Andrea Hewitt is lining up in a new venue this weekend as she takes part in the opening ITU World Triathlon Series event of the season in Abu Dhabi, before returning home to race at the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland race at the end of March.

Rising triathlon star Jake Birtwhistle will line up for his second “home game” of the season when he chases his second National Elite title in the space of three weeks at the 2015 Wollongong OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup on Sunday.

Olympians Emma Moffatt and Brendan Sexton will spearhead a six-strong Australian team into triathlon’s “land of the unknown” when the ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) kicks off in a new frontier in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates

On Saturday, world record holder Mike Powell takes to the runway at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships after a 12-year competitive break from the sport in a bid to claim the world masters record in the 50-54 age group of 6.84m.

The much anticipated battle between Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill for New Zealand shot put supremacy will take place on Sunday afternoon at Newtown Park Wellington.

With the Stroke & Stride being a series of eight events stretched over the whole summer, an athlete is required to manage their season so that their form is good for an extended period. Athletes are accustomed to building their season around peaking

The Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Auckland in late March has attracted star-studded fields, with the best triathletes in the world inking their names on the start list for the March 29 race on the Auckland waterfront.

Watch out for something special when local boy Brendan Davies runs The North Face 100 in the Blue Mountains in May.

The 27th annual Triple Peaks Challenge was raced in hot conditions in Hawkes Bay NZ on Saturday. With a slightly longer course of 47.8 km the event was never going to be easy, but the high temperature certainly added to the days challenge.

The ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) will kick off this week, effectively launching the International Triathlon Union's competitive season. The 2015 year promises to be an exciting one, with 10 WTS and World Paratriathlon Events