News & Racing Van Vlerken, Kienle and Dapena win Challenge Family World Bonus The hotly contested CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus competition concluded with Sunday’s CHALLENGEDAYTONA race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. In the final analysis, Sebastian Kienle (GER) and Pablo Dapena González (ESP) shared the top ranking for professional men, each takin By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Pieter Heemeryck and Sarah Haskins win Inaugural Challenge Daytona More than 1500 athletes made history at the inaugural Challenge Daytona at Daytona International Speedway, December 8-9. Over the course of two days of racing, competitors saw a range of weather conditions. Clear skies and sunshine dominated Saturday’s Sprint Distance, Junior Challenge, and 5K/10K e By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Comeback Queen Lawerence Wins While Blummenfelt Sets New Ironman 70.3 World Best Time in Middle East Championship Title in Bahrain Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt has set a new Ironman 70.3 world best time after racing to victory in Bahrain, successfully defending his Middle East Championship title in the process. There was also another heroic display from Great Britain’s Holly Lawrence, who joined Blummenfelt by defending her 20 By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Kevin Fergusson delivers his three-year promise to mate Sid James at Ironman Western Australia There wasn’t a dry eye in the house at IRONMAN Western Australia when Adelaide’s Kevin Fergusson delivered on his three-year promise to his mate Sid James to make him an IRONMAN. Sid’s dream to race IRONMAN was shattered 25 years ago when he knocked from his bike during a training ride near his home By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing In His Own Words: Winning a Third Time at Ironman Western Australia I can’t think of a sweeter way to mark my comeback. Ironman Western Australia was always going to be a little hit and miss, but I am so happy I managed to hang tough and dig deep to come away with the victory. There were big question marks over a bunch of things which meant […] By Terenzo Bozzone • 2 min read
News & Racing Join Craig Alexander and Celebrate 20 years of Aquathon Over the past 20 years, the MMJ Australia Day Aquathon has become the premier Aquathon swim-run in Australia and a household name in the Illawarra. Held annually on Australia Day, January 26, at the beautiful Wollongong Harbour, 80k south of Sydney, the event draws a big crowd and huge buzz. Aquatho By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ready? Set? Challenge Daytona. Here’s the Lineup for Next weekend. An impressive international field of professional triathletes will assemble on the CHALLENGE DAYTONA Middle Distance start line at Daytona International Speedway. These world-class, fiercely competitive athletes are eager to cross the checkered-flag finish line and lay claim to the first triathlon t By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Comebacks, Records and Debuts Were on the Cards at Ironman Western Australia IRONMAN Western Australia celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in style, with defending champion Kiwi Terenzo Bozzone and Swiss superstar Caroline Steffen both returning to the winner’s circle with stunning performances in near perfect racing conditions. For Bozzone, his IRONMAN title defence was th By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Barbara Riveros – Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Three-time Olympian and Sprint World Champion Barbara Riveros to Make Her Way to Ironman Western Australia Former ITU Sprint World Triathlon champion and three-time Olympian Barbara Riveros has developed a reputation as one of the world’s most versatile triathletes, with outstanding performances over many years in the high-intensity sprint formats, IRONMAN 70.3 through to ITU long course racing. The Chil By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman Expands Into India for First Time With Brand New Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Goa Ironman announced today the expansion into India for the first time in company history with the inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3® Goa, India triathlon which will debut on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Arriving at the shores of India for the first time, the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon is a great opportunity to reach a By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Aussie vs. Kiwi – The Battle Continues between Luke McKenzie and Terenzo Bozzone in Western Australia Former course record holder and Ironman Western Australia race pioneer Luke McKenzie and defending champion and current record holder Terenzo Bozzone are on a collision course and they wouldn’t have it any other way. Luke dominated Ironman Western Australia in 2015 lowering the course record to 7:55 By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone Heading To Western Australia for His Ironman Return Five months after a tragic accident that threatened to end his racing career, New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone heads to IRONMAN Western Australia (2 December) for the ultimate test of stepping up the full distance IRONMAN and defending his title in Busselton. Bozzone arrived in Australia hoping his bod By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Former World Champion Takes on Massive Double Header at Challenge Wanaka Former World Champion swimmer and Olympian Moss Burmester is taking on the massive physical challenge of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast followed by Challenge Wanaka a week later. Since retiring from swimming in 2010 Burmester has stayed active through spearfishing and freediving and last year got invo By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney – 1st Place What a way to kick off my comeback! Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney was this weekend in Penrith and I cannot be happier with how it all unfolded. It has been a tough 5 months and I have never taken my eyes off my comeback. A lot of work, patience and emotional resilience went into my […] By Terenzo Bozzone • 2 min read
News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone Finds No Traces of Weakness while Radka Kahlefeldt Was Far too Strong at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Five months after a tragic accident that threatened to end his racing career, New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone has shown his class, returning to the winner’s circle, holding off local hero Sam Appleton with a dominant performance at IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney. Women’s winner Radka Kahlefeldt was uncha By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Arti Shaw Continues his Triathlon Journey at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney In the 1980s and ’90s, Nine’s Wide World of Sport (WWOS) was an institution with sports fans across the nation, glued to the television every weekend. For Aussie kids, growing up on a traditional diet of cricket, tennis and football, WWOS was their window to a wider sporting globe and a major inspir By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Caroline Steffen Heads to West For Her Ironman Return at Ironman Western Australia Swiss IRONMAN superstar and honorary Aussie, Caroline Steffen is heading to the fifteenth anniversary IRONMAN Western Australia (2 December) to make her comeback to IRONMAN after a three-year break from full distance racing. With the birth of baby son Xander in December 2017, Caroline has been on th By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing My Comeback Race – Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Well, it has been almost 6 months since my last race – Ironman Cairns and 5 months since my accident, so I am itching like crazy to rev the engine in a race environment. My swim and bike fitness is great, as I have been able to build on this slowly since being allowed back […] By Terenzo Bozzone • 2 min read
News & Racing Jarrad Ross Takes on Western Sydney a Different Way this Weekend Former Newcastle Jets defender, Jarrad Ross has recently joined the rapidly growing number of retired professional sports people to make the switch to the world of swim/ride/run and this Sunday (25 November) he is heading to the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith to make his IRONMAN 70.3 By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone is Back and Heading for Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney When New Zealand IRONMAN champion Terenzo Bozzone was involved in a hit and run on a training ride in the Auckland in July, it resulted in a range of serious injuries that included concussion and broken eye socket (requiring three titanium plates) and a bike snapped in two by the impact. Emergency s By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
ROTH, GERMANY – JULY 17: Jan Frodeno of Germany celebrates as he wins Challenge Triathlon Roth and sets a new world record on July 17, 2016 in Roth, Germany. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images for Challenge) *** Local Caption *** Jan Frodeno News & Racing The Championship 2019 and Ways to Qualify for this Iconic Race While the current season for most European triathletes has already come to an end and they’re probably enjoying a well-deserved rest, nevertheless it’s time to plan for the upcoming season! The Championship 2019 will take place on 2nd of June in Samorin, Slovakia. Hundreds of participants have calle By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Getting the Winning Feeling Back at Nepean and Noosa I’m thrilled to finish this year on a high after winning the Nepean and Noosa triathlons in the past few weeks. It’s always great for your confidence and belief in yourself to finish the year with some wins, so I’m feeling pretty good. But! Like any race, there was a journey to get to that [… By Aaron Royle • 7 min read
News & Racing Radka Kahlefeldt Looking Towards to Podium at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney In March, Radka Kahlefeldt (Vodičková) astounded the athletic world by winning the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao, Philippines only 11 weeks after giving birth to baby Ruby. If that wasn’t amazing enough, together Radka and Ruby have has continued on their winning way throughout 2018 picking up wins at IRONMAN By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Sam Appleton Has Eyes on Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney For the majority of the year Sam Appleton chases his dream, training in the US and racing IRONMAN events across the world but any chance he gets he loves to get home to Australia to catch up with family and friends and race high profile Australian events such as IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney (25 Novem By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
