WHEN Kirsty Holmes won her first Australian ironwoman in 1996, Hayley Bateup was watching from the sidelines, Alyce Bennett was a nipper and Teisha Jenkins wasn’t even born.

But all four will contest round two of the ironwoman series at Portsea today.

And it’s not just the styles of their Quiksilver bikinis which reflect their difference in age.  Read more…

THE Nutri-Grain Ironman series makes its way to Newcastle Beach this Sunday.

As the sport begins to regain traction in the competitive television market, it is a fitting destination.

It has been several years since the series has come to the city and in that time it has undergone a revolution of sorts – reverting back to the format and structure of the former Uncle Tobys glory days.

Many legendary sporting stars have slugged it out in Newcastle, with a smattering of them still involved. Read more…