that triathlete and Olympian Kristian Blummenfelt has signed with the brand for 2021-2022. The 27-year old Norwegian has broken the 70.3 world record twice and currently holds the world record in that distance with a time of 3:25:21, s

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

‘Royle Tea’ reigns at Runaway Bay

Aaron Royle and Emma Jeffcoat reigned supreme at the Mixed Relay Invitational this afternoon, taking out the title in blistering form at the Gold Coast Performance Centre.  Competing as team ‘Royle Tea’, Royle and Jeffcoat proved they had the legs to go the distance, with Jeffcoat producin

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News & Racing

THECHAMPIONSHIP postponed Until 29 August

The past few months, the team behind CHALLENGEFAMILY THECHAMPIONSHIP has done everything to make this event happen on the original date (May 23), but due to all the COVID19-measures which are still in place and the accompanying travel restrictions which thousands of athletes from all over the world

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News & Racing

Olympic Hopefuls Fire Up For Mixed Relay Invitational

Australia’s Olympic Triathlon hopefuls will be stepping up their preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics when they take to the starting line at Thursday’s Mixed Relay Invitational on the Gold Coast. Intentionally scheduled four days after Sunday’s Olympic distance triathlon in Mooloolaba, the I

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News & Racing

Hauser and Gentle storm home to Australian titles

Matt Hauser and Ashleigh Gentle have taken out the Australian Standard Distance Championships in emphatic style at the Mooloolaba Triathlon this morning. In just his fourth major Olympic distance event, Hauser outran the likes of Jake Birtwhistle and Aaron Royle to take home his second Australian

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News & Racing

Gallery: 2021 Shimano Husky Australia Triathlon Championship

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News & Racing

Relay Glory In the Australian Elite & Junior Mixed Relay Championships

It was a true State of Origin battle at the Australian Elite Mixed Relay Championships in Devonport this morning, with New South Wales triumphing over their Queensland rivals for the National title. Putting together a fast and coordinated relay, the New South Wales team of Gillian Backhouse, Josh Fe

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

News & Racing

Paratriathletes all class in Devonport

In pristine Tasmanian conditions, ten new Australian Paratriathlon Champions were crowned at yesterday’s Devonport Triathlon. More than 20 paratriathletes stepped up to the starting line and turned it on for the National Championships in Australia’s biggest paratriathlon event in 12 months. Clint P

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News & Racing

State pride on the line at Mixed Relay Championships

There will be more than just line honours on offer at the Australian Mixed Relay Championships in Devonport this Sunday, with Elite and Junior athletes pulling on their State colours in the battle for the National Championship title. Adding a new spin to Sunday’s events, athletes will compete in tea

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News & Racing

Smith, Kennedy win XTERRA Wellington

Kyle Smith and Maeve Kennedy won the men’s and women’s elite races at the XTERRA World Tour off-road triathlon season-opener in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. It’s the first big XTERRA win for both triathletes. The race combined a 1K swim with a 31K mountain bike and 10K trail r

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News & Racing

Race preview: Challenge Wanaka battles expected between Currie, Smith, Wells and Adams

With a superb field of pro athletes at the Integrity Homes CHALLENGEWANAKA in less than two weeks, eyes are particularly focused on the men's battle between Braden Currie (NZL) and Kyle Smith (NZL) and the women's battle between Hannah Wells (NZL) and Teresa Adam (NZL). CHALLENGEWANAKA w

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Adventures

It goes on for Jonas Deichmann on his Triathlon around the world

The adventurer and extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann, who has been stuck in Turkey for 9 weeks due to closed borders, can continue his circumnavigation of the world in the triathlon discipline. Deichmann began his project on September 26 in Munich. He rode by bicycle over the Alps to Karlobag on the C

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News & Racing

Husky Triathlon Festival – Professional Triathletes Organisation Partners With Elite Energy And Triathlon Australia To Support

The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced a partnership with Triathlon Australia, the governing body of the sport in Australia, and renowned Australian event operator Elite Energy that will see an expanded footprint of the Husky Triathlon Festival and the Australian National Triathlo

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News & Racing

Super League Triathlon Arena Games Powered By Zwift Are Back

Super League Triathlon are delighted to bring more amazing indoor events – the SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift are back. They are heading to London and Rotterdam for the first major pro races of 2021 and two more cutting edge events, with Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park playing host on March 27

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News & Racing

Triathlon Australia Names Joel Filliol as Podium Centre Head Coach

Triathlon Australia (TA) is today delighted to announce the appointment of Joel Filliol as the TA Podium Centre Head Coach. Aligning with TA High Performance strategy, Filliol will be entrusted with leading TA’s pre-eminent training environment with a focus on working with athletes capable of podium

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Training

5 Tips for Running in the Heat

Most people make the switch from running on treadmills throughout winter to running outside in the warmer weather and these five tips will prepare you for the hot days. Do it This may sound obvious but it is interesting how many times I hear people say that they are running early in the morning as [

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Interviews

Premax – Physiotherapist Randall Cooper Creates New Sports Creams for Elite Athletes

Necessity is often the mother of all invention, and in physiotherapist Randall Cooper’s case, this was exactly the case. Working as a physiotherapist in elite sport Cooper noticed that athletes would complain about the greasy sports creams available on the market at the time, so he decided to tackle

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News & Racing

BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU presents team line up and new sponsors for 2021

It was over a decade ago in 2008 that Uplace, as founding partner, made the first steps into the triathlon world. Since then, the team has continued to grow and has gone from strength to strength to become one of the worlds’ leading triathlon projects. CEO, Bob De Wolf reflects: “Since the launch of

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News & Racing

2XU named Official Compression Apparel Partner of XTERRA in U.S.A.

XTERRA today announced 2XU, one of the world’s most advanced technical apparel companies, has agreed upon a multi-year commitment to become the official compression partner of the  XTERRA US Tri and Trail Tour. The alliance allows 2XU, creators of the proprietary PWX compression fabric, and XTE

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News & Racing

Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle take another step towards Tokyo

Triathlon Australia is delighted to announce the Triathlon Australia (TA) Board has ratified the recommendation of the Triathlon Australia Elite Selection Committee (TAESC) to nominate Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) if Australia earns a quota place for

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Junior talent set to shine at Runaway Bay

Over 150 athletes, including a handful of interstate representatives will come together on the Gold Coast this weekend for three days of racing at the Super Sprint Race Weekend (SSRW) in Runaway Bay, Queensland.  Featuring single discipline time trials, an aquathlon and super sprint racing, the

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Sam Appleton races to Top 10 finish in Daytona

Byron Bay’s Sam Appleton has pulled together one of his strongest performances to date to take home 6th amongst a world class field at the 2020 PTO Championships in Daytona, Florida on Monday morning. Up against one of the strongest professional fields assembled in recent years, Appleton clawed his

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Outstanding Paula Findlay strikes at PTO 2020 Championship, crowns herself $100,000 champion

With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won CHALLENGEDAYTONA last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. "I was so shocked. In

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