News & Racing Ironman Foundation to Support Multiple Initiatives as Part of Ironman 70.3 World Championship in South Africa The Ironman Foundation will distribute more than $100,000 in charitable giveback to support the Port Elizabeth region in conjunction with the 2018 Isuzu Ironman 70.3 World Championship, including a Legacy Project with Ironman 4 the Kidz Charity Trust. In addition, eight-time Ironman World Champion a By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo: ITU Media | Wagner Araujo News & Racing Grand Final showdown on the Gold Coast for Jake and Mario Jake Birtwhistle, the 23-year-old Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist in April, comes back to spearhead the Australian team six months after a barnstorming bronze medal in Montreal earlier today. It moved Birtwhistle from third into second on 4010 points – 824 points behind Mola (4925) and By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Peaks Coaching Group Launches Brand Ambassador Program Peaks Coaching Group (PCG)–industry leaders in data-driven coaching–announced today their new ambassador program. The program will recruit individuals to represent the PCG brand by creating positive experiences not only for the ambassador but also PCG’s core audience of professional athletes and de By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Ride with Triathlon Legends on Zwift Zwift today announces the ‘Ride with Legends’ series that will see group workouts designed and led by three of the sports biggest triathlon stars, Craig Alexander, Cam Brown and Emma Snowsill. The first workout, (7:30am AEST Tuesday August 28) will be led, and has been designed by, Craig ‘Cr By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Caroline Steffen winner of the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast. News & Racing Caroline Steffen Three-peats and Tim Reed Repeats at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast With more than sixty percent of Queensland in drought, it was welcome rain and mild race conditions that greeted more than 1800 athletes for the early start at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast in Mooloolaba. New mum Caroline Steffen made it three Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast wins from three starts, with a By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Eder Mejía suspended for anti-doping violations. News & Racing Mexican triathlete Eder Mejía suspended from competition for four years The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Mr. Eder Mejía Muñoz, a triathlete from Mexico, committed an anti-doping rule violation. The violation occurred during an in-competition doping control conducted on March 10, 2018, during the ITU American Cup in La Paz (Mexico), wher By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Pro Rudy von Berg Jr., Sister Olympia and Father Rodolphe. News & Racing Three von Bergs will make History at Ironman 70.3 World Championship For the first time in Ironman history, three members of the same family will be at the start of an Ironman race, let alone a World Championship race, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. American Rodolphe (Rudy) von Berg Jr, 24, member of RYDYourDreams and of Colnago Bikes, will be representing the By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Bradley Weiss winner XTERRA European Championship Race News & Racing Bradley Weiss and Brigitta Poor take win in Germany to be crowned XTERRA European Championship Bradley Weiss from South Africa and Brigitta Poor from Hungary captured the XTERRA European Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a beautiful but hot, dry, and dusty day in Zittau, Germany on Saturday, August 18, 2018. It’s the second year in a row Weiss and Poor have claimed the European By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Jan Raphael of Germany celebrates winning the long distance race during Challenge Triathlon Almere-Amsterdam on September 10, 2016 in Almere, Netherlands. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Challenge Triathlon) News & Racing Favourites Cameron Wurf and Yvonne van Vlerken Aiming for Race Record at Challenge Almere-Amsterdam With just a little over two weeks to go before the start of Challenge Almere-Amsterdam, the Australian Cameron Wurf has not only confirmed that he is racing, but also that he wants to attack the race record. Among the women, last years winner Yvonne van Vlerken has the same goal. Wurf’s participatio By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Rod Marshdale Breathes New Life Into Ironman Dream When Rod Marshdale toes the start line of the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast (26 August) he will continue to defy the odds and using his courage, determination and passion to be one step closer to his ultimate goal of racing a full IRONMAN and inspiring others like him to dream big. In the 1970’s, when By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Training Components Of A Good Cycling Program for Triathletes This comprehensive guide breaks down a six-phase training program for triathletes aiming to excel in criterium cycling, emphasizing endurance, intensity, VO2 capacity, anaerobic thresholds, lactate tolerance, power, and speed. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Tim Don Qualifies for Kona After last year’s accident and the ensuing emotional rollercoaster, three-time Olympian, Tim Don, qualifies for 2018 Kona Ironman World Championship in the final roll down. His last chance to qualify was this past weekend at Ironman Copenhagen. Tim started off strongly in the first half, but began t By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Photo: ITU Media | Janso Schmidt News & Racing Jake Birtwhistle is up for the challenge as he chases Australia’s first WTS podium since 2010 Over the last decade only 2008 Olympian and 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Brad Kahlefeldt has earned a place on the men’s WTS podiums for Australia and that was a third placing back in 2010. Podiums dominated by Spain with 14 top three finishes – six of the them on the top of the WTS [&hell By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, Vietnam 2019 will open August 24th, 2018 We are thrilled to announce registration for TECHCOMBANK IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, Vietnam 2019 will open August 24th, 2018. For those that have raced the event before, you all know the exciting experience and journey that lays ahead. We hope that you will also spread the word and enco By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Caroline Steffen: Mum Is the Word at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast With two Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast wins already to her credit, new mum, Swiss Ironman superstar and former Sunshine Coast resident Caroline Steffen is back in town to see if she can make it three from three. Caroline is gradually returning to racing after taking a break from racing to have her fir By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Elena Goodall’s Journey to Kona is via Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast When Queenslander Elena Goodall crossed the finish line at Ironman 70.3 Cairns in 2017 she was greeted by her two very happy and very relieved parents Paul and Julie. Happy that they had just seen their daughter accomplish one of her amazing personal goals but more so relieved that they still had th By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Two Ironman Dreams Now a Kona Reality Throughout their lives, Melbourne’s Leigh Chivers and Brisbane’s Elle Goodall have been on dramatically different journeys, with vastly different experiences. Their stories are nothing alike, yet they share similar strengths, similar hopes and a very intense love of family. They are also linked by a By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
The Voice of IRONMAN at IRONMAN Australia. News & Racing USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Celebrates Four Newest Inductees USA Triathlon celebrated the accomplishments of four distinguished multisport athletes on Thursday night at the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The ceremony was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, in conjunction with the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships taking pla By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photo: Delly Carr | Triathlon Australia News & Racing Jake Birtwhistle and Ashleigh Gentle back to lead Aussies for Gold Coast Grand Final It will be the third time the Gold Coast has played host to the Championships since the initial year in 1991 when current Triathlon Australia CEO Miles Stewart won his maiden world title and in 2009 when triple Olympian Emma Moffatt won the first of her two World crowns. Some nine years later a 10-s By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Matthew Hauser’s Bike Crash Injury & Recovery Australian triathlete Matthew Hauser was involved in a bike crash that resulted in a dislocated shoulder and broken hand. He underwent surgery to repair the injuries and also suffered nerve damage in his deltoid muscle. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Josh Amberger Set to Light Up Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast With less than two months to the Ironman World Championship in Hawai’i, Queensland’s Josh Amberger is putting the final touches to his preparation for his second assault on Kona. A vital piece of the puzzle is Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast (26 August) where Amberger is looking to put his lethal swim/b By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Brownlee Brothers Set To Compete In 2018 Beijing International Triathlon Great Britain’s elite Brownlee Brothers will compete in the seventh annual Beijing International Triathlon, set to take place on Sunday, September 23, at the Garden Expo Park in the Fengtai District of Beijing, China. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee and Olympic silver and bronze med By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Kienle wins Challenge Turku and shares the leading position with Pablo Gonzalez Dapena in the Challenge Family World Bonus Kienle wins Challenge Turku and shares the leading position with Pablo Gonzalez Dapena in the Challenge Family World Bonus – Yvonne van Vlerken increases her lead in the female ranking Sebastian Kienle did what he came to do and took the win at CHALLENGETURKU this weekend. The 250 points earne By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Training Beginner’s Guide to the Getting the Best Bike Training Dive into a beginner’s guide on preparing for the bike leg of a sprint-distance triathlon, emphasising the importance of viewing the triathlon as a cohesive unit and structuring your training around transition, aerobic, threshold, and strength sessions. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
