By Courtney Shinn Our good friends Beth and Seb organised a bunch of keen adventuring cyclists to go to Albury and ride back to Canberra via the Hume and Hovell Track. (The route taken by early explorers William Hume and … Read more »

By Michael Fox Sunday morning was an early start due to the change in time from daylight savings. As soon as we woke you could hear a strong wind, but at least the skies looked clear. I got set up … Read more »

Week 4: 21-28 September 2012 By Sara Finch Everyone has been telling me how exciting it is to be going to Kona, and I know it is but this week I’m actually starting to feel it! A week and a … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn An event that only took us 35 minutes to get to!!! For once we weren’t having to pack up the car, spend hours in the car and then camp the night, we were able to sleep in … Read more »

By Sean Smee There were many reasons to be nervous about Melbourne Triathlon Club’s Kew Boulevard Duathlon this year. The strong line-up, which included the likes of Luke Whitmore, my training partner and age group rival Steve Hadley, several of … Read more »

By Annelise Jefferies With only four weeks to go before the big day I’m pleased to say I’m starting to feel fitter than ever before. After a messy few months of training I have certainly grasped the ‘training effect’ and … Read more »

Week 3: 14-21 September 2012 By Sara Finch I have one big speed bump next week but otherwise it’s all downhill from here. This week there’ve been some good signs. I’ve backed it off to let my body absorb the … Read more »

Week 2: 7-14 September 2012 By Sara Finch The body says no. The mind says no way. But somehow it happens. IM training has to be disciplined as there’s definitely no chance to make up a session. If you miss … Read more »

By Nick Croft My involvement in the sport of triathlon dates back to 1984 taking part in the Noosa triathlon as a member of the winning school boy team that year.  I was hooked after that and came back to … Read more »

Week 1: 1-7 September 2012 By Sara Finch Well I’ve got through the base miles and am now into the last few weeks of training for the Hawaii Ironman World Champs on 13 October 2012. It’s given me a fresh … Read more »

By Matt Abood The racing went well in Indianapolis, It was the first long course racing I have done for some time and it was good to be back in the pool racing. I swam in the 4 x 100 … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn Now, I’m definitely no expert but after completing three 24 hour events I believe I’ve learnt a lot and would like to offer my opinion on how to do well in a 24 hour event. 1. Know … Read more »

By David Kalinowski I’d heard lots of good things about the Yeppoon Half Ironman and decided that 2012 would be my year to take it on. Most of my training is geared towards the Auckland olympic distance world championships in … Read more »

By Andrew Fuller Sunday was the last of the Croc Squad duathlons at the Nundah bike track.  This is a great race for a hard training hit out as it’s a flat fast course but has multiple transitions switching from … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn It’s not until you live somewhere with limited cycling (no cycling club or single track) that you realise how awesome a place that has such a strong cycling club and such wicked single track is. I had … Read more »

By Jan Avery-Spoor Well with winter almost over and worlds’ getting closer it was time to blow a few winter cobwebs way with my first official race of the season. My race campaign started with the Queensland state Duathlon championships … Read more »

By Dmitri Simons…Team Leader and extreme event extraordinaire Saturday the 14th July 2012 saw the annual running of the Kokoda track on the gold coast. I took part in this as a team leader with my team “Urban Shinobi’ consisting … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn For the first time in almost a year Al and I packed our bikes into the back of the ute to race the same race. I was super excited about that, and the fact the race was … Read more »

By Simon Gardner I have found PureSport an invaluable asset to my training. Previously, with other brands, on long or hard rides I had suffered upset/bloated stomach and dehydration. The Workout formula is superb. Easy on the stomach and easy … Read more »

By Margo Mackintosh I have never really considered myself to be a particularly fierce competitor. Sure, I love to compete and I love to win, but until recently I have never really known how far I would be willing to … Read more »

By Michael Davis As a racer and coach, I have a broad understanding of nutrition as it applies to endurance athletes. I understand that the quality of the nutrition, and the nutritional regime, can mean the difference between training and … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn Read about how Courtney Shinn, who after a hip injury, came back figthing to get 6th place at the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro in Alice Springs. Click on the link below to view her race report. ICME Alice Springs … Read more »

By Matt Craft My preparation for this race started in mid January when I spoke with good mate and coach Tim Ahern about my races which consisted of 3 main races. Husky long course 2/80/20, Batemans Bay Ultimate 2/120/20 and … Read more »

By Annelise Jefferies Another successful race season comes to an end. Overall I have seen significant progression in my ability in the past 6 months, and I have also been faced with hurdles which I overcame with diligence that I … Read more »

By Rhys Mainstone The Australian Open Water Camp in April was great. It was a camp for the up-and-coming open water swimmers who performed at Nationals in February. We did 10 pool sessions, straight, and 2 open water session to … Read more »

By Jim Robinson I’ve always understood the importance of proper nutrition during and after intense exercise, but like stretching, it hasn’t been something I have been 100% strict about. Since working with Puresport I have noticed a couple of improvements … Read more »

By Daniel Coleman This was a once in a life time experience! Towards the end of last year (2011) I competed at the Australian School Sport Cross Country Championships and qualified into the Australian boys selected team of 6 to compete … Read more »

By Andrew Fuller This weekend was the final round of the TQ triathlon series, being the state Olympic distance title.  The Saturday before saw a complete day of rain and everything outdoors turned to mud which was leaving many doubtful … Read more »

By Margo Mackintosh After a week struggling with a Gastro virus, Hervey Bay Triathlon was never going to be an easy feat. Never-the-less, I loaded the car Saturday morning and made the four hour journey up the coast, driven by … Read more »

By Lauren Robertson The last race of the National Series. Thank you God for the Superb Race conditions. The memory of windy and wet Mooloolaba was still too painful! It was a wetsuit swim. A sunny Sunday morning with the … Read more »

By Michael Fox Sydney was my final race before I head over to the States again this year. It was a great opportunity to see what final touches I need to work on before my first 5150 event on May … Read more »

By Courtney Shinn After winning the Scott 24 hour Solo Australian Mountain Bike Championships last October, I was feeling on top of the world and continued training hard. However an ongoing hip injury sidelined me for the first 3 months … Read more »

I have been racing 24 hour solo mountain bike races for 3 years and obviously nutrition and hydration play the leading role in completing an event this long. I spent a lot of time researching different drink formulas to find … Read more »

By Jeff Collier What a great weekend of racing in Sydney with Team Puresport performing exceptionally well. We were blessed with great weather & perfect race conditions. It has been a great season of racing in the 45-49 age category … Read more »

By Melinda Cockshutt I started the day waking up from a shark dream! In my dream I was saved by the Port Macquarie Lifeguards and all was well. Obviously the ‘fun’ talk of sharks had an effect on me. Although … Read more »

By Andrew Fuller This weekend I headed up to Darwin for the Northern Territory race in the national qualifying series (1/30/8k).  The trip was with Andrew Garnsworthy, better known as Mr Merida, who wanted to seal his place in the Aussie … Read more »

By Melinda Cockshutt Before I start this report I would like to acknowledge Matthew Barclay’s Family and extend my thoughts to them.  Such a tragedy at Aussies. Life is so precious. I am one for taking opportunities and challenges when … Read more »

By Grant Gilbert This weekend was to be a very busy one. It all started with my son Jai 11 and my daughter Lily 8 competing in a junior triathlon ran by the Ballarat tri club they both won their … Read more »

By Grant Gilbert I raced Portarlington 45-49 sprint distance on Sunday 18th March. The morning started off with fine weather so conditions were good for the 1000 strong competitors. Came out of the swim 1st just ahead of Tim Bentley, … Read more »

By Ben Shaw I hope this is not too long winded – but the story sort of leads up to the huge benefits I have gained since using PURESPORT. As a junior athlete in 2010 I competed in Sprint distance … Read more »

By Travis Nederpelt Just a quick up date for whats been happening in the last month. February was all about putting in my last few hard yards before the Olympic trials this month, however I did get the chance to … Read more »

By Sean Smee With an impending overseas trip, and being in the midst of moving house, the Victor Harbour triathlon hadn’t quite featured in my thoughts as much as an upcoming race normally does. This was probably an advantage, as … Read more »

By Luke Farrell Interested in knowing what Luke’s been up. Read his March report here: Luke_Farrell_Sponsors_Report_March  

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 7: Hi all! Well the time has come, 26 weeks of hard training, dedication and commitment. It all comes down to this next week to reach our dreams … Read more »

By Luke Farrell Interested in knowing what Luke’s been up. Read his February report here: Luke_Farrell_Report_Feb2012  

By Narelle Talbot After a week of rain I wasn’t sure if there would even be a race on let alone the state of the transition area. But arriving at Kurnell still dark it didn’t seem to bad. I registered … Read more »

By Alison Ryan Clouds, drizzle and a strong wind greeted us as we arrived at Redcliffe for the Sprint Distance Championships run by Triathlon Qld. The weather even saw a few members of Team PureSport bring out the funky and … Read more »

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 6: Hi again! I have loved our last week of training, as it has been so nice to be on taper and ease our sessions right off. We … Read more »

By Matt Abood We are in the final stages of our taper now with just under 2 weeks until I race for the first time at the olympic trials. The taper so far has been great, lots of extra time on … Read more »

By Stephane Vander Bruggen Interested in knowing what Stephane’s been up. Read his February report here: Stephane Vander Bruggen Report February 2012

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 5: We have finally started taper! What a long preparation it has been. This last week has been very refreshing. We started off the week with some intense … Read more »

By Adam Cashmore It was with excitement that I packed the car and headed for a 2.5hr drive to Geelong to compete in what was another great event. Upon arrival we had our Team PureSport launch, were I got to meet … Read more »

By Ross Young Training Update After a 3 week training camp at Bright and Falls Creek over the new year period I have just completed my last big build block for my goal race for the year. Everything is going … Read more »

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 4: Hi! One more week of training under my belt! This week has been our last full week of full on hard training. We will start taper at … Read more »

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 3: Hi! This last week has been back to normality and full speed ahead. It has been great to be back home and in my own bed again. … Read more »

By Tracey Zammit The 2012 Hell of the West started out very similar to that of the year before – a long drive, many comments on how hot it was and i-phone checks on the expected speed and direction of … Read more »

By Tony Duffy Hard Day Out As dawn broke along the bay at Sandringham over 1800 athletes started to prepare for a tough day. With weather going to play a major factor as race conditions would see extreme winds and … Read more »

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 2: Hi! This week was our second week on our squad training camp. The weather was a little nicer to us this week and we managed to have … Read more »

By Travis Nederpelt Including both Puresport’s Workout and Recovery formulas into my training regime has given me the opportunity to get a little bit more out of myself in the pool. The benefits of the workout formula are noticeable in … Read more »

By Linda O Connor The sprint triathlon is a new distance for me and definitely unchartered waters.  I had entered the Robina Gatorade race on the Gold Coast a fortnight earlier as a practice for this event and I found … Read more »

By Rhys Mainstone I use PureSport in my heavy weeks of training – day in and day out. I find that I get the best out of my body with great consistency and I’m not as sore for the next … Read more »

A glimse into my training for Olympic trials By Kylie Palmer Week 1 This week I spent living and training on the Sunshine Coast. Every year about 7 weeks out from our Australian Champs, our training group goes up to … Read more »

By Dmitri Simons First race back after Christmas is always tough I think. A battle to get rid of the Christmas pud, and a battle to motivate yourself to get back into the routine of training. For myself it was … Read more »

By Christophe Manchon All things considered it’s been a promising start to the 2011-12 triathlon season. I had been doing a lot of bike riding in the off-season, culminating in the State Championships Individual Time Trial and Teams Time Trial … Read more »

By Sean Smee In a locale once described as ‘a city lost in a park’, the Canberra Olympic Distance had a fittingly relaxed vibe – making a pleasant change from some of the more frenetic, bigger city events. Despite a … Read more »

By Alice Manchon I was a little bit apprehensive about racing in Canberra as it was the first race away from home-ground. I also knew that there was going to be a bit of competition down there for my age … Read more »

By Mike Farrell on behalf of Luke Farrell This past weekend saw Luke, his Dad and younger brother Sean on the road to Forster NSW – a trip of around 1600klm’s. The race course was a 2 x 400m swim … Read more »

By Ross Young Some weeks ago I attended an Enduranceteam training camp and was given PureSport and found it fantastic for my training. Since then, I have had the chance to try it out in a couple of races, A … Read more »

By Peter Court  After looking for a car park for 45 minutes on the Saturday to register for the event, I thought on race day it might be a good idea to get up there early to avoid the rush. … Read more »

By Jeff Collier  It is with much pleasure and a sore body that I write to let you know of my win at the Port Ironman 70.3. In 25 years of competing in triathlon it would have to be the … Read more »

By Michael Fox I have now been in the USA for nearly 3 weeks. It is fantastic here. Training full time and getting extra rest makes such a huge difference. It is a lot easier to train and get more … Read more »

By Kylie Palmer I have just started back at training after having 3 weeks off after the World Champs. I used the recovery powder after each race over there and found it great! I ended up coming home with two … Read more »

By Matt Abood ” I have used PureSport on and off now for about 6 months, I was introduced to it by a friend and was blown away by the taste firstly, my favorite would have to be grape! With all … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming Huskisson, Australian Long Course Champs was my first race since the Ironman in December, a little rusty as have had quite a bit of time off structured training. Woke up to a beautiful morning in Jervis bay, … Read more »

By Luke Farell  A well planned smooth transfer from the Sunshine Coast to my Beijing accommodation had been arranged to allow me to focus on the job ahead. Home to the airport in Brisbane by car was no problem. but … Read more »

By Jan Avery-Spoor Noosa triathlon, well were do I start, its always one of the busiest races of the season attracting athletes from all over Australia. This year was no different. Weather report was to be showers, this as we … Read more »

By Andrew Fuller The weekend race was the Australian duathlon championships in the Barossa Valley. In terms of location it doesn’t get much better.  The course had a very tough ride with a 3k climb on each of the 2 laps … Read more »

By Matt Craft In the days leading up to the event were amazing with all the energy in and around the small town of Kailua Kona with athletes and spectators anywhere and everywhere. All the major sponsors were well represented … Read more »

By Peter Foster Just a short note to congratulate PureSport on a great product. I have been using both the Recovery and Workout formulas for the past month and thought I’d share my experiences. I have been involved in endurance … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming Well,  nutritionally I had an awesome race… but, in my nervous morning transition set up I forgot to put my shoes on the bike…. , I know , unbelievable right… had to use a volunteers phone to … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming Enjoying some beautiful winter weather in QLD, with only 9 weeks until Hawaii, training is the number one priority with long rides and runs on the program to build up my endurance. We did a 180km ride … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming We had a great weekend of training here in Noosa and hinterland. Hit the bike on Saturday for a hilly 180km loop of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland accompanied by a small group of strong riders kept me … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming Kona Ironman training in full swing, 19 weeks to go until D day! Last weekend Nick and I hit the hills on our bikes, did four hours of climbing which left my hamstrings screaming for mercy ha … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming Freshly back from Sweden, I am sitting here ( 4.45am… Oh yes, jetlagged!! ) writing this update. We had a fantastic time over there with my family and the Swedish weather behaved most of the time. Whilst … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming The start of my Kona training campaign have started well, picking up the miles on the bike and run as well as doing those extra couple of km’s in the pool. The last few weeks have been … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming We spent a lovely weekend in Byron Bay for the Triathlon down there. A nice finish to many Queenslanders tri season, not that this will apply to me this year! I have one more week (approx) until … Read more »

By Jessica Fleming 28 weeks until Kona….. Nick so lovingly pointed it out to me on the weekend of the Mooloolaba Triathlon, when I was moping around after my very average race….. Must admit I have been very slack with … Read more »

By Kristy Craft Ironman New Zealand was my 7th Ironman, so as far as the training goes, my body knows to prepare itself for some long, hard training sessions. I tried a few different things for this Ironman including my … Read more »

By Garth Stewart PureSport Workout proved to be resounding success for me in New Zealand’s toughest one-day cycle event. K2 is a 200km race circumnavigating the Coromandel peninsula incorporating seven large climbs for a total ascent of 2,500m. I first … Read more »

By Cam Munroe A day where the humidity hit 95% and the temperature rose to 30°, a tough day was on the cards for the Mount Glorious 33km trail race. Due to storm damage the course was changed in the … Read more »

By Ricky Swindale After almost 11 weeks off from running training due to an achilles injury, I thought that the PureSport Kingscliff Triathlon was really going to push me to my limits. Fortunately though I had Puresport running through my … Read more »

By Geoff Bramann Preparing for Ironman New Zealand, my third Ironman, I slipped into a now familiar routine of training, eating and sleeping.  My coach, Tim Ahern, pushing me through session after session, knowing he gets me to the start … Read more »

By Ellie Salthouse I have been using the PureSport products for about two months now and have found it has made a noticeable difference to my training and racing performances. It has allowed me to perform at my peak for … Read more »

By Dylan Holdsworth I have found using PureSport that my performances have improved, and my ability to train harder for longer have also improved a great deal. PureSport gives me the ability to back sessions much better and with more … Read more »

By Samantha Thompson I used PureSport on a 100km endurance ride I took part in recently. The ride took twelve hours to complete, a total of nine hours riding. There are four legs to the ride, which started at midday … Read more »

By Suzanne Murphy While I have never contacted a company regarding their product, I feel compelled to do so about PureSport’s Recovery Drink. I am 43 years old and just ran the NYC marathon three days ago. I have been … Read more »

By Wes Swindale Too often, things that taste great are bad for you, and things that are good for you can sometimes taste pretty bad. PureSport is different – not only does it taste really good (Banana Berry is my … Read more »