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Interviews

Finish Line Chasers: Cam Brown

At 47, Cam Brown continues to inspire with nearly 70 Ironman finishes, proving that passion and perseverance defy age.

By Luke O'Shea • 10 min read

Husky Triathlon Festival – Professional Triathletes Organisation Partners With Elite Energy And Triathlon Australia To Support

The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced a partnership with Triathlon Australia, the governing body of the sport in Australia, and renowned Australian event operator Elite Energy that will see an expanded footprint of the Husky Triathlon Festival and the Australian National Triathlo

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

News & Racing

Super League Triathlon Arena Games Powered By Zwift Are Back

Super League Triathlon are delighted to bring more amazing indoor events – the SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift are back. They are heading to London and Rotterdam for the first major pro races of 2021 and two more cutting edge events, with Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park playing host on March 27

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

Training

Swimming for Triathlon – the technical debate of to drill or not drill

Most triathletes struggle to improve their swim technique, as ingrained neuromuscular patterns and limited practice time make building efficiency and fitness challenging.

By Mark Turner • 5 min read

News & Racing

Triathlon Australia Names Joel Filliol as Podium Centre Head Coach

Triathlon Australia (TA) is today delighted to announce the appointment of Joel Filliol as the TA Podium Centre Head Coach. Aligning with TA High Performance strategy, Filliol will be entrusted with leading TA’s pre-eminent training environment with a focus on working with athletes capable of podium

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

Training

The first aerobic threshold: Understanding and practically determining yours for endurance training

As endurance athletes, we spend a lot of time talking about our ‘thresholds’; “what’s your FTP?” is as ubiquitous in endurance circles as “what’s your bench?” is in strength sport. FTP – or functional threshold power.

By Daniel Plews • 7 min read

Training

5 Tips for Running in the Heat

Most people make the switch from running on treadmills throughout winter to running outside in the warmer weather and these five tips will prepare you for the hot days. Do it This may sound obvious but it is interesting how many times I hear people say that they are running early in the morning as [

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

Interviews

Premax – Physiotherapist Randall Cooper Creates New Sports Creams for Elite Athletes

Necessity is often the mother of all invention, and in physiotherapist Randall Cooper’s case, this was exactly the case. Working as a physiotherapist in elite sport Cooper noticed that athletes would complain about the greasy sports creams available on the market at the time, so he decided to tackle

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

News & Racing

BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU presents team line up and new sponsors for 2021

It was over a decade ago in 2008 that Uplace, as founding partner, made the first steps into the triathlon world. Since then, the team has continued to grow and has gone from strength to strength to become one of the worlds’ leading triathlon projects. CEO, Bob De Wolf reflects: “Since the launch of

By Shawn Smith • 7 min read

News & Racing

2XU named Official Compression Apparel Partner of XTERRA in U.S.A.

XTERRA today announced 2XU, one of the world’s most advanced technical apparel companies, has agreed upon a multi-year commitment to become the official compression partner of the  XTERRA US Tri and Trail Tour. The alliance allows 2XU, creators of the proprietary PWX compression fabric, and XTE

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

News & Racing

Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle take another step towards Tokyo

Triathlon Australia is delighted to announce the Triathlon Australia (TA) Board has ratified the recommendation of the Triathlon Australia Elite Selection Committee (TAESC) to nominate Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) if Australia earns a quota place for

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

Gear & Tech

2021 Hoka One One Carbon X 2 Review – Initial Overview

After running 250kms in the 2020 Carbon X SPE shoes I was pleased to be one of the first to test the 2021 Carbon X 2 in Australia. I have thoroughly enjoyed the SPEs and they have been my go to running shoes since reviewing them. My first run in the SPEs was 42.2kms, and […]

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Junior talent set to shine at Runaway Bay

Over 150 athletes, including a handful of interstate representatives will come together on the Gold Coast this weekend for three days of racing at the Super Sprint Race Weekend (SSRW) in Runaway Bay, Queensland.  Featuring single discipline time trials, an aquathlon and super sprint racing, the

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

News & Racing

Sam Appleton races to Top 10 finish in Daytona

Byron Bay’s Sam Appleton has pulled together one of his strongest performances to date to take home 6th amongst a world class field at the 2020 PTO Championships in Daytona, Florida on Monday morning. Up against one of the strongest professional fields assembled in recent years, Appleton clawed his

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

Outstanding Paula Findlay strikes at PTO 2020 Championship, crowns herself $100,000 champion

With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won CHALLENGEDAYTONA last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. "I was so shocked. In

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

Long Course Pros Ready and Rearing to go in Daytona

Five of Australia’s top long course triathletes will lay it all on the line in Daytona, Florida this weekend, as the Professional Triathlete’s Organisation (PTO) Championship rolls into town. After an unusual season that saw many athletes forced onto an extended racing break before th

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

Triathlon Australia CEO elected to World Triathlon Executive Board

Triathlon Australia is delighted to congratulate CEO Miles Stewart OAM OLY on his election to the World Triathlon Executive Board at the World Triathlon Annual General Meeting on Sunday night. Securing a majority of votes, Stewart’s election continues Australia’s longstanding place at the World Tria

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

New Board of Directors Named for USABA

The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is pleased to announce its new board of directors, which includes seven new appointees and three returning board members. Prodigy Search, a national leader in executive recruitment, helped to lead the search process for the board member positio

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

News & Racing

USA Triathlon Foundation Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation, CHALLENGE DAYTONA on COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund

The Professional Triathletes Organisation has launched a COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund to support those affected in the triathlon community leading into the PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona next month.

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

News & Racing

Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) adopts Maternity Leave Policy for female pro athletes

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has adopted a Maternity Leave Policy for female PTO Professionals. Under the policy, a woman PTO Professional athlete shall be entitled to take up to 15 months of maternity leave, beginning from her pregnancy date and ending six months after birth. At

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

Adventures

Jonas covers His first stage to Croatia by bicycle

Jonas Deichmann started the Triathlon 360 Degree in Munich on September 26th. His plan is to circumnavigate the earth in the 3 triathlon disciplines and without accompaniment. The journey will take about 12-14 months and he will swim 456 kilometers, run 5040 kilometers and cycle 21600 km, the distan

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

News & Racing

Triathlon Australia welcomes AIS funding boost

Australia’s Paralympic triathlon program is set to receive a funding boost from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), with the AIS yesterday announcing more than $3 million in additional funding in 2021-22 towards 13 Paralympic sports, including triathlon. As the Paralympic program continues to p

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

News & Racing

The first eight wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA are known

The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Tim Don, Flora Duffy, Gustav Iden and Jessica Learmonth have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA. Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, “The second round of wildcard selections were

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

News & Racing

Charlotte Derbyshire talent recognised with Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship

Charlotte Derbyshire will follow in the footsteps of 2018 Commonwealth Games Mixed Relay gold medallists Jake Birtwhistle and Ashleigh Gentle as she is recognised as one of 32 rising Australian sporting talents in this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) Scholarship & Mentoring Program.

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read