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
News & Racing New Dave Scott Triathlon Club Helps All-Levels of Triathletes Dave Scott, master triathlon coach and six-time Hawaii IRONMAN World Champion today announced the launch of his new Dave Scott Tri Club (DSTC). Open to athletes of all levels, the DSTC is designed to help triathletes become faster, stronger and more efficient under the expert guidance of one of the By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Michelle Cooper appointed as first female Triathlon Australia President Michelle Cooper was elected as the new President of Triathlon Australia at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 10 November 2018, the first female to be appointed since the governing body formed in 1986. Ms Cooper previously served as Vice President under the stewardship of outgoing President Ben By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Ironman Florida on South Lagoon Drive at Panama City Beach. News & Racing Ironman Florida to Return to Original Location in Panama City Beach, Florida In 2019 IRONMAN announced today that the 21st edition of IRONMAN® Florida triathlon will return to its original location in Panama City Beach in 2019. Due to the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Michael on Panama City Beach and the surrounding Bay County, IRONMAN and local partners concluded it would not be By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Celebrity Rudy Garcia-Tolson to Anchor Charity Relay at Challenge Daytona The inaugural triathlon race and endurance sports festival set to debut at Daytona International Speedway, welcomes an all-star celebrity relay. The team, consisting of swimming great Charlie Lydecker, cyclist and NASCAR President Steve Phelps, and runner and beloved Paralympic triathlete Rudy Garci By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing An Evening of Champions and Inspiration in the Big Apple On Monday 12th November 2018, IRONMAN and the IRONMAN Foundation will host the World Premiere Screening of the 2018 IRONMAN® World Championship brought to you by Amazon. The sixth annual screening event will be presented by the New York Health & Racquet Club at The Times Center in New York City By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay News & Racing Top 50 Males and Females Professional Prize Money Ranking – Nov 2018 There were 7 races over the past two weekend's that counted towards the ranking including- IM 70.3 Waco, Challenge Sardinia, Xterra World Championships in Maui, SuperLeague Malta, IM 70.3 Buenos Aires, IM 70.3 Los Cabos and SuperLeague Mallorca. Top 5 female prize money earners- Daniela Ryf (S By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Marrakech set as new Destination for Ironman 70.3 Race in 2019 Ironman introduces the newest addition to Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) series in 2019 – Ironman 70.3 Marrakech in Morocco. Situated in the northwest corner of Africa, Marrakech will become the first city of the Maghreb to host an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon, with competitors from all over the world By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Joy Added to the Walk of Fame Over the past 33 years of the Noosa Triathlon, literally hundreds of thousands of athletes have met Joy van Zetten but very few, only the Noosa locals, will know her name. However, over decades, they have all experienced her smile, encouragement, occasional good-natured ribbing and a welcome hosing By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Liz Blatchford To Say Farewell at Noosa Triathlon After an illustrious racing career that has spanned 24 years, Liz Blatchford has decided to hang up the racing flats, with one final race and a farewell performance at the Noosa Triathlon. The multiple IRONMAN champion celebrated her long course racing with a recent final performance in Kona but at By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Noosa Triathlon Takes a Sustainable Step Forward In an exciting new initiative, the Noosa Triathlon Multi-Sports Festival has joined the circular economy, with fully compostable ‘BioCups’ to be provided for the 180,000 athlete hydration cups used during the five-day festival. Instead of using disposable plastic cups for hydration of our athletes, By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival News & Racing Taking a Gentle Approach to Noosa Record In every athlete’s career, there is a defining moment or a breakthrough event that changes belief systems and everything from that moment onward. For Ashleigh Gentle, it was the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in September, where she unleashed the most complete performance of her career and in front By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Kona Gems – Recap from Age Group Ironman World Champion Dan Plews Since Kona, it’s been all R and R, and it’s been just amazing and much needed. It’s been an incredible few weeks and crossing that finish line on October 13th felt like standing on the moon. I’m keen to share some thoughts, data and experiences on my #roadtokona, and it’s been nice to have the [&hel By Daniel Plews • 3 min read
News & Racing Rom Akerson and Lesley Paterson win 2018 XTERRA World Championship in Maui Rom Akerson from Costa Rica and Lesley Paterson from Scotland captured the 23rd annual XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a sunny but muddy day in Kapalua, Maui. It’s the first XTERRA World title for Akerson and the third for Paterson, who last won in 2011 and 2012. Both ea By Shawn Smith • 10 min read
News & Racing Aaron Royle Snags His Fifth Nepean Win As Ashleigh Gentle Surges Home For Title Number Four Royle has wrapped up a record equaling fifth Nepean Triathlon in perfect conditions in Penrith today – taking the overall honours in Australia’s oldest race. Royle equals Tim Bentley’s feat to win five Nepean events – although Bentley still has the bragging rights of five straight wins between 1992 By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Watch Xterra World Championship Live Looking for some more insights? We have you covered. Champions Collide at 23rd XTERRA World Championship in Maui on Sunday Ruzafa Gunning for 4th Win on Maui Michelle Flipo Fast and Ready for Xterra World Championship By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Michelle Flipo Fast and Ready for Xterra World Championship Two days out from the 2018 XTERRA World Championship, the air is buzzing with excitement. Without a doubt, the 23rd annual event has some of the most impressive men’s and women’s elite fields ever assembled. This year, the women’s field is filled with talent from 3-time XTERRA World Champ Melanie Mc By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ruzafa Gunning for 4th Win on Maui Three-time XTERRA World Champ Ruben Ruzafa is one of Spain’s most decorated mountain bikers. A pro before he was 23, you might think he was born knowing how to ride on the most challenging trails in the world. However, growing up, Ruzafa, preferred eating chocolate and watching television to physica By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Champions Collide at 23rd XTERRA World Championship in Maui on Sunday The 23rd annual XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon scheduled for Sunday 28 October in Kapalua, Maui boasts the most competitive elite men’s field ever assembled. It’s a bold statement, but easy to support considering the past four winners, and second-place finishers, are on the start list. By Shawn Smith • 8 min read
News & Racing Aaron Royle knows Ironman legend “Crowie” is never beaten as he chases fifth Nepean crown Rio Olympian Aaron Royle may be aiming at a fifth victory in Sunday’s historic Nepean Triathlon – the oldest race on the Australian racing calendar – but he’s not going to relax, knowing Ironman legend Craig “Crowie” Alexander will be breathing down his neck. Royle at 28 is Alexander’s junior By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Natalie Van Coevorden’s solo grind towards Nepean-Noosa assaults NSW triathlete Natalie van Coevorden, her vision now squarely on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is ready to become a triathlon bride and nothing would make her happier than to waltz towards the end of 2018 on a winning note. There are two major domestic events left on the elite Australian triathlon calend By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo courtesy of babbittville.com News & Racing Bob Babbitt to be Honoured with the Jim MacLaren Award Challenged Athletes Foundation's (CAF) highest annual honour – the Jim MacLaren Award is given each year to the individual or in individuals who have made the greatest contribution to the CAF mission in that year. In the past year, CAF Co-Founder and Spokesperson, Bob Babbitt, has worked tirel By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
A SEA OF BLUE: Age-group men waited in the Pacific Ocean as they prepared to tackle the 2.4 mile (3.86km) ROKA swim course at the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona (Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images for IRONMAN) News & Racing The Best Images from the 2018 Ironman World Championship Approximately 2,500 athletes came from across the globe to Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i to compete in the iconic 2018 IRONMAN World Championship on 13th October 2018. On a picture-perfect day with light winds, these athletes tackled the 2.4-mile/3.2km ROKA swim course, followed by the 112-mile/180 km Ventum By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman Announces Taupõ, New Zealand as Host of the 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Ironman announced today that the right to host the 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship triathlon has been awarded to Taupõ, New Zealand. This will be the first time Ironman holds a world championship event in New Zealand and the second time this world-class event has been hosted in the Oceania regi By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
