Ben Allen on his 3rd place at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca: The second edition of the European season opener starts set to go with 2,300 participants.
Alcudia, Mallorca is famous for its lovely landscapes and beautiful cycling routes. Every year there are thousands and thousands of riders who take in the Balearic island. But now the training’s done on Mallorca – it’s time to race: Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca is just around the corner for the 2,300 athletes from 63 nations. On Saturday, May 12th the second edition of this race will take place in Alcudia, which is located in the north of Mallorca. See More »
Lisa Marangon – Bussleton – I’m back!
Busselton was my first 70.3 since winning Canberra back in December. I was excited to race and was going there with one objective in mind: to win.
That's of course with respect to the strong pro women also racing, all of whom have been competing the last few months and are in prime race fitness.
Busselton means a lot to me as it was where I had my first ever win as a professional in the half ironman distance back in 2007.Matty White on Busselton 70.3 – The Sea Was Angry that Day!
I arrived in Busselton on the Thursday after getting up early at 4am and leaving Adelaide on the “Redeye” at 6am to Perth, incidentally I actually woke up with a “Redeye” as well which is quite ironic as I had a burst blood vessel in my right eye, so I was thinking this was going to be “one of those weekends!” Once arrived in Perth I made my way down the Highway toward Busso stopping off at Bunbury Primary along the way for a school talk with Ollie Whistler. This was going well until Ollie asked the assembly of grade 4’s why the young girl at the back was wearing a different coloured uniform! I cringed at this point 
thinking maybe she was a special ed student or had some sort of issue, but lucky for me she was in the school skipping team, so we were obligated to watch a skipping show from the skipping team. So a big thanks for bunbury primary for making us feel welcome.
Ryan Bailie Huatlco World Cup Race Report
Huatulco Mexico, a seaside holiday resort town would be my second World Cup of the season. I was excited and ready to rumble after an ideal preparation in hot and steamy Florida, special thanks to John at AAA Tri Camp for once again accommodating Nat and myself in the lead up to this race. This is how the race unfolded… 
The pristine waters of Santa Cruz bay greeted us for the 2 lap 1500m swim. With a flat out sprint to the first buoy at 450m I was positioned ideally though got dunked and smashed a bit which caused me to lose a few fast feet. Regaining my composure for the remaining portion of the swim I had my mind locked on small processes I have been working on in training. In return I would exit the swim in the middle of the first pack. See More »
Kate Bevilaqua on Busselton 70.3
One of my favourite Half Ironman races has been and gone! Busso 70.3 definitely just keeps getting bigger and better and Saturday was no exception!
Guy and I made the 2 hour drive south on Thursday and it was great not to have to fly and pack up a bike to travel this time. Just get it in the back of the car! Thursday involved a school visit at Busselton Primary School, then the evening was a chat with the Pro’s, where I must admit I even learnt a thing or two from all the other amazing athletes.
Friday was a normal pre race day, a little cycle, Pro Press Conference, Swim with the Pro’s, registration, race briefing, bike check in, then feet up, carbo load and relax! The rain came down and appeared to get heavier and heavier as the day went on! As normal, there was not much sleep happening the night before the race, I watched a movie, read a book, but still I was wide awake! Guy however, was sound asleep which made me even more frustrated!!
During the night the rain came down….heavy! Thunder, lightening, you name it! It was going to be an interesting race if this kept up! See More »
Michelle Wu on Busselton 70.3
6:55am. The wind is blowing and the sun only just starting to rise. I’m standing in my Blue Seventy wetsuit, game face on, ready to tackle my first ever Busselton 70.3. To my left, Kate Bevilaqua and Lisa Marangon. To my right, Belinda Granger and Felicity Sheey-Ryan. In front of me, the iconic Busselton Jetty poking out into a great big angry washing machine of sand, seaweed, salt water and sharks. Yes that’s right. Sharks! Fortunately they were nowhere to be seen that weekend! The normally flat and calm 
Geographe Bay this was not! Needless to say the heart was pounding and the butterflies well and truly zooming around inside me!
You sure there are no sharks out there??? See More »
Guy Crawford on Busselton 70.3
BUSSELTON 70.3 Wow what a big few months. All starting with IM New Zealand, followed by 70.3 Singapore, Karri Valley Triathlon,
WA State 80K TT, Kalgoorlie Olympic , Thailand Samui Long Course Tri and finally 70.3 Busselton. It's been a fantastic start to the year and now the body has 4 weeks to get ready for Honu 70.3 then IM Coeur d Alene in Late June. Back to Busselton 70.3 Race morning rolled round rather quickly, i felt like we'd just gotten off the plane from Thailand. However even with all the travel i felt mentally and physically strong.
We got in for the swim warm up and it wasn't like swimming in a pool AT ALL. The chop was quite servere and once i came in from my warmup i had a quick chat with Paul Newsome ( super swim coach ) and he told me to "Swing baby Swing"…I feel i should define that further. That means when its choppy you need to swing your arms over more and recover with more of a straight arm. His words rang through my head for a good portion of the swim and i got myself into the perfect spot behind Luke Mckenzie and Luke Bell, All and all i had a great swim and was happy with the way i felt and my positioning.
Rachael Paxton’s Julia Creek Update – Not your average dirty weekend
Every year I say it’s the last time, yet every April I seem to see myself make the journey to outback Queensland to take part in the Dirt’n’Dust triathlon in Julia Creek. A weekend long festival including; Australia’s best butt competition final, PBR rodeo, race meet with a red claw luncheon and the most unique triathlon race, I think, worldwide. Now being my 3rd time back to Julia Creek it’s like going home- I run into many people I have met throughout the previous years- like Thelma and Louise (aka Deb and Jess) and local legends like the weekend’s mascot- Fred. See More »
Check out Chad Andersons season review
Season 2011-12 has been enormous!
Previously, due to my living and working arrangements I was required to undertake lengthy blocks of solo training around a full time work schedule then travel long distances to compete. This season I took a gamble adjusting my entire life including altering my working arrangements and relocating my family to give me the opportunity to ‘be where the action is’ training and competing amongst some of the best triathletes in the country.
In September 2011 I relocated from Darwin, NT to Torquay, VIC. For the first 10 weeks I was living alone as my heavily pregnant partner remained in Darwin before her maternity leave commenced in November when she finally joined me in Victoria.
Ryan Bailie talks about ITU World Champs Sydney. Congratulations Ryan 3rd Aussie again.
What an opportunity was presented to me when I was nominated to race the first round of the World Series in Sydney at the weekend. It was an amazing experience to be able to race at the highest level on home soil in such an iconic city. Unfortunately the race didn't go how I would have liked it to and here is my reflection and thoughts about the race.
Standing on the pontoon ready to dive in with 70 other athletes awaiting the two lap swim, I was ready for the brutal nature a start like this throws at you. With a nice smooth sailing start I was able to get onto some good feet and stay out of trouble for a change, which enabled me to exit the water in contact with a large front pack. This swim was a great improvement on other races this season and it was great to turn how I have been swimming in training into a race. See More »
Recent Posts
- Ben Allen on his 3rd place at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
- Lisa Marangon – Bussleton – I’m back!
- Matty White on Busselton 70.3 – The Sea Was Angry that Day!
- Ryan Bailie Huatlco World Cup Race Report
- Kate Bevilaqua on Busselton 70.3
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