News & Racing Ironman acquires Auckland Marathon IRONMAN today announced that it has acquired New Zealand's largest road race, the Auckland Marathon. The race, which dates back to 1936, attracted more than 16,000 participants last year. The 2014 Auckland Marathon will take place on November 2. â€IRONMAN operates several events outside of the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2014 Qualifiers With top qualifiers confirmed, the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mont Tremblant may see its most intense race yet. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt wins Ironman Australia 2014 Two time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt produced her trademark run to claim victory on debut at the Toyota IRONMAN Australia event today in Port Macquarie. Hauschildt surprised many after exiting the swim only just over a minute down on Lisa Marangon. But out on the bike and the expe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Canadian Elliot Holtham wins Ironman Australia 2014 After trailing early race leader and 2013 Ironman Australia Champion Luke Bell and Paul Ambrose, Canadia Elliot Holtham has used the run and the tough bike conditions to eventually run down Paul Ambrose (after Luke Bell struggled in the run and had to pull out with severe quad cramps) to take the wi By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jason Hilton getting some swim practice in… News & Racing Jason Hilton’s advice from his Father was the difference and why he is competing in Ironman Australia A father's job is to teach, guide and love his son. For Port Macquarie local Jason Hilton one of the biggest impacts his father made on his life, was to save it. Without his father suggesting he be tested for prostate cancer, he would not be taking on his first Ironman at Sunday's By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Lisa Breakwell News & Racing Lisa Breakwell – Single mum of four with single minded determination at Ironman Australia Lisa Breakwell was 30 when she became a single mum with four children aged 3, 5, 8 and 10. As is often the case had life become about working hard and providing a stable environment for her four children. Everyone else came first, mum came second. While working as a full time registered nurse she [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Ballarat the latest WTC event to be announced in Australia Ballarat has been announced as host city to an IRONMAN 70.3 event over the next three years. This came after local Government support was confirmed for the three year term. The first event, to be held on Sunday 16 November 2014, will uphold a long tradition of Ironman racing By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Daniel Neilson and Jessica Simpson top amateurs at Xterra Asia Pacific Championship Daniel Neilson and Jessica Simpson were the top overall amateur finishers, and they (along with the fastest amateurs in each division) were named XTERRA Australia National Champs and awarded a qualifying spot into XTERRA Worlds for their efforts. Jessica placed 10th overall at the recent Melbourne I By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Jodie makes it two in a row – Photo Credit: Janos Schmidt/ITU News & Racing Great Britain’s Jodie Stimpson digs deep to win Cape Town World Triathlon Series Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson asserted her status are the female triathlete to beat in 2014, collecting her second consecutive World Triathlon Series win as the series made its debut in Africa on Saturday By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Romain Guillaume celebrates a confidence boosting win News & Racing Uplace-BMC’s Romain Guillaume wins Lanzarote Volcano Triathlon Romain Guillaume of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has won today's Lanzarote Volcano Triathlon, an Olympic Distance race. With a time of 01:58:15, Romain was more than two minutes faster than Bert Jammaer and Rayco Marrero. It is the fifth victory of the season for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triath By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Andreas Dreitz rode his way in to contention News & Racing Camilla Pedersen and Andreas Dreitz take victory at Challenge Fuerteventura The success of this weekend’s Challenge Fuerteventura was marked by a remarkable comeback victory, record numbers plus a touch of Formula One. Camilla Pedersen (DEN) and Andreas Dreitz (GER) took the race titles while Jenson Button raced in the age group field. This was Pedersen’s first race since By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Dan Hugo jubliant at Xterra Asia Pacific News & Racing Dan Hugo and Flora Duffy capture inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship Dan Hugo and Flora Duffy captured the inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship on a beautiful day at Callala Bay in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday afternoon. It was a great win for Dan Hugo and perhaps his coming of age as a bona fide international superstar, said XTERRA managi By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
News & Racing Rev3 Triathlon Series cancels professional division and offers prize money to age groupers The news yesterday that the Rev3 Series has cancelled the professional division of their series came as bad news to the professional triathletes who had based a large part of their season around the series. It also will sound warning bells for the professional triathletes who will be looking at othe By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jodie Stimpson, Auckland 2014 – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Top Women’s lineup for the World Triathlon Series in Cape Town In the highly anticipated debut of Africa on the World Triathlon Series calendar, the women's race again spotlights an impressive field for the two-lap 1500m V&A waterfront swim, which will be followed by an eight-lap bike with constant ocean views and a four-lap 10km run in Cape Town. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team News & Racing Glasgow bound Ryan Bailie on home soil this weekend in Cape Town, South Africa Ryan Bailie would love nothing more than to celebrate his selection on the Australian Commonwealth Games team with a solid performance in his home coming ITU World Triathlon Series event in Cape Town this weekend. Bailie is one of six athletes named on the Australian team for Glasgow – five of who By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photot Credit: Edward Birchall News & Racing Australian Olympic Triathletes racing XTERRA Asia Pacific Championship Australian Olympian Brendan Sexton is the latest in a string of high-profile elites to join in the fray at the inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon this Saturday at Callala Beach in New South Wales. There's been a lot of attention for this particular event recently and I happen By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Former World BMX Champion Fiona Langfeldt takes on Toyota Ironman Australia Triathlon has always attracted world champions from other sports. Most commonly they've been from cycling, swimming and running. Â Fiona Langfeldt is just such an athlete, well sort of. She will be taking on Toyota IRONMAN Australia on May 4 after making the jump over from her former spor By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing New Zealanders Dylan McNeice and Britta Martin win Challenge Taiwan 2014 Defending champion Dylan McNeice and Britta Martin secured victories at Challenge Taiwan, with McNeice leading from start to finish and Martin delivering a defining win in her second long-distance race. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Nicky Samuels, Flora Duffy Added to All-Star Elite Cast for Inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Australia Olympians Nicky Samuels of New Zealand and Flora Duffy of Bermuda confirmed their intent to race at the inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race at Callala Beach in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia next Saturday, April 26. “It's official, I just entered the 2014 XTERRA Asia Paci By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Exciting week for the Ironman Lottery and Legacy entrants for the 2014 Hawaii Ironman Championships IRONMAN today announced the 100 age-group athletes who have earned a chance to race at the 2014 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro through the IRONMAN® Legacy program, and the lucky 100 age-group athletes and five physically challenged age-group athletes from across the globe who won t By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australian Triathlon team named for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Olympic bronze medalist Emma Moffatt, along with fellow Olympians Emma Jackson and Ashleigh Gentle, will represent Australia in triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Triathlon New Zealand announces Glasgow Commonwealth Games team The Triathlon team to compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games was named today by the NZOC at the Tri NZ National High Performance Centre in Cambridge. Tom Davison (Christchurch), Tony Dodds (Wanaka), Andrea Hewitt (Christchurch), Kate McIlroy (Wellington) and Ryan Sissons (Auckland), were announce By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Hedgeland Girls Provide Triathlon’s Second Sister Act 20 Years After The Carneys Jaz and Kira Hedgeland will represent Australia in Edmonton, marking the first sister duo since 1995 to be selected, alongside standout performers like Jake Birtwhistle and Sophie Malowiecki. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo credit: Delly Carr/IRONMAN News & Racing IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt to debut at Ironman Australia Two time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt has chosen Australia's most enduring Ironman event to make her debut at the distance. After much speculation the Australian has finally silenced the question she is frequently asked at this time of year. When are you moving up to Ironman? By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
