Aeromax Team

Berkel Wins Challenge Copenhagen August 2010

Tim Berkel won his 2nd Ironman last weekend in Copenhagen Denmark in 8:07 with a stella 49swim/2:28bike/2:46run. After what was a dissapointing start to year at Ironman Australia Tim turned the whole year on it's head and started with a fresh plan.

Last changed: Aug 24 2010 at 11:21 AM

Ironman Australia report

So Ironman Australia was a day of mixed fortune for us. As you know by now Tim did not win, simply put there was a split in the swim that left Tim high and dry 90 seconds back after the swim. That gap grew to a 7min cavern on the bike which often happens when you miss the front group - it's hard to make time alone. Still he took off on the marathon starting with a 7 mins deficit to make up and by about 14km's that was down to under 5 mins - possibly a little too fast and that had Tim crack heavily at about 28km's - as always a gutsy effort that left Tim in 6th even after struggling to run.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:17 PM

New Zealand Ironman / Hayden 7th overall / Nicole 6th overall

We only had 2 athletes at Ironman New Zealand in Nicole Ward and Hayden Armstrong but what a great job they both did. Nicole had a strong day for a 6th place finish. Cole has just worked out a new deal with work that has her knocking her days back to 3 days a week and she also now has an assistant, she will be racing Ironman Japan so look for big thing from her in Japan in June.

Hayden Armstrong blew coaches mind by not only winning his age cat but also being the first age grouper home in 7th place overall, Hayden's dedication to program and consistency shows what is possible when the athlete takes accountability for what he is doing. Good on you Hayden your a ledge.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:16 PM

Huskinson National Long Course Championships

Congrats to Adam Holborow on his 4th place at National long course on the weekend, it was a great race for Adam, at only 21 Adam is going gangbusters. Not such a great day for the 2 tim's Berkel off the back of some nasty miles for Port and Robbins in 6th and 7th but they got through on a tough day for the both of them. Richard Hobson got a 6th 40-44. Patrick Tait- 4th 20-24 and Mike Mahady had a great race and a big PB of 4:30- well done mate.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:15 PM

Aeromax Geelong Results

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 10:53 AM

Paige Single gets 4th in ITU Elite Juniors in Canberra

Paige gets ready to run - 3rd from front

Paigey Single stepped up to the mark at the Canberra National elite junior ITU race, which doubled as a Worlds and Youth Olmpic Games qualifier. Paige finished 4th overall and 3rd in the YOG qualifier winning a bronze. Well done mate. Big congrats also to Steph Auston from Newcastle with 5th - 2 NTID girls in the top 5 -great work.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:13 PM

Busselton Ironman Report

Busselton finally dished out the day that everyone knew it was capable of. The day developed into a windy, extremely hot race. Our crew had a very toppsy turvy sort of day. Our Busselton Ironman defender Tim Berkel had a great start in the swim out 4th but was vomitting heavily by the time he hit the change tent, he rode strongly on the front all ride for a 4:34 but as soon as he hit the run the stomach problems started again and he was forced to walk out the run - still he finished and well see Tim winning his next outting I'll bet money on it. Nicole Ward, Adam Holborow and Karen McElligott, Stewart Crowley all suffered the same fate as Tim and were very sick on the bike.

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 10:57 AM

Busselton Ironman Aeromax Startlist

Please wish our Aeromax crew the best for the coming Busselton Ironman this coming Sat. Tune into www.ironman.com for the livefeed. We have 6 pro's and 7 age cat racers. Should be some massive breakthrough performances here as well as an Ironman title defence. Will update from Busselton on Sunday.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:10 PM

Florida 70.3 World Championship

We had 2 athletes in Florida for Worlds Hayden Armstrong. Hayden had a great day and racing to a 4:05 finish in the 25-29 cat and a fantastic 6th place. Kelly Ingham, Coached by Stew, Kelly has really developed over the past few months and had a strong race with a 5:05 finish. Great efforts.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:09 PM

Sheparton Half Ironman

Tim Berkel continued his run towards Busselton Ironman with a 2nd place finish. Denmarks Jimmy Johnson tore off to a big lead and a scorching 2:08 bike split and Berkel set an incredible run split of 1:14:08 to get within 40 seconds of Jimmy at the finsh. Berkel has continued to add to his run speed over the last 6 weeks and I think we can look for a blistering marathon from Tim at Busso.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:08 PM

Forster Long Course / 3 men in the top 5

We had 3 of the overall top 5 men at Forster long course. Mitch Robbins was only just pipped for the win by Dave Mathews and there was only seconds in it. Adam Holborrow got out to over a 3 min lead on the bike but was given a card for blocking, how do you get a card when leading by 3mins? apparently he was blocking the motor bike while he passed lapped competitors - you TA guys have got to be kidding!!! fair enough when someone is blocking other competitors or drafting but this call I'm sorry is pure BS, regardless Adam served his 4mins in the bin and still managed 4th place -3mins back, has to be frustrating. Tim Reed rounded out the top 5 for us with a 5th place finish after having some cramp problem in the swim that had him have to stop. Well done guys.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:06 PM

Gatorade Juniors at Robina Gold Coast

On other strong day for our juniors. Brad Clarke took out the 16-19 age cat at only (16). Jessie Fleming got 3rd in the 15-16 cat. Greg Hall (16) got 5th place in the 16-19 cat. Alex Hackett and Lucas Flannery had very string races and improved well. Paigey Single had a tough day day out in the opens and was flat, probably more a sign of the amount of work she has been doing training wise of late but she is putting in some hard work and will bounce back.

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 10:59 AM

Lennox Head under 12 Triathlon / Merrick Giles gets his first win

Following in the footsteps of his hero and mentor (Tim Berkel), 8 year old Merrick Giles had his first triathlon win at the Lennox Head under 12 triathlon. Merrick has been having a great season and has lowered his aquathon 5km time from 32 mins to 23 mins in 6 weeks and has all the adults running scared. In a crack-up twist he maintains that kicking Berkel's arse is his prime motivation - "Go woonsy"!!!

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:04 PM

Aeromax on Fire at Port Maq Half Ironman

Wow what a day at Port for us. 7x top five cat finishes. Tim Berkel is starting to reach boiling point and took the race after cruising the run course with a 75min spilt and looked like he wouldn't have blown out a candle. I'd seriously hate to be racing Tim Berkel in Busselton Ironman in 4 weeks because he is dropping bombs with his form (I've never seen him look better) and anyone who is going to beat him is going to need to run very quickly. The big news of the day was that we also took 2nd overall with 21 year old Mitch Robbins who ran on Berkels shoulder for the first 8km's or so, Mitchy went on for 2nd overall in his first venture in the pro ranks -man what a future, well done mate.

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 11:01 AM

World Long Course Champs / Fergusson clean sweeps 4 World Titles

We only had a small crew of 5 at the World long course champs in Perth. Kevin Fergusson achieved the impossible by winning his 4th World Title in 5 weeks, not only did he complete his goal but a scant 2 weeks after his Hawaiian Ironman win he won the Perth worlds by a staggering 22 mins.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:01 PM

SMFA rules / Aeromax Juniors do well at Gatorade Race 1 - Raby Bay

Our juniors raced their second race of the season on Sunday. The juniors did well with SMFA (smiling faced assassin) Jessie Fleming winning the under 16 cat easily with a great run, Jessie is a great trainer and never misses a session and her improvement of late has been great - well done Jester. Greg Hall came 5th in the 16-19 age cat -which is kind of harsh when you consider Greg has only just turned 16, he had a great race and raced very strongly from the start. Alex Hackett and Lukas Flannery have also been on the improve and they both put together a very strong race in the under 16 cat.

Last changed: Jul 30 2010 at 6:00 PM

Aeromax in Hawaiian Ironman World Championships 09

Big day in the Lava fields for the crew, everyone got home which was great. The race got very windy and extremely hot - what you would expect of the Hawaiian Ironman I guess but from all the reports I've had so far that made things pretty tough.

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 11:03 AM

Gold Coast Half Ironman

Gold Coast Half Ironman was run in hot, dry and windy conditions yesterday. Tim Berkel in training for his Busselton Ironman defence had a bit of a flat day on the bike but came back with the fastest run of the day in 76mins to finish in 2nd place to his of late training partner Lennox local Clayton Fettell who rode an incredible 2:07. Berkel will be back training In Lennox as of this week to train with Clayto and Simon Thompson and he is looking good for a Busso repeat.

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 11:04 AM

Paige Single wins first overall race

Paige Single and Jessie Fleming had great races at Woolgoolga Triathlon

Our North coast crew had a good day out at the annual Woolgoolga race in Coff Harbour. Paige Single won her first overall race in the opens, not bad for a 17year old. Well done also to local North Coaster Clayton Fetell for the winning the open mens. Jessie Fleming won the 16-19 agr cat. Matt and Nat Lamont came 2nd in their cats respectively and Shane Flannery and Leonie Cook both won their Age Cats as well. It's a great race in Coffs with a great atmosphere. Great races were also had by Greg Hall and Alex Hackett.