Reigning World Champion Pete “PJ” Jacobs has confirmed he will race the inaugural Challenge Laguna Phuket half distance triathlon on 1 December – setting up an intriguing contest with fellow Australian Chris “Macca” McCormack, the defending title-holder and two-time World Champion, for a slice of the race’s 25,000 Euro prize purse.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Best-selling triathlon wetsuit brand XTERRA WETSUITS announced an agreement today for an upcoming photo shoot with world-renowned photographer TIM TADDER. The game-changing images that XTERRA WETSUITS and TADDER produced in 2010 altered the visual landscape of wetsuit marketing and were a driving force behind XTERRA WETSUITS’ Web Award-winning homepage (Best Sports Website, Web Marketing Association 2010).

14 MAY 2013 – The successful launch of Challenge Family with three events into Australia continues with Challenge Melbourne selling out today with over 1200 competitors.

"I couldn’t be happier with the response from athletes and industry people to the announcement of Challenge Melbourne," said David Hansen, Challenge Melbourne director. “The emails and phone calls of encouragement have been overwhelming and to now sell out the event in less than a week of opening entries is humbling.”

7 MAY 2013 – Challenge Family has today announced its return to the Australian triathlon scene with three new Challenge Half events being added to their worldwide series.

Challenge Melbourne, Challenge Forster and Challenge Bateman’s Bay will spearhead the Challenge Family’s return to Australia. All three Challenge Half distance events will comprise a 1.9km swim, a 90km cycle and a 21.1km run together with a prize purse of over AUD$30,000.

Challenge Family CEO, Felix Walchshöfer, said the return to the Australian market is a significant milestone for the Challenge Family.