Gear & Tech Wetsuit Review 2013: Orca 3.8 Initial impression Orca makes reliable, classic, fast suits and the 3.8 is no different. With a clean design and simple white and orange logo font, this suit looks sharp. Features Buoyancy I immediately felt the difference in buoyancy between this and other Orca suits I have tried. The Exo-Cell buoy By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
This is one of the ‘cooler’ looking wetsuits on the market Gear & Tech Wetsuit Review 2013: Nineteen Rogue Initial impression The blue zebra like patterns against the black of the body is extremely eye catching. You will stand out on the start line at your next event, but not in an over the top 'bling' kind of way. No fancy packaging came with this one, it is truly all about the suit, [&he By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
The team from HUUB are arguably the most innovative thinkers in the wetsuit / swim market Gear & Tech Review: HUUB Aura 2013 Wetsuit Initial impression The HUUB Aura comes in a sharp (but not over the top) black box. The design is clean with purple and white highlighting. It is clear that HUUB have created a suit that is about function as opposed to bling. Features Buoyancy The Aura has gone for less rather than more in regards [ By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Caption Gear & Tech Review: Blueseventy Reaction 2013 Wetsuit Initial impression Pink can be hard to pull off but Blueseventy has nailed it for the girls. Subtle hot pink stripes contrast well with the black suit. This wetsuit looks like what we would expect from Blueseventy sharp and cool, without excessive branding. Guys, your Reaction equivalent has the cla By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
The 2013 Speedo wetsuit has some very unique features Gear & Tech Review: Speedo Tri Elite 2013 Wetsuit Initial impression I was like a child unwrapping a Christmas present when I received this wetsuit. I have heard a lot about it and it has some really interesting features that I have been keen to look at. The black, silver and green suit looks sharp. My eyes were immediately drawn to the unique arm By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Open water swimming is the one aspect of triathlon that more people fear without needing to. Intrinsic Vs Extrinsic thinking when Swimming in the Open Water Open water swimming is the number one thing people are afraid of when it comes to race day. Â Whether it is the deep water, getting hit or kicked, large fish, swallowing water or just the unknown, open water swimming is one thing that creates anxiety like no other element of triathlon. An athlete ca By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Aaron celebrates becoming the U23 World Champ “Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Aaron Royle wins the U23 ITU World Title and starts his road to Rio Climbing the hills around West Dapto on his bike and simulated altitude training were just two of the key factors that paved the way for Newcastle-born triathlete Aaron Royle to be crowned Australia's latest World Triathlon Champion in Auckland today. The 22-year-old timed his run to perfectio By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Brendan was pushing too hard and paid the price News & Racing Auckland Crash adds to Brendan Sexton’s Year of Woes Australia's London Olympian Brendan Sexton was just one of the victims of the horrendous conditions that created havoc at the ITU World Triathlon Championships in Auckland today. The 22-year-old crashed and fell to the road early in the 40km bike leg as he pushed himself to get back in touch w By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Joao Silva relishes the win after a tough season – Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Portugal’s Joao Silva takes back to back ITU World Triathlon Yokohama titles Portugal's Joao Silva sizzled under the Yokoham sun today, besting Spain's Javier Gomez on the final lap of the run to take his second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Yokohama win. Russia's Dmitry Polyanskiy followed close behind for bronze just one week after winning the Tongyeong By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Lisa Norden wins the sprint – Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Sweden’s Lisa Norden ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in a sprint finish Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden's Lisa Norden would not be denied gold as she edged out Germany's Anne Haug at the finish line to claim her second strai By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Nutrition Nutritional Training – The fourth Discipline of Triathlon can make or break your big day Nutritional training is basically conditioning our digestive system for what it will have to handle come race day. One key element of this to realise is that the gut is an extremely trainable organ. We can train it just like we do our muscles, lungs and heart to adapt to the stresses we place on it. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Base & Aerobic Threshold Training With the New Year here and the first part of the season behind us, there is a break with regards to long course and ironman racing. That means a lot of us will, and perhaps should look at this period as a mid season break and go back to developing our aerobic systems. This is especially important th By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
