Interviews Rebekah Keat: There’s Another Chapter After Sport Rebekah Keat is the fourth fastest female Ironman in the world, and one of the most sought-after coaches alongside long-term partner Siri Lindley. Trizone caught up with Bek to chat about retirement from triathlon and the importance of giving back. “For me, I wanted to do something outside myself,” By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3: Sunshine Coast Unveils Triathlon’s Newest Female Talent Mooloolaba has a long history of unveiling triathlon’s newest talent and this weekend’s Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast on Sunday 10 September is continuing that long standing tradition. Local athletes Annelise Jefferies, Katey Gibb and Brisbane’s Laura Dennis all count 70.3 Sunshine Coast as a “home ra By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Hometown Hero: Tim Reed (AUS) outsprints Sebastian Kienle (GER) for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia (PRNewsFoto/IRONMAN) News & Racing Ironman 70.3: Tim Reed’s prep for World Championship Tim Reed is ready to defend his title at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships thanks to a graduated training schedule and a game-changing bike fit session. Trizone caught up with Reed to uncover t his pre-race preparation. At the time of publishing, Tim has unfortunately been in bed for 4 days with By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing ITU: Sarah Crowley wins Long Distance World Championship Executing a phenomenal run performance in her first ITU long distance event of her career, Aussie Sarah Crowley was crowned victorious at the 2017 Penticton ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship. After batting a time deficit from being down in the swim and chasing a race leader for the enti By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Gillian backs herself with solo World Cup win in Czech Republic It was a case of “catch me if you can” as Australian World Championship Triathlon hopeful Gillian Backhouse laid it all on the line to score a runaway victory in the inaugural 2017 ITU Karlovy Vary Triathlon World Cup in the Czech Republic yesterday. A race the 26-year-old Queenslander dominated fro By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Dan Wilson, Sam Betten and Callum Millward Set To Shine at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast The inclusion of Queenslanders Dan Wilson and Sam Betten and Kiwi (now Noosa resident) Callum Millward to the men’s pro field is guaranteed to shake up the Sunshine Coast when Ironman 70.3 comes to town on 10th September. The local trio have been putting the finishing touches to their “A” games and By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3: World Championship Preview Who will win the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga next weekend on September 9th? Here are Trizone’s top predictions, plus some info about this gruelling course. Swim The swim will start and finish at Ross’ Landing. Luckily, the swim course follows a very straightforward path in a cloc By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing The Ironman Foundation Launches Harvey Relief Effort The Ironman Foundation has launched a Harvey Relief Effort campaign to raise critical funds in response to the catastrophic and ongoing severe weather and flooding in Texas. Funds raised will support recovery efforts and service projects in the greater race communities for the Memorial Hermann Ironm By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Argon 18 Launches Cutting Edge Technology Notio Konect Argon 18, the international high-performance bicycle company, has announced the launch of Notio Konect evolving their 2016 Smart Bike Prototype, which debuted at last year’s Eurobike Show. Notio Konect, the first cutting edge innovation of the newly launched company Notio Technologies Inc, will be p By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing XTERRA European Championship Elite Race Saturday in Mons Klint, Denmark Saturday’s XTERRA European Championship elite race has attracted the best-of-the-best off-roaders in the EU and beyond to Mons Klint, Denmark for the last of 14 majors on the European Tour. Forty-four elites representing 19 countries are on the start list, including the top 10 ranked men and five of By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Pro Triathlete Rudy Von Berg News & Racing History in the Making at Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga For the first time in Ironman 70.3 World Championship history, a Pro son and his father will compete together at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 10 in their respective categories. Rodolphe “Rudy” von Berg Jr, 23, will race as a Pro with BIB no.10 and his fa By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Jan Frodeno winning the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship (©Nils Nilsen/Ironman.) News & Racing Ironman 70.3 World Championship: Top Triathletes From Around the World Head to Chattanooga Approximately 4,500 of the world’s top athletes will head to the “Scenic City” on September 9 and 10 to compete in the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. The event returns to U.S. soil for the first time in four years, and also marks the first time that the event will take place over two days. [& By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Gear & Tech MIPS Debuts New Brain Safety Products MIPS, the premier brain safety technology company, is offering their patented impact protection system in two new platforms that drastically increase the compatible helmet types and models. Both new platforms are built upon the same decades of research and study that went into the flagship MIPS syst By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gear & Tech TrainingPeaks Announces New Peak Performances Feature TrainingPeaks has announced the launch of Peak Performances, a new feature for TrainingPeaks web and mobile applications. As the leader in performance-based training and athlete management software, TrainingPeaks saw a need to make progress easier to track outside of just testing and racing. With th By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Gear & Tech CeramicSpeed Introduces World’s Fastest Chain Coating After more than 4,000 hours of lab and field testing, Friction Facts and CeramicSpeed now introduce the world’s fastest bottled chain product. UFO Drip Chain Coating is a breakthrough product. It began as a project with very specific goals, which at its core, shares the same DNA that defines the res By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Shimano PRO’S Fastest Tri-Spoke Wheel Now Available as a Clincher Joining the tri-spoke tubular and rear disc clincher wheels in its line-up, PRO now releases its Tri-spoke Clincher front wheel designed for triathletes and time trialists. Whilst tubular wheels are the racing choice of the pro’s, it’s not possible to quickly repair a punctured tubular. Riders who p By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Photo: James Mitchell Interviews Lucy Charles: The Rise of British Ironman Talent From dabbling in her first Ironman in 2014 to becoming a force to be reckoned with on the triathlon scene, British athlete Lucy Charles attributes her soaring success to a robust mindset, a passion for the sport, and unwavering determination. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing ITU: Jonathan Brownlee back on top in Stockholm Jonathan Brownlee smashed through ITU World Triathlon Stockholm last weekend, increasing his point score two disappointing finishes in the last few races. Here’s how the race played out. Richard Varga lead the 1500m swim as he has been doing throughout the past few ITU races. Behind Varga was Jonath By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU: Flora Duffy Claims 5th Win in Stockholm ITU World Championships are just around the corner, with ITU Stockholm the penultimate event before the big show down. Flora Duffy smashed her fifth win of the season, with Jess Learmonth taking her first podium finish and Gentle running into third. Here’s how the race played out. As the swim progre By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU: Lionel Sanders wins Long Course World Championship Canadian Lionel Sanders become the long course triathlon world champion on Canadian soil at Penticton last weekend. After a sensational swim, Sanders recovered from a flat tyre in the bike, making his win all the more thrilling. “It was a pretty good, calm swim,” Sanders mentioned, “I got lucky that By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Five-Time ITU World Champion Javier Gomez Leads Pro Field At Des Moines Escape Triathlon An elite field of professional triathletes are set to compete in the 2017 Des Moines Escape Triathlon, taking place on Sunday, September 3. Five-time ITU World Champion Javier Gomez leads a field of more than 20 elite pros set to compete for the $20,000 prize purse including Olympians Jarrod Shoemak By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing It’s now a lucky break for Brandon Copeland after bike fall This Saturday’s World Triathlon Series round in Stockholm is a day Brandon Copeland probably thought wasn’t going to happen in 2017. Particularly after a training ride in Springbrook in the Gold Coast hinterland went horribly wrong for the 21-year-old from Kingscliff. But just a week after earning h By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Sir Richard Branson & Mary Wittenberg Announce New Virgin Sport San Francisco Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Sport Global CEO Mary Wittenberg announced new partnerships for their upcoming red-hot Festival of Fitness, Virgin Sport San Francisco. Wearable technology company Motiv, hydration product nuun, fitness membership platform ClassPass, organic and nu By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Interviews Elena Goodall – There’s No Stopping Her Elena Goodall has undergone the most impressive transformation over the past year, from turning her back on food addiction to completing numerous triathlons and training for an Ironman. Trizone followed up our last meeting with Elena to check in and see how she’s going. “I applied to be on the [This By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
