Sam Hume - Mission Accomplished
We had a chat to Sam Hume pre Kona. He was quietly confident of racing well but very much unsure of who he might be matched up against given that it is pretty tough to check up on the age group. The snapshot is a study in how to have an awesome day in Kona. He finished 27th overall, 2nd in his age group, 2nd amateur overall and 2nd Australian. He also cracked 9 hours and ran sub 3 hours. Sam fills us in on his build up and that magical day.
More
Xterra Worlds heat up
This weekend's XTERRA World Championship on Sunday, October 26 promises to be the best yet with a growing international flavor (athletes from 23 countries) and an incredible pro field that includes 10 Olympians plus triathlon, mountain biking, and adventure racing champions from all over the place. The last race in a 100+ event XTERRA World Tour that took in 14 countries, this weekend's race boasts a $125,000 purse and will be televised as a one-hour sports special across the U.S.proof that this style of racing is now a global phenomenon.
More
O'Grady wins Sun Tour
CSC Saxo Bank's Stuart O'Grady smashed the opposition to cruise to victory in the Sun Tour run over the last week throughout provincial Victoria. O'Grady and his CSC team mates terrorised the bunch all week to take home both the leader's and sprinter's jerseys. It was a very tightly controlled bunch in the final stage in Lygon Street that saw O'Grady delivered to the line as the number one rider. The young South African, Daryl Impey, had the ride of his life to win the final stage in front of thousands of fans after a leg-wrenching break away.
More
Kona winners and losers.. our take on an epic
The triathlon world looked on in wonder as two new legends were written into the Kona history book today. Chrissie Wellington confirmed she just may be the best ever while Craig Alexander continued the Australian winning run on the lava fields today. The day was an epic with soaring temperatures and the usual wind ever present. For Wellington an early mechanical hiccup lead to a day where she was clearly above anyone in her race whereas 'Crowie' raced an intelligent race to end up on top.
More
Crowie takes out Kona!!!
Craig Alexander, or Crowie as he's known to most, goes one better on his 2nd place to fellow Aussie Chris McCormack in '07 to take out Ironman Hawaii 2008 in the sweltering conditions we've come to expect at Kona. Crossing the line at 8:17:45 after another strong 2:45 marathon, Craig soaked in the momentous occasion down Alii Drive, high-5'ing fellow competitors and the crowd, drapped in Australian flag and absolutely jubilant (and spent), his wife and daughter on hand to greet the champ.
More
