Dylan McNiece shows his class once again in 2013 News & Racing Dylan McNeice and Belinda Granger claim inaugural titles at Challenge Taiwan New Zealand's Dylan McNeice has again made his mark on the international triathlon circuit as he took his second major title in only his second long distance race at this weekend's Challenge Taiwan. Meanwhile Belinda Granger (AUS) won the women's race, claiming her 15th long By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman Australia 2013 90km in to the bike Luke Bell has a solid lead with Patrick Evoe now in second place overall. Monty Frankish is holding strongly in his first ever Ironman with 40-44 year old David Meade now in 4th overall. Matty Harris was still working the crowd. Rebecca Hoschke came through 90kms to claim the $1000 bike prime with a By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman Australia 2013 underway in near perfect conditions The 2013 Ironman Australia is underway with all competitors now out on the bike course. Luke Bell was upstaged in the swim leg by surf ironman Ben Squiers but it wasn't long before Bell had the race back under control on the bike. Bell is riding faster than the rest of the field heading out [& By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Two brands made big inroads in to Cervelos stronghold News & Racing Ironman Australia 2013 Bike Count We have finally finished the bike count after analysing around 1500 bike brands in the transition area. We thought that we may see a change to the traditional leader in the 'bike of choice' for triathletes. The guys at Shimano were certain that there would be a new leader. After about 25 By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Bevan Docherty winning in Sydney 2010 News & Racing Ironman 70.3 St George – US Pro Championship ANZAC Preview The field at St George this weekend is one of the best fields assembled. If you are going to watch or follow one race this year this is the one. Both swims will be epic. In the men's race there are at least 20 front pack swimmers. Once out of the water there is going […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jason Shortis in full flight at Ironman Australia in 2012 News & Racing USD$1000 for Bike Prime for the professional male and female fields at Ironman Australia Event organizers of the 2013 IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie race have today announced the introduction of a 'Bike Prime' for the professional male and female fields. A prize purse of USD$1000 each will be awarded to the first male and female professional athlete in each race to finish the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Xavier finishing Ironman Melbourne 2013 as one of the top age groupers himself News & Racing Ironman Australia – Xavier Coppock’s Age Group Predictions There are plenty of newbies racing here which is a really good sign, but also many "repeat offenders" going around again which should be the ones chasing the podiums and slots. The signing of another 5 years shows healthy signs for Ironman Australia, however has me wondering with the lac By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Long distance triathlon returns to Asia with Challenge Taiwan On 4 May, international long distance triathlon will return to Asia with the inaugural Challenge Taiwan, introducing the Challenge Family race experience to Asia. Challenge Taiwan promises to set a new milestone in Taiwan triathlon history as the first full distance race in the country and also mark By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Jason Shortis is one of the grittiest pros around. A crowd favourite at Port Macquarie. News & Racing Luke Bell favourite at Ironman Australia 2013 – Men’s Preview Luke Bell goes in to this weekend's Ironman Australia as the pre race favourite. Bell has been in some serious form so far this year but luck has not always gone his way. It is because of this that we find him racing Ironman Australia this year. 2013 started off in Auckland at the 70.3 [&helli By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Searching for No.1 News & Racing Nicole Ward Searching for Maiden Ironman win IRONMAN Australia is well known in Australia's triathlon community as “the people's race.†Anyone who has experienced the finish line of this iconic event, now in its 27th year, would be hard pressed to deny that fact. It's the people of Port Macquarie that create an atmosphere By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The 2012 women’s podium. Nicole Ward is hoping to go one better in 2013 News & Racing Ironman Australia Women’s Race Preview 2013 Whilst there has been talk of the small field we should see some competitive racing. Ange Castle is the unknown, Sydney triathletes Rebecca Hoschke and last year's Ironman Australia 2nd placed female Nicole Ward should provide a very competitive race. Kiwi Tamsyn Hayes (no relation) is hard to By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series expands to seven events The Event Crew, organisers of the Gatorade Queensland Triathlon Series, have added a new location to their 2013/2014 series taking the number of races to seven. Kawana Waters, to be held on September 22 this year, is the newest addition to the series. The Event Crew Director, Brendan Downey says By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Triathlon New South Wales making some big changes Triathlon NSW, led by General Manager Phil Dally, shifts focus to supporting clubs and race directors through compulsory membership and new initiatives, aiming to enhance the triathlon community in NSW. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gina Crawford shares the victory with her son – Photo Credit: Darryl Carey www.darrylcarey.com News & Racing New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga Half entries open 1 May, 2013 There is less than one day to go until entries open for the 25th Anniversary of the 2014 Port of Tauranga Half on Wednesday May 1st. Last week the event was confirmed by Triathlon New Zealand it will again carry National Long Distance Championship status and World Championship qualification, which f By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australians at the 2013 St Anthony’s Triathlon There were five Australian men and three Australian women racing at the St Anthony's Triathlon over the weekend. Highest placed was Emma Moffatt with a 3rd. Greg Bennett was 5th overall and at 42 years old is proving that age is not a hindrance. James Seear was 9th overall with Sam Betten 13th By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Port Macquarie will host Ironman Australia for the next five years Port Macquarie-Hastings will host the Ironman Australia event for the next five years! The announcement was made yesterday morning by NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Graham Annesley. The agreement between Council, Destination NSW and USM represents a significant social and economic benefit for By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing The family that Ironman’s together stays together The Eisenhuth family certainly embody the old adage, “the family that plays together, stays together.†And for the Eisenhuth family, Ironman Triathlon is the only way to play. Dad Paul was the first to catch the Ironman bug completing his first race in 1994, he quickly infected the rest of the f By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Jason Shortis in full flight at Ironman Australia in 2012 News & Racing 21 years on Jason Shortis still going strong at Ironman Australia Jason Shortis is one of Australia's most accomplished Ironman triathletes, over 60 races, five Ironman wins, seven second places and four thirds. A glutton for punishment the 42-year-old is back again to try his luck at IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie. “IRONMAN Australia is where it all st By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
These rowers have massive engines. We look forward to seeing Mahe race this weekend. News & Racing Kiwi Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale takes up his Ironman challenge Five-time world champion and London Olympic gold medal rower Mahe Drysdale takes on arguably his toughest test when he competes in IRONMAN Australia at Port Macquarie this weekend. The 34 year old Drysdale, single scull gold medallist at the London Olympics, has spent his sabbatical away from the sp By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia welcomes increase in funding from the Australian Sports Commission Triathlon Australia Media Release: Triathlon Australia will utilise its $300,000 increased funding from the Australian Sports Commission to invest in its paratriathlon and general High Performance Program. Triathlon is one of 11 sports to receive additional funding through the Winning Edge investmen By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Mitch Robins on his way to posting the fastest 20km run split of the day while chasing Pete Jacobs at Huskisson in 2012 News & Racing Mitch Robins on comeback trail with a 5th at Ironman 70.3 New Orleans As we have covered before, this time last year Mitch Robins thought he would never run again. Even back in Australia after numerous mirco surgery procedures he was still coming to grips with the possibility that a university degree he was completing may become useful sooner than he thought. Fast for By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Melissa Hauschildt win Samui Triathlon 2013 Courtney Atkinson and Melissa Hauschildt are the official winners from the weekend's long course Samui Triathlon on Koh Samui. All dramas aside Courtney Atkinson showed his class right from the start. After leading out of the swim along with Ben Allen, David Dellow, Michael Murphy and Nikolay By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Graham O’Grady winning the Port of Tauranga Half 2013 in record equaling time – Photo Credit: Darryl Carey www.darrylcarey.com News & Racing Port of Tauranga Half triathlon retains New Zealand National Champs and World Champs Qualifying Status The prestigious Port of Tauranga Half triathlon has received further kudos in what will be its 25th anniversary event in January 2014; with confirmation, the iconic race will again carry National Long Distance Championship status and World Championship qualification. The news comes just over a week By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Jaz ready to race News & Racing Jacob Birtwhistle and Jaz Hedgeland to lead next generation of Olympians and Commonwealth Games reps to London Exciting juniors Jacob Birtwhistle and Jaz Hedgeland will lead the next generation of Olympians and Commonwealth Games representatives to London for this year’s ITU Junior World Championships in September. The 2013 Youth Olympic champions have been named in a six-strong Australian team capable of upholding Australia’s international triathlon By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
