News & Racing Hedgeland Sisters Quinella Australian Junior Triathlon Championship Jaz and Kira Hedgeland dominate the Australian Junior Triathlon Championships with a stunning 1-2 finish, evoking comparisons to the Brownlee brothers. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Matt Burton takes his inaugural professional win. News & Racing Matt Burton and Melissa Hauschildt win inaugural Challenge Philippines 2014 Featuring over 700 age group athletes from 38 countries and one of the largest and fastest pro fields ever assembled in Asia, Challenge Philippines tested the will and courage of every participant today. Set in beautiful Bataan Province, Philippines, triathletes swam in pristine waters, bikes the ra By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Pearl iZUMi Huskisson Long Course Triathlon Photo Gallery 2014 A few pictures from yesterday's triathlon at Huskisson. [flagallery gid=4] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Pete Jacobs and Tim Reed run battle Huskisson Long Course Triathlon 2014 Pete Jacobs and Tim Reed swam and rode together at Huskisson Long Course Triathlon in 2014 and at approximately 7km on the run Jacobs made his move. Reed hung on until the 10km mark when a short hill gave Jacobs the opportunity to surge and get the gap he wanted. This video shows the over […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Liz Blatchford retains Pearl iZUMi Huskisson Long Course title Liz Blatchford secured her second win at the Huskisson Long Course, pulling away from Lisa Marangon on the run after a closely contested swim and bike. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Pete Jacobs won Huskisson long course in February News & Racing Pete Jacobs wins Pearl iZUMi Huskisson Long Course Triathlon Pete Jacobs has shown his intentions for 2014 by winning the Pealr iZumi Huskisson Long Course over second placed Tim Reed. The two leaders ran side by side until the 10km mark when Jacobs surged and the rubber band broke. A lead pack of seven males turned at the half way mark on the swim […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Bacon, Reidy and the Wollongong Wizards. Wollongong Wizards ITU training squad shows the Bondi Rescue triathletes how to swim Adriel 'Bacon' Young and Andy 'Reidy' Reid stopped in at Wollongong to take part in the weekly Friday morning ITU open water swim training session to find out what swimming at ITU speeds is really like. Bacon is a very handy age group swimmer and Reidy is, well let's ju By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Bondi Rescue’s Adriel Young and Andrew Reid interview after swimming with ITU squad Two of the Bondi Rescue lifeguards who have developed a passion for triathlon decided to tag along with the Wollgongong Wizards ITU training squad on their regular Friday morning open water swim at North Wollongong Beach. They soon discovered that the speed that these guys and girls swim at is a lot By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing PEARL iZUMi Huskisson Long Course set to sizzle this Sunday Both men's and women's fields are looking very strong for the premier event at this weekend's Huskisson Long Course Triathlon Festival. Current champion Tim Reed would have to go in to this weekend's race as the slight favourite ahead of former multiple champion of this race By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Challenge Philippines triathlon to feature a field of world champions and Olympians 20 FEBRUARY 2014 – Philippine triathlon is one of the fastest growing endurance sports communities in the world and this weekend will see the gun go off on Saturday 22 February at the inaugural Challenge Philippines in the spectacular setting of Bataan. As well as over 700 age group athletes, By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Ryan Fisher takes a well earned victory News & Racing Ryan Fisher and Gillian Backhouse win Elwood OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup and Australian Sprint titles Ryan Fisher and Gillian Backhouse overcame atrocious weather conditions to score major break through victories in today's OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup, which incorporated the Australian Sprint Championships at a wind swept Elwood beach in Melbourne. While in the ITU World Paratriathlon eve By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Photot Credit: Edward Birchall News & Racing Brendan Sexton, Emma Jackson and Bill Chaffey headline Elwood OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup London Olympians Brendan Sexton and Emma Jackson and four-time ITU World Paratriathlon champion Bill Chaffey will headline Sunday's Gatorade Triathlon Series events at Melbourne's Elwood Beach. Sexton and Jackson will line up in the OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup, incorporating the Aus By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Culprit Shoot 2013 champions Bevan Docherty and Meredith Kessler to defend titles at 30th Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand The 2013 champions Bevan Docherty and Meredith Kessler will defend their crowns at the 30th anniversary of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand in Taupo next month. The pair head a strong field of 45 elites from 12 nations who will compete in the professional field announced today for By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Measuring the interface between rider and bike I went to visit the team at Jet Cycles in Sydney to see if I could tweak my bike setup before I got in to the longer miles I needed to get done before Ironman New Zealand. I entered IMNZ last year to experience what I had seen so many triathletes do at many Ironman […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Challenge Melbourne 2014 Video Race Report Check out this video from the team at Super Sprint of the inaugural Challenge Melbourne won by Tim Berkel and Annabel Luxford. The crowds were great and lined a lot of the run course which made for a great atmosphere for the athletes. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Leon Griffin gets fitted to his bike by FIST and focuses on half Iron distance racing Leon Griffin was recently in LA from his US home base in Boulder in order to work on optimising his bike fit prior to the start of the upcoming season. Last year was his first full season back on the race circuit after quitting his comfortable finance job back in By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt shows her class at Ironman 70.3 Geelong with a wire to wire win In hot and windy conditions Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Emma Moffatt proved she was a class above the rest of the women’s, and some of the men’s, field in today’s IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong, taking the win by more than 13 minutes. Moffatt, whose focus now turns By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Crowie announces his intentions for the future and his focus on 70.3 – Photo Credit: Delly Carr News & Racing Craig Alexander wins Ironman 70.3 Geelong 2014 ahead of Tim Reed The men's race turned out to be a battle between three time IRONMAN World champion Craig Alexander and fellow Aussie pro Tim Reed. “We had Commonwealth Games gold medalists, dual Olympians, world champions in that field and they all pushed me today. I love racing here in Geelong, the waterfr By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Craig ‘Crowie’ Alexander launches Sansego – A new triathlon coaching company Wollongong will play host to a cutting-edge sports camp on March 28-30, with three-time World Ironman champion Craig Alexander running an advanced triathlon course. His new company Sansego will be running the event and pulling in some big hitters in the triathlon game from around the world Craig wil By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Dan Wilson and Emma Jackson win race 6 of the Queensland Gatorade Triathlon Series Video coverage of race 6 of the series. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing The Australian triathlon show moves to Geelong this weekend A huge crowd is expected to watch some of Australia's best triathletes go head to head at one of the world's best courses for both athletes and spectators at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong. The natural amphitheater at Eastern Beach provides a number of fantastic vantage points for spectators, as d By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Tim Berkel adds to his impressive resume with Challenge Melbourne title Tim Berkel's victory at Challenge Melbourne, overcoming a swim deficit and fierce competition, underscores his prowess and solidifies his place among elite long course triathletes. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Photo: Ironman.com $250,000 prize pool for 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship TAMPA, Fla. (February 3, 2014) – IRONMAN today announced a $50,000 increase to the prize purse for its September 7, 2014 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. The $250,000 purse is the largest award ever offered for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. The prize pu By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Shimano introduces compact multisport CM-1000 Sport Camera Expanding the options for consumers to connect with Shimano for experiences in sports, the leading cycling, fishing and rowing product manufacturer today introduced the CM-1000 Sport Camera. Continuing Shimano's legacy of innovation and quality, the CM-1000 enters the compact sport camera cate By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
