News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney – 1st Place What a way to kick off my comeback! Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney was this weekend in Penrith and I cannot be happier with how it all unfolded. It has been a tough 5 months and I have never taken my eyes off my comeback. A lot of work, patience and emotional resilience went into my […] By Terenzo Bozzone • 2 min read
News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone Finds No Traces of Weakness while Radka Kahlefeldt Was Far too Strong at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Five months after a tragic accident that threatened to end his racing career, New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone has shown his class, returning to the winner’s circle, holding off local hero Sam Appleton with a dominant performance at IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney. Women’s winner Radka Kahlefeldt was uncha By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Arti Shaw Continues his Triathlon Journey at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney In the 1980s and ’90s, Nine’s Wide World of Sport (WWOS) was an institution with sports fans across the nation, glued to the television every weekend. For Aussie kids, growing up on a traditional diet of cricket, tennis and football, WWOS was their window to a wider sporting globe and a major inspir By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Caroline Steffen Heads to West For Her Ironman Return at Ironman Western Australia Swiss IRONMAN superstar and honorary Aussie, Caroline Steffen is heading to the fifteenth anniversary IRONMAN Western Australia (2 December) to make her comeback to IRONMAN after a three-year break from full distance racing. With the birth of baby son Xander in December 2017, Caroline has been on th By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing My Comeback Race – Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Well, it has been almost 6 months since my last race – Ironman Cairns and 5 months since my accident, so I am itching like crazy to rev the engine in a race environment. My swim and bike fitness is great, as I have been able to build on this slowly since being allowed back […] By Terenzo Bozzone • 2 min read
News & Racing Jarrad Ross Takes on Western Sydney a Different Way this Weekend Former Newcastle Jets defender, Jarrad Ross has recently joined the rapidly growing number of retired professional sports people to make the switch to the world of swim/ride/run and this Sunday (25 November) he is heading to the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith to make his IRONMAN 70.3 By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone is Back and Heading for Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney When New Zealand IRONMAN champion Terenzo Bozzone was involved in a hit and run on a training ride in the Auckland in July, it resulted in a range of serious injuries that included concussion and broken eye socket (requiring three titanium plates) and a bike snapped in two by the impact. Emergency s By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
ROTH, GERMANY – JULY 17: Jan Frodeno of Germany celebrates as he wins Challenge Triathlon Roth and sets a new world record on July 17, 2016 in Roth, Germany. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images for Challenge) *** Local Caption *** Jan Frodeno News & Racing The Championship 2019 and Ways to Qualify for this Iconic Race While the current season for most European triathletes has already come to an end and they’re probably enjoying a well-deserved rest, nevertheless it’s time to plan for the upcoming season! The Championship 2019 will take place on 2nd of June in Samorin, Slovakia. Hundreds of participants have calle By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Getting the Winning Feeling Back at Nepean and Noosa I’m thrilled to finish this year on a high after winning the Nepean and Noosa triathlons in the past few weeks. It’s always great for your confidence and belief in yourself to finish the year with some wins, so I’m feeling pretty good. But! Like any race, there was a journey to get to that [… By Aaron Royle • 7 min read
News & Racing Radka Kahlefeldt Looking Towards to Podium at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney In March, Radka Kahlefeldt (Vodičková) astounded the athletic world by winning the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao, Philippines only 11 weeks after giving birth to baby Ruby. If that wasn’t amazing enough, together Radka and Ruby have has continued on their winning way throughout 2018 picking up wins at IRONMAN By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Sam Appleton Has Eyes on Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney For the majority of the year Sam Appleton chases his dream, training in the US and racing IRONMAN events across the world but any chance he gets he loves to get home to Australia to catch up with family and friends and race high profile Australian events such as IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney (25 Novem By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing New Dave Scott Triathlon Club Helps All-Levels of Triathletes Dave Scott, master triathlon coach and six-time Hawaii IRONMAN World Champion today announced the launch of his new Dave Scott Tri Club (DSTC). Open to athletes of all levels, the DSTC is designed to help triathletes become faster, stronger and more efficient under the expert guidance of one of the By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Michelle Cooper appointed as first female Triathlon Australia President Michelle Cooper was elected as the new President of Triathlon Australia at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 10 November 2018, the first female to be appointed since the governing body formed in 1986. Ms Cooper previously served as Vice President under the stewardship of outgoing President Ben By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Ironman Florida on South Lagoon Drive at Panama City Beach. News & Racing Ironman Florida to Return to Original Location in Panama City Beach, Florida In 2019 IRONMAN announced today that the 21st edition of IRONMAN® Florida triathlon will return to its original location in Panama City Beach in 2019. Due to the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Michael on Panama City Beach and the surrounding Bay County, IRONMAN and local partners concluded it would not be By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Celebrity Rudy Garcia-Tolson to Anchor Charity Relay at Challenge Daytona The inaugural triathlon race and endurance sports festival set to debut at Daytona International Speedway, welcomes an all-star celebrity relay. The team, consisting of swimming great Charlie Lydecker, cyclist and NASCAR President Steve Phelps, and runner and beloved Paralympic triathlete Rudy Garci By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing An Evening of Champions and Inspiration in the Big Apple On Monday 12th November 2018, IRONMAN and the IRONMAN Foundation will host the World Premiere Screening of the 2018 IRONMAN® World Championship brought to you by Amazon. The sixth annual screening event will be presented by the New York Health & Racquet Club at The Times Center in New York City By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay News & Racing Top 50 Males and Females Professional Prize Money Ranking – Nov 2018 There were 7 races over the past two weekend's that counted towards the ranking including- IM 70.3 Waco, Challenge Sardinia, Xterra World Championships in Maui, SuperLeague Malta, IM 70.3 Buenos Aires, IM 70.3 Los Cabos and SuperLeague Mallorca. Top 5 female prize money earners- Daniela Ryf (S By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Marrakech set as new Destination for Ironman 70.3 Race in 2019 Ironman introduces the newest addition to Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) series in 2019 – Ironman 70.3 Marrakech in Morocco. Situated in the northwest corner of Africa, Marrakech will become the first city of the Maghreb to host an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon, with competitors from all over the world By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Joy Added to the Walk of Fame Over the past 33 years of the Noosa Triathlon, literally hundreds of thousands of athletes have met Joy van Zetten but very few, only the Noosa locals, will know her name. However, over decades, they have all experienced her smile, encouragement, occasional good-natured ribbing and a welcome hosing By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Liz Blatchford To Say Farewell at Noosa Triathlon After an illustrious racing career that has spanned 24 years, Liz Blatchford has decided to hang up the racing flats, with one final race and a farewell performance at the Noosa Triathlon. The multiple IRONMAN champion celebrated her long course racing with a recent final performance in Kona but at By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Noosa Triathlon Takes a Sustainable Step Forward In an exciting new initiative, the Noosa Triathlon Multi-Sports Festival has joined the circular economy, with fully compostable ‘BioCups’ to be provided for the 180,000 athlete hydration cups used during the five-day festival. Instead of using disposable plastic cups for hydration of our athletes, By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival News & Racing Taking a Gentle Approach to Noosa Record In every athlete’s career, there is a defining moment or a breakthrough event that changes belief systems and everything from that moment onward. For Ashleigh Gentle, it was the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in September, where she unleashed the most complete performance of her career and in front By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Kona Gems – Recap from Age Group Ironman World Champion Dan Plews Since Kona, it’s been all R and R, and it’s been just amazing and much needed. It’s been an incredible few weeks and crossing that finish line on October 13th felt like standing on the moon. I’m keen to share some thoughts, data and experiences on my #roadtokona, and it’s been nice to have the [&hel By Daniel Plews • 3 min read
News & Racing Rom Akerson and Lesley Paterson win 2018 XTERRA World Championship in Maui Rom Akerson from Costa Rica and Lesley Paterson from Scotland captured the 23rd annual XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a sunny but muddy day in Kapalua, Maui. It’s the first XTERRA World title for Akerson and the third for Paterson, who last won in 2011 and 2012. Both ea By Shawn Smith • 10 min read
