Kona: The Mind Games
Kona is nature itself. There is nothing in that nature that is confronting, it is as it is. It’s totally neutral. It’s power in its rawest sense. Kona serves up nothing we are not prepared to face physically. What Kona does do though is force us to face our own inner demons of conditioning and [&hel
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South Africa to host 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
IRONMAN SELECTS NELSON MANDELA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Finally I have an excuse to visit my partner's family in South Africa! Luckily many of them are already racing Ironman and have been to this venue before. I wonder if the executive mayor of Nelson Ma
Kona: The Mind Games
Kona is nature itself. There is nothing in that nature that is confronting, it is as it is. It’s totally neutral. It’s power in its rawest sense. Kona serves up nothing we are not prepared to face physically. What Kona does do though is force us to face our own inner demons of conditioning and [&hel
Kona: Our Ironman World Championship 2016 Predictions
The Trizone office sat down to discuss and debate the men's and women's podium for many hours and they finally come up with their predictions.
Kona: Bikes of the Pro’s (day 2)
The daily bike show continues today (did we forget yesterday?) preview of the 2016 Kona bikes, presented by Ceramic Speed. Today's bike check-in has Alicia Kaye, Ruedi Wild and Tim Berkel. 📷 Jesper Grønnemark
Dimond Bikes Launches new Marquise Triathlon and TT model
With the world of 'Beam Bikes' hotting back up we have seen the launch of two new models this week in Kona. The team at Dimond have taken their already proven and successful bike to another level with the launch of the Marquise model. This bike is a triathletes dream with additional stor
Kona: Age Group Athletes to Watch in 2016
We spoke with 2016 Ironman 70.3 35-39 World Champion Owain Matthews and 2015 Ironman 40-45 World Champion Ben Bell about their thoughts on the age groupers to watch at this year's Ironman World Championship. We have known Owain since he rocked up to the Balmoral Triathlon Club in Sydney when h
Olympian Ryan Fisher to race Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series in Robina
Gold Coast, Queensland – This weekend sees the popular Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series return to Robina on the Gold Coast for Round 2 in the Series. Leading the open race will be Brisbane Olympian Ryan Fisher (24th in Rio) who will be using the event as a hit out prior to the Noosa Triathlon la
Olympic Gold Medal Coach Jamie Turner Supports Triathlon and Taranaki Māori
The New Zealand city of New Plymouth and the Taranaki region is a place close to my heart after living there between the ages of 9 to 13. Some of my best childhood memories were made there. One of them is of a kid called Jamie Turner, who used to hang around with his BMX […]
Kona: Checking in with current 70.3 World Champ Tim Reed
Reigning Ironman 70.3 World Champion Tim Reed opens up to Trizone, discussing his own preparation method in the run-up to the imminent Ironman Triathlon event in Kona. “I feel really lucky. I don’t have to make any big decisions in the race, I just want to enjoy it,” says Tim Reed, referring to the
Kona: Bikes of the Pro’s (day 1)
Daily preview of the 2016 Kona bikes, presented by Ceramic Speed. Today's bike check-in has Aasa Lundstroem, Patrick Lange and Tim Reed. 📷 Jesper Grønnemark
Kona: Luke McKenzie talks family support, setbacks and his prep for Kona
Australian triathlete Luke McKenzie opens up to Trizone on how his family's support helped him overcome a series of setbacks to take on the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Kona “In the end, it comes down to who wants to push their bodies the furthest in the marathon,” says Luke McKenzi