Interviews Alf Is an Inspiration at 77 Years Young The Gold Coast is home to some outstanding triathletes but none more inspiring than 77-year-old rookie Alf Lakin who is all fired up to do his thing at the Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial on 25 February. Alf lives and breathes triathlon and 2018 is a very special year for him as a [&hell By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing The Road to Super League Triathlon Championship Series 2018/19 Begins Now The road to the Super League Triathlon (SLT) Championship Series 2018/19 kicks off this June with a series of qualifier races in Poznan, Poland, and Penticton, Canada. Pro triathletes have the chance to fight for a spot in the global Championship Series, where the top 50 male and female triathletes By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ryan Bailie and Charlotte McShane ready for hill of a climb in Devonport Saturday’s 2018 Oceania Sprint Triathlon Championships in Devonport will feature an Olympian keen to get back on his bike, the hill-climbing Commonwealth Games debutant and a host of youngsters determined to keep the stars honest over the telling, wind-swept sprint course. In what will be a huge day By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ashleigh Gentle and Tim Berkel headline Huskisson Triathlon Festival This weekend the 16-18th of February will see nearly 5000 swimmers, cyclists, runners and triathletes take part in the annual Husky Triathlon festival. This year is the 13th time the triathlon festival has taken place with fun runs, races for kids, ocean swims and triathlons to suit all abilities. “ By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Scores Top Honors In 2017 Ironman Athletes Choice Awards IRONMAN has announced the results of its 2017 Athlete’s Choice Awards releasing the Top 10 scoring events in a variety of categories based on athlete surveys from all of the 2017 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races globally. Out of the 102 IRONMAN 70.3 series events that took place in 2017, IRONMAN 70.3 By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Gold Coast Triathlon: Commonwealth Games Young Guns Matt Hauser and Luke Willian on Show The future of Australian triathlon will be on show at the Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial on 25 February with two of the nation’s brightest prospects, Commonwealth Games team members Matt Hauser and Luke Willian heading up a stunning field. The Aussie young guns will headline the Gold Co By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Ryan Fisher Adds to the Already Strong Field The already superb IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong elite fields have received a major boost with the last minute inclusion of Rio Olympian Ryan Fisher, who is determined to push the pace on the famous and fast Eastern Beach course. The Queenslander is heading to Eastern Beach for an early season hit out, to te By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Partners with TriBike Transport for National Championships and ITU Team USA Events USA Triathlon today announced that TriBike Transport will serve as the Official Bike Transport Provider for USA Triathlon through 2019. The full-service bike transport company will offer discounted rates to competitors at USA Triathlon’s four owned National Championships — Duathlon, Collegiate Club By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Interviews From 5K to 70.3: How One Wild Dog Made Triathlon Contagious A fun triathlon turned into an Ironman dream for Heidi Gratton, thanks to the Wild Dog Tri Club—and now, there’s no turning back. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Challenge Roth Run Course for 2018 Combines Old and New Following athlete feedback, DATEV Challenge Roth’s new run course will feature some changes for 2018 as the event celebrate 35 Years of Triathlon in Roth. The 2018 course will combine the best of the old, traditional course with the new course introduced in 2017. The 2018 course is one-lap with only By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing 2018 Beijing International Triathlon Opens Registration IMG, in partnership with the Fengtai Sports Bureau of Beijing, announced registration will open on February 1, for 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. Last year’s 2,000 race s By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Registration for the 2018 Kerrville Triathlon Festival Opens Registration for the 2018 Kerrville Triathlon Festival will open on Thursday, February 1st. The 8th annual Kerrville Triathlon weekend will take place September 28-30, 2018, in Kerrville, Texas. Last year, more than 1400 triathletes competed in eight different events that included a swim course in N By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Super League: Five-year contract with the British Isle to begin from 2018 season Super League Triathlon (SLT) today signed a five-year contract with the British Isle of Jersey, making them a long-term partner of the new professional triathlon league that is set for a bumper 2018-2019 season. The partnership between Super League Triathlon and the States of Jersey aims to place Je By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Interviews Vanessa Vacirca To Prove Anything Is Possible at Ironman 70.3 Geelong Since leaving high school Melbourne’s Vanessa Vacirca has been on a roller coaster ride with her health, lifestyle and weight and four years ago at 123 kg felt like anything but a triathlete. When Vanessa lines up at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong on 18 February, she will be one step closer to her ultimate go By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Foundation Now Accepting 2018 Grant Applications The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced that it is accepting grant applications from the triathlon community for 2018. Individuals and organizations who wish to apply for a USA Triathlon Foundation grant may do so at usatriathlonfoundation.org. All proposals are due by March 12, and the USA Tri By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Triathletes to Watch in 2018 2018 is set to be a huge year for triathlon with a number of superstars set to emerge, while regular stalwarts continue dominating the sport. Triathletes from countries around the world will showcase their talents at the Commonwealth Games, but it's not only these athletes we have our eye on. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Sun Multisport Events’ Patriot Half wins “Best Small Race” in Triathlete’s Choice Awards Sun Multisport Events announced today that its Patriot Half was awarded “Best Small Race” (less than 1,000 athletes) in the Triathlete’s Choice Awards presented at the 2018 Triathlon Business International Conference in Tempe, AZ. Now in its 12th year, the Patriot Half is a half distance triathlon ( By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Interviews Ironman 70.3 Geelong on Sue Fuller’s Global Bucket List English age group athlete Sue Fuller has one of the most impressive sporting resumes going around that includes competing in the iconic Alpe D’Huez triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz, IRONMAN Austria, four London Marathons and a Quadrathlon in Scotland which included a seven-mile kayak. Her quest for n By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Endura Creates The Don tribute Cycling Kit to Help Support Medical Expenses for Ironman World Record Holder Tim Don The Triathlon community was stunned with news of a triathlon legend being hit by a truck only days prior to the biggest event in the sport, the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona. Tim Don, a 4x World Champion, 3x Olympian, 2x podium finisher at Ironman 70.3 World Championships and most recen By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
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News & Racing Sebastian Kienle and Ben Hoffman to Lead 2018 Ironman Foundation Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Team The IRONMAN Foundation® today announced that the 2018 IMF Mountain Bike Team at the 2018 Absa Cape Epic® will be led by 2014 IRONMAN® World Champion and two-time IRONMAN 70.3® World Champion triathlete, Sebastian Kienle, and Ben Hoffman, six-time IRONMAN Champion and two-time IRONMAN World Champions By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
WALCHSEE, AUSTRIA – SEPTEMBER 04: Participant take part in the swim leg of the race during the Challenge Triathlon Walchsee-Kaiserwinklon September 4, 2016 in Walchsee, Austria. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) News & Racing Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee Announces New Race Date 2019 It's with great feelings that CHALLENGEFAMILY is announcing the new race date for CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE 2019. Breaking the tradition of the late-summer weekends, the Austrian race will move to June 30, 2019. This moment seems to fit better in most of the race calendars of the regional By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Charlotte McShane’s “High Hopes” for Commonwealth Games Tilt Charlotte McShane will start her Gold Coast Commonwealth Games campaign on a high after returning from the AIS “altitude house” for her first hit out of the year in Saturday’s 2018 Glenelg OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup. The 27-year-old Scottish-born Wollongong-based triathlete from Bairnsdale is By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Geelong: No Pain, No Champagne for Local Mums Ironman 70.3 is not all about the individual athlete, there is plenty of fun to be had in the Teams Relay which allows athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 without the challenge of racing in all three legs. The Team Relay is also a great opportunity to set a new goal or challenge and the […] By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
