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Liz Blatchford, Cairns win & whats next?
Liz Blatchford has successfully defended her Ironman Cairns title. Liz dominated the rain-drenched race from start to finish, clocking in with a final time of 09:16:58. Melanie Burke (New Zealand; 09:22:53) and Asä Lundström (Sweden; 09:25:56) comp...
Challenge Family selects Race IT as worldwide registration platform
Race IT, the fastest growing online registration solutions platform in endurance sports, today announced a new partnership with the Challenge Family global series of long distance triathlons. Race IT will provide registration services to facilitate o...
Annabel Luxford, Not a Laughing Matter
Trying to fix a stubborn injury can be demoralizing. Trying to recuperate from a stubborn injury caused by a vague driver is maddening. After spending the first three months of the year accumulating frequent flyer points, racing heavily and training ...
IRONMAN Austria 2015
Butterfields winning month in Bermuda
Tyler and Nikki Butterfield have enjoyed numerous sporting victories and podium finishes during a month-long visit to Tyler’s home country of Bermuda. The couple is encouraged by Tyler’s early season results–highlighted by his win at the Abu Dh...
Challenge Bahrain $500k prize purse structure
The structure of the world’s largest half distance prize purse was revealed today by Challenge Bahrain, along with the announcement of some of the sport’s most respected athletes racing at the event on 6 December this year. World champions Mirind...
70.3 Boise – I Won A Race!
It is the best feeling in the world running down the finish chute high fiving a massive group of people cheering for you. It has been since March of 2012 that I got that feeling in a 70.3 event and it gets better every single time. Thank you so muc...
Ironman Cairns 2014 – Analyzing Results
Race Conditions From a time-based perspective, Cairns continues to be a relatively average course: With an adjustment of 5:41 for 2014 the rating hardly changed (now: 5:25). As usual, a slow swim (-2:52, almost as slow as the Kona swim) was followed ...
Seear and Morrey Conquer Kansas
It was Jimmy Seear and Ruth Brennan Morrey who followed the yellow brick road to their first IRONMAN 70.3 wins. David Kahn (USA) was first to scamper up the boat ramp of Clinton Lake in the men’s race, with Todd Skipworth (AUS), Jimmy Seear (AUS) a...
Starykowicz and Wurtele Soar at Eagleman
Andrew Starykowicz and Heather Wurtele held on for wins at IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman. Eric Limkemann was first to emerge from the water of the Choptank River with Andrew Yoder (USA), Bevan Docherty (NZL), Tim O’Donnell (USA), Andrew Starykowicz and Jam...
Strong field at Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau
This coming weekend, triathletes from all over Germany and the world will head to Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau, which also doubles as the German National Championships. On Sunday 15 June 2,300 participants will take on a 1.9 km swim in Hardtsee in ...
Czechman 2014
Canada Sweep in Boise
Brent McMahon had to dig deep on the run, while Melanie McQuaid used her strength on the bike to make it a Canadian sweep at IRONMAN 70.3 Boise. Josh Amberger (AUS) lead the men’s field up the boat ramp at Lucky Peak Reservoir with his 24:03 swim. ...
70.3 Cairns, Kahlefeldt, Hammond light it up
Hot runs on a cold, wet day proved the difference at IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns. In cold and wet conditions Brad Kahlefeldt produced a trademark run to go one better than last year to win Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns. Meanwhile, New Zeala...
Brown sets record, Blatchford repeats at IRONMAN Cairns
Forty is the new 30, according to Kiwi legend Cameron Brown, who set his place in history with victory in Cairns. Turning 42 in two weeks, New Zealand’s Cameron Brown became the oldest man to win an IRONMAN event at today’s Cairns Airport IRONMAN...
Soaring Over 70.3 Eagleman
Looking down at the start list for Sundays IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland its hard to spot a clear favorite in both the mens and women’s events. Ukrainian Journeyman Viktor Zyemtsev is back having stood on the 3rd tier of the pod...
Ambrose the wizard of Oz at 70.3 Kansas?
Can Aussie Paul Ambrose finally play a leading roll after many seasons of being cast as an extra? Coming through the ranks of many great Australian athletes, Ambrose after showing early career promise has had an intermittent showing. In early season ...
Van Berkel Hopes History Repeats
Popular Port Macquarie triathlete Tim van Berkel is hoping that history will repeat for him at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Last year Aussie Luke McKenzie broke a three-year drought to win at Cairns which led to a career-defining second place a...
Shootout at High Noon in Boise
When the gun goes off 12 mid-day at 70.3 Boise reputations once again will be on the line. The first casualty has already been claimed after race favorited Craig Alexander withdrew with a back issue. This then leaves the door open for the likes of Br...