Annabel’s second win from her third start in long course triathlons News & Racing Annabel Luxford and Christian Kemp take on stong fields at Rev3 Quassy 2013 Annabel Luxford and Chris Kemp will be going up against very strong professional fields this weekend at Rev3 Quassy half iron distance race in Connecticut. Racing with Kemp and Luxford are fellow Australian’s Mirinda Carfrae, Carrie Lester, Joe Gambles, Richie Cunningham, Paul Ambrose, Matthew Pellow and Sam Douglas. Wattie By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Grace comes from a running backgroun News & Racing Australia’s Grace Musgrove to make ITU World Series Triathlon debut in Madrid Rising Australian star Grace Musgrove will make her elite World Triathlon Series debut at Madrid this weekend as part of a strong Aussie contingent including Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing A Canadian home for Ironman 70.3 World Championship? We are hearing some exciting news out of Canada. It is rumoured that there will be an announcement tomorrow (Friday local time) from Ironman CEO Andrew Messick. He is in Mont Tremblant along with Quebec Prime Minister / Premier Pauline Marois. This is the site for the North American Ironman Champion By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Oh what a feeling! News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Hawaii Race Preview – Honu Half Ironman This weekend’s ‘Honu 70.3’ as it is commonly known is set to be an epic race with the winners of the last two Hawaii Ironman World Championship titles going head to head. Pete Jacobs and Craig Alexander will be up against some very fast challengers over this distance. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Aaron celebrates becoming the U23 World Champ “Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Madrid ITU World Series Triathlon Australian Team Preview The Australian triathlon team shows strong potential for the Rio 2016 Olympics, with standout performances and promising young athletes making their mark this season. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Jonathan Brownlee pulling away from Richard Murry – Credit: triathlon.org / Rich Cruse / ITU News & Racing ITU World Triathlon Series hits Europe for the Madrid Round The World Triathlon Madrid not only marks the halfway point in the ITU World Triathlon Series, but also the first of five European stops. With stacked start lists in both the men's and women's races, the hot and hilly course is set to see some savage battles. Jonathan Brownlee and Javier By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Rachael Smith on the way to her overall victory – Photo Credit: JWorsfold / Marathon-Photos.com – Copyrighted to Marathon Photos.com News & Racing 2013 Busselton 70.3 fastest female Dr Rachael Smith talks to Trizone Anonymity is something on the national scene Dr Rachael Smith used to enjoy, however her 4:17 at the recent Busselton 70.3 certainly has got a few tongues wagging around the country, although none of the WA locals are surprised. Rachael has been a very fast girl on the swim, bike & run for the p By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Super Sprint CEO David Hansen on the microphone at Falls Creek in 2012 News & Racing David Hansen of Super Sprint Events on all things Challenge Melbourne The man arguably responsible for launching more age group triathlon careers than anyone else and one of the longest serving race directors in Australia is David Hansen of SuperSprint Events. Based in Melbourne Hansen, along with wife Penny and a great team of dedicated and experienced people, run mo By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Testing win for Chris McCormack at inaugural Challenge Rimini A thrilling finish and testing conditions made up the inaugural Challenge Rimini at the weekend which saw Chris McCormack (AUS) and Erika Csomor (HUN) take top honours. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Pete Jacobs winning the 2012 Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Brad Khalefeldt fuel Pete Jacobs need for speed IRONMAN World Champion Pete Jacobs makes his long-awaited return to racing in Australia when he defends his IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns title on Sunday 9 June. There's no chance for Jacobs to ease his way back into top competition in IRONMAN Cairns 70.3, as he takes on a white-hot field including two By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Jesse Featonby in action during an earlier race News & Racing Jesse Featonby and Kirralee Seidel win 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup Jesse Featonby overcame some challenging times to take out a career best result at the 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup last weekend. With a great all round race Featonby found himself at the head of the race on to the run and never looked back. This is a strong result for Featonby and [ By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee bring Brownlee Triathlon to Yorkshire Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, London 2012 Olympic Gold and Bronze medallists, are bringing a brand new open water super-sprint triathlon to Yorkshire on Saturday 21st September 2013. They have announced that in partnership with The National Trust, the 'Brownlee Tri' will be taking place at th By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Join us for a full breakfast on Monday morning after Ironman Cairns News & Racing Toyota Australia Cairns Breakfast with the Pros 2013 – Special guests Pete Jacobs and Liz Blatchford Thanks to Toyota Australia, Trizone and Healthwise Active Travel, you have the unique opportunity to experience a 'Cairns Ironman and 70.3' post-race breakfast with the pros. Discuss the previous day's race with your fellow triathletes, as well as World Ironman Champion  By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Javier Gomez taking a great win News & Racing Golden debut for Javier Gomez Noya at Challenge Half Barcelona In his first middle distance competition, Javier Gómez Noya spectacularly won both the Half Distance Triathlon European Championship and Challenge Half Barcelona this Sunday.  Camilla Pedersen (DEN) took the women's title for the second year in a row. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Caption News & Racing Terenzo Bozzone bounces back with race record win in Ironman 70.3 Florida The 2008 IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Terenzo Bozzone has put his injury problems behind him with a comeback win in Florida today. The 28 year old won in his first race back following a freak accident four months ago. He withdrew from his home city IRONMAN Asia Pacific Championships By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
One of the resorts on Bintan News & Racing MetaMan iron distance triathlon lays down $40,000 for both male and female winners With Kiwi powerhouse triathletes Cameron Brown, Gina Crawford, Joanne Lawn up against Belinda Granger, Brett Carter (winner 2012) and Fredrik Croneborg (runner up 2012) amongst others the 2013 MetaMan will see significant growth over the successful launch in 2012. To compliment the full distance the By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Challenge Melbourne 2014 sells out The successful launch of Challenge Family with three events into Australia continues with Challenge Melbourne selling out today with over 1200 competitors. "I couldn't be happier with the response from athletes and industry people to the announcement of Challenge Melbourne," said D By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Emma smiled to the end. Credit: Delly Carr / triathlon.org News & Racing Emma Moffatt takes Silver at 2013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama It is hard to know how Emma Moffatt managed to keep a smile on her face in a frantic sprint for the line, but it was a happy “Moffy†who grabbed a determined silver medal behind American Gwen Jorgensen, edging out British girl Jodie Stimpson at today's third World Triathlon Series (WTS) ra By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
It seems you need a motorbike to keep up with Gwen Jorgensen – Credit: Delly Carr / triathlon.org News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen claims back to back ITU World Triathlon Series wins in Yokohama If San Diego hinted at it, Yokohama has well and truly confirmed the USA's Gwen Jorgensen as the leading contender in 2013, as she took back to back ITU World Triathlon Series titles and the overall series lead in Japan on Saturday. Conditions played a huge part with constant rain and cooler t By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee makes triumphant return from injury at 2013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee started his season in a now familiar way in Japan, as he led from almost start to finish in an all-round perfect performance at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Joey Lampe on the run. Photo courtesy of Eden Saul – Dead Kooks Surf Boards News & Racing Joey Lampe and Ainslie Bakker win 2013 Byron Bay Triathlon – Results We haven't heard too much about today's Byron Bay Triathlon. We look forward to hearing how the race unfolded. Congratulations to Joey Lampe (not the first time he has taken this title) and Ainslie Bakker for the overall wins. There were around 900 finishers. Lampe and Shane Barrie exite By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
James Hodge, Brad Kahlefeldt and Tim Reed celebrate theit podium finishes. Photo from James Hodge facebook page. Click here to Like News & Racing Brad Kahlefeldt and Liz Blatchford take out the professional wins at Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2013 After a week of terrible weather, race day put up a perfect day for racing and fast times to boot. Although the morning was fresh, the ocean was calm unlike the previous days where there were people surfing out there. With such a star-studded field in both the male and female pro fields, the race [& By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Bussleton Preview A string of world class names are set to line up at SunSmart Ironman 70.3 Busselton on Saturday 11th May 2013. “The men's field is the strongest we have ever had at SunSmart Ironman 70.3 Busselton and one of the largest in the Australia for the 2012/2013 season†said Ashleigh Davis, Event By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family returns to Australia with three new events Possibly one of the worst kept triathlon secrets in Australia in a long time, Challenge announces its return to Australia with Challenge Forster, Challenge Batemans Bay and Challenge Melbourne. There have been rumours circulating for a while in the triathlon industry of other Challenge races in Aust By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
