News & Racing WTC withdraws Ironman Access Programme On Wednesday 27th October WTC launched the Ironman Access programme, what followed was a storm of protest from professional and age group athletes across facebook, twitter and forum sites such as "Transitions" in Australia. Today in an embarrassing back down WTC have withdrawn the progra By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins takes out round 2 and 3 of the NSW Protour The 2nd and 3rd Round of the NSW Protour series was held over the weekend at Gunnedah, including the NSW Time Trial Championships on Saturday, a unique event including a 1km swim time trial in the morning, followed by a 20km bike TT at lunch, and finishing with a 5km By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Craig Walton prepare for battle in 2010 Noosa Triathlon Athletes will shortly start arriving in Noosa for Australia's most popular Triathlon and Multi Sport Festival. Starting from humble beginnings in 1983, the very first Noosa Triathlon attracted only 180 competitors, helmets were optional, wetsuits were banned and cyclists got lost on the course By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Pro Women in the hunt to win the 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon The women's field this weekend is not huge but there is some good talent and hopefully there will be some good racing. Katherine Baker and Anna Cleaver are the two that Nicole Ward is putting up there as the potential winners. Kirsten Molloy is a great swimmer and could also push the field. Re By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing The 2010 SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman Triathlon could be won by at least 6 guys The men's half of the SiS Port Macquarie half ironman could be won by at least 6 different people this weekend. Adam Holborow, Mitch Robins, Matty White, Ollie Whistler, Tim Berkel and Tim Reed all have the talent to win on Sunday. Matty White is talking himself down but Tim Berkel is having n By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Hervey Bay Olympic Distance Triathlon to Return in 2011 The Hervey Bay triathlon is back and entries open on November 1, 2010. This iconic Olympic distance triathlon is the perfect opportunity to plan a great holiday in Queensland. If you missed out on a place in Ironman Australia or the half ironman then this is the perfect remedy to make up for these m By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns to rival Ironman Australia and Ironman WA The Challenge series of Iron distance races has finally made its way to Australia's shores with the Challenge series organisers today to announce in conjunction with USM and Carins Regional Council that they will be staging the event in Cairns from 2011. The Challenge Cairns event is being ann By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Christie Sym Reports in from Ironman 70.3 Austin "The race was great, my best of 2010 and my best half ironman distance race taking into account performance in all 3 disciplines. After a disrupted lead up (salmonella poisoning post Ironman Canada, bronchitis post Cancun 70.3 only 3 weeks later, and a trip to Kona to get inspired by the big d By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Richie Cunningham gets podium finish in Ironman 70.3 Austin Australian Richie Cunningham achieved a solid third place finish in the Lone Star state. Cunningham who now lives in Austin, had won the race for the past two years, and is very familiar with the course as he is able to train over it on a regular basis, however this year he was piped to line honors By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Melissa Rollinson and Bryce McMaster win round one of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series 2006 steeplechase Commonwealth Games silver medallist Melissa Rollinson has continued her extraordinary success since switching to triathlon claiming her fourth straight victory in the opening round of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series at Raby Bay this morning. Bryce McMaster out sprinted Ryan Fisc By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Australian Dan Wilson claims first ever ITU Triathlon World Cup title in South Korea Australian Dan Wilson came from behind to claim his first career World Cup victory. A pair of former Junior World Champions from France won silver and bronze. Aurelien Raphael was second and Vincent Luis won a 4-way sprint to take the bronze. "It feels really good. I'm happy with the rac By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Leading ITU Triathlete Nicola Spirig wins Ironman 70.3 Austin Nicola Spirig, fresh off a 2nd place in Mexico, wins Ironman 70.3 Austin using her road bike, demonstrating her adaptability and hinting at future long-distance ambitions post-2012 Olympics. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Ironman Charity Challenge launched in Australia World Triathlon Corporation has announced an initiative that will help Ironman and its athletes promote social inclusion, community development and lend a hand to Australians in need. The Ironman Charity Challenge is being launched with the support of Brisbane-based food products innovator and manuf By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Maitland Club Distance Triathlon won by David Mainwaring and Regina Wright – Race Results David Mainwaring and Regina Wright won the Todd Bowd Electrical Club Distance Triathlon (1km/30km/8km) in Maitland last weekend. David proved just a bit too strong for Scott Milson in all three legs and finished 2:50 ahead. Milson, at almost 15 years older than David, is preparing for Noosa at By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing ITU Unveils Schedule for 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced the 2011 dates and cities for the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. The world's finest triathletes will vie for the title of 2011 World Champion along with 2012 Olympic qualifying points in ITU's premier series. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins and Jodi Heeney win the Maitland Mid Distance Triathlon Full Results Mitch Robins edged out Tim Reed and Adrian Cominotto in what was a close race until the run. Mitch set a blistering pace to run the 12kms in under 40mins at 3:18min/km. Jodi Heeney was over 7mins ahead of her nearest rival Estelle Von Abo. Also racing amongst the men was Chris Dimitrieff who rode [& By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Full Australian Results from the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship at Kona in Hawaii Australia has well and truly proved its dominance in the world's ultimate endurance triathlon, producing the 2010 male and female Ford Ironman World Champions. Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae won the titles today in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was McCormack's second win and the fifth con By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Pro Womens Placings after the Bike at Ford Ironman World Championship 2010, Kona Hawaii Australia's Mirinda Carfrae is running strong and moving up the field. At six miles she is now only 8:11 behind Julie Dibbens. Mirinda was over 11mins behind Julie at the start of the run. Other Australians Belinda Granger, Kate Major, Carrie Lester, Lisa Marangon and Kate Bevilaqua are all do By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Pro Mens Placings after the Bike at Ford Ironman World Championship 2010, Kona Hawaii Chris Lieto and Maik Twelsiek started the marathon with a sizeable lead over the chase group. It only took Chris McCormack inside the first 8 miles to pass Twelsiek. McCormack and Craig Alexander are running at the same pace early on in the marathon and both are eating in to Chris Lieto's lead By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Chrissie Wellington withdraws from the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship Chrissie Wellington has withdrawn from the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship due to an unspecified illness. Chrissie started to feel unwell the day before the race and could not train comfortably. She waited until the last minute to rack her bike but eventually made the decision to pull out. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Mirinda Carfrae makes it a perfect Australian day winning the Kona Ford Ironman World Championship When the word went around the warm up pool that Chrissie Wellington had failed to turn up there was no doubt disappointment among the other women pro's, but maybe a touch of excitement as well as they realised that now they all really were racing for first place. Perhaps they only two women wh By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Chris McCormack wins second Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona Chris McCormack makes a final surge during the run leg then went onto wining the 2010 Ironman World Championship. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian Entries in 2010 Hawaiian Ford Ironman World Championship at Kona There are 155 Australians entered in to the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona. This full list includes all of the pros. Â Â RACE NO LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE CAT OCCUPATION 1 Alexander Craig 37 MPRO Miscellaneous 486 Alford Graeme 51 M50-54 Engineer 775 Allen David 45 M45-49 Business Own By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Luke McKenzie pulls out of Kona Ironman World Championships One of Australia's bright hopes for the Kona World Championship race on Saturday has withdrawn due to injury. Writing on his blog Luke today said "I have withdrawn from the Ironman World Championships here in Kona. It has been a gut wrenching decision but after a few days of deliberation By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
