News & Racing Pro Triathletes Eye inaugural ironman 70.3 Sri Lanka Last year the New York Times named Sri Lanka the #1 place in the world to visit. It's no secret; Sri Lanka is a jewel of South Asia waiting to be discovered. Romantic island hideaways, vibrant colour, rich culture and a food lover's paradise, Sri Lanka has it all. But if that isn't By Karl Hayes • 15 years ago
Brooks Port Macquarie Running Festival 2012 The Brooks Forster running festival held on the 11th September proved to be an amazing success with over 700 competitors experiencing a beautiful spring day to come and run around the amazing water ways of Forster Tuncurry. After such a successful event the Hastings council have now welcomed the ina
Dec 21, 2011 Pro Triathletes Eye inaugural ironman 70.3 Sri Lanka Last year the New York Times named Sri Lanka the #1 place in the world to visit. It's no secret; Sri Lanka is a jewel of South Asia waiting to be discovered. Romantic island hideaways, vibrant colour, rich culture and a food lover's paradise, Sri Lanka has it all. But if that isn't
Dec 16, 2011 Brooks Port Macquarie Running Festival 2012 The Brooks Forster running festival held on the 11th September proved to be an amazing success with over 700 competitors experiencing a beautiful spring day to come and run around the amazing water ways of Forster Tuncurry. After such a successful event the Hastings council have now welcomed the ina
Dec 16, 2011 Australian Running Festival – entries now open More than 4,000 entrants took part in the inaugural Australian Running Festival, with 2012 set to build on this success. Incorporating The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon along with a Half Marathon and fun runs, the Australian Running Festival offers an event for all abilities, from serious runners
Dec 14, 2011 Emma Moffatt and Brad Kahlefeldt earn early Olympic nominations December 14, 2011: Christmas has come early for Australian Triathlon's “first couple†Emma Moffatt and Brad Kahlefeldt following their early nomination by Triathlon Australia to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for selection in the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. Their nomination is
Dec 14, 2011 Michael Murphy and Brooke Langereis win Callala Beach Pro Tour Triathlon After being out with serious injury for around two years Michael Murphy is back winning and enjoying triathlons again. Murphy suffered a serious shoulder injury after a crash that required bone graft and then his troubles were compounded by a foot injury which added to his woes. He is back racing th
Dec 13, 2011 ITU rebrands Triathlon World Championship Series to World Triathlon Series The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in collaboration with its global marketing partner Upsolut Sports, today announced it has rebranded its World Championship Series and modified the sponsorship structure. To create a stronger and cleaner brand, the series will be re-titled th
Dec 11, 2011 Tim Reed and Lisa Marangon win Canberra 70.3 Ironman Tim Reed and Lisa Marangon have today taken out the Canberra 70.3 Ironman. Reed did well to back up after a tough 70.3 race in Phuket last weekend, which saw him crash on the slippery wet course. Today he suffered no such problems to take out the race in 4:00:46, four minutes ahead of Matt […
Dec 10, 2011 Preview: Ironman 70.3 Canberra Last year's race was won by Michelle Wu and Ollie Whistler. Whistler finished ahead of Luke Whitemore and Rich Munroe. Without taking in to account any late withdrawals this year Whilster is up against some tough opponents like Tim Reed, Adam Holborow, Joey Lampe and Stephen Hackett (growing r
Dec 8, 2011 Olympic Cyclist set sights on Conquering Ironman 70.3 Canberra Former Olympian Michelle Ferris is set to tackle her first 70.3 distance triathlon in Canberra on this weekend. Ferris started off just running to get fit, and like many of us it didn't take long to be convinced to do a triathlon. “I started out just running and training for the Blackmore
Dec 7, 2011 ITU suspends Dmitriy Smurov for two years for Anti-Doping violation The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced it has imposed a two year ban on Dmitriy Smurov, a triathlete from Kazakhstan, after committing an anti-doping rule violation in an in-competition doping control test in Weihai, China on 12 June 2011. The ban begins 19 October 2011 and prohibits
Dec 5, 2011 New Zealand’s Michelle Bremer wins Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia on Debut After moving to the Sunshine Coast in Australia earlier this year to focus on becoming a full-time triathlon professional New Zealand's Michelle Bremer has made it all worthwhile by winning on debut the 2011 Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia. Darwin's Michelle Mitchell overcame a large Michelle Bremer at Forster in Sept 2011