A poor run consigned Andrea Hewitt to fifth place in the triathlon world series as Great Britain continued their stranglehold on the sport.

Keeping calm on race day is the advice 10-time Ironman New Zealand champion Cameron Brown is giving his sons.

Kate McIlroy made the most of a bad day at the office by finishing ninth at the latest round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama today.

The decision's been made but the debate continues over triathlete-coach relationships being affected by the sport's move to a centralised base in Cambridge this year.

Andrea Hewitt returned to something close to her best form with a sixth place finish at the latest round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in San Diego today.

Nicky Samuels and Tony Dodds were the New Zealanders who gained the most from the opening round of the World Series in Auckland.

Diana Clement hears the inspirational stories of fellow female novice triathletes.

German triathlete Anne Haug has won the women's world championship series race in Auckland today with Kiwi Kate McIlroy coming in fourth after Australian Felicity Abram and Dutchwoman Maiike Caelers.

Anne Haug remembers when she was ranked No56 in the world a couple of years ago.

At last year's Xterra Rotorua Festival, Allen, from North Wollongong in Australia, and Slack, of Stoke on Trent, England, claimed the individual triathlon titles in the New Zealand race.

With more than 50,000 people living in Auckland's CBD, it's no longer just the retailers and the businesses being inconvenienced, writes Brian Rudman.

The pain of a burst appendix while on a training ride in the Pyrenees probably wasn't the worst part of an experience which still affects triathlete Tony Dodds almost a year later.