Interviews AFL Champ Brent Staker Makes Triathlon Debut at Mooloolaba With high profile career with the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Lions, athletic key position player Brent Staker has experienced the constant physical demands of competition, the resulting injuries and all the highs and lows that cut throat professional sports can deliver. Football was his life and By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Interviews Pre Wedding Nerves? Mooloolaba Triathlon Perfect Solution When Kristy Dobson and fiancé Jordan Miller, line up for the Mooloolaba Triathlon (11 March) there will be ‘no quarter given and no quarter asked’ and not too much loving or cherishing, as they strive to get to the finish line first. Six days later the happy Mackay couple will be putting all their o By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Interviews Age No Barrier for Mooloolaba Legends Gale and Ross Brisbane couple Gale and Ross Rogers are living proof that the sport of triathlon has something for everyone and it is never too late to get involved, no matter your age or sporting background. This weekend 68 year old Gale and 70 year old husband Ross are making their annual pilgrimage to Mooloolab By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Interviews Wilson Family Embraces the Challenge at Mooloolaba Triathlon Angus Wilson, wife Sandie and grown up ‘kids’ Bianca, Callum and Dodie from “Nungwai” a farming property, up Goondiwindi way, are the perfect example of a family that plays together, stays together. This weekend the entire Wilson clan is hitting the road and looking for a change of scenery, making t By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
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
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
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
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
12-Months On – Has Triathlon Australia’s CEO Miles Stewart Made Inroads? Miles Stewart last spoke to Trizone 12 months ago about the importance of young talent in Australian triathlon, and Commonwealth Games selection shows his mission has continued in a big way. Trizone caught up with Stewart to better understand the choice of youth over experience in Australian triathl By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Elena Goodall: Controversy Follows To Busselton Elena Goodall is charging towards Ironman Busselton and Noosa while juggling moving cities and starting a new job. Phew! Trizone caught up with Elena to discuss her training for Busso, plus the controversy that follows the newly-made celebrity. Roads are busy for bike training in Brisbane “Sunday af By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Interviews Flora Duffy: Behind the Athletes’ 2017 success Flora Duffy is the ITU World Champion, again. Trizone caught up with Duffy to discuss everything from injury to insight into her own training. “Coming into this year, there was a lot more spotlight and expectation placed on me,” said Duffy, and she’s not wrong. After winning ITU, ITU Cross and Xterr By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
Interviews Interview: A Look At What it Takes to Train Luke Willian Luke Willian’s coach Warwick Dalziel has some serious insight into motivating young athletes. After Luke placed 3rd in the U23 ITU World Championships in Rotterdam, Trizone caught up with Dalziel to uncover his coaching secrets. About Luke “Luke was always a fairly uncoordinated kid,” said Dalziel l By Shawn Smith • 8 min read
Interviews Matt Hauser: What it takes to be the ITU World Junior Champion Matthew Hauser is the new ITU Junior World Champion, finishing the Rotterdam course in just 55:54 and finishing fourth at Super League Jersey only one week later. After a brutal year, Trizone asked the 19-year-old what makes him the world’s best junior triathlete. “I sat down with Dan, and we decide By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews WYN Republic: The New Addition to the McKenzie Family Triathletes Luke McKenzie and Beth Gerdes have used their experience in the industry to create a world-class apparel brand, WYN Republic, focused on creating a community around the athletes, not the companies. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Interviews Jared Simons: Chef Turns Plants into Ironman Power Jared Simons is the plant-based chef with a love of Ironman. Trizone caught up with the American athlete to chat about everything from food to weight gain and the alpha types who love Ironman 70.3. One sport ends, another door opens “I was a wrestler, I didn’t grow up doing swim, bike, and run,” Sim By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Interviews Matt Dixon – The Purple Patch Story Matt Dixon is one of the world’s best triathlon coaches, and his squad is only growing. Despite a unique approach, Dixon’s philosophy behind his squad Purple Patch is working. Trizone caught up with Dixon to uncover this sport-changing philosophy. Matt Dixon didn’t follow his philosophy in his own j By Shawn Smith • 10 min read
Interviews Rebekah Keat: There’s Another Chapter After Sport Rebekah Keat is the fourth fastest female Ironman in the world, and one of the most sought-after coaches alongside long-term partner Siri Lindley. Trizone caught up with Bek to chat about retirement from triathlon and the importance of giving back. “For me, I wanted to do something outside myself,” By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photo: James Mitchell Interviews Lucy Charles: The Rise of British Ironman Talent From dabbling in her first Ironman in 2014 to becoming a force to be reckoned with on the triathlon scene, British athlete Lucy Charles attributes her soaring success to a robust mindset, a passion for the sport, and unwavering determination. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Interviews Training While Pregnant From an Age Grouper & Professional Dayna Wilkie, an age grouper, defies expectations by continuing her triathlon training during pregnancy, post a double arm injury, finding a new sense of motivation while emphasising the importance of listening to one's body. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Interviews Elena Goodall – There’s No Stopping Her Elena Goodall has undergone the most impressive transformation over the past year, from turning her back on food addiction to completing numerous triathlons and training for an Ironman. Trizone followed up our last meeting with Elena to check in and see how she’s going. “I applied to be on the [This By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Will Clarke: The Englishman with an appetite for winning Will Clarke is one of the UK’s most impressive triathletes, and he has a few things to say about incompetent referees, motivation and holidays in Greece. Trizone caught up with the British athlete. School starts Clarke’s journey towards triathlon “When I was sprinting at school, I started watching t By Shawn Smith • 8 min read
Interviews Nic Beveridge: Finding Strength and Powering to the Top Nic Beveridge, an Australian paratriathlete, reflects on his experience and how he had to accept and deal with his condition. By Shawn Smith • 10 min read
Interviews Laura Siddall: Taking it to the Top Pro’s Laura Siddall is triathlon’s most nomadic pro, but her mobile lifestyle might just be the key to her recent success including her second place finish at Challenge Roth. Trizone caught up with Siddall to chat San Francisco, risk aversion and the qualification for Kona she’s already locked in. “I’d al By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Interviews Holly Lawrence: The Best and it’s No Surprise Why Holly Lawrence, Ironman 70.3 world champion, blends serious grit, unstoppable drive, and a spark of humor to dominate triathlon’s toughest fields. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
