News & Racing Quicksilver Reef Swim on Green Island – Report and Video – Cairns Adventure Festival The Cairns Airport Adventure Festival continued yesterday with the Quicksilver Reef Swim on Green Island. Over 200 participants boarded the ferry and headed to one of Australia's most stunning locations, The Great Barrier Reef to take part in the 1.5km or 3km Ocean swims this morning. With 24 By Karl Hayes • 15 years ago
Cairns Half Triathlon Race Preview The Cairns Half is being run concurrently with the full Challenge Cairns, also starting in the blue waters off Yorkeys Knob. Whilst the field is not stacked like the last two races of this distance in Australia Joey Lampe and Leon Griffin will make sure that this will be a great competition. These t
Jun 4, 2011 Quicksilver Reef Swim on Green Island – Report and Video – Cairns Adventure Festival The Cairns Airport Adventure Festival continued yesterday with the Quicksilver Reef Swim on Green Island. Over 200 participants boarded the ferry and headed to one of Australia's most stunning locations, The Great Barrier Reef to take part in the 1.5km or 3km Ocean swims this morning. With 24
Jun 3, 2011 Cairns Half Triathlon Race Preview The Cairns Half is being run concurrently with the full Challenge Cairns, also starting in the blue waters off Yorkeys Knob. Whilst the field is not stacked like the last two races of this distance in Australia Joey Lampe and Leon Griffin will make sure that this will be a great competition. These t
Jun 2, 2011 Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns Women’s Race Preview Cairns is gearing up for the first Challenge event to take place on Australian soil, and the excitement is palpable. The women's race is shaping up to be a great battle, with two of Australia's most experienced iron distance athletes preparing to go head to head. Belinda Granger and Rebe
Jun 2, 2011 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series resumes in Madrid this weekend It's not often they enter a Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series race and don't make the podium but Beijing 2008 gold medallist Emma Snowsill and reigning ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt failed to reach it at home in Sydney. Snowsill had a rough swim leg and was out of c
Jun 1, 2011 Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns Men’s Race Preview The withdrawal of ten time Ironman New Zealand winner Cameron Brown has taken one potential winner out of the running. However this has not made the race an easier one to win for anyone. The smart money is on a two horse race between Chris (Macca) McCormack and Tim Berkel. Based on recent race form
Jun 1, 2011 World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) Names Andrew Messick Chief Executive Officer WTC Names Andrew Messick Chief Executive OfficerWorld Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owner and organiser of Ironman, Ironman 70.3, 5150, Iron Girl and IronKids branded-events, today announced that it has named Andrew Messick Chief Executive Officer. Messick joins WTC from AEG, where he has served as President of AEG Sports since 2007. He previously served as Senior Vice President of NBA International. He brings more than a decade of experience in leadership roles at global sports and entertainment
May 31, 2011 2011 TriGrandPrix European Championship The TriGrandPrix championship is now in its second year and consists of six races of various distances held around Europe. The races range from Olympic distance up to half Ironman distance. Age group winners win $460 Zone3 wetsuits and there is a $6,000+ prize fund for the overall top three men and
May 30, 2011 Joey Lampe and Emily Donker win Coral Coast Triathlon at Port Douglas The Cairns Airport Adventure Festival kicked off on the warm, sunny shores of Port Douglas this morning, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Coral Coast Triathlon – a milestone no other race has achieved n Australia's rich triathlon history. The Olympic distance course was hot and fa
May 29, 2011 Macca’s "I’m Here to Win" – A Triathlon Tell-All with Bite Love him or hate him, Chris McCormack’s book is as bold as the man himself—part memoir, part masterclass, and full of the showmanship that made him a triathlon legend.
May 24, 2011 NSW triseries Triathlon Championship Results 2011 Elite Energy's new triathlon series in NSW offers diverse races for all levels, aiming to become an Australian triathlon icon, complementing Queensland and Victoria's established series.
May 23, 2011 Luke Bell Third at Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Australian Luke Bell put in a hard working performance to take third place at Ironman Texas on Saturday. The event was won by Spain's Eneko Llanos and Britain's Catriona Morrison. American Tim O'Donnell took second place in the mens event in his Ironman debut, and should be one to