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Time for break says tired Emma Jackson who withdraws from ITU World Championships
Triathlon's London Olympic rookie Emma Jackson has today reluctantly withdrawn from the Australian team for next month's ITU World Championship final in Auckland, stating she is “mentally and physically spent†after the biggest year of her life. Jackson produced an outstanding perfor
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Sweden’s Lisa Norden ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in a sprint finish
Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden's Lisa Norden would not be denied gold as she edged out Germany's Anne Haug at the finish line to claim her second strai
Time for break says tired Emma Jackson who withdraws from ITU World Championships
Triathlon's London Olympic rookie Emma Jackson has today reluctantly withdrawn from the Australian team for next month's ITU World Championship final in Auckland, stating she is “mentally and physically spent†after the biggest year of her life. Jackson produced an outstanding perfor
Quiet Achiever Erin Densham leads Australian girls into Yokohama ITU Triathlon World Series
If ever there was one quiet achiever amongst Australia's Olympic medallists in London this year then triathlete Erin Densham takes the gold. Densham, the 27-year-old nomad who was born in Sydney, lives in Melbourne and spends her competitive year between Spain, France and the US and wherever t
PEARL iZUMi Triathlon Specific Running Shoe – ISO Transition
I got these new Pearl Izumi ISO Transitions a few weeks ago. I had no idea what I was getting and was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. Like the shoe that Zoot brought us a few years ago this Pearl Izumi triathlon specific shoe does not have a tradition tongue. It has a […]
Australian Young ITU Guns have solid showing in ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea
Ryan Fischer, Ryan Bailie, Drew Box and Peter Kerr all had solid races to finish in the top 11 at the ITU World Cup race in Korea over the weekend. For most of the Australian's racing at Korea over the weekend this was the end of a long European season and a final hit out […]
Jet Cycles Specialized Concept Store in Sydney
A couple of months ago Mark Newton and his team from Jet Cycles opened a Specialized concept store in Sydney. Mark Newton has been around the sport of triathlon for a very long time and with credits such as 'Coach of ITU World Champion Pete Robertson' to his plus his bike fitting experie
Three Australian Women in Top Ten at ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea
New Zealand Olympian Nicky Samuels scored a dominating wire-to-wire victory today in Tongyeong, Korea for her second career ITU World Cup title. Following a successful two-woman bike breakaway with Korea's Yun-Jung Jang, Samuels held off the hard-charging Maria Czesnik (POL) and Yuka Sato (JPN
Some Science Behind Swim Propulsion – How much of your arm stroke effort is wasted?
As you swim, have you ever wondered how much of your arm stroke effort is wasted? What percentage really goes into pushing you forwards through the water and what is lost as water movement down, to the side and into eddies? The technical term for this is 'propelling efficiency' and it makes
Australia’s Felicity Sheedy-Ryan wins Gold at 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France
The shaded run and technical bike course that wound around UNESCO heritage site Place Stanislas provided the perfect backdrop for Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) to claim gold at the 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France. Although Sheedy-Ryan has been absent from the duathlon scene since
Reaction to the ‘Sports Drink Debate’ Article
A recent article by Paul Laursen alluded to the dangers of drinking too much during an iron distance triathlon. Hyponatremia is a serious medical condition and every endurance athlete should be aware of it. While reading this article it is pertinent to ask the question. Who is this article targeted
New Pearl Izumi ‘Try Fly Octane’ Triathlon Cycling Shoe
ALL NEW OCTANE 1:1 Power Plate: Octane Grade Uni-Directional Carbon for feather-light stiffness We received these new shoes from Pearl Izumi along with some awesome new runners recently. The first thing we noticed was the weight or lack of. They weigh absolutely nothing. Well technically they do wei