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Weight-related Research from The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

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British stars fail to scale heights

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Paratriathletes to watch this year

This year’s World Paratriathlon Event circuit is more important than ever as qualification for paratriathlon’s debut at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics ramps up. A total of 10 events are on the circuit, starting on March 1 in Buffalo City, South Africa and touching down on every continent before concluding in Chicago with the World Championships. In addition to racking up points to punch a ticket to the Windy City in September, paratriathletes will begin securing points for Rio qualification at the Iseo – Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Event. All of the WPE races from then until June 30, 2016 will serve as critical races to synch up one of the 60 available spots. While six sport classes will debut in Rio, WPE races will feature all 10 sport classes. Here’s who to watch this paratriathlon season. Women’s PT1 Up until last year, there was one major player in the women’s PT1 sport class – Great Britain’s Jane Egan. The three-time World Champ and four-time European queen attempted a fourth title in Edmonton last year, but her gold medal haul came to a halt when the USA’s Kendall Gretsch garnered gold. Despite just one season under her belt competing, the American destroyed the field by more than five minutes. Gretsch’s teammates Mary Catherine Callahan and Diana Helt have also been picked to perform this year. Men’s PT1 The talented Bill Chaffey (AUS) was notably missing from the PTI World Championship lineup last year after suffering broken bones in his pelvis that derailed his chance to collect a fifth world title. But nothing keeps this Aussie down for long. Look for him to be back in action and better than ever this season. Chaffey’s stiffest competition is likely to come from Krige Schabort (USA), who finished not far behind Chaffey at the World Championships two years ago and stepped up last year to take his first world title in Chaffey’s absence. An accomplished hand cyclist, Jetze Plat made the jump to triathlon with success two years ago, so look for this Dutch star to add to the competition. The rivalry will no doubt heat up even more with a Paralympic berth on the line. Women’s PT2 Another newcomer to triathlon, Nora Hansel quickly made a name for herself as one to watch. The German won all of her races in her debut season last year, including the World Championships, taking the title away from defending champion Hailey Danisewicz. Melissa Stockwell took a break from racing last year to become a mother, but all...

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Who to watch in the 2015 season

Today we continue highlighting the 2015 ITU season by highlighting the athletes that are likely to shake things up this year. The World Triathlon Series gets underway with World Triathlon Abu Dhabi on Saturday, March 7. Tune in live at triathlonlive and follow us on twitter @Triathlonlive for play by play updates. Back in action: While the men’s reigning Olympic champ has endured injuries that rendered him to the sidelines much of the last two years, the word on the street is that Alistair Brownlee has enjoyed a solid winter of training. And if Alistair put in work these last few months, that means younger brother Jonathan Brownlee reaped the benefits of a healthy world class training partner. Conclusion? That ole Gomez vs. Brownlee rivalry just got exciting all over again in a big kind of way. Return of the medallists: Speaking of Olympic champs back in action, expect Nicola Spirig to mix it up in a few more triathlons this year. While her season is to be determined, when Spirig is lined up, look out. And to continue on the Olympic medallists thread, Lisa Norden is looking like she’s in the hunt for Rio, as well. After stepping up to longer distances and suffering from a foot injury, Norden is back to training with the coach that got her to Olympic silver. Bronze medallist Erin Densham is on the start list for the Mooloolaba World Cup, so here’s hoping these ladies are all back in form. Red hot: It goes without saying that Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez Noya had stellar years in 2014. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, don’t expect the World Champions to slow down anytime soon. They are the ones to chase this year and will no doubt be up for the challenge. Stepping it up: Last year saw some major performances from the likes of Mario Mola, Richard Murray, Joao Pereira, Vincent Luis, Sarah True (nee Groff), and Kirsten Sweetland to name a few. Add in the always consistent Andrea Hewitt and Emma Moffatt, as well as Commonwealth Games champ Jodie Stimpson, and they make up a sizable group of WTS athletes that stepped up their ante last year and could just change the game in 2015. Outside smoke: Women’s racing could see some big shake downs this year with some star players appearing to be back in form. Paula Findlay looked especially promising towards the end of last year. Training with none other but the studly Siri Lindley, a world champion turned coach to world champs, Findlay has more WTS wins than any other woman other than...

220 Triathlon Show your 2015 season starts here

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Dubai draft ruling promises Potts of gold

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Tri Club Cup

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Britains Emma Pooley wins Challenge Philippines

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Triathlon New Zealand seeking National Talent Programme Coach

Triathlon New Zealand is seeking a driven and progressive coach with a passion for talent development to lead the National Talent Programme to achieve sustainable international success towards the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Olympic Games. Background Tri NZ is the governing body for the sport of Triathlon in New Zealand, including a High Performance Programme (Tri NZ HP) with a vision to provide a high performance environment that produces athletes who can win medals consistently at the Olympic Games and major international events. Tri NZ HP is rigorously pursuing a “2020 HP Plan”, including a commitment to prioritise athlete talent development, through a structured and progressive development pathway to ensure programme sustainability by systematically and regularly identifying and supporting young athletes who show potential to podium at Olympics and World Championships. To that aim, a National Talent Programme (NTP) was launched during 2014, already engaging with well over 100 young athletes and several dozen coaches. The NTP includes a National Talent Squad (NTS; which meets regularly for training and competition, with additional support through Sport NZ’s Pathway to Podium Programme) and Regional Youth Academies (RYAs; with Lead Coaches in 5 regions around the country). The Role In leading the NTP, the National Talent Development Coach is fundamental to Tri NZ HP achieving sustainable success. The role oversees the identification and development of appropriately talented Youth and Junior athletes, and supports their coaches, to ensure regular progression of athletes to the High Performance Squads. Specifically, the Coach coaches the NTS and National Junior Teams, supports NTS athletes and their coaches in training at home, and coordinates the RYAs. The National Talent Coach works alongside the High Performance Coaching and Performance Support teams, primarily based at the National High Performance Centre in Cambridge. Domestic and international travel are both required. Applications Applications should be sent to High Performance Administrator, Maree Kaati (hpadmin@triathlon.kiwi) by midday on Monday 9 March, including cover letter addressing the key points of experience in the Person Specification and a current CV. Interviews are anticipated during the week beginning Monday 16 March. Further enquiries are welcome to the High Performance Director, Graeme Maw (graeme.maw@triathlon.kiwi).

What to watch for at 2015 World Triathlon Series

With the World Triathlon Series kicking off in just over a week, we break down what to look for this season. The Series will feature more events than ever before and will get underway next weekend in Abu Dhabi on March 7. It will touch down in a total of 10 cities before concluding with the Grand Final, September 15-20 in Chicago. Something old, something new: The 2015 WTS season will see a new city added to the schedule, as Abu Dhabi kicks off the ten-event Series. Abu Dhabi marks the first time the WTS has touched down in the Middle East, and will set the tone of the season with a fast and furious sprint. While Gold Coast punctuated the 2009 season as the Grand Final host, the Australian coastal city returns for the first time since that inaugural season. Familiar courses get a facelift: While nine of the 10 races have enjoyed at least one year on the WTS circuit, a number of them will debut variations of courses from years past. This season, the elites will pass through brand new Green Point Athletics Stadium at WTS Cape Town on each bike lap and down the finish chute, offering prime grand stand seating to fans for the entire race. While Gold Coast has once before hosted a WTS race, it will this year feature some twists and turns, adding a technical challenge that is sure to fire up the quads. Now steadfast on the WTS, Stockholm’s swim will hop across the island for a revised start. Broken record: Last year, Javier Gomez Noya matched Simon Lessing’s record of four World Championship titles. This year he has the chance to re-write history if he can become the first man to be crowned World Champ five times. Gwen Jorgensen did a number to the record books last year when she became the winningest female in WTS history with a total of eight career Series wins. An overall title would make her just the second woman to win two WTS World Championship crowns. Sprinting for home: The 2015 WTS calendar will see four sprint distances contested along with six standard distance events. Abu Dhabi will organize the first mad dash, followed by London, Hamburg, and Edmonton. As we saw last year, with half as much distance to contest, the podium is not so easily predicted. There’s no time for mistakes in a sprint, as athletes must be on point from the first buoy to the final home stretch. Last year, Mario Mola, Richard Murray and Joao Pereira all made names for themselves on the men’s side as sprint specialists, while Emma Jackson and Sarah True (nee...

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Australia’s youth rise up at Continental Championships

Australian Triathlon’s generation next, led by Tasmania’s Jacob Birtwhistle and Western Australian Jaz Hedgeland came of age in Devonport this weekend. Birtwhistle, 20 and Hedgeland 19, broke through to win their first major senior titles when they scored convincing wins in the Oceania and Australian Elite Championships in ideal conditions to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of Australia’s oldest triathlons in and around the picturesque Mersey Bluff. The pair join an honour role that includes some of Australia’s biggest triathlon names - Olympians, world champions and Hall of Famers. A men’s honour role, that includes 2000 Olympian and two-time winner Craig Walton, the last Tasmanian to win the title in 1999, and fellow Olympians Courtney Atkinson and Brendan Sexton (who were both in today’s race), Brad Kahlefeldt and Simon Thompson. And for Hedgeland, a two-time Australian Junior Champion and like Birtwhistle an Australian Youth Olympic Games gold medallist, her name now sits next to amongst others, Triathlon Australia’s five Hall of Famers Michellie Jones, Emma Carney, the late Jackie Gallagher, Loretta Harrop and Louise Bonham – as well as the three Emmas – Snowsill, Moffatt and Jackson. Birtwhistle and Hedgeland, with their sights set on becoming Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives, showed all their potential to win four titles in one race. They were crowned Oceania and Australian Champions in both Elite and Under 23s, sending a clear message to their opponents that Triathlon Australia’s National Talent Academy squad are ready to step up to the plate. Launceston’s Birtwhistle came home from his Wollongong training base to thrill the local crowd who came out to cheer on their local hero. He was at the front of a group of five who came together for the final 2.5km of the grueling 10km run. Birtwhistle, a former Australian Junior Cross Country champion and brilliant 5 and 10km track and road runner, looked comfortable in the run home, although he admitted it was tough. “It was a tough run home, but it was all worth it; you always try and keep something in reserve but I was hurting that’s for sure,” admitted the 2014 ITU Junior World Championship silver medallist. “It was great to be able step up over the last 800 metres and take the win and become only the second Tasmanian male (behind Craig Walton) ever to win the race. “To have the support out on the course and to win in my home state...

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Routes revealed for WTS Cape Town

The second Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town to be hosted in Cape Town on 25 and 26 April will be the first major international event to make use of the brand new Green Point Athletics Stadium. The new route will take participants from the V&A Waterfront through the beautiful streets of Cape Town, to the finish at the new stadium. The event, one of a series of ten across the globe, will see locals either watch 130 elite triathletes from 80 countries compete with Table Mountain as the backdrop or participate themselves. The elite races will be broadcast in 160 countries. The Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town will start with a swim in the V&A Waterfront’s Quay 6, with seals enjoying the action. Elite triathletes will head out for the 1 500 m swim (consisting of two laps of 750m) in an anti-clockwise direction. The Sprint swim of 500m will take place within Quay 6 whilst the Olympic distance event participants will venture into Quay 7 to complete one lap of 750m. A quick peddle through the streets of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, the cycle will start in the V&A Waterfront precinct and then head out onto Beach Road towards the turning point at the iconic Mouille Point lighthouse. The elites will then head into the Green Point precinct on Fritz Sonnenberg, passing Cape Town Stadium before entering the Green Point Athletics Stadium where they will pass, during each lap, the grandstands packed with spectators. The 20km cycle will be followed by a 10km run through the Green Point Urban Park, with the final 400m taking place on the blue tarmac of the new Green Point Athletics Stadium. Age groupers will have the option to do either a Sprint or Olympic distance, with the Sprint swim consisting of a 500m lap in Quay 6, and the Olympic swim of two 750m laps spanning both Quays 6 and 7. Age groupers will also enjoy more of the scenic Green Point precinct, with their cycle turning point being at the Sea Point swimming pools and their run including a stretch of the Cape Town Stadium’s Fan Walk before finishing in the same finishing straight as the Elite athletes in the stadium, in front of their fans and family. This year the race will feature draft legal cycle and a second age group transition zone at the Green Point Athletics Stadium. Says Bruce Parker-Forsyth, CEO of WORLDSPORT, delivery partner of this major event to both Abu Dhabi and Cape Town: “We’re thrilled to be first in making use of the impressive new...

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Routes revelaed for WTS Cape Town

The second Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town to be hosted in Cape Town on 25 and 26 April will be the first major international event to make use of the brand new Green Point Athletics Stadium. The new route will take participants from the V&A Waterfront through the beautiful streets of Cape Town, to the finish at the new stadium. The event, one of a series of ten across the globe, will see locals either watch 130 elite triathletes from 80 countries compete with Table Mountain as the backdrop or participate themselves. The elite races will be broadcast in 160 countries. The Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town will start with a swim in the V&A Waterfront’s Quay 6, with seals enjoying the action. Elite triathletes will head out for the 1 500 m swim (consisting of two laps of 750m) in an anti-clockwise direction. The Sprint swim of 500m will take place within Quay 6 whilst the Olympic distance event participants will venture into Quay 7 to complete one lap of 750m. A quick peddle through the streets of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, the cycle will start in the V&A Waterfront precinct and then head out onto Beach Road towards the turning point at the iconic Mouille Point lighthouse. The elites will then head into the Green Point precinct on Fritz Sonnenberg, passing Cape Town Stadium before entering the Green Point Athletics Stadium where they will pass, during each lap, the grandstands packed with spectators. The 20km cycle will be followed by a 10km run through the Green Point Urban Park, with the final 400m taking place on the blue tarmac of the new Green Point Athletics Stadium. Age groupers will have the option to do either a Sprint or Olympic distance, with the Sprint swim consisting of a 500m lap in Quay 6, and the Olympic swim of two 750m laps spanning both Quays 6 and 7. Age groupers will also enjoy more of the scenic Green Point precinct, with their cycle turning point being at the Sea Point swimming pools and their run including a stretch of the Cape Town Stadium’s Fan Walk before finishing in the same finishing straight as the Elite athletes in the stadium, in front of their fans and family. This year the race will feature draft legal cycle and a second age group transition zone at the Green Point Athletics Stadium. Says Bruce Parker-Forsyth, CEO of WORLDSPORT, delivery partner of this major event to both Abu Dhabi and Cape Town: “We’re thrilled to be first in making use of the impressive new Green...

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East Grinstead Triathlon turns 30

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ITU renews sport development programme for 2015

ITU recently announced that it is accepting applications for the 2015 Team ITU, which is dedicated to offering support, resources and expertise to athletes from emerging National Federations that show a potential to compete at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The project will see a maximum of eight athletes given the opportunity to work with an internationally renowned triathlon coach at the Chengdu, Huatulco, Tiszaujvaros and Alanya ITU World Cup races. Accommodation, meals and a travel stipend will also be provided for the events. In addition to a start at the World Cup races, ITU Development will offer training camps to athletes who are attempting to secure Olympic Qualification points. The first of these camps is slated to take place over 10 days in New Plymouth, New Zealand from March 16-27. Athletes selected for the camp will have access to training and recovery facilities, as well as enjoy a structured training environment with coaching expertise in a team environment. “Not only will athletes have access to invaluable coaching resources and training sites, they will get to enjoy a team atmosphere for both training and competing. Often athletes from emerging National Federations attend races with no support staff or teammates, which can be intimidating. The camp environment eliminates that factor, allowing athletes to focus solely on racing their best,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. Now in its 10th year, ITU’s development programme has positively impacted more than 60 athletes, with 18 of them having gone on to compete in an Olympic Games and one having earned an Olympic medal. “Over the last few years I’ve seen a real growth in the athletes that take advantage of the opportunities that Team ITU provide for developing athletes. I have witnessed many athletes turn the opportunity into success. That’s a real credit to the athletes, their home coaches, and the entire Team ITU staff that have been part of this project over the last number of years. It’s exciting to see the legacy of this project produce performers on the world stage, and I am looking forward to the opportunities presented to athletes in the future,” said ITU Development Coach and Facilitator Mick Delamotte. In addition to providing athletes with training and competing opportunities, the development program aims to increase the number of coaches from emerging/developing National Federations gaining experience in the preparation...

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Workout Wednesday with Neil Eddy

Great Britain’s Neil Eddy led the men’s 25-29 standard distance Age Group World Championship race from line to line in Edmonton last year. With more than a 20-second lead out of the water, the race was his to lose. The Brit followed up his speedy swim with an equally impressive bike and run to clench the title. Check out how Eddy got himself prepared for a world title while balancing his job. Name: Neil Eddy Country: GBR Age group: 25-29 Profession: PE Teacher How did you get involved in triathlon? I have always played every sport I could from a young age, my involvement in triathlon came about from competing in a local open water aquathlon that my mum suggested, an easy transition from a swimming background. How often do you train? Always a difficult question to answer as this varies throughout the year and training phase. 2-3 times a day with one day off is the best example. What motivates you to race? The lifestyle, success, dedication and the desire to win races, but most of all the buzz towards the end and after a race. Have you encountered any training obstacles? How have you gotten over them? The main barrier is of course work, to overcome this I plan my week and sometimes need to adapt for work reasons. I prepare my training stuff the night before and also my food for the day to save time. What tips do you have for balancing relationships, work and training? Time management, preparing for your session, your food for the day. Making sure you have some down time and tune out of triathlon mode, mine is to play golf. Luckily I’m not too bad at the game, so I love it! Favourite swim workout: Aerobic sessions mainly, so e.g. 1000m warm up, 30x100m on 90secs holding 75s (get into the grove and relax), 200m warm down Favourite bike workout: Saturday morning ride with the boys and choosing the route depending on coffee stops! But 10mile TT is great to know where your biking is currently. Favourite run workout: Most of my coach’s speed sessions e.g. 4x1km, or an easy 10k runs along the cost with Ben (a training buddy)

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Top 10 opener for Shaw

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Yilan hosts first ASTC development project in 2015

The China Taipei Triathlon Association and ASTC co-hosted the Team ASTC-ITU selection camp in Yilan, Chinese Taipei. Six coaches and seven athletes from four countries (Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Philippines) took part in the camp from January 25th to 31st. The camp was aimed to enhance the development of athletes and coaches by supporting talented athletes emerging from developing National Federations. To make the camp more productive, we selected athletes who meet the certain level of performance via a pre-selection process. “It is so good to see athletes and coaches from different countries interact, support and motivate each other during training sessions. This will be good for Asian Triathlon because we can support one another to bring up the level of our athletes. All of the athletes and coaches are now good friends. I look forward to seeing these athletes racing each other and victorious at the future events. Watching them push and pull each other in a cheerful mood,” Anthony Lozada said. “We really enjoyed the camp. I appreciate that my federation and ITU providing me with this opportunity to train here with international coaches. We were introduced to many triathlon specific drills, interval, techniques, and speed training. We experienced how our swimming, cycling, and running coaching has progressed through this camp,” Muhammad Tareef Zakaria said “Athletes and coaches were devoted, professional, and hard working. I would like to thank all NF who have been supporting athletes and coaches for this camp. Over the years, I eye witnessed the progression of our sport throughout Asia with our development camps & mentoring projects,” said Luc Morin, ITU expert. “Team ASTC’s goal is to help emerging countries to produce future Olympian. Our targeting group was athletes aged 18 to 20. We have selected athletes for the ASTC Team. We will support them to have more consistent training and who will get support to compete at international events in association with their nation federation,” said Ki, Woo Kyong, ASTC coordinator. Next project: an ITU Community Level TOs Seminar in conjunction with the WTS in Abu Dhabi February 27 to 28, 2015.

UNOSDP opens applications for Youth Leadership Programme

The United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) would like to share information regarding the Youth Leadership Programme. Firstly, UNOSDP would like to thank those who recommended candidates in previous editions of the programme and for your great participants over the past 3 years. UNOSDP would also like to encourage those who the contact for the first time to collaborate in the dissemination of this information among potential future participants. UNOSDP has hosted 13 camps to date and their office and partners have had the privilege in meeting some 390 youth volunteers. After a very successful start to the 2015, they are now very excited to be going back to the IMG Academy in the summer. UNOSDP welcomes you to submit up to 4 applications from your organisation. Participants should be aged between 18-25 who are currently working or volunteering in grassroots level sport for development projects and have shown outstanding leadership potential (please see below participant criteria). To ensure equal participation of male and female participants, I would like to encourage you to propose two female and two male candidates. Participants In order to find the best participants and the potential youth leaders, we invite you to help us to identify some candidates. The following criteria must be met: • The participants should be from the age of 18-25 and from a disadvantaged communities and/or backgrounds. • The camp in Florida will be focused on youth from Latin America, North America and surrounding islands, including a selection of representatives from other countries. • They should be currently volunteering or working in the sport for development field and involved with community programmes. • The participant should have a leadership role within their sport for development organization. • Since one of the objectives of the camp is to share best practices and experiences from the field, we are looking for young people with great social skills who would be ready to present and share their work in public. • Most importantly we are looking for participants who are motivated and dedicated to work in the field of sport for development and peace, bringing innovative ideas into their programmes and to this field. • Since the official language of the camps is English, it is essential that the candidate has excellent conversational skills in English. • There is strength in diversity and therefore we encourage persons...

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Challenge Family confirms Americas prize purse for 2015

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Ironman aligns global rules with ITU for 2015

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How and why to bin the sugar

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Why and how to bin the sugar

We explain why triathletes should ditch the processed sugar from their diet and how to do it

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The Irish Sports Council made their announcement on funding for Irish Sport in 2015 on Wednesday afternoon.

Throwback Thursday: Siri Lindley

When Siri Lindley stepped out of the open water at the Toronto ITU World Cup in 2001, she almost retired right then and there. At that stage she was the No.1 triathlete in the world, but it was a smaller result that meant more – she actually led the swim. After only learning to swim at age 23, getting her first leg up to the elite level had always been her biggest challenge. “That was this massive, almost impossible goal I set for myself,” Lindley said. “But on that day I achieved it. That for me was just the most powerful moment.” Though Lindley excelled in sports from an early age, she was never a triathlete, or even a runner or cyclist. At Brown University, she played varsity field hockey, lacrosse and ice hockey. She first heard of triathlon when a friend invited her to a race a year after graduation in 1992. “I just fell in love with the sport on that day,” Lindley says. “I said that I want to do this sport and I want to be the best that I can be at this sport.” Lindley had a long road ahead of her. Not only did she have to learn how to swim, she also had to find time to train despite working more than 60 hours a week at the local YMCA. After several years of morning, lunch break and evening workouts, Lindley left her job and life in Worcester, Mass., to further pursue her dream in the town she saw becoming the “Mecca” of triathlon - Boulder, Colorado. In 2000, Lindley won her first World Cup race at the age of 31. The following year, she became the No. 1 triathlete in the world, won six consecutive World Cup races and the ITU World Championship title. She continued that success in 2002, maintaining her No. 1 ranking and once again winning the World Cup series. In July of 2001 and 2002, Lindley was named the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Month, and Triathlon Magazine named her the Triathlete of the Year in 2001. “It’s the greatest feeling in the world to make it and to suddenly realise that all that time that you spent when it wasn’t easy was so worth it in the end,” Lindley says. “I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. It made me who I am.” At the end of the 2002 season, Lindley retired to pursue a new dream: helping other athletes reach theirs. She founded Sirius Athletes in 2003 and has consistently coached 15 athletes at a time since then. Her athletes have won Olympic medals, World Championships, World Cup races, national championships and earned No. 1 world rankings. “Every...

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Workout Wednesday with Geoff Gearing

Geoff Gearing is the triathlete we all want to be - still rocking and rolling and swimming and biking and running even in his 80s. A longtime triathlete, Gearing finished second in the men’s 80-84 category sprint race at the Edmonton World Championships. Check out his favourite ways to stay fit and keep moving. Name: Geoff Gearing Country: Great Britain Age Group: 80-84 Profession: Teacher, Lecturer, Manager within various of Sport and Leisure including Education, Local Government, Commercial Management, Consultancy and Professional and International Sport. Now Retired. How did you get involved in triathlon? After a lifetime playing, teaching ,coaching, and managing in Sport I wanted to keep fit and continue participating with my peers and others in a sport that offered challenges to the mind and body for all ages. It was a no-brainer! How often do you train? I have kept record of my training since starting with swim/runs in 1991. The highest weekly average for the year was 462 minutes when training for the World Champs in Perth in 2000. The lowest was 156 when I lost my wife to cancer in 2012 and triathlon/training took a back seat..My weekly average in 2014 up to racing in Edmonton was 300 minutes. My average over the past 24 years is 315 minutes per week. And I try to train 5 times per week. What motivates you to race? A love of “activity” fired by a competitive streak within and outgoing nature without. Have you encountered any training obstacles? No. Only my inherent laziness has to be overcome. What tips do you have for balancing relationships, work and training? Never forget and always acknowledge the team supporting you. It can be a very long day at times. Favourite swim workout: Winter. (25m pool) 1-8 8-1 lengths with 1 length bs recovery. 2200m. Build up from 1-4 4-1. Summer. Swimming intervals between the 150m buoys at Budleigh Salterton’s stoney beach in Devon (England) Favourite bike workout: Hill climbs and fast descents. Various distances related to forthcoming races. Exeter in Devon is full of hills. Favourite run work out: Beach interval runs on the 800m beach in Prai du Luz Portugal. Winter sweating with my top off under the Portugese sun… heavenly!! Also works on Devon beaches if you choose the right day in Summer….occasionally!!

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Entries open for Tri Liverpool

Event to host GB AgeGroup Standard Distance Champs and British Triathlon Super Series

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New Zealand & Japan team up

Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ) confirmed its long-standing relationship with its Japanese colleagues and marking clear intent towards Tokyo 2020, today signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japanese Triathlon Union (JTU). Long the leading Asian nation in triathlon, the partnership with the JTU will benefit both nations’ high performance programmes in the years ahead, and manifest immediately with the appearance of Japanese triathletes at the Sovereign Tri Series Takapuna event this Friday night. The agreement cements long-standing relationships between the two nations, with New Zealand athletes invited to Japan to race as far back as 1985 for Japan Ironman and 1986 for the Japan Triathlon Series while Japan has for many years sent their athletes to New Zealand for training and racing experience – including many age groupers coming to New Zealand to combine travel with a triathlon experience. Tri NZ High Performance Director Graeme Maw is delighted to announce the MOU between the two Asia/Pacific neighbours. “This is a partnership that is all encompassing, it is about shared experiences in training, competing, coaching, sports science and governance. There is already that shared history between the two countries and with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in mind, this is a commitment between Tri NZ and JTU to collaborate and fortify that relationship to develop athletes, coaches, events, knowledge and culture in the sport of triathlon for mutual benefit.” JTU Secretary General, Masao Nakayama, agrees: “I am delighted to have come to an agreement for the triathletes and sport of triathlon between our countries. I believe this will be a great news for all the group of people related to the sports.” The relationship has already benefited athlete, coach and event development, and sports governance, with respective high performance squads visiting each other for training and competition annually in recent times. This includes the appearance of three Japanese athletes and coaches at the Sovereign Tri Series Kinloch event in Taupo just over a week ago, and the reciprocal visit of the Tri NZ Development Squad to Osaka last year with Tayler Reid and Dan Hoy claiming medals. Japan will again be represented at the Takapuna Round of the Sovereign Tri Series on Friday night (racing for age group athlete’s takes place on the Saturday morning). The heat and finals format of racing over a super-sprint distance carries ITU ranking points, with...

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Challenge Rimini voted Italy’s Best Event

Saturday, January 31, at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan, was held the Gala del Triathlon, a unique opportunity to celebrate the best of Italian triathlon events and more. Challenge Rimini received the award for best event in 2014 and imposed itself as an excellent international event. The Race Director Alessandro Alessandri thanked the jury, the Emilia Romagna Region and the Cities of Rimini, Coriano, Riccione, Monte Colombo, Sasso Feltrio, Mercatino Conca, Monte Grimano Terme e Monte Cerignone for their essential support and presented the 2015 edition of the event, valid as the European Championship Half Distance. Challenge Rimini is waiting for you May 24, 2015.

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Throwback Thursday: Loretta Harrop

With a swimming background, Loretta Harrop was enticed into triathlon by her brother Luke in December 1994, a keen triathlete himself. After competing locally, both went to a Japanese race in 1996. Loretta finished third, Luke fourth, from then on they decided to turn their attention to triathlon full-time. Loretta Harrop hit the ITU World Cup circuit regularly from 1997 and quickly worked out the strategy she would become known for. Swim fast, work with a few select others to bike even faster and build an unbeatable lead from which she couldn’t be caught. It worked in her very first ITU World Cup podium, in Sydney in 1997, and then many more. Some of Harrop’s fondest memories are from the friends she made on tour, and in particular, her merry band of brilliant swim-bikers. “I would have to say Barb Lindquist and Niki Hackett and I were like the three musketeers, we always tried our hardest together to get away on the swim/bike and ninety percent of the time we did,” Harrop said. “We had a ball doing it too. We would talk, laugh and yell at each other but we had something that worked and it worked best when we all were there.” In 1999, Harrop was having a brilliant season and was the heavy pre-race favourite leading into that ITU World Championship race in Montreal. The expectations were playing on her nerves. But she managed to calm herself down, listening to her brother Luke talk through the course that he had raced the day before and talk tactics with her friends. It all came together during the race and she was never challenged on her way to the title. Harrop led home an incredible Australian 1-2-3-4-5 finish that day, which was never been repeated in ITU World Championship history. Harrop was then part of the sport’s Olympic debut, where she finished fifth. In 2002, the Australian triathlon world was shattered when Luke Harrop died, after he was hit by a stolen car while on a training ride on the Gold Coast. Loretta decided that the best way to honour her brother was to continue racing in the sport that she loved. Just a few weeks after Luke’s death, Harrop won the Australian trials for the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games team. She did not finish that race in Manchester, puncturing early in the bike and pulling out on the run. When it came to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Harrop was determined to do well. She aggressively tackled the bike course in Athens and hit the run course solo. While Austria’s Kate Allen overtook...

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Workout Wednesday with Craig Davis

Craig Davis (AUS) proved he’s a triple threat in 2014 when he took silver in both the sprint and standard distances races at the Age Group World Championships in the men’s 25-29 division. Then he followed his second places up with a winning performance in the Long Distance World Championships to cap off the season. Today he offers up some of his favourite workouts to triathlon enthusiasts everywhere. Name: Craig Davis Country: Australia Age group: Male 25-29 Profession: Service Electrician How did you get involved in triathlon? I got sick of going to the gym and thought I’d try an active feet race for fun. I got some good results and decided to join a tri club. I love racing, training, and feeling fit. How often do you train? Almost every day What motivates you to race? I love to see improvement. I always try to better myself every time I train and race. It doesn’t bother me if I come first or last, if I’ve improved on last time then I’m happy. Have you encountered any training obstacles? How have you gotten over them? I competed in the Age group world championships in London 2013. After leading the race I crashed my bike in what was slippery and wet conditions. I managed to come 7th but I knew I could do better. So getting 1st place this year at the AG Long course world championships and 2nd place in the AG Sprint and Olympic distance world championships was very satisfying. What tips do you have for balancing relationships, work and training? Its a very hard sport and finding time to do all the training is not easy. I say just try to be consistent with your training. You don’t improve by over training. It’s important to have a good life balance so you are mentally and physically healthy. Favourite swim workout: I do this a couple of weeks before a big event. It’s a real lung buster. Warm-up: 5x100m freestyle drills (skull/kick, one arm, dog paddle, catch up, etc) 10x25m build to 90% Main Set: 10x100m max 10x50m max 10x25m max Cool Down 500m IM Favourite bike workout: I love doing strength endurance work on the bike. This set is done over winter to build strength, endurance and mental toughness. 60km easy ride in hills from Lorne to Geelong 50km bike race in Geelong 60km easy ride in hills from Geelong back to Lorne Favourite run workout: This set is when the intensity starts and some long hard threshold work 4kms warm-up + drills + run throughs Main set: 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200 at Max with...

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Triathlon Canada seeks Head Coach for National Performance Centre in Victoria

Triathlon Canada is currently seeking a Head Coach for the newly structured National Performance Centre in Victoria BC, Canada. The Triathlon Canada National Performance Centre provides a high quality Daily Performance Environment (DPE) with the ability to develop Gold Medal Profile pathway athletes into world-class podium athletes. The Head Coach will report to Triathlon Canada’s High Performance Director and the Triathlon BC CEO and will lead the daily performance environment, technical direction and operational standards of the National Performance Centre (Victoria) and Triathlon BC Coach and Athlete Development Program within the framework of the Triathlon Canada High Performance Plan. Triathlon Canada is looking for a world-class coach with extensive experience in working directly in high performance triathlon programs and leading support services, coaches and athletes in a high performance environment. Candidates interested in applying for this position should read the attached position description and criteria. Triathlon Canada National Performance Centre - Head Coach If you feel you are the person to take on this exciting position please let us hear from you by Wednesday 25 February 2015. Please submit resume to: libby.burrell@triathloncanada.com with “National Performance Centre Coach“ in the subject line.

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Triathlon Canada seeks Head Coach

Triathlon Canada is currently seeking a Head Coach for the newly structured National Performance Centre in Victoria BC, Canada. The Triathlon Canada National Performance Centre provides a high quality Daily Performance Environment (DPE) with the ability to develop Gold Medal Profile pathway athletes into world-class podium athletes. The Head Coach will report to Triathlon Canada’s High Performance Director and the Triathlon BC CEO and will lead the daily performance environment, technical direction and operational standards of the National Performance Centre (Victoria) and Triathlon BC Coach and Athlete Development Program within the framework of the Triathlon Canada High Performance Plan. Triathlon Canada is looking for a world-class coach with extensive experience in working directly in high performance triathlon programs and leading support services, coaches and athletes in a high performance environment. Candidates interested in applying for this position should read the attached position description and criteria. Triathlon Canada National Performance Centre - Head Coach If you feel you are the person to take on this exciting position please let us hear from you by Wednesday 25 February 2015. Please submit resume to: libby.burrell@triathloncanada.com with “National Performance Centre Coach“ in the subject line.

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Jabra joins 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series as global partner

Today, ITU announced that leading sports audio producer Jabra has joined the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series as a global partner. With the recent introduction of the Jabra Sport Pulse Wireless, the first Dolby-enhanced wireless earbuds with a built-in heart rate monitor, Jabra is poised to become a category leader. The Sport Pulse, which offers superior sound quality for music entertainment during an athlete’s training, also provide real-time in-ear coaching through the intuitive integration with their proprietary Jabra Sports Life app. Positioned as a valuable training tool to help athletes “Beat their Best”, the Jabra Sport Pulse is befitting to the lifestyles and rigorous training schedule of triathletes and runners who compete in marathons and other races. “Not only are Jabra’s unique earbuds aptly designed for the active, early adaptive triathlon demographic, the company’s message to improve your performance with hard work and preparation resonates strongly with ITU’s core values,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. Entering its seventh season, the ITU World Triathlon Series will showcase ten first-class events, including a debut in the Middle East with Abu Dhabi set to open the season March 6-7. Each event will feature elite races that offer Olympic qualifying points en route to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Each stage will also offer mass participation races, enabling participation from everyday triathletes on a global scale with the elite races broadcasted internationally as well as streamed online. Jabra will activate at seven of the ten WTS races with its revolutionary performance earbuds, and will run a Series-long competition, offering participants a chance to win a trip and entry into the next event in the calendar. “Triathlon is the ultimate healthy lifestyle sport, and the World Triathlon Series is the pinnacle circuit for the sport, offering both elite competition and mass participation races, which is a perfect match for Jabra. We believe in inspiring and enabling everyone to go out and beat their best, whatever that may be – whether it’s their first triathlon and the aim is to just finish, or to shave seconds off that personal best. We couldn’t be more excited to be a partner for the 2015 Series and further enhance our brand as a leader in sports audio solutions,” said Jonathan Pennington, Jabra Brand Director. In line with its campaign to help athletes “beat their...