Kona: Bikes of the Pro’s (day 3) The daily bike show continues today as we preview some fantastic looking bikes from the World Championship in Hawaii, presented by Ceramic Speed. Today's bike check-in has Jens Petersen-Bach and Michelle Vesterby. 📷 Jesper Grønnemark By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
South Africa to host 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship IRONMAN SELECTS NELSON MANDELA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Finally I have an excuse to visit my partner's family in South Africa! Luckily many of them are already racing Ironman and have been to this venue before. I wonder if the executive mayor of Nelson Ma By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Kona: The Mind Games Kona is nature itself. There is nothing in that nature that is confronting, it is as it is. It’s totally neutral. It’s power in its rawest sense. Kona serves up nothing we are not prepared to face physically. What Kona does do though is force us to face our own inner demons of conditioning and [&hel By Grant Giles • 4 min read
News & Racing Kona: Our Ironman World Championship 2016 Predictions The Trizone office sat down to discuss and debate the men's and women's podium for many hours and they finally come up with their predictions. By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Kona: Bikes of the Pro’s (day 2) The daily bike show continues today (did we forget yesterday?) preview of the 2016 Kona bikes, presented by Ceramic Speed. Today's bike check-in has Alicia Kaye, Ruedi Wild and Tim Berkel. 📷 Jesper Grønnemark By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Dimond Bikes Launches new Marquise Triathlon and TT model With the world of 'Beam Bikes' hotting back up we have seen the launch of two new models this week in Kona. The team at Dimond have taken their already proven and successful bike to another level with the launch of the Marquise model. This bike is a triathletes dream with additional stor By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Kona: Age Group Athletes to Watch in 2016 We spoke with 2016 Ironman 70.3 35-39 World Champion Owain Matthews and 2015 Ironman 40-45 World Champion Ben Bell about their thoughts on the age groupers to watch at this year's Ironman World Championship. We have known Owain since he rocked up to the Balmoral Triathlon Club in Sydney when h By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Olympian Ryan Fisher to race Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series in Robina Gold Coast, Queensland – This weekend sees the popular Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series return to Robina on the Gold Coast for Round 2 in the Series. Leading the open race will be Brisbane Olympian Ryan Fisher (24th in Rio) who will be using the event as a hit out prior to the Noosa Triathlon la By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Photo Credit: Jeremy Beckers News & Racing Olympic Gold Medal Coach Jamie Turner Supports Triathlon and Taranaki Māori The New Zealand city of New Plymouth and the Taranaki region is a place close to my heart after living there between the ages of 9 to 13. Some of my best childhood memories were made there. One of them is of a kid called Jamie Turner, who used to hang around with his BMX […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Interviews Kona: Checking in with current 70.3 World Champ Tim Reed Reigning Ironman 70.3 World Champion Tim Reed opens up to Trizone, discussing his own preparation method in the run-up to the imminent Ironman Triathlon event in Kona. “I feel really lucky. I don’t have to make any big decisions in the race, I just want to enjoy it,” says Tim Reed, referring to the By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Kona: Bikes of the Pro’s (day 1) Daily preview of the 2016 Kona bikes, presented by Ceramic Speed. Today's bike check-in has Aasa Lundstroem, Patrick Lange and Tim Reed. 📷 Jesper Grønnemark By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Interviews Kona: Luke McKenzie talks family support, setbacks and his prep for Kona Australian triathlete Luke McKenzie opens up to Trizone on how his family's support helped him overcome a series of setbacks to take on the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Kona “In the end, it comes down to who wants to push their bodies the furthest in the marathon,” says Luke McKenzi By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Australia’s David Mainwaring wins Challenge Jeju Australian David Mainwaring has won the inaugural Challenge Jeju in Korea last weekend, after leading from the gun ahead of fellow Australian and multiple 70.3 winner Luke Bell and Colombia's Carlos Quinchara. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Interviews Road to Recovery: Jake Montgomery’s Journey to Make it to the Top Again Picture this. It’s just four weeks to the Ironman World Championships and Australian triathlete Jake Montgomery experiences his first incomplete finish at the Asia Pacific Championships in the Philippines. Excruciating knee pain forces him out of the run, and despite subsequent scans, acupuncture, p By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Kona: Tim Berkel – The Makings of a Good Thing As a professional triathlete, Tim Van Berkel regularly pushes his body to the absolute limit. Sore legs, exhausted arms and burning lungs are all just part of a regular day in the office for the 32-year-old. But recently, aching limbs haven’t been the biggest hurdle he has had to overcome. Van Berke By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Interviews Clayton Fettell Comes of Age Aussie Ironman triathlete, Clayton Fettell talks to Trizone about working with a new coach, re-igniting his passion for triathlon, coping with criticism and looking forward to the future. Clayton Fettell. He’s been described as hot-headed, unprofessional and ‘promising but inconsistent’. Not too lon By Jeremy Thewlis • 11 min read
News & Racing Mola crowned the 2016 ITU World Champion Spain will add another name to their list of world champions after Mario Mola’s fifth place finish in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel saw him win the 2016 ITU World Championship title in a dramatic finish by just four points. Earning the gold for the race was South Africa’s Henri Schoema By Jeremy Thewlis • 5 min read
News & Racing Duffy dominates her way to a world title Bermuda’s Flora Duffy floored it on the bike in hot and humid conditions in Cozumel, winning the race and securing her place in history as the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Champion. The world title is the first WTS crown Duffy has scored, as well as the first time Bermuda has topped the World Cha By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Charlotte McShane racing to her career best WTS result – Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Charlotte McShane takes Bronze at World Triathlon Grand Final in Cozumel Scottish-born Charlotte McShane has burst through for Australia’s first major ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final podium since 2010 taking bronze in the brutal heat of Cozumel late this afternoon. The 26-year-old, who migrated to Bairnsdale in rural Victoria with her family in 2005, produced an i By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Interviews Aaron Royle Unpacks His Rio Olympic Race Performance Australian Olympic triathlete, Aaron Royle, talks to Trizone about his preparation for his debut at the 2016 Olympics, finishing 9th in a battle against the world’s best athletes and and the challenges of peaking on the day. Along with Ryan Baillie and Ryan Fisher, Aaron Royle went to Rio to represe By Jeremy Thewlis • 11 min read
Interviews Sam Appleton: the young gun of 70.3 fires up Australian triathlete, Sam Appleton, came fifth in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mooloolaba, Australia. In this interview with Jeremy Thewlis, Appleton talks about how he approached the race differently this year, why he’s no longer the fresh face of triathlon and what the future holds. Ov By Jeremy Thewlis • 9 min read
Hometown Hero: Tim Reed (AUS) outsprints Sebastian Kienle (GER) for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia (PRNewsFoto/IRONMAN) Interviews Tim Reed: World Champion, Great Dad, Good Bloke In an in-depth interview, Tim Reed discusses his unique preparation, race tactics, and the role of his family in securing his third major title of 2016, including the World 70.3 Championship. By Jeremy Thewlis • 11 min read
