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April 6, 2008
Race Results: 2008 Women’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup
from Triathlon.org…
Moffatt takes New Plymouth gold
Australian Emma Moffatt ran away with today’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup and in the process asserted herself as the front runner for a spot on the highly competitive Australian Olympic team. She finished with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 1 second to collect her second career world cup title. She won’t be racing in Ishigaki next weekend and knew this was her final chance to impress Aussie Olympic selectors.
“I had a bit of pressure on myself for today to make sure I performed since and it was the last opportunity to do this, so I had to see what I could do and I guess I did it,” said Moffatt.
Just six seconds behind for the silver was Swede Lisa Norden who is enjoying a spectacular start to 2008 after taking bronze last week in Mooloolaba. It’s not only a breakthrough for Norden but also for the Team BG Elite Athlete Development Programme. Moffatt’s teammate and fellow Aussie Olympic hopeful Felicity Abram took the bronze for her first career world cup podium finish.
April 6, 2008
Race Results: 2008 Men’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup
from Triathlon.org…
Gomez storms to 9th world cup win
He was down by more than a minute after the bike but the deficit didn’t matter for world number one Javier Gomez. As he’s done so many times before, the Spanish sensation ripped through the run to win today’s New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup. The run course was accurately measured at 10.2 kilometers, which Gomez absolutely shredded with a superhuman run clocked at 29:37.
“It’s amazing, two weeks, two victories. This was my best race ever. It’s the best way to start the season. It was a difficult race and I am very happy.” said Gomez. “It’s a great start but the Olympics are still a ways away and there is lots to do.”
The victory comes hot on the heels of his season-opening win in Mooloolaba last weekend. Not able to keep up with his Spanish rival, Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt once again finished runner-up taking the silver 31 seconds behind. British veteran Andrew Johns made it back to the world cup podium with a bronze, his first medal since a bronze in Makuhari, Japan in 2003
April 4, 2008
2008 New Zealand Olympic Team confirmed
from the New Zealand Olympic Committee…
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) today confirmed the final selections for both the men’s and women’s Triathlon at the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Andrea Hewitt and Shane Reed were today announced to join Sam Warriner, Debbie Tanner, Bevan Docherty and Kris Gemmell on the start line in Beijing.
In ratifying the nominations of Hewitt and Reed and confirming their selection for Beijing, the New Zealand Olympic Selectors commented on the rigorous process that Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ) undertook in the selection of their athletes for the Beijing Olympic Games.
April 4, 2008
Race Preview: New Plymouth - BG Triathlon World Cup race #2
from triathlon.org…
One week after the season kicked off in Mooloolaba, Australia last weekend, the BG Triathlon World Cup series shifts to New Plymouth on the North Island of New Zealand. Since taking gold and silver at the Athens Olympics, the small country has become a triathlon powerhouse, producing numerous world cup winners including 2004 Olympic silver medalist Bevan Docherty, Kris Gemmell, along with the mighty women’s trio of Samantha Warriner, Debbie Tanner and Andrea Hewitt; all world cup winners. In 2005 in New Plymouth, Docherty and Gemmell delighted the home crowds with a Kiwi gold-silver sweep and hope to duplicate that success in 2008.
Last year’s world number three and 5-time world cup winner Samantha Warriner opens her 2008 campaign at home this weekend after opting to skip the season opener in Mooloolaba. Andrea Hewitt and Nicky Samuels will dual again, vying for Olympic selection. Hewitt pulled ahead of Samuels in the race for Beijing after finishing as the top Kiwi in Mooloolaba last weekend, a designated Olympic qualifier for Triathlon New Zealand. A large Austrian contingent that includes Olympic gold medalist Kate Allen is expected to make the trip as New Plymouth is a designated Olympic qualifier for the Austrians.
April 4, 2008
New Nike+ SportBand Expands the Nike+ Experience to Make Running Even Easier
The Next Innovation in Nike+ Offers a New Way to Connect to the World’s Largest Running Club and Lets You Track Your Results to Train for Better Performance in Any Situation
BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This spring brings the next evolution of the Nike+ experience with a new option to help runners run and train. Available April 10th, Nike (NYSE:NKE) launches Nike+ SportBand, allowing runners to get real-time performance feedback during a run, while linking them to the world’s largest running club. In addition this spring, www.nikeplus.com introduces Nike+ Coach, a new personal coaching tool to help runners go the extra mile and engage like never before in the Nike+ global online running community.
A New Way to Run with Nike+
Nike+ SportBand allows runners to see their distance, pace, time and calories burned when they run, in addition to gaining access to all of the features and tools on nikeplus.com. Designed for runners who choose not to run with music and for those times when you can’t use music, the Nike+ SportBand provides all the benefits of Nike+ technology, but opens up the Nike+ experience to a broader audience of runners. Runners who enjoy that extra motivation, or who are music fans, can continue to hear their run details through an iPod nano system.
April 3, 2008
Race Preview: 2008 Panthers Ironman Australia
$60,000 pro prize purse
2.4m run, 112m bike, 26.2m run
70 slots for Ironman Hawaii
Sunday April 6 will mark the 23rd running of the Panthers Ironman in which roughly 1,800 athletes from 30 countries will be competing.
The 3.8km, two-lap swim begins opposite the Sea Rescue Headquarters with a deep-water start in the Hastings River.
The 180km three-lap bike course takes competitors along the coast, with the Pacific Ocean to the east, and a range of scenery to the west that varies from suburban landscapes to forest.
The marathon course takes competitors along the Hastings River foreshores and along beside the beaches and parts of Pacific Drive which combines rolling hills with beautiful scenery to provide excellent viewing for both competitors and spectators.
The Pro women’s field looks to be very strong with returning 2007 winner Rebekeh Keat (who finished 6th in her debut in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships in October), Chrissie Wellington (2007 Ford Ironman Hawaii Women’s Champ), and Kate Major among others expected to race.
The Pro men’s field should see Patrick Vernay (last year’s first place finisher), Jason Shortis (2nd last year) and Mitchell Anderson (4th)
Bike Profile from Computrainer
Run Profile from Computrainer
A video from last year..
And finally some interesting stats… Triathletes will use 4,500 gear bags, hundreds of metres of reflective tape, 800 glow sticks, 1,500 swim caps and 3,000 race bibs, 1,500 bike and helmet numbers. They’ll consume around 20,000 litres of water, 12,000 bananas, 7,000 cookies, 3,500 oranges and 4,000 litres of cola. Around 8,000 litres of Gatorade energy drink will keep their bodies hydrated and energised. Jelly babies (around 6,000) and rockmelons round off the race diet and, at the finish line, competitors can enjoy a hot meal plus fruit salad and ice cream and a wide variety of drinks. There will be 6,000 drink bottles on the bike course plus over 1,500 on competitors’ bikes, and 60,000 paper cups used during the run leg.
April 3, 2008
Chris McCormack inducted into Ironman Australia Hall of Fame
From www.foxsports.com.au…
Last October, McCormack became only the third Australian after Greg Welch and Michellie Jones to win the Hawaiian Ironman, triathlon’s most famous race.
McCormack also holds the Ironman Australia record for the most men’s wins with five, from 2002-2006.
This year’s Ironman Australia is on Sunday at the northern NSW town of Port Macquarie and the event will officially induct him at Monday night’s awards presentation.
He will be officially inducted at an awards presentation, the day after the Ironman Australia competition.
McCormack is training in the United States, but will “attend” via a video presentation.
He is only the 2nd inductee after Jason Shortis to receive the honour while still racing.
March 31, 2008
Open Water Swim Tips
As the season officially kicks off this weekend, I thought a few tips were in order.
1. Don’t fight the water. Relax and swim as streamlined as possible.
2. Know the course. Remember, the fastest line is a straight line (don’t zig zag or you can easily add 25% to your swim)
3. Learn more than one stroke so you can rest if need be. The ability to roll onto your side or back can prove invaluable if you get tired or collide with another swimmer.
4. Conserve your energy. Minimize kicking to save your legs for cycling and running
5. Swim your place and pace. Pick the best spot to maintain your own pace without getting run over y other swimmers.
This video clip from Barb Lindquist and Wes Hobson was very well done and informative.
The entire DVD is available here: Triathlon–Racing Faster
March 30, 2008
Race Report: Javier Gomez starts 2008 with a Mooloolaba win
From Inside Triathlon By Timothy Carlson - IT Senior Correspondent... Javier Gomez of Spain emphatically re-staked his claim as the top Olympic style triathlete in the world with a definitive 24-second win over runner-up Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia and a 34-seconds margin over 2006 ITU World Champion Tim Don of Great Britain in the hotly contested Mooloolaba BG World Cup. Gomez emerged from a 64-man bike pack in an 11-man duel for the first of four 2.5 kilometer laps of the run. Halfway through the 10km run, Gomez and Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt broke free of a high-quality pack that included Don, Great Britain’s emerging star Oliver Freeman, New Zealand’s 2004 ITU World Champion Bevan Docherty, Australia’s newcomer Brendan Sexton, Canada’s Paul Tichelaar, Australia’s 2004 Olympian Simon Thompson, and 2004 Olympian and 2007 Life Time Fitness series king Greg Bennett of Australia. By the end of the third lap, Gomez broke off alone on his way to a 30:29 run that was 28 seconds faster than Kahlefeldt’s effort and put the Spaniard at the finish in 1:49:50. The Mooloolaba win marked Gomez’s 14th straight ITU World Cup podium finish, a mark almost as remarkable as Fernandes’s 12-win streak, given the greater depth and strength of the current men’s World Cup fields. Gomez overcame a poor, 24th place swim and an early crash on the bike. "I had a horrible swim, probably the worst of my life," Gomez told ITU media at the finish. "On the second lap of the run, I tried to break away but Brad (Kahlefeldt) came with me. On the third lap, I tried with all my (passion) and got away. It's so special to win here in Australia. I was close last year, but Brad beat me." Kahlefeldt paid tribute to Gomez in a post race interview with ITU media. "I attacked at the hill (at the 5km turnaround) and I felt pretty good. But he countered at the top and he kept going and going. I gave it my all." Read More
March 30, 2008
Race Report: Snowsill tops Fernandes at Mooloolaba World Cup
From Inside Triathlon By Timothy Carlson -- IT Senior Correspondent.... Coming off an off form 2007 in which she suffered from an infection, back troubles and a recurrence of asthma, three-time ITU World Champion Emma Snowsill scored an emphatic win at the Mooloolaba World Cup and slammed the door on Vanessa Fernandes’ attempt to score a record 20th ITU World Cup victory. Just a year ago at Mooloolaba, Snowsill snapped Fernandes’ 12 World Cup win streak, spoiling her Portugese rival’s attempt to break her tie with Australian legend Emma Carney for the longest winning streak in ITU World Cup history. With Carney watching from the sidelines today, fellow Aussie Snowsill played goalie and shut Fernandes out of her bid to break free of her tie with Carney, who also has 19 career World Cup wins. "I'm so happy, I feel myself again," Snowsill told ITU media at the finish line. "The problems have dropped away. I feel like I am back where I am supposed to be." Fernandes, who despite her record-tying 19 World Cup victories and several third places had never had a runner-up finish in World Cup competition, was gracious as ever in an ITU post race interview. "Last year I was third here and this year I was second, so this is better."
Snowsill and Fernandes battle it out on the 10-k run
On Sunday, Snowsill and Fernandes started the run on Australia’s Gold Coast running elbow to elbow to the halfway point of the 10k run leg. Then Snowy turned on the jets on her home grounds, finishing with a race-best 33:19 run and a 38-second margin of victory in 2:00:44. "Everyone always says it would be great to have a head-to-head with Vanessa," said Snowsill, who chuckled at the thought that such struggles with her fierce rival are easy for others to anticipate but much tougher inside the ring. "And I was thinking, 'Great! Here it is. I've got to try and kill myself in a sprint finish with Vanessa.' Home crowd advantage is a great thing." Read More