News & Racing Challenge Family announces opportunity to win Royal Package to Challenge Bahrain Professional triathletes racing at Challenge Atlantic City, Challenge Roth and Challenge Gold Coast are now racing for more than prize money and prestige following today's announcement from Challenge Family. They are also racing for an invitation with a royal touch to the richest half distance By Karl Hayes • 2 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
Interviews Multiple Iron Distance Champion Tim Berkel ready to take Ironman Cairns Things are going well for Tim Berkel as he prepares for race day for the 2014 Cairns Ironman. Last year Berkel ran a 2:44 to get very close to winner Luke McKenzie after losing time in the swim and getting a penalty on the bike. Berkel's run was over 15 minutes faster than McKenzie's. Th By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Carins professional fields announced Australian-based Brit Liz Blatchford will defend her title, today named as top seed in the women's race at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns next month. She will be joined by veteran 10-time IRONMAN New Zealand champion Cameron Brown, who tops the seeds in the men's race. Defending champ By Karl Hayes • 3 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
2014 SunSmart IRONMAN 70.3 Mandurah entries open tomorrow Gear up for SunSmart IRONMAN 70.3 Mandurah Register In its 3rd year now, the welcoming community of Mandurah is gearing up for another exciting weekend of racing for the 2014 SunSmart IRONMAN 70.3 Mandurah. Swim through the renowned clear waterways home to some local dolphins, ride the 2 lap fast bi By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Team Uplace-BMC’s Romain Guillaume wins Ironman Lanzarote; Corinne Abraham 3rd Romain Guillaume has won the 2014 Ironman Lanzarote. It's his second full Ironman title since the Ironman Mount Tremblant in 2012. Teammate Corinne Abraham finished third in her return to racing after injury. This brings the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team top-three count for the year to 7 victo By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Bevan Docherty and Kelly williamson win 2014 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas THE WOODLANDS, Texas (May 17, 2014) – Bevan Docherty (NZL) and Kelly Williamson (USA) enjoyed mostly favorable conditions on their way to milestone victories at today's Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas presented by Waste Management. Men's Race The day started with Austin-based Brandon Ma By Karl Hayes • 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
News & Racing Two-time ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt racing a favourite ground at Yokohama All athletes have their favourite courses and for Emma Moffatt, Hamburg and Yokohama continue to ring true for the former two-time ITU World Champion and two-time Olympian. The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist will take her place in Saturday's third round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in the By Karl Hayes • 1 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
Nutrition Quick guide to Gluten Free Its Saturday morning, post long ride. Ritual coffee stop is in order. Legs shattered, you approach the counter. What to order that will nourish me and refuel my body', you ponder. Coffee is a given, but what to eat? You eye a bacon, egg and spinach focaccia in the window labelled dairy free, s By Karl Hayes • 4 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 Uplace-BMC’s Bart Aernouts and Sofie Goos 2nd in Ironman 70.3 Mallorca, Liz Blatchford 3rd Three Uplace-BMC athletes competed in Ironman 70.3 Mallorca, and all three finished on the podium. Sofie Goos (4:27:58) and Liz Blatchford (4:29:32) came in second and third. Bart Aernouts (03:53:33) took second place in the pro men's race. While Andi Dreitz (03:51:38) kept his post-bike lead, By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Challenge Bahrain to deliver a new standard in triathlon Challenge Family partners with Bahrain to deliver a new standard in triathlon 8 MAY 2014 -Â Challenge Family today announced Challenge Bahrain as the newest member of its global triathlon series. Challenge Bahrain promises to set a new standard in triathlon with a record prize purse and unsurpassed By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Brendan on his way to a top finish in his first Xterra – Photo courtesy of Xterra News & Racing Brendan Sexton racing Xterra Over the past two weeks I have been able to enjoy some quality racing. Due to several reasons, my packed schedule for example (along with my inept ability to stare at a computer screen when the slightest bit fatigued). The weekend before last I was closing out my week with a massage from my lovely [ By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Tim Berkel and Kate Bevilaqua win Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2014 Tim Berkel and Kate Bevilaqua have been crowned 2014 Ironman 70.3 champions after strong runs took them both through to the wins. For Tim Berkel this will give him a huge boost in confidence as he heads towards Ironman Cairns. For Kate Bevilaqua the win ends a streak of podiums on home soil and and By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Ironman acquires Auckland Marathon IRONMAN today announced that it has acquired New Zealand's largest road race, the Auckland Marathon. The race, which dates back to 1936, attracted more than 16,000 participants last year. The 2014 Auckland Marathon will take place on November 2. â€IRONMAN operates several events outside of the By Karl Hayes • 1 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
News & Racing IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt wins Ironman Australia 2014 Two time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt produced her trademark run to claim victory on debut at the Toyota IRONMAN Australia event today in Port Macquarie. Hauschildt surprised many after exiting the swim only just over a minute down on Lisa Marangon. But out on the bike and the expe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Canadian Elliot Holtham wins Ironman Australia 2014 After trailing early race leader and 2013 Ironman Australia Champion Luke Bell and Paul Ambrose, Canadia Elliot Holtham has used the run and the tough bike conditions to eventually run down Paul Ambrose (after Luke Bell struggled in the run and had to pull out with severe quad cramps) to take the wi By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jason Hilton getting some swim practice in… News & Racing Jason Hilton’s advice from his Father was the difference and why he is competing in Ironman Australia A father's job is to teach, guide and love his son. For Port Macquarie local Jason Hilton one of the biggest impacts his father made on his life, was to save it. Without his father suggesting he be tested for prostate cancer, he would not be taking on his first Ironman at Sunday's By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
