Archive for September, 2009
Rob Matthews and pilot Greg Thompson Born with a degenerative eye condition (Retinitis Pigmentosa), and blind since the age of twenty, NZ paratriathlete Rob Matthews made his triathlon debut on the Gold Coast in stunning style, taking the ITU World Champ Silver medal! Matthews believes blindness has enriched his life. With 22 World Records and 29 international medals [ READ MORE ]
To mark National Homeless Persons’ Week 2009, in conjunction with the Big Issue’s Street Soccer program, the Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (HPLC) challenged its volunteer lawyers to a round robin soccer tournament. The soccer tournament allowed HPLC volunteers and members of the Victorian Bar the opportunity to step outside the law and team up with street soccer players [ READ MORE ]
2XU’s newest Performance Centre owner + manager, Vlad Shatrov (2XU Paddinton, Sydney), is proving every bit as high performance as the gear he’s selling right now! Training hard for his first Hawaii Ironman (Ironman World Champs – Kona, Hawaii) on October 10, 2009, Vlad was thrilled to clock a PB at the Blackmores Half Ironman in [ READ MORE ]
To qualify… You must be fit (it goes for 2 hours) and You must be on the market (no ‘hooked-up’ people allowed). If you pass, then book your place in fit2date’s next Mega Meet fitness session on Saturday 17 October @ 9am in Centennial Park where getting physical on the 1st date is a must. Prizes galore and it’s [ READ MORE ]
It’s all smiles for our outstanding Aussie Tri Team who competed in superb fashion (and the finest high performance athletic apparel) in the ITU World Champs recently. Gracing the mighty Gold Coast in outstanding form, the Aussie Tri Team were clad in 2XU Triathlon + Swim apparel not only for racing, but for casual, ‘village wear’. [ READ MORE ]
theSKImag ski test team testing the 2010 skis in Thredbo in late August early September 2009. The results will be in issue 16 of theSKImag out April/May 2010. PHOTO: theSKImag/STEVE CUFF. [ READ MORE ]
Grab your copy of Outdoor Edge to find out what’s behind the mind of 2008 Australian Adventure Racer of the Year & 2XU Ambassador, Jarad Kohlar. [ READ MORE ]
Kitted up in the finest 2XU apparel, AE SMITH (Australia’s largest privately owned air conditioning and mechanical services company) dominated at the Corporate Teams ITU Triathlon World Championships on the Gold Coast by claiming 5 out of top 10 overall finishes including 2nd & 3rd place! With 30 AE Smith triathletes from Brisbane, Melbourne & Mackay racing [ READ MORE ]
My first dip into the triathlon pool was quite small, in triathlon standards. It began, for me, at the Malibu triathlon in 2007. The sprint race – 0.5 mile swim, 18 mile bike, and 4 mile run – is a light workout for a lot of triathletes. But for me, in September 2007, crossing the [ READ MORE ]
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