News & Racing Challenge Wanaka Announces Training Camp with Samantha Warriner Challenge Wanaka have announced a weekend training camp with former ITU World Champion Samantha Warriner. Sam Warriner is one of New Zealand's most successful triathletes. She was ITU World Champion in 2008 and has won numerous Olympic and half iron distance titles in her highly respected care By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Trisuit – Liftfoil Speed Trisuit by De Soto 2011 Liftfoil Speed Trisuit – not rubberized USAT approved and WTC Legal This speedsuit has no rubberized material, no polyurethane, and no neoprene. It abides to WTC’s recent ruling on swimskins, speedskins, swim apparel…whatever WTC wants to call it. Now we offer it with our colorful one-piece float pad By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Dry Land Strength Training for Swimmers by Ben Greenfield The benefits of strength training cannot be denied – reduced risk of injury, enhanced force application, higher economy and efficiency, speedier metabolism, and greater power. (Video) By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Trix-Gear Triathlon Lifestyle T-Shirts What do you get when you cross a triathlon obsessed husband with a graphic designer wife? Marriage met on middle ground and some pretty inspired tri lifestyle t-shirts. Frustrated by lack of fashion friendly tri inspired t-shirts during their seven plus years participating and spectating the team takes on the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez Spoils the Brownlee’s Party in London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series 2010 For the second weekend in a row, Spain’s Javier Gomez stood atop the podium at the Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championship Series, winning the fifth event of the tour in London after a hard-fought duel with a pair of Brits named Brownlee. Jonathan Brownlee, the younger brother of reigning By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt Maintains Lead Despite a Sixth at the London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series Emma Moffatt maintained a slender series lead despite a tough day at the office for Australia’s battle weary contingent in the London leg of the Dextro Energy Triathlon “ITU World Championship Series. Moffatt’s incredible run of 14 successive podium finishes came to a halt when she finished ninth, By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing World Triathlon Corporation Announces Ironman World Championship Pro Qualifying Policy A new qualifying policy has been developed to account for the growth in Ironman events worldwide. The new policy is based on qualifying points rather than spots. Pro rankings will be regularly updated and made available to athletes and supporters. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Change of Venue for the 2011 Sydney Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series? It looks like there will be a slight change of venue for the 2011 Sydney elite race due to construction work being undertaken at the Sydney Opera House. Talks are currently underway in Sydney to discuss alternative arrangements for the transition area. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Specialized Bicycles becomes Official Bike Partner of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series The partnership agreement makes Specialized the official Bike Partner for all remaining Series events. Additionally, Specialized will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Grand Final. Earlier this year Specialized announced the formation of a new, elite triathlon team, which includes four of the stars By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australian Squad Faces a Tough Turnaround for London Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series After some intense racing and a mixed bag of results the Australian team faces a challenging task in the London round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series this weekend. Emma Moffatt returned to the top of the world rankings with a silver medal in Hamburg on Sunday, but le By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Road Test the New Saucony Progrid Kinvara Natural Running Shoe Every once in a while a new shoe comes along that needs a closer look. Generally these shoes are not a staple in a brand's range, but rather illustrate a spark of innovation (whether or not the product is successful or not is another story) and are capable of developing an instant cult followi By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Just Because the Sun Doesn’t Shine Bright Doesn’t Mean Your Training Can’t As we face less daylight, combined with very anti-social temperatures some mornings, it can be easy to lose sight of keeping our fitness in check through winter. Although it is important to have “easy†periods with our sport, and ensure we take physical and mental breaks when needed, it's By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Australian Ironman Triathlete Chris McCormack visits Los Gatos to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Foundations By Judy Peterson. Ironman Chris McCormack was in Los Gatos July 15 for a "short" 26-mile ride that raised money for breast cancer foundations. The ride was organized by Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino and his wife Leslee, but the star of the event was McCormack. McCorma By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Pete Jacobs in Solid Comeback at Challenge Roth Triathlon Australian Pete Jacobs showed that he is still a force to be contended with, finishing a very credible fourth in 8:08:56 at Challenge Roth, his first come back race since breaking his collarbone in March of this year. Jacobs, last year's second-place finisher, said he was satisfied with his fi By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Rebekah Keat Second to World Record Time of Chrissie Wellington at Challenge Roth Triathlon Rebekah Keat was unable to improve on her second placing at Challenge Roth, despite puting in an amazing time of 8:52:10. Keat was unfortunate enough to come up against a once in a generation athlete on top of their form in Wellington. In retaining her title British Chrissie Wellington claimed a wor By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Garmin Forerunner 110 “GPS and Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) Watch The new Garmin Forerunner 110 offers easy-to-use GPS tracking for distance, time, and pace, helping runners improve fitness with straightforward feedback and detailed analysis on Garmin Connect. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt Out-Sprinted yet again in the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series – Hamburg After an early season full of injuries and missed training, Sweden’s Lisa Norden entered today’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Hamburg just looking for a decent finish. She did more than that, winning in a thrilling sprint to the line over reigning ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander and Matt White produce an Aussie 1-2 at Ironman Racine 70.3 Triathlon. Kate Major 2nd in Women’s Race In another display of Australian and New Zealand dominance in the USA 2010 70.3 season Craig Alexander 1st, Matt White, 2nd, Samantha Warriner 1st, Kate Major 2nd, Carrie Lester 4th showed again that we produce great triathletes in this part of the world. Unfortunately, three of our guys DNF'd By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian Triathletes ready to take on Challenge of Roth Australia has a strong presence at this weekends Challenge Roth the world's largest long-course triathlon with 3,100 starters and 607 relay teams. Previous winner Belinda Granger will be lining up against rival and friend Rebekah Keat. In the mens race Pete Jacobs will be hoping for a return t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez Pulls Off German Spoiler in Hamburg Round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series After a slow start to the 2010 season due to a hip injury, Spain’s Javier Gomez is back in world-class form, as the Spaniard proved today with a win at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Hamburg. Gomez, the 2008 ITU World Champion, took the win with a By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Big Four ITU Triathletes Fit & Firing for Assault on Hamburg Australia will enter this weekend’s round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon “ITU World Championship Series with its four big guns fit and firing on what has historically been a happy hunting ground for those in the green and gold. Reigning ITU world champion Emma Moffatt completely dominated last year’ By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Round 4 of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series this Weekend in Hamburg Round four of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series heads to Hamburg this weekend as part of the world's largest triathlon. Jonathan Brownlee is not on the starting list. Some ITU triathletes are saving themselves for London the following week. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Strengthen and Develop the Breathing Muscles using Pressure Threshold Training POWERbreathe works by making the user breathe against an adjustable calibrated resistance. The breathing muscles work harder to open a valve inside the device and over a short period of time the breathing muscles adapt to cope with lifting the weight. The result is improved breathing power, strength By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Kate Major wins, Tim Berkel 2nd and Paul Ambrose 3rd at the 2010 Rhode Island Ironman 70.3 Triathlon – Top 200 Results In a great day for Australian triathletes in the USA Kate Major, Tim Berkel, Paul Ambrose, Richie Cunningham, Michellie Jones and Carrie Lester all placed in the top seven at the 2010 Rhode Island Ironman 70.3. Kate Major managed to stay 22 seconds ahead of Caitlin Snow after Snow put in a blisterin By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
