News & Racing WTS: Aussies shine in Montreal Australian talent has shone brightly at the World Triathlon Series in Montreal this morning, with Emma Jackson, Jaz Hedgeland, Matt Hauser, and Jake Birtwhistle all recording Top 10 finishes amongst highly competitive fields. The Queensland based Jackson and Hedgeland demonstrated skill and tal By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Luxem and Riou win Xterra Belgium Yeray Luxem from Belgium and Morgane Riou from France captured the fourth annual XTERRA Belgium off-road triathlon elite titles on a windy but beautiful afternoon around the Citadel in Namur on Saturday, June 8, 2019. It’s the third XTERRA World Tour win for Lexum, who won his first at XTERRA Poland By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Kiwi Champions Go Back To Back at Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns New Zealand’s Braden Currie and Teresa Adam have defended their IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship titles in style, with Currie’s post to post victory making him the first male athlete to go back to back in Cairns, and Adam hanging tough to chase down Brisbane’s Sarah Crowley to repeat a Kiwi double. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Svensk and Petersen win GARMIN CHALLENGE HERNING, Denmark Sara Svensk and Mathias Lyngsø Petersen took today the win at GARMIN CHALLENGEHERNING in though Danish weather with heavy rains and cold winds. While the women's race quickly seemed to be decided during the run, the men's race had many leaders and was exciting untill the last kilometres. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Jake Birtwhistle wins maiden World Triathlon Series title in Leeds Jake Birtwhistle has secured his maiden World Triathlon Series (WTS) title in Leeds overnight, taking home the win in an exhilarating race against some of the world’s best triathletes. In a nailbiting finish through the streets of Leeds, Birtwhistle ran down 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, H By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Cameron Wurf And Laura Siddall Make Themselves At Home In Port Macquarie Australia’s hottest IRONMAN property, Cameron Wurf and now three time IRONMAN Australia champion Laura Siddall put on a show to be remembered for the world wide IRONMAN Now/Facebook Watch audience and the thousands of spectators, supporters and athletes assembled for the iconic event on the New South Wales By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Young Aussie Penny Slater claims a huge win at Xterra Asia Pacific championships in Kenting Taiwan Photo Credit: Xterra – Carel Du PlessisThe 22yr old dual World Under 23 and Australian cross triathlon champion can no longer be described as an up and comer after storming to victory in a stacked field last weekend at the Xterra Asia Pacific Championship. Slater's progression in cross t By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Luke Willian, like no other, takes Taranaki Gold, Jazz Hedgeland bronze Near perfect conditions on the west coast of the North Island, NZ for the athletes competing in the New Plymouth ITU World Cup this morning. The women’s elite race kicked off in style, with a variety of internationals including Japan, USA, Switzerland and Hungary all in for the points race for Tokyo By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Dan Plews Overall Age Group Champion at Kona 2018 joins SFuels SFuels LLC is honoured to announce, that Dr Dan Plews, Overall Age Group Champion at IRONMAN Kona 2018 in a record time of 8:24 and Doctor of Sports Physiology, has joined the company as Director of our Global Coaching program, ‘Go Coach.’Continuing to develop his career in the endurance sports indu By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Peaks Coaching Group Announces First Ever Motion Analysis Cycling Camp using Pioneering LEOMO TYPE-R Peaks Coaching Group (PCG)–industry leaders in data-driven coaching–announced today that they will be leading the world’s first motion analysis cycling camp using the award-winning LEOMO TYPE-R in Boulder, CO July 14-19, 2019. “We are very excited for this opportunity,” says LEOMO CEO Kunihiko Kaji. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Kenting Boasts World-Class Field The world’s fastest off-roaders are headed to Kenting, TW to race for the sixth annual XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship crown on March 30. The star-studded elite field includes the reigning XTERRA Asia-Pacific men’s champ Bradley Weiss from South Africa, two-time and reigning APAC Tour Champ Sam Osb By Shawn Smith • 9 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Announces Inaugural National Youth Series USA Triathlon today announced its first-ever National Youth Series, a packed calendar of youth-focused multisport events across the country in 2019. The non-competitive, participation-based series includes 59 youth triathlons, as well as the 73-event Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon Series. Races a By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Australia’s best line up for the ITU Season Opener in Abu Dhabi Jake Birtwhistle will kickstart his 2019 tri season campaign at the opening round of the World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi on Friday night (Australian time). 2018 produced incredible results for Birtwhistle – third in the world series rankings, an individual silver and Mixed Relay Team gold at the By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing My Training Numbers to 8:24 at the 2018 Ironman World Championship A detailed account of my Ironman World Championships 2018 winning performance, highlighting the effective strategies, high consistency, and intense training volume behind a new age-group course record. By Daniel Plews • 6 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Foundation Now Accepting 2019 Grant Applications The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced that it is accepting grant applications from the triathlon community for 2019. Individuals and organizations who wish to apply for a USA Triathlon Foundation Pillar Grant may do so at usatriathlonfoundation.org. All proposals are due by March 22, and the By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Lauren Parker Powered to Victory in Devonport Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Lauren Parker powered to a second victory within a week winning the ITU Paratriathlon World Cup in Devonport. The 30-year-old has made a spectacular start to her 2019 season with another strong performance, beating World Champion Emily Tapp and Christiane Reppe fr By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing 2019 Devonport OTU Sprint Triathlon Mixed Relay Oceania Championship Sunday’s weather turned out a lot cooler than the unseasonable heat experienced yesterday here in Tasmania. The conditions not dissimilar to New Zealand – which clearly worked in the Relay team’s favour. Being a much shorter distance than a sprint – 300metre swim, 7.5 km bike followed by a 1.5 km ru By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Miller Thriller and the Obligatory Kiwi-Aussie showdown in Devonport Queenslander Joanne Miller has reignited her career with a come from behind win today at the 2019 Devonport OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup and Oceania Championships. “I’ve just been in hiding . . . last year really wasn’t my year just mentally I wasn’t really into it and I had a few things go on” By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
KAILUA-KONA, HI – OCTOBER 13: The 2018 IRONMAN World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October 13, 2018. (Photo by Donald Miralle for IRONMAN) News & Racing Four-Time Ironman World Champion Daniela Ryf Adds Excitement to Start Lines in Oceanside and Woodlands Four-time IRONMAN® World Champion, Daniela Ryf announced today additional races to her 2019 IRONMAN schedule, including stops in North America to start the year. Ryf will make her way to the United States to train and then compete at the 2019 IRONMAN® 70.3® Oceanside triathlon on Saturday, April 6 a By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman and Hoka One One Announce Australia/New Zealand Partnership IRONMAN and HOKA ONE ONE have officially announced that their partnership will now extend from North America and Europe into Australia and New Zealand. These two global brands will now collaborate in Oceania with a multi-year deal that will position HOKA ONE ONE, as the Official Running Partner of IRONMAN By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Gomez and Kahlefeldt win season opener Spanish superstar Javier Gomez and Aussie based Czech super mum Radka Kahlefeldt have kick-started 2019 with dominant performances at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong. For the second year running perfect race conditions of flat water and no wind, greeted the 1300 pro and a By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Braden Currie leading the pack at Challenge Wanaka 2018 News & Racing Challenge Wanaka: Kiwis Braden Currie and Hannah Wells Triumph New Zealand’s top triathlete Braden Currie crushed his international competition in the run today to win the CHALLENGEWANAKA centrepiece event the Half distance race in four hours flat. The Wanaka local came out of the water in second place to Christchurch’s Dylan McNeice only to be overtaken on the By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Local Champ Luke Bell Returns Born in Warrnambool, growing up in Portland and cutting his teeth on the sport of triathlon at Eastern Beach in Geelong, Luke Bell is one of the best athletes to come out of Victoria’s west. The IRONMAN veteran of more than twenty years, whose credentials include four top ten finishes at the IRONMAN By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Five-Time World Champion Javier Gomez Kick Starts Season The focus of the sporting world will be on the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong on 17 February when five-time ITU World Triathlon Champion and Olympic silver medallist, Spain’s Javier Gomez makes his Geelong debut. Javier has been a force in the world of ITU short course triat By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
