News & Racing Noosa Triathlon Honour Roll One of Australia's most iconic races returns this weekend. Who will be added to the honor roll this Sunday? Noosa Triathlon Honour Roll Previous Winners: 2012 Peter Kerr (Aust) 1:46:35 Ashleigh Gentle (Aust) 1:58:57 2011 David Dellow (Aust) 1:46:36 Melissa Rollison (Aust) 2:00:05 2010 C By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman World Championship: Liz Blatchford – Kona Uncovered With the Ironman World Championship over for another year, we decided to catch up with some of the athletes to get an insight into how they prepared, what gear they used, and ultimately how the race unfolded. We also caught a look into what their family and friends got up to on the Big Island [&hell By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Aaron Royle and Emma Moffatt win the Gulf Western Oil Nepean Triathlon 2013 Aaron Royle has won the 2013 Gulf Western Oil Nepean Triathlon having to put in a chase out of T2 with Tom Davison and Sam Appleton getting a slight jump on him after the three stayed together for the 30kms bike leg. Sam Appleton finished second and Brad Kahlefledt took out third. Davison walked awa By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Ironman World Championship: Amy Marsh – Kona Uncovered With the Ironman World Championship over for another year, we decided to catch up with some of the athletes to get an insight into how they prepared, what gear they used, and ultimately how the race unfolded. We also caught a look into what their family and friends got up to on the Big Island [&hell By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Nepean Triathlon preview and pro start lists. $70,000 prize money on offer If you live in and around Sydney this Sunday is your chance to unselfishly support the sport that you love and participate in. Forget your Sunday bike ride or long run. Get in your car with some of your triathlon buddies and get out to Penrith to witness one of the biggest prize pools in […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Josh soaks up the win as he comes down the finish shute. Photo Credit: Delly Carr News & Racing Joshua Amberger wins Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie 2013 Joshua Amberger won the 2013 Port Macquarie Ironman 70.3 last weekend in style with a bike leg that saw him completely dominate the competition and set himself up for an easier than planned run. With Noosa only two weeks away this was a blessing. Sam Appleton finished in second place after posting a By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Ironman World Championship: Caroline Steffen – Kona Uncovered With the Ironman World Championship over for another year, we decided to catch up with some of the athletes to get an insight into how they prepared, what gear they used, and ultimately how the race unfolded. We also caught a look into what their family and friends got up to on the Big Island [&hell By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Ben Allen takes on the 2013 XTERRA World Championship this weekend in Maui With the announcement this week of the 2014 XTERRA Asia Pacific Championship to be held in New South Wales' Jervis Bay we thought we would catch up with Ben Allen who is taking on the XTERRA world champs this weekend in Hawaii. The XTERRA Asia Pacific Championship will be held in Ben's b By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Nutrition Wholesome Raisin Coconut Crunch Cookies – Gluten Free and Paleo Goodness Cookies are such a treat, with homemade being 1000 times better than any store-bought rubbish. Fresh out of the oven and dunked into almond milk, it doesn't get much better. Whip up a batch and you'll be everyone's favourite person!! Raisin Coconut Crunch Cookies 1 cup almond meal By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Wollongong’s Ben Allen won the inaugural Xterra England race this year News & Racing 2014 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship to be held in Jervis Bay, NSW Australia TEAM Unlimited LLC, owners and producers of the XTERRA World Tour, has reached a three-year strategic partnership agreement with Destination New South Wales to host the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship off-road triathlon and accompanying sports festival in the Jervis Bay area. The inaugural event is By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Ironman World Championship: Rebecca Hoschke – Kona Uncovered With the Ironman World Championship over for another year, we decided to catch up with some of the athletes to get an insight into how they prepared, what gear they used, and ultimately how the race unfolded. We also caught a look into what their family and friends got up to on the Big Island [&hell By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Ironman World Championship: Meredith Kessler – Kona Uncovered With the Ironman World Championship over for another year, we decided to catch up with some of the athletes to get an insight into how they prepared, what gear they used, and ultimately how the race unfolded. We also caught a look into what their family and friends got up to on the Big Island [&hell By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Lisa Marangon Wins Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Sydney’s Lisa Marangon put together a strong bike leg to set herself up for a convincing win in the women’s race today in Port Macquarie. Marangon dominated the bike and run to claim one of her best wins over the distance, further inspired with 13-year-old son Josh watching on. Andrea Forrest deliv By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Age Grouper Laura Harris shares her Vegas & Kona “World’s” Double Experience Laura Harris is an Australian age group triathlete who qualified for both the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas, and the Ironman World Championship in Kona. First up was the 70.3 Worlds, where Laura finished an amazing 5th place in the 18-24 year age group; in a time of 5:18:38. With a fe By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
Nutrition Seeded Rosemary Crackers – Grain Free Goodness This unique recipe and a great alternative to your stock standard highly processed crackers. Make a batch of these next time you bring the wine out. These are quality, home made, grain free, seeded crackers, herbed almond cracker bread & parmesan bread sticks. Easy to make and have an earthy fla By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Interviews 2013 Ironman World Champion Runner Up Luke Mckenzie Interview With Trizone Luke McKenzie attributes his breakthrough 2nd place at the Ironman World Championships to smarter, more focused training and racing shorter distances in 2013. By Karl Hayes • 11 min read
Nutrition Sports Nutrition: One Size Does Not Fit all – Theory vs. Real Life Optimal triathlon nutrition isn't one-size-fits-all—trial, error and understanding your body's unique needs are key to fueling performance without digestive woes. By Kira Sutherland • 5 min read
Nutrition Choc Coco Chia Breakfast Pudding Choc coco chia pudding – it's like having dessert for breakfast. Win win. People either love or hate the texture of chia pudding; but if your lucky enough to fall into the love camp, it's health benefits are huge, and you can make some great recipes using it. This recipe is great f By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Nutrition Hemp Cacao Protein Bars These bars might not be suitable for during training and maybe they're on the indulgent side but even still, good fats from the seeds and coconut, protein from hemp, sweetness from dates and antioxidants from cacao. These bars are Impressive. Don't be put off by the list of ingredient; s By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Mirinda Carfrae and Frederik Van Lierde win 2013 GoPro IRONMAN World Championship It was a record-setting day at the 2013 GoPro IRONMAN World Championship for Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) who was crowned an IRONMAN World Champion for the second-time, while Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) improved his third-place showing from a year ago to earn his first men's World Championship title. C By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Mirinda Carfrae is crowned 2013 GoPro Ironman World Champion in Kona Today saw the fiercest competition to ever unfold in the history of the Ironman World Championship. The island Gods were particularly kind, with near perfect conditions unfolding; bringing closer competition amongst the professionals, and very fast times from the age groupers. A calm and current ass By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Chris Legh in Kona and only days away from his last race here. Australian Chris Legh to have one last tilt at Kona Australian Chris Legh made world headlines in 1997 when he famously collapsed just 50 meters from the finishline at the World Ironman Championships in Kona. Chris's body had shut down completely and he could not finish. Fast forward and the team from the Gatorade Institute decided to bring Chr By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Caroline Steffen ready for Ironman World Championship in Kona Catching up with Caroline Steffen is always such a pleasure, never without a smile on her face and a funny story to share. It’s with no surprise that Caroline is feeling a little nervous, it is after all the biggest race of the season; even so the Swiss Miss manages to disguise this with relaxed [&h By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Predict the fastest male and female swimmers and times at Kona 2013 to win the new and fast Huub Swim Skin Predict who which male and female will be the fastest swimmers and their swim times at the 2013 GoPro World Ironman Championship to go in to the draw to win the new Huub SNK-1 speed swim skin. Add your predictions in to the comments box below to go in to By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
