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FRESH from being schooled byformer dual world Ironmanchampion Chris McCormack,the time is now for CaseyMunro.

He’s currently preparing forIronman 70.3 Sunshine

Coast and is primed fora big performanceamong an outstandingprofessional field infront of his homecrowd.

“A win is the onlyresult I’d be happywith. I’m optimistic,I think I can do it,”he said.

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The former cyclist has turnedhis attention to triathlon andenjoyed impressive results.

“I live at Mooloolaba nowhaving come up fromMelbourne a couple of yearsago. When I first came here Imet Jason (Crowther) at AtlasMultisports when I startedgoing there for training,” Caseysaid.

“I’m just back from nineweeks in Thailand, thePhilippines and Germany,racing and training with PeteJacobs, Caroline Steffen andChris McCormack. Beingaround people like them ifyou’re like a sponge you’realways picking things up, so Ipaid attention to what theywere doing and how they

conduct themselves in training.It’s priceless really.”

At the inaugural SunshineCoast 70.3 event last year,Casey finished third.

This year he races toughercompetition, with the crackfield including highly regardedNew South Welshman ClaytonFettell, Olympians CourtneyAtkinson and Brad Kahlefeldt

as well as former world champPete Jacobs.

But with the strong trainingbase behind him, along with alegion of supporters set to bewearing “KC” branded gear,the home ground advantagecould propel him to newheights.

“Last year with the first race(70.3) here in Mooloolaba I’d

say it was the best crowd outof any event I did, and Icompete all around Australia. InMooloolaba the town getsbehind sport and triathlon reallywell, and when half the crowdis cheering for you it helps youpush harder,” he said.

“You want to do well for yourfriends who are waiting at thefinish.”

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Triathlete Casey Munro of Mooloolaba (front right) readies himself for this weekend's 70.3event with support crew (left) John Smith, Nathan Shearer, Jason Crowther and BernadetteBridger. Photo: Iain Curry

IRONMAN 70.3SUNSHINE COASTWave starts5.55am - pro male (blackcaps).5.57am - pro female (white).5.58am - paratriathletes (pink).6.03am - 30-34 male (blue).6.08am - 18-34 female(purple).6.11am - 35-39 male (a-k,orange).6.14am - 35-39 male (l-z,yellow).6.17am - 45+ female (green).6.20am - 50+ male (pink)6.24am - 35-44 female (blue).6.29am - 40-44 male (a-k,purple).6.34am - 40-44 male (l-z,orange).6.39am - 45-49 male (yellow).6.44am - 18-29 (male green).6.50am - teams (white).

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“XENA” is finally ready tounleash her wrath on the world.

Four years as the bridesmaidand a switch to a coach whoowns a pair of world titles haveequipped SunshineCoast-based star CarolineSteffen with the tools to finallybecome the world’s top femaletriathlete.

As she prepares to race inSunday’s Ironman 70.3Sunshine Coast, Caroline hasrevealed she is more confidentthan ever just weeks out fromanother Ironman WorldChampionship appearance.

“I’m actually ready in thehead to win,” she said.

“In the past maybe I wasn’tready. Even though I mighthave been able to win, I wasn’treally in a certain situationwhere I needed to win – I wasquite happy with second.

“This year I am different.”The 178cm former national

swimmer and cyclist forSwitzerland, who is nicknamed“Xena” because of herwarrior-like stature, has longhad the ability to test the besttriathletes on the planet.

But her newfound mentalstrength comes from a decisionearlier this year to hire coachChris McCormack one of thefew triathletes to twice conquerthe legendary worldchampionship course inHawaii.

Like Caroline, Macca’shighest finish in his first fourattempts was second, beforehe broke through with a win in

2007 and completed a raredouble in 2010..

Caroline, the runner-up in2010 and 2012, also hopes tomake it fifth time lucky whenshe competes in Hawaii onOctober 11.

The shared experience of aworld championship silver hasgiven the pair a connection thatextends beyond the normalunderstanding between coachand athletes.

“He came back and won ittwice, so he know what ittakes,” Caroline said.

“He understands and it’sgood to have that connection,athlete to athlete and not somuch coach to athlete.”

Caroline, who was on theSwiss national swim team for10 years and had two years asa professional cyclist beforeswitching to triathlon full-time in

2010, altered her trainingmethods under Macca.

A varied routine of shortertraining blocks has the35-year-old feeling the freshestshe has in her triathlon career.

The new coach has alsoworked on her running, whichhas come a long way since herstep away from the pool eightyears ago.

“I pretty much startedrunning in 2006 and I ran 1kmup and 1km back and I wassore for a week,” Steffen said.

“When you are swimming,you never really run. If you seea swimmer running on thebeach it’s terrible.

“And when I was cycling,running was never an optionbecause you had to save yourlegs for riding, so it’s somethingI’ve had to work on.”

Caroline has become one of

the best runners in worldtriathlon, but even the minutestimprovement may prove thedifference between anothersecond place and a maidenworld title.

Macca’s biggest influencemay come between the ears,where the 41-year-old isinspiring his charge to pushherself to another level.

“I spoke to him last weekabout what it was like to finallywin and it’s interesting – I’mwatching and asking thesequestions and his eyes juststart to get a bit shiny and hegot kind of a bit of emotionaljust remembering that momentwhen he got around the lastcorner and finally did it,”Caroline said.

“He understands what it’slike to come second in Hawaiiand come so close to winning.”

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Caroline Steffen is all set for this weekend's 70.3 Sunshine Coast. Photo: Brett Wortman

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PEDAL power is gainingmomentum like never before.

Last year, bicycles outsoldcars for the 14th year runningwith almost 1.4 million wheeledout of shops.

While there is strong surgetoward road riding, mountainbiking is also being embracedby people of all ages.

John Searston is a veteran ofoff-road riding and now runsHave Fun Tours on the Coast.

He said the sport isflourishing like never before,with the Sunshine Coastbolstered by having some ofthe state’s best locations suchas Parklands near Bli Bli andWooroi at Noosa.

“It’s not a sport for a certainperiod while you are in aspecific fitness zone,” Johnsaid

“We have people riding of all

ages. The best thing about it isyou don’t have to go fast tohave fun.”

John said there has been anoticeable increase of olderriders keen to have a go.

“A lot of people get put off bymountain biking because theyget the picture of careeringdown a hill. They think it isgoing to be dangerous,” hesaid.

“Think of it more as forestriding. Most people have apretty good self-preservationstreak so not many people fallover.

“The best thing to do is getout there and align yourself with

social days with some of theclubs, Noosa Trailblazers andSunshine Coast Bushrangershave social days.”

Among the benefits ofmountain biking is safety. Youonly need to worry about thetrack ahead, with no cars,trucks or buses.

It’s also a great family activity,while people of all fitness andskill levels can participate.

There is currently greatbeginner tracks at Wooroi andat Ewen Maddock Dam, just offMooloolah Connection Road.

Work is also underway on a5km novice loop at Parklands,as well as a 10-15km familyloop at Beerwah State Forestwhich will be accessible via thecar park across from the BigKart Track that is expected tobe completed within the nextyear.

Sunshine Coast TrailsAlliance, who are working

closely with QPWS, and havejust started a major directionalsign project at Parklands andWooroi.

Funding for that project wasawarded to Bushrangers MTB($24,993) and NoosaTrailblazers ($16,750) by theQueensland Government’sFriends of Parks small grantsprogram.

Riding a wave of popularityJohn Searston of Have Fun Tours is seeing a surge in mountain bike interest across all ages. Photo: Barry Leddicoat

TOP TIPSJohn Searston’s key advicefor new mountain bikers:● Entry level bikes start fromabout $550, which includefront suspension, hard-tailaluminium frame with discbrakes – but you still get whatyou pay for.● Join social days with localriding groups, such asBushrangers MTB and NoosaTrailblazers.● Get out and have a go, yourriding skills and fitness willimprove rapidly.

“The best thingabout it is youdon’t have to gofast to have fun.”

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A RECORD crowd and depthof talent including the event’sfirst Kenyan runner is expectedto bring serious clout to theSunshine Coast Marathon infuture years, according toorganisers.

In just its third year the eventattracted more than 6000runners and its blue ribbonevent was won by KenyanAndrew Kimanthi in arecord-breaking 2hr20min(pictured below right) ahead ofVictorian Stephen Dinneen andBrisbane school teacher ClayDawson.

Capacity fields in the half andfull marathon events tested thenew look course, which wasextended on previous yearsallowing for fewer laps andmore sections along thewaterfront.

Event director JasonCrowther said the calibre ofrunners would help attractgreater numbers of elites to the2015 event, already locked infor Sunday, August 30, whileeveryday athletes had beenthrilled to share the course withinternational talent.

Despite being very happywith the progression of theevent in its first three years hedid not rule out future changesto the course, reducingcongestion and making it fasteragain.

“Having a fast course willdefinitely attract internationalrunners,” he said.

“I feel the course was animprovement on previous yearsbut our long term goal is tomake it even better with fewerturns and pinch points andwe’re working with localauthorities to achieve that.”

Improving on course andevent precinct entertainmentare also top priorities withrunners expressing anappreciation for more dynamicaid stations, which dotted thecourse this year.

“We want this to be anexperience not just an event,”Mr Crowther said.

“It’s about improving the runcourse and the experience,

there’s no reason why it can’tbe both fast and an enjoyableexperience for participants.”

About 600 runners took partin the full marathon and afurther 2000 in the half, withmore than 60% of themwomen.

The growth in the longerdistances echoes nationalevent trends, which showsparticipants are looking toaccomplish personalchallenges and extendthemselves.

Mr Crowther said he hopesthe trend continues andrunners choose to tackle thenext distance.

Festival gaining worldly attention

The Glass House Mountains Running and MTB Group enjoyed an outstanding SunshineCoast Marathon and Community Festival. The group’s “Couch to 5k” did a fantastic job,running the distance in under 40 minutes. Matt and Monique Montague awarded all of themwith Graduation Couchie certificates, and had a short presentation. Two of the girls whotrained with the Couchies actually ran the 10km race and all of the 5km runners said theywere now training for the 10km next year. “The kids have started coming out and training withus now on Tuesdays - they want to be ready for next year too,” Monique said.

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SUFFERING over a 1.8kmswim, 90km ride and a 21.1kmrun is nothing compared towhat Gemma Weinheimerfaces each day.

Twenty-year-old Gemmasuffers from cerebral palsy,epilepsy and spasticquadriplegia, but she will be atthe start line of next Sunday’shalf-Ironman distance triathlonat Mooloolaba.

She will compete with thehelp of her parents Phil andSam.

In the swim Gemma will betowed in a small dinghy bySam. Phil will then ride using aspecially designed bike and thepair will then share dutiespushing her in a wheelchairover the half marathon.

The family’s triathlon journeybegan in early 2011 after anemail landed in Phil’s inbox.

That email contained a video,which featured father and soncombination Dick and RickHoyt.

In 1989, Team Hoyt tackledthe Ironman WorldChampionship in Hawaii for thefirst time.

Dick pulled, pedalled andpushed his disabled son Rickthrough the course in 14:26:08.In 2008, they were inducted tothe Ironman Hall of Fame.

“In 2011, when Gemma wasin Grade 12, we found out thatthe school participated in theNoosa Special Triathlon, so wemade a mighty push to haveGemma included,” MrWeinheimer said.

This event was the start ofsomething big for Team Gemm.

After that race, the family,who live in Maryborough, wereinvited to participate as TeamGemm with the Hervey BayTriathlon Club.

Since that day, they havecompleted 30 different events,ranging from triathlons toopen-water swims and the oddfun run.

“Every race Gemmaparticipates in, she has anenormous smile on her face,”Mr Weinheimer said.

Team Gemm primed for Sunday

Sam, Phil and Gemma Weinheimer are preparing for their first half-Ironmanm which will be atMooloolaba on Sunday. Photo: Robyne Cuerel

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WORLD-class triathlon andrunning events are already onthe Sunshine Coast calendar,get set for cycling to follow suit.

After the Sunshine CoastTour was resurrected this year,there are plans afoot for anannual two-wheelextravaganza.

Sunshine Coast Cycle Festco-organiser Adam Mathiesonsaid plans were in full swing forthe two-day event inSeptember next year.

Council has begun fundingand sponsorship discussionsbut Adam said the event wouldgo on regardless of council’sdecision, but he would love tohave them on board.

Six events are plannedthroughout the festival.

“Each day there are upwardsof a thousand people on theSunshine Coast getting on theirbikes and hitting the roads,”Adam said.

“But there was nowhere onthe Coast where there was areal festival for all skill levels.

“I’d go to events such as theBrisbane to Gold Coast rideand see so many SunshineCoast riders nominating forthat, so this is an opportunity tohave something in their ownbackyard.”

Among the events on the

agenda are a hillclimb fromPalmwoods to Montville, agrand fondo ride of 100km or

50km, criterium and a roadrace from Eumundi.

The Cycle Fest will cater for

riders of all levels and abilities,as well as encourage familyparticipation.

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Jake Van Der Vliet in action at the Toowoomba Cycling Club Total Tools Junior 2 Day Tour, lastmonth. Photo: Kevin Farmer


SUNSHINE Coast triathleteshave been in the thick of theaction in age group divisions atthe ITU World Championshipsat Edmonton.

In the sprint format, DickyBeach’s Savannah Wayner wassixth overall among the agegroups and fifth in her division(16-19 years), in a time of1hr12min6sec.

Moffat Beach’s TaniaGover-Carmody was seventh inthe 35-39 years division(1:17.30), Little Mountain’sChristine Walker eighth in the65-69 years (1:41.26),Maroochydore’s Anne Gripper49th in the 50-54 years

(1:41.10) and Pomona’sMaureen Cummings fourth inthe 50-54 years (1:16.27).

Meanwhile, there was astrong contingent fromSunshine Coast Tri Academy inaction over the weekend.

The Airlie Beach triathlonsaw Bonnie Atherton secure awin, Mick Glover was thirdoverall, Matt Carman notchedan age group win (fourthoverall) while Will Carman alsoachieved an age group victory(fifth overall).

Brodie Gardner took out thirdplace at TreX off road duathlon,which also doubled as theQueensland championships.

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A HEAVY-handed massagerobbed Sunshine Coast-basedtriathlete Melissa Hauschildt ofthe opportunity to win a recordthird consecutive Ironman 70.3World Championship inCanada at the weekend.

The gutted two-timechampion was forced towithdraw mid-race inMont-Tremblant aftercompleting the swim and thebike legs with a torn pectoralmuscle tendon suffered on amassage table earlier in theweek.

“Sorry to post a DNF (did notfinish) today,” Melissa postedon Twitter. “Apparentlymassage therapist ripped pectendon off bone wed night.

“Devastated. Can not believeit. Tried my best.”

The injury brought ashocking end to a race thatpromised so much for the31-year-old formerCommonwealth steeplechaseathlete, who moved to Noosaearlier this year to join animpressive contingent ofinternational triathletes living onthe Coast.

Melissa was one of thefavourites to win the race aftercommanding victories in theIronman 70.3 Timberman andIronman 70.3 and a second inthe Ironman 70.3 Vineman inrecent months.

After fine-tuning herpreparation with a fifth-placefinish in the Olympic-distanceHyVee 5150 Triathlon a weekago, Melissa wrote on her blogthat she was ready to go.

“It was perfect to get a goodhard hit-out a week before 70.3Worlds,” she wrote. “Nosoreness and no problemsfrom the race.”

Despite the obviousdisappointment, Melissamanaged to keep things lighton social media.

“Think I’ll swim one armmore often,” she tweeted.

“Actually swam ok. AlthoughI felt like passing out.

#jokeseasethepain.”The injury raised serious

concerns about whetherMelissa will make heranticipated full-distance worldchampionships debut in Kona,Hawaii next month afterqualifying with an impressivewin in her full-Ironman debut atPort Macquarie in May.

P3 Physiotherapy’s MarkHanegraaf regularly treatstriathletes at his Noosa clinic.

He said torn pectoralmuscles can take anywherebetween one week and sixmonths to heal, depending onthe severity.

“Often what an athlete willcall torn off the bone is differentto what a clinician will call tornoff the bone,” he said.

“When a clinician sayssomeone tore the pec muscleoff the bone they talk about afull rupture, which means themuscle across your chest –

that muscle under yourshoulder – actually shootsunder the breast and retractsunderneath.

“That’s a full rupture. If that’sthe case that has to besurgically put back on andyou’re looking at three to sixmonths.

“If it’s a tear in the tendon atthe attachment to the bone andnot a complete retraction youcan come back racing in one tothree weeks, depending on thesize of the tear and how deep itis.”

It was a better result in themen’s event as SunshineCoast-based Jan Frodenocontinued his strongintroduction to the Ironmandistances, finishing just 42seconds behind Spain’s JavierGomez to claim second placein his first world championshiprace.

Like Melissa, the

German-born 2008 Olympicgold medallist has qualified forthe Ironman WorldChampionships in Kona andwas using yesterday’s race asbuild-up to the main event inHawaii.

Rough massage costs victory

Javier Gomez Noya, Jan Frodeno and Tim Don celebrate with podium finishes at the Ironman70.3 World Championship. Photo: Specialized Australia

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Melissa Hauschildt.Photo: Delly Carr.



AS THOSE who ran in theSunshine Coast MarathonFestival on the weekend willknow, running on bitumen isquite unforgiving on the legs.

There is minimal to no shockabsorption done by the ground,which puts the entire load ontoyour legs.

Yes you run faster on aharder surface, but the longeryou run the more fatigued yourmuscles are going to get,reducing their capacity toabsorb the load.

This can then lead to overusetype injuries such astendinopathies and stressfractures.

The best way to avoid thisoverload is to vary your trainingterrain. When we run on justone surface (i.e. bitumen), thereis no change to the impactcoming through our legs. Thatis the main reason we pull upso sore in the calves and quadsafter races.

Even though we will havedone that time/distance(marathon excepted) duringtraining, when we train we varywhere we run. Over concrete,curbs, grass, gravel,sidestepping around kids,jumping dog leads; they allcontribute to variation of loadthrough the body.

When racing, apart fromslightly changing our line to goaround someone, we are doingthe same stride on the samesurface for the entire time.

The major muscle groups aregoing to fatigue because theyare not getting any break.

This is typical during races.Just make sure youconcentrate on your recoverytechniques (stretching,massage, compression, crosstraining) for the next few days

and your legs will be fine. Butwhen this soreness is occurringduring training, now that’s adifferent matter.

Generally we train multipletimes a week. In order to getfitter, we need to give ourbodies the best opportunity toabsorb the load and recover forthe next session.

If we are running on hardsurfaces day in day out, ourmuscles are going to fatigueand their shock absorptioncapacity diminished. So thetrick is to vary the trainingsurface.

Now ideally we would all berunning on trails, but due totime, family and travel

constraints this is not possiblefor every session.

So when running aroundhome or work for your shortersessions, try and get onto thegrass or gravel verge as muchas possible.

For your longer runs, see ifyou can time them to occur onthe weekend so you have moretime to drive to trails. Runningon the beach isn’t the same asrunning on trails, but cancertainly be included as achange of scenery and surfaceinto your runs.

Running on different surfacesgives you the added bonus ofworking many more of yourmuscles.

The stabilising musclesaround your ankles, knees, andhips have to work harder tokeep you balanced when youare running over unevenground, and because you arerecruiting a larger variety ofmuscles, you won’t beoverloading the major musclegroups.

The softer surfaces reducethe shock waves generated onfoot strike, minimising thejarring effect on the legs. It willpossibly feel a little bit harderrunning on softer surfaces, andyou probably won’t run quite asfar, but you will be working yourbody much more effectivelyand will bounce back for thenext day’s training fresher andinjury free.

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ALONG the 475km BirdsvilleTrack, Andrea Skews spots anopen caravan door.

It would be so easy for her toslip in and sit down, she thinks,but she’s stronger than that.

Last Friday, the mother oftwo from Kings Beach becamethe first woman to completethe Birdsville Track run fromMarree, South Australia, toBirdsville, Queensland.

Ms Skews completed thecourse in seven days and fourhours, via the inside track andoriginal Birdsville track.

A few days after putting upher sore, blistered feet andtaking a much-needed deepbreath, Ms Skews was stillemotionally drained.

“It was hard, long, hot,” shesaid.

“I wasn’t really expectinganything, I didn’t have anythingto go by, I knew there weregoing to be factors I couldn’ttrain for and I handled whatcame my way.

“Physically, it’s the hardestthing I’ve ever done.”

Going into the gruellingevent, Ms Skews said shethought it would be seven daysof self-discovery, “but it washell to be quite honest”.

But the personal trainerlearnt she was physically andmentally stronger than shethought.

“The first hard day was theMonday, it was my daughter’sbirthday and that was hardemotionally,” she said.

“We were breaking down thedays into 5km segments. Byday six I was trying toovercome theso-close-yet-so-far and beingstrong in the mind, tellingyourself you can keep goingeven though you have nothingin the tank.

“I was well hydrated, I didn’tfalter in that way at all.

“But once you tell your mindsomething you can doanything, I knew I had a job tobe done, getting from A to B.”

Ms Skews had a supportcrew, and eight staff from CareOutreach drove out to Birdsville

to welcome her over the finishline.

Ms Skews raised money for

the Sunshine Coast charityCare Outreach which supportsfarmers.

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Andrea Skews reaches Birdsville after a gruelling 475km journey.

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MORE than likable, the newJazz is a lovable thing.

It’s not often we’ve said thatabout a Honda in recent years.Natural disasters pummelledthe Japanese manufacturerand the global financial crisispulled no punches, leavingHonda battered and bruised.

Since then there have beensome lukewarm releases as thebrand struggled to get back inthe game, yet the CR-V sportsutility vehicle was a step in theright direction.

Now the third-generationhatch sits in the new-arrivalsarena backed by someultra-sharp pricing and animpressive features list.

Young buyers want gadgetsand gear along with value forcoin, and there isn’t much todislike about the $14,990starting price. Our experiencewas in the range-topping VTi-L,which gets all the fruit for anextra $7500.

Small on the outside yet bigon the inside, the Jazz hasalways found favour for itsinternal nous and now it’s evenbigger.

Interior volume is up by 139litres courtesy of an 80mmincrease in load floor length andrear legroom is up by a healthy115mm.

Once again, there is “magic”in the back seats, and it hasnothing to do with beingparked at the local lookout. Theseats roll and fold into 18different configurations – itmakes easy work of everythingfrom animals to flat-screen TVs.

We fit in an road bike withoutremoving the front wheel, andstill had a child and car seat inplace (there are threeanchorage points for them too).Two roadies with wheels off area cinch, with room to spare.

Most adults should have noissue yielding enough head andlegroom no matter which rowthey sit in, as long as front-seatpassengers don’t slide too farback.

Doors open wide for easyaccess and three teenagerscan fit across the back seat –they hug a lot nowadays sothey obviously like touching.

The VTi-L variant gets thebest of what’s on offer,including leather trim. It addsan element of excellence,although the cabin materialsare mostly hard plastics –typically what you expect in thislight-size world.

Both front seats are flat andneed some additionalbolstering at the base. It’sespecially noticeable if you gettoo willing in the corners.

Despite being a pint-sizer,the Jazz proved a friendlylong-distance ally. It generatedsome road noise at highwayspeeds, yet was better thanmost small cars.

Sending power to the frontwheels is a 1.5-litrefour-cylinder petrol engine,which does a reasonable job.

The most populartransmission will be thecontinuously variable automatic(the five-speed manual is onlyavailable in the base model),which can get flustered andnoisy if pushed too hard.

Best results are achieved bylinear acceleration and thereare steering-wheelpaddle-shifters for manual-stylecontrol if you want more punchuphill.

Overall it does the job well,able to gain speed promptlywithout having to ring its neck,while the steering is light andhelps makes the Jazz easy tomanoeuvre into car parks.

All Jazz offerings come witha 17cm touch-screen,four-speaker CD stereo,Bluetooth phone and audioconnectivity and cruise control,but the VTi-L also has 16-inchalloys, front fog lights, sideskirts and a rear spoiler,leather-wrapped steering wheel

and gearshift knob, leather seattrim, heated front seats, rearparking sensors, a rear-seatcentre fold-down armrest,keyless entry and push-buttonstart.

Most importantly, safety iswell looked after with anti-lockbrakes, stability and tractioncontrol, as well as full-lengthcurtain airbags.

Honda’s interface supports aHDMI cable, which allows videofiles to be played when thevehicle is stationary.

Some long highway travelshelped achieve the official figurefrom Honda, smack on 5.8litres for every 100km.

Capped-price servicing isavailable for five years, althoughmaintenance intervals are shortat six months or 10,000km.Hondas do have a goodreputation for quality andmaintaining strong resalevalues.

Hatch swallows two roadies easily

VITAL STATISTICSModel: Honda Jazz VTi-L.Details: Five-doorfront-wheel-drive compacthatch.Engine: 1.5-litre four-cylinderpetrol generating maximumpower of 88kW @ 6600rpmand 145Nm @ 4600rpm.Transmission: Continuouslyvariable automatic.Consumption: 5.8 litres/100km (combined average).CO2: 144g/km.Bottom line plus on-roads:$22,490 (a).

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GIANT is expanding itsextensive line of 27.5 off-roadbikes for 2015. Launched lastmonth near Pemberton, BritishColumbia, in the CoastMountains of western Canada,three new 27.5 series wereunveiled.

The Giant Glory, a worldchampionship winning downhillbike, has been redesigned andoptimised for 27.5 wheeltechnology as the all-new Glory27.5. And this year also marksthe return of Reign, a provenenduro/trail bike that will alsofeature 27.5 wheel technology.

For 2015, Giant will offer theReign Advanced 27.5composite frame series and theReign 27.5 aluminum frameoption. “Our goal was simple,to help DH and enduro ridersgo faster,” said Giant GlobalOff-Road Category ManagerKevin Dana.

“We worked closely with ourGiant Factory Off-Road Teamriders to design, develop andtest these new 27.5 bikes in themost demanding off-roadterrain and conditions. Aftertwo years of development,testing and fine tuning, we’reconfident that both the Gloryand Reign 27.5 platforms arethe most capable andadvanced DH and enduro bikesin the market.”

Giant introduced its 27.5technology in a line of XC andtrail bikes last year, includingthe Trance, Anthem and XtCranges. As those bikes werewinning dozens of pro races,awards and positive reviews bytest riders over the past year,the development team wasworking to engineer and finetune its 27.5 technology forlonger travel enduro and DHbikes.

The new 27.5 bikes havebeen in development for morethan two years, with prototypeswinning pro races in the earlypart of the 2014 season.Reign Advanced 27.5

Built around a lightweight,stiff and super-strong chassis,the Reign Advanced 27.5

Off-road range revamp for 2015

The new 2015 GiantGlory was unveiledlast month in Canada.

features an Advancedcomposite mainframe with anALUXX SL rear swingarm. Itgives enduro, all-mountain andaggressive trail riders 6.3inches (160mm) of rear travelwith the smooth, fully activeMaestro suspension system. Inaddition to being the lightestReign that Giant has everproduced (2,650 grams withoutshock, size medium), it deliversthe added efficiency andcontrol of 27.5 wheeltechnology.

Working with Giant proenduro riders including AdamCraig and Josh Carlson, Giantengineered new geometry forthe Reign Advanced 27.5 thatgives it a lower center of gravityand longer wheelbasecompared to its 26-inch wheelpredecessor.

It has a custom fork offset of46mm that optimizes handlingwith the new wheel size. Otherframe technologies on theReign Advanced 27.5 includeits OverDrive tapered steerertube design for added stiffnessand steering precision, a new12x142 rear thru-axle design,and internal cableports—including routing for

dropper seatposts—for sleek,uncluttered appearance andperformance.Reign 27.5

The aluminum-frame Reign27.5 is engineered with Giant’sALUXX SL material andfeatures the same 27.5-specificframe geometry as the ReignAdvanced 27.5 model. It offers6.3 inches (160mm) of Maestrorear suspension travel and alonger, lower chassis than its26-inch-wheel predecessorthat improves stability andhandling on rough terrainwithout sacrificing stiffness oradding weight.

The Reign 27.5 model alsofeatures the OverDrive steerertube design for addedfront-end stiffness and steeringprecision, along with a new12x142 rear thru-axle designand internal cableports—including routing fordropper seatposts—to give it asleek, uncluttered appearanceand performance.Glory 27.5

Developed and tested bysome of the world’s top prodownhill racers includingformer world champion DannyHart, the Glory 27.5 is

designed to meet the needs ofDH riders ranging from pros toprivateers. It’s built around anall-new ALUXX SL aluminumframe with a co-pivot shockmount and 8 inches (203mm)of smooth, fully active Maestrorear suspension travel. The newgeometry is optimized for 27.5wheels and was fine-tunedthrough exhaustive testing byGiant Factory Off-Road Teamriders.

It’s longer and lower but stillretains the pedaling andsteering stiffness that DHracers demand. Other frametechnologies in the new Glory27.5 include its OverDrivesteerer tube design formaximum front-end stiffnessand steering precision, alongwith a newly shaped MegaDrivedowntube that’s a bit morerounded with smaller diametertubing than the previousgeneration Glory. Combinedwith the PowerCore bottombracket, the new design addsframe and pedaling stiffness forbetter efficiency and control.

It also has integrated cableguides that double as forkbumpers. To learn more, visitwww.giantsunshinecoast.com.au.

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DateDate EventEvent DistanDistancece LocationLocation WebsiteWebsite

September 6September 6‐‐

1414

Cycle Queensland

2014

Agnes Water to Coolum Beach, ride distance is 540km

with an average of 68km a day. The shortest ride is 38km

and the longest is104km. Three and five day rides are on

offer from Agnes Water to Bargara (185km) or Bargara to

Coolum Beach (355km). Single day rides are also

available.

Anges Water to

Coolum

www.cycleqld.bq.org.au

SeptemberSeptember 1313 The Glasshouse 100 The Glasshouse 100 is a 100 mile, 100km, 50km, 30km

and 10km trail run in the Glasshouse Mountains. There is

a field limit of 350 across all events.

Beerburrum www.glasshousetrails.com.au

SeptemberSeptember 1414 Ironman 70.3 Sunshine

Coast

1.9km swim, 90km ride, 21.1km run. Mooloolaba www.ironman.com

SeptemberSeptember 1414 Weyba Road Race Sunshine Coast Cycling Club Weyba Road Race. Lake Weyba www.sunshinecoastcycling.com.au

SeptemberSeptember 2020‐‐

2121

Hells Bells and Fairy

Bells

A 24hr adventure race involving mountain biking, trail

running, orienteering and kayaking. Fairy Bells is about

half the distance and is good for teams that want to try a

longer event but don't feel ready to go the 24hr course.

Sunshine Coast www.dareyouadventure.com.au

SeptemberSeptember 2828 Skippy Park Criterium

Club Champs

Sunshine Coast Cycling Club Skippy Park Criterium Club

Champs.

Landsborough www.sunshinecoastcycling.com.au

October 6October 6 Road Cycling Skills

Session

The session will cover aspects of bike control and

handling, helping you to gain confidence in group riding,

cornering, braking and acceleration.

TBC www.giantsunshinecoast.com.au

OctoberOctober 1212 Color Run Sunshine

Coast

Labelled the happiest 5km run on the planet. You can run,

walk, crawl, or cartwheel it if you wish! Runners dressed

in white pass through four colour zones on course: pink,

orange, blue and yellow.

Stockland Park,

Kawana

www.thecolorrun.com.au

OctoberOctober 1818‐‐1919 Bribie Island Series

race one

Saturday:Saturday: Active Kids and Active First Timers: 100m

swim/3km cycle/500m run; 200m swim/5km cycle/1km

run, 250m swim/6km cycle/2km run. OceanOcean swimswim: 500m

or 2km. SSunday:unday: Short ‐ 300m swim/10km cycle/3km run

or Long – 750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run.

Bribie Island www.bribietri.com.au

OctoberOctober 1919 Australia Zoo Run 5km run, 2km run/walk Beerwah www.wildlifeemergency.com.au

OctoberOctober 1919 Mountain Bike

Orienteering – round

11

Cross country cycling, combining riding and navigation.

Using specially produced maps, riders navigate their way

along roads, tracks and trails to checkpoints. Course

distances for all levels, from 5‐40km.

Woodford www.mtbo.com.au

OctoberOctober 3131‐‐

NoveNovember 2mber 2

Noosa Triathlon and

Multi Sport Festival

Olympic distance triathlon, as well as a 1km ocean swim,

and a run/swim/run event.

Noosa www.usmevents.com.au

NoveNovember 8mber 8‐‐99 The Blackall 100 The inaugural Blackall 100 will be on trails traversing the

Blackall Range, taking in the Sunshine Coast Great Walk,

100km and 50km events for runners, walkers and hikers.

Blackall Range www.blackall100.com.au

NoveNovember 9mber 9 Queensland Enduro

MTB State

Championships

The weekend will start with a prologue stage on Saturday

afternoon. This will be used to determine start order the

following day. On Sunday morning riders will complete

four stages, including a revised blue trail and a whole new

trail that will be built for this event.

Garapine, near

Gympie

www.emsaustralia.net.au

NoveNovember 9mber 9 Queensland All Schools

Triathlon

Ages 7‐19: Senior 750m/20km/5km, Intermediate

600m/16km/4km, Junior 400m/12km/3km, Primary

Qualifier Aquathlon 1km/200m/1km, Kids Aquathlon

500m/100m/500m.

Lake Kawana www.triathlonqld.com.au


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NoveNovembermber 1414 ARA 18hr Dark Side

Championships

Starting at midnight on Friday and finishes at 6pm on

Saturday. Adrenalin pumping action in a true adventure

race format including navigation, mountain biking, trail

running, kayaking and adventure challenges covering up

to 120km cross country.

Sunshine Coast www.in2adventure.com.au

NoveNovembermber 1515 Mountain Designs ARA

12hr Dawn Attack

Designed for novices, newcomers and those who prefer

their adventure in the light to come along and take on an

event of up to 70km with up to 12 hours to finish the

distance.

Sunshine Coast www.in2adventure.com.au

NoveNovembermber 1515 Sunshine Coast Track

Cycling Carnival

All divisions at Caboolture velodrome. Caboolture www.sunshinecoastcycling.com.au

NoveNovembermber 1515 Open water swim 500m "Enticer" option, 1500m competitive (three laps).

Wetsuits will be allowed.

Kawana www.qldtriseries.com.au

NoveNovembermber 1616 Queensland Tri Series

round two

Three triathlon races. QTS ‐ 400m swim, 15km cycle, 4km

run. Enticer ‐ 200m swim, 7.5km cycle, 2km run. Kool Kids

‐ 100m swim, 2km cycle, 400m run.

Kawana www.qldtriseries.com.au

NoveNovembermber 1616 Rainbow Beach Trail

Runs

Run over 43km, 25km and 11km. All events finish at the

Sports Club.

Rainbow Beach www.traq.org.au

NoveNovembermber 2222‐‐

2323

Hervey Bay 100

triathlon

SaturdaySaturday events:events: Mini aquathlon 500m/50m/500m.

Junior aquathlon 1km/200m/1km. Junior triathlon –

400m/12km/3km. Intermediate triathlon –

600m/16km/4km. Senior triathlon – 600m/16km/4km.

Have a Crack Triathlon – 200m/8km/2km.

SundaySunday event:event: 2km swim, 80km ride, 18km run.

Hervey Bay www.hb100.com.au

NoveNovembermber 2828 A Glow Stick Run 8km, 6km and 4km run through winding flat even trails by

the glow of glow sticks at Novotel resort.

Twin Waters www.glowstickrun.com

NoveNovembermber 3030 Triathlon Pink –

women’s only event

Ultra:Ultra: 600m swim, 18km ride and 6km run (2x300m swim,

6 lap bike, 6 lap run). Long:Long: 300m swim, 8km ride, 3km

run (4 lap bike, 1 lap run). MediMedium:um: 200m swim, 6km ride,

2km run (3 lap bike, 1 lap run). ShShort:ort: 100m swim, 4km

ride, 1km run (2 lap bike, 1 lap run). KiKidsds triathlon:triathlon: 50m

swim, 1.5km ride, 500m run (1 lap bike, 1 lap run).

Kawana www.triathlonpink.com.au

DecDecember 6ember 6‐‐77 Bribie Island Series

race two



run, 250m swim/6km cycle/2km run. OceanOcean swimswim: 500m



Bribie Island www.bribietri.com

DecDecember 7ember 7 Beerwah 5000 Fundraising 5km and 2km runs. Inaugural event organised

by the Glass House Mountains Running and MTB Group.

Beerwah http://on.fb.me/1uFdZsG

DecDecemberember 2121 Buderim9 cycling

challenge

Climb nine Buderim hills, covering more than 70km,

within three hours.

Buderim www.buderim9.com.au

DecDecemberember 2121 Xtreme OCR Christmas

Special

Obstacle course racing, there will be the 5km, 10km and

15km courses.

Even Maddock

Dam

www.xocr.com.au

JanuaryJanuary 3131 Noosa Summer Swim First event in the Queensland Milk & Co Queensland

Ocean Swim Series. The event includes a range of popular

ocean swimming distances, 2km & 1km, along with a

300m Nippers Surf Dash.

Noosa www.iconevents.com.au

JanuaryJanuary 31 –31 –

February 1February 1

Tre‐X Off Road

Triathlon Series

Long: 500m swim ‐ 15km MTB ‐ 6km trail run. Short:

350m swim ‐ 10km MTB ‐ 4km trail run. Teaser: 150m

swim ‐ 5km MTB ‐ 1km trail run.

Twin Waters www.tre‐x.com.au


JanuaryJanuary 3131‐‐

February 1February 1

Bribie Island Series

race three



run, 250m swim/6km cycle/2km run. Ocean swim: 500m




February 8February 8 Queensland Tri Series

round five

Three triathlon races. QTS ‐ 400m swim, 15km cycle, 4km

run. Enticer ‐ 200m swim, 7.5km cycle, 2km run. Kool Kids

‐ 100m swim, 2km cycle, 400m run.

Caloundra www.qldtriseries.com.au

FebruaryFebruary 2121 Mooloolaba Mile Round two in the Queensland Milk & Co Queensland

Ocean Swim Series. Includes the mile (1.6km) course,

along with half mile (800m) and 300m kids dash.

Mooloolaba www.iconevents.com.au

MaMarch 7rch 7‐‐88 Bribie Island Series

race four



run, 250m swim/6km cycle/2km run. Ocean swim: 500m




MaMarch 8rch 8 Bendigo Bank Just Tri It Triathlon short: 300m swim/10km ride /3km run.

Triathlon long: 600m swim/20km ride/6km run.

Caloundra www.caloundratriclub.org.au

MaMarch 8rch 8 Kings of the Coast Your chance to conquer one of four open water distances

– 3.8km, 2km, 1km or a free 300m Kids Dash.

Kings Beach www.iconevents.com.au

MaMarchrch 1212‐‐1313 Australian Youth

Triathlon

Championships

Ages 13‐18. 13‐14yrs male and female 400m/12km/3km.

15 ‐16yrs 600m/16km/4km. 17‐ 18yrs 750m/20km/5km.

Mixed teams relay three athletes (two males and one

female) per team 13‐15yrs 3 x 200m/4km/1.2km. 16‐

18yrs 3 x 200m/4km/1.2km.

Twin Waters www.triathlon.org.au

MaMarchrch 1414‐‐1515 Mooloolaba Triathlon

Festival

Friday night: 5km run. Saturday: Ocean swim, Superkiz

Triathlon and Mooloolaba Special Triathlon. Sunday:

Olympic‐distance triathlon.

Mooloolaba www.usmevents.com.au

MaMarchrch 2929 Bendigo Bank Just Tri It Triathlon short: 300m swim/10km ride /3km run.

Triathlon long: 600m swim/20km ride/6km run.

Caloundra www.caloundratriclub.org.au

May 2May 2‐‐33 The Queensland Cross‐

Triathlon

Championships

MultiSport Weekend

Long:Long: 1000m swim ‐ 28km mountain bike ‐ 10.5km run.

ShorShort:t: 350m swim ‐ 10km MTB ‐ 3.5km run. Teaser:Teaser: 150m

swim ‐ 4km MTB ‐ 1km trail run. DirtDirt KiKids:ds: 50m swim ‐

3km MTB ‐ 500m trail run. Also 8km trail run and 50km

MTB events.

Ewen Maddock

Dam

www.tre‐x.com.au

May 9May 9‐‐1111 Ultraman Australia Swim 10km, bike 20.2km, run 84.3km. Noosa www.ultramanoz.com

AugustAugust 3030 Sunshine Coast

Marathon and

Community Festival

2km, 5km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.2km runs. Alexandra

Headland

www.sunshinecoastmarathon.com.au


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