Victoria's Xavier Coppock once again previews the real race going at Cairns next weekend. The Iroman age group field has a battle for Kona spots in every category. There are sheep stations on the line and glory from 18-24 years olds right through to 70+. 95%+ of the race is about age groupers
So I have registered for my first Ironman. I have registered to do Ironman New Zealand in 2014. I am not Robinson Crusoe. There are tens of thousands who have gone before me. Yet still the dream of completing my first triathlon 'Mount Everest' is huge. Just go to the finishline of any Ir
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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
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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
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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.
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The Australian triathlon team shows strong potential for the Rio 2016 Olympics, with standout performances and promising young athletes making their mark this season.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Over the last few weeks I have been trying out the Suunto Ambit 2S. As with our other report on the Suunto Ambit 2GPS this is very much a personal review from an average user rather than an in depth technical review, which if you are interested can be found here. Given that it is […]