News & Racing Moffatt and Gomez victorious again at Hy-Vee Australia's Emma Moffatt and Spain's Javier Gomez Noya have both claimed their second respective Hy-Vee Elite US 5150 Championship titles on the weekend, each taking home with them a $100,000 share of the half-million dollar prize purse in Des Moines, Iowa. Women's Race: Australia& By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian Emma Moffatt Wins Hy-Vee 5150 US Triathlon Championship and results Australian Emma Moffatt has just won the most contested Olympic distance race on the non-drafting triathlon circuit, the Hy-Vee 5150 Triathlon, and taken home $100,000 for her efforts. Fellow Aussie and former steeple chase runner Melissa Hauschildt ran through the field to finish in second. Hauschi By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Courtney celebrates one of his biggest paydays News & Racing Courtney Ogden wins MetaMan Bintan Full Distance triathlon and $40,000 West Australian Courtney Ogden has surprised everyone by winning the MetaMan Bintan full distance triathlon in Indonesia. The MetaMan Bintan triathlon is staged at the Nirawana Gardens Resort where most of the participants and their families stay. This provides a relaxed atmosphere which is hard to beat. This is an By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Hy-Vee 5150 US Pro Championship Pro Women’s Race Preview 2013 The 2013 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship Triathlon is set to take place this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. This is the seventh running of the race, which has gone through a number of changes since it's inception back in 2006, including a change of ownership. In 2011 Hy-Vee partnered with World Tria By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship Primer The business end of the international season is upon us after a busy few months of racing. The first of WTC's Championships is set to go this weekend at the 2013 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship, where we'll see one of the best fields in the world assembled for a share in the $500,000USD pie. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Jeffrey Symonds and Australian Carrie Lester win first ever Challenge Penticton Penticton's own Jeffrey Symonds made history today, winning the first Challenge Family event in North America with an 8:29:57. Symonds was hot on the heels of Chris McCormack (AUS) out of the swim, only a second behind with 55:37. He hit the bike course hard to grind into a comfortable lead; b By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Cameron Good and Charlotte McShane best of the Australians at World Triathlon Series in Stockholm Australia's young band of triathletes have had their final ITU World Championship Grand Final hit-outs in Stockholm over the weekend and showed some encouraging signs. The seventh race of the World Triathlon Series saw an emerging team of Australians take on the best in the world, while the es By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Australian Leon Griffin wins Rev3 Maine Olympic Leon Griffin clinches his first major win of the season at the Rev3 Maine, edging out competitors with a late sprint finish. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Natalie Van Coevorden reports on ITU World Triathlon Stockholm We love to hear from athletes racing around the world, and hope that you enjoy reading about this amazing race on the extremely competitive ITU triathlon circuit. Australian triathlete Natalie Van Coevorden reported in after her race at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. From the eyes of Natalie Va By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Trevor Wurtele and Uli Bromme both come-from-behind to capture inaugural Ironman titles at Subaru Ironman Canada Trevor Wurtele (CAN) and Uli Bromme (USA) both came-from-behind to capture their first-ever IRONMAN titles in the postcard beautiful setting of Subaru IRONMAN Canada. Wurtele a British Columbia native won in front of his home crowd with a finish time of 8:39:33 while Bromme earned her first win with By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Photo Credit: Janos Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Alistair Brownlee back to brilliant best in Stockholm WTS win He's already one of the greatest triathletes in ITU history, but Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee added yet another notch to his incredible record in Stockholm on Sunday with his 15th career World Triathlon Series win. In yet another classic display of all-round Brownlee brilliance, he By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen Captures Third ITU World Triathlon Series Title in Stockholm Gwen Jorgensen bested the field on the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course with a time of 1:55:31, nearly 50 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. The win marks Jorgensen's fifth overall podium finish in the series, including victories earlier this season in San Die By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Potts running to the win. Photo: Ironman.com News & Racing Potts edges Griffin, and Hauschildt dominates at Timberman 70.3 Andy Potts secured victory in New Hampshire's Timberman 70.3, finishing 90 seconds ahead of Australia's Leon Griffin, while Melissa Hauschildt continued her winning streak, dominating the women's race. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Bell runs through the cobblestone streets of the Mont Tremblant towards the finish line News & Racing Luke Bell and Mary Beth Ellis win IRONMAN North-American Championship in Mont Tremblant Australian Luke Bell has continued his stellar run of form and taken out a competitive field to win maximum points at the Ironman North-American Championship in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, in 8:26:26. American Brandon Marsh took out the second spot on the podium in 8:31:01, just ahead of Belgian Bert Ja By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Tim Reed was estatic with his back to back wins at Yeppoon News & Racing Tim Reed and Gina Crawford win Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon 2013 Tim Reed dominated from start to finish, while Gina Crawford implemented a new race strategy to secure victory; both athletes now look ahead to significant upcoming races with confidence. By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Catching up with Rebekah Keat ahead of Ironman Mont-Tremblant Ironman Triathlon Born in the country town of Albury NSW, Australian Rebekah Keat has been racing triathlons at the elite level since her junior years. Keat's resume highlights begin back in 1996, with a junior triathlon World Championship title, and a junior duathlon World Championship title the following year By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing URBAN Hotel Group IRONMAN 70.3 returns to Geelong Geelong has long been known as the home of long course triathlon racing and the IRONMAN brand makes a welcome return in February 2014. The event announcement was made today by City of Greater Geelong Councillor Ron Nelson who is the portfolio holder for Major Events and Tourism. “I am thrilled to By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Leon Griffin toughed it out for 6th place News & Racing Timberman 70.3 Preview: Hauschildt, Griffin to lead Australian charge Ironman stars Andy Potts and Terenzo Bozzone lead a strong men's field at this weekend's Timberman 70.3, while Aussie Melissa Hauschildt starts favorite in the women's race, as pros tune up for the 70.3 World Championships in 3 weeks. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Liz Blatchford aiming for Ironman World Championships in Kona Following a successful career racing the ITU circuit, Liz Blatchford recently turned her attention to long course racing. Just last year Liz missed out on the London Olympic team, perhaps a controversial decision but one that unfortunately accompanies every Olympic campaign across the sweep of sport By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family Launches Challenge Philippines Taking place in the pristine protected waters of Subic's IIanin Bay, the rolling hills and costal jungle forests of Subic Bay and Bataan, today's announcement of Challenge Philippines marks Challenge Family's first triathlon event in Philippines. Challenge Philippines is the third By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Sam Betten, Tim Reed & Matty White at Yeppoon 2012 News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon Preview – One of Australia’s great triathlons comes to an end The final running of the Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon The 2013 Yeppoon 70.3 is set to be one the best ever. The men's and women's fields have some very even matched pros who could take it out. This is the last time we will see this race. With the launch of the Sunshine Coast 70.3 we […] By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Preview: Ironman Mont-Tremblant North-American Championship – The race for Kona The final 4000-point KPR Ironman race of 2013 at Mont Tremblant will be crucial for athletes seeking Kona slots, featuring strong fields in both men's and women's races. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Declan Wilson and Natalie Van Coevorden lead Australian results at ITU Tiszaujvaros in Hungary Declan Wilson and Natalie Van Coevorden secured top-five finishes at the ITU World Cup, while junior Holly Grice earned bronze in the ETU European Cup, showcasing strong performances from Australia’s rising stars. By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Daniela Ryf racing Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden Triathlon Daniela Ryf of Switzerland, two time Olympian (finishing 7th in Beijing 2008) and under 23 World Champion, has enjoyed a very successful triathlon career on the International Triathlon Circuit (ITU). Following the trend that is emerging of short course triathletes dabbling in the longer non-drafting By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
