The fastest runners in WTS at the moment – Phto Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Spain’s Javier Gomez claims World Triathlon Series win in Chicago Javier Gomez showcased his class with a commanding victory in Chicago, securing his fourth WTS win this year, while Joao Pereira and Mario Mola rounded out the podium in second and third respectively. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Gwen celebrates win number 6 – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org USA’s Gwen Jorgensen creates history with sixth World Triathlon Series win in Chicago Chicago, USA (28 June 2014) – Gwen Jorgensen (USA) ran herself into the history books on Saturday as the first women to claim six World Triathlon Series titles clinching victory in Chicago from Helen Jenkins (GBR) and Juri Ide (JAP). The American was unstoppable today after a swim that placed By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Emma Jackson finishes 3rd at the 2014 London round of the WTS News & Racing Emma Jackson on the podium at ITU World Triathlon Series in London Australia's Emma Jackson served notice on her Commonwealth Games rivals when she produced the second fastest run of the day to grab a stirring bronze medal in the ITU World Triathlon Series event in London overnight. It was far from the perfect race for the pint-sized Queensland Olympian after By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Dan Wilson, Ryan Bailie and Aaron Royle made for a wonderful sight in Auckland News & Racing Australian Triathletes line up in London and Pontevedra Australia's Commonwealth Games representative Dan Wilson will be hoping to put Yokohama very much behind him when he joins Glasgow team mates Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie in London for the ITU World Triathlon Series round on Saturday. Wilson admits the last round of the ITU World Triathlon Seri By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
skeeze / Pixabay 5 Psychological Skills for Endurance Racing When racing endurance events, the battle takes place as much in the mind as it does on the course. For this reason, it’s important to train your mind as well as your body if you’re looking to go the distance. Words like tolerance, fortitude, patience, acceptance, stoicism, stamina, staying power, pe By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing USA’s Gwen Jorgensen returns to the top of the ITU World Triathlon Series podium in Yokohama The USA's Gwen Jorgensen returned to the top of the ITU World Triathlon Series podium in style in Yokohama on Saturday, pulling out a dominating win ahead of two breakthrough medallists. In a race where a congested bike leg meant it all came down to the 10km run, on paper it was Jorgensen By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Spain’s Javier Gomez make it three from three after winning World Triathlon Series at Yokohama Three races, three wins. Spain's Javier Gomez threw-down yet another stellar performance in Yokohama on Saturday, in a race that may have reset the world order in triathlon. Previously in every WTS race Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee had started together, at least one of them had fini By Shawn Smith • 9 min read
News & Racing Inaugural World Paratriathlon event at Yokohama This weekend's ITU World Triathlon Series round in Yokohama will represent another major milestone in the sport's history with Paratriathlon events staged on the same WTS program as the Elite men and women for the first time. And the Australians will be in the thick of the action for thi By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Dan Wilson, Ryan Bailie and Aaron Royle made for a wonderful sight in Auckland News & Racing ITU World Triathlon Series 3rd ranked Aaron Royle takes on the world’s best at Yokohama Australia's leading male triathlete Aaron Royle is developing his own career path as he rubs shoulders with arguably some of the sport's all-time greats. The 24-year-old is one of six Australians who will line up in Saturday's Elite Men's race in round thre By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Gillian Backhouse wins Chengdu ITU World Cup It was an Aussie win at the Chengdu ITU World Cup in China today, with Gillian Backhouse (AUS) and proving too strong on the run to clear out in warm and muggy conditions to win by 29 seconds from Jessica Broderick (USA) with Claire Michel (BEL) in third place. Unlike By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2014 Qualifiers With top qualifiers confirmed, the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mont Tremblant may see its most intense race yet. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Jodie makes it two in a row – Photo Credit: Janos Schmidt/ITU News & Racing Great Britain’s Jodie Stimpson digs deep to win Cape Town World Triathlon Series Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson asserted her status are the female triathlete to beat in 2014, collecting her second consecutive World Triathlon Series win as the series made its debut in Africa on Saturday By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Jodie Stimpson, Auckland 2014 – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Top Women’s lineup for the World Triathlon Series in Cape Town In the highly anticipated debut of Africa on the World Triathlon Series calendar, the women's race again spotlights an impressive field for the two-lap 1500m V&A waterfront swim, which will be followed by an eight-lap bike with constant ocean views and a four-lap 10km run in Cape Town. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team News & Racing Glasgow bound Ryan Bailie on home soil this weekend in Cape Town, South Africa Ryan Bailie would love nothing more than to celebrate his selection on the Australian Commonwealth Games team with a solid performance in his home coming ITU World Triathlon Series event in Cape Town this weekend. Bailie is one of six athletes named on the Australian team for Glasgow – five of who By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Australian Triathlon team named for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Olympic bronze medalist Emma Moffatt, along with fellow Olympians Emma Jackson and Ashleigh Gentle, will represent Australia in triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Hedgeland Girls Provide Triathlon’s Second Sister Act 20 Years After The Carneys Jaz and Kira Hedgeland will represent Australia in Edmonton, marking the first sister duo since 1995 to be selected, alongside standout performers like Jake Birtwhistle and Sophie Malowiecki. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Dan Wilson, Ryan Bailie and Aaron Royle made for a wonderful sight in Auckland News & Racing Australian men break through on tough Auckland Word Triathlon Series course It was a breakthrough day for Australian men’s triathlon in Auckland yesterday when Glasgow Commonwealth Games representative Aaron Royle claimed his first ITU World Triathlon Series podium “claiming bronze on the tough Auckland course. But he had to stave off some brave running from team mates Dan Wilson (fourth) By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez makes it three from three at season opening Auckland WTS Spain's Javier Gomez kept his undefeated streak at the Auckland World Triathlon Series intact, recording a comprehensive win over Jonathan Brownlee in the first WTS event of the 2014 season in New Zealand. Gomez had already recorded wins on the Auckland course in 2012 and 2013, and while pushe By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Jodie Stimpson smashes it in Auckland World Triathlon Series 2014 Great Britain’s Jodie Stimpson produced the perfect start to her 2014 World Triathlon Series season, smashing her way to the 2014 Auckland title on the back of a bike breakaway followed by an even more impressive run. Last year’s overall series silver medallist started the race with the No.1 and her By Shawn Smith • 8 min read
Credit: Delly Carr/ITU :: ITU 2013 World Triathlon Grand Final London Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) and Gwen Jorgensen (USA) share their views on The best New Zealanders and some of the best triathletes in the world had their say looking ahead to the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Auckland on Sunday, with press conferences held at The Cloud today, looking out over a beautiful Auckland day. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) and Gwen Jorgense By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Australian ITU Contingent primed for World Triathlon Series opening round in Auckland The cream of Australia's elite triathletes are primed to take on the world's best when they tackle the opening round of the rich ITU World Triathlon Series in Auckland on Sunday. It will be the first of eight stops on a $2.2 million WTS tour that will culminate in the Grand Final in Edmo By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Swim leg the catalyst to Brendan Sexton’s timely return March 24, 2014: A vastly improved swim leg has been the catalyst for a timely return to form for London Olympian Brendan Sexton after another encouraging performance in yesterday’s ITU Triathlon World Cup over the sprint distance in New Plymouth. Sexton was out of the water less than 30 By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Photo Credit: ITU / Triathlon.org News & Racing Mario Mola makes it two from two with New Plymouth win Spain's Mario Mola re-affirmed himself as the one to beat in the season-opening World Triathlon Series race in New Zealand on Sunday, claiming back to back World Cup victories with a win in New Plymouth. After taking the opening title of the season in Mooloolaba just last weekend, Mola pulled By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Press Conference News & Racing A very strong ITU World Cup field racing at New Plymouth this weekend Triathlon royalty is in town and New Plymouth is set to witness one of the strongest World Cup fields in 2014 with the hosting of the Port Taranaki ITU New Plymouth World Cup on Sunday. Leading the way in a stacked men's racing is current world number 1 Javier Gomez (Spain) and the hottest tri By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
