http://www.2xu.co.nz/news.asp en-us 2XU News & Events RSS Feed Sun, 26 May 2013 12:12:16 +1000 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-Rowing-Champ-Peter-Taylor-storms-Cambridge-Town-Cup 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-Rowing-Champ-Peter-Taylor-storms-Cambridge-Town-Cup 2XU's NZ rowing champ, Olympic Bronze Medallist Peter Taylor competed in the Cambridge Town Cup over the weekend, taking out seond place in the Premier Pair and winning the Premier Four. Check out his race report below! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Kate-McIlroy-Wins-Contact-Tri-from-Star-Field 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Kate-McIlroy-Wins-Contact-Tri-from-Star-Field 2XU's NZ Tri Champ Kate McIlroy has signaled she has another killer season ahead, taking out the Pegasus Contact Tri from a star-studded field of experienced and up-and-coming athletes. The sprint distance tri took place under difficult conditions; a delighted Kate said after the race, "it was so windy today, testing on the bike and a head wind on the run for half the distance so I am happy to win today". http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Terenzo-takes-2nd-in-Port-of-Tauranga-Half 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Terenzo-takes-2nd-in-Port-of-Tauranga-Half 2XU's Terenzo Bozzone has started the 2013 season in great from, finishing 2nd at the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman in NZ over the weekend, which doubled as the Tri NZ National Long Distance Championships. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-take-two-podium-places-at-Port-of-Tauranga-Half-Ironman 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-take-two-podium-places-at-Port-of-Tauranga-Half-Ironman 2XU's Terenzo Bozzone and Cam Brown have started the 2013 season in great from, after finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively at the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman in NZ over the weekend. The event, doubling as the Tri NZ National Long Distance Championships, drew huge crowds in the near perfect weather. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Summer-201213-Triathlon-and-Cycle-in-store-now 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Summer-201213-Triathlon-and-Cycle-in-store-now With fantastic new styles, colour ways and form fitting garments there is an item for every athlete. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/V2-or-X2-Super-Summer-Wetsuit-Deal 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/V2-or-X2-Super-Summer-Wetsuit-Deal The summer tri season is officially upon us with many exciting events fast approaching - but have you got your wetsuit sorted yet? Buy one of our award winning V:2 or X:2 wetsuits from now until January 16 2013 and receive a one on one swim session with World Champion swimmer and triathlete Rick Wells http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Gifts-for-a-High-Performance-Christmas 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Gifts-for-a-High-Performance-Christmas With Christmas just around the corner we have options galore for you to keep multiplying your sporting performance amid all the festivities! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ironman-703-Hits-Auckland-in-2013 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ironman-703-Hits-Auckland-in-2013 2XU Athletes are set to dominate the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Auckland in January with Cam Brown, Terenzo Bozzone and Caroline ‘Xena’ Steffen all confirmed to line up! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Kate-McIlroy 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Kate-McIlroy We caught up with Olympic Triathlete Kate McIlroy for One Hot Minute as she reflects on a successful year. Here's what she had to say: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Daves-Diary-from-Beginner-to-BMC-Pro-October 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Daves-Diary-from-Beginner-to-BMC-Pro-October The winner of 2XU’s #iTrain2 competition is busily preparing for his prize - a trip to the BMC training camp in Santa Rosa, California! Dave is giving us monthly updates on his training from an ‘everyday athlete’ perspective as he progresses from beginner to BMC Pro. Everyday athletes aren’t aiming for the Olympics, or even to necessarily win anything; this month, everyday athlete Dave tells us what gets him off the couch and motivates him to train... http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Young-Gun-Racecar-Driver-Dom-Storey-joins-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Young-Gun-Racecar-Driver-Dom-Storey-joins-2XU 2XU has continued to expand their Ambassador portfolio with up and coming Racecar Driver Dom Storey joining the team. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Backs-Up-in-Taiwan 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Backs-Up-in-Taiwan 2XU's Ironman Pro Terenzo Bozzone has backed up his win in Miami last week with another top of the podium result in the Taiwan 70.3 this weekend! Terenzo is clearly in top form, finishing in three hours 54 minutes 18 seconds, just 12 minutes off his time in Miami - an incredible high performance effort after only a 5 day turn around! Terenzo caught up with us to share how the race unwound. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jason-Christie 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jason-Christie We caught up with NZ road cyclist Jason Christie for One Hot Minute before he headed off to compete in the 2012 Tour of Southland. Here's what he had to say: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/High-Performance-Wetsuit-Promo--2XU-Newmarket- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/High-Performance-Wetsuit-Promo--2XU-Newmarket- The 2XU Newmarket Performance Centre is offering a fantastic opportunity for those looking for a new wetsuit ahead of the Summer 2012/13 Tri season. Purchase any X:2 or V:2 wetsuit from the 2XU Newmarket Performance Centre between November 16 and December 16 and you will receive a FREE personal one-on-one swim coaching session from Coach Rick Wells. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ITU-Champ-Mike-Trees-Drops-Into-2XU-HQ 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ITU-Champ-Mike-Trees-Drops-Into-2XU-HQ 2XU HQ had an exciting Friday afternoon visit from our man on the ground in England, when UK and Japan distributor Mike Trees and his wife Rieko dropped by after a whirlwind trip to New Zealand to compete in the ITU World Tri Champs. Racing in Great Britain’s Age Group Team in Auckland, Mike claimed double gold in his 50-54 category, winning both the Sprint Distance Tri and the Aquathlon! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dominic-Caddens-Multi-SportTraining-Challenge 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dominic-Caddens-Multi-SportTraining-Challenge This year's Swisse Mark Webber Challenge is only 5 weeks away - as well as being the Official Apparel Partner of this exciting adventure race, 2XU also has our very own 2XU Aussie Olympic All Stars team and Aussie Powerlifting guru Dominic Cadden racing down in Tasmania from Nov 28-Dec 2. Dominic has taken on the challenge of attempting to train for the MWC and the Oceania Powerlifting Champs - two completely different events with very different training needs - at the same time. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Tops-the-Podium-in-Miami 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Tops-the-Podium-in-Miami 2XU's Ironman gun Terrenzo Bozzone has notched up the second win of his injury shortened 2012 season, taking out the Miami 70.3 with a 22:44 swim, 2:04:47 bike, and 1:12:05 run to win in 3 hours, 42 minutes and 17 seconds! Terrenzo was with the lead pack throughout the swim and bike, and drew away in the last half hour of the run to win with a margin of 1:36. Here's his recap of the race: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Apparel-and-Compression-Partner-of-the-Gold-Coast-SUNS 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Apparel-and-Compression-Partner-of-the-Gold-Coast-SUNS 2XU, the country’s leading high performance sports apparel brand, has expanded its portfolio of elite sporting partners once again. Under a comprehensive new agreement, 2XU has been appointed the exclusive Official Apparel and Compression Partner of the Gold Coast SUNS. For the coming three years, 2XU will engineer all GC SUNS apparel for training, game-day and recovery. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/MTB-Champ-Sid-Taberlays-High-Performance-Update 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/MTB-Champ-Sid-Taberlays-High-Performance-Update World class mountain bike rider, Sid Taberlay, has recently participated in the Australian National Cyclo-Cross Series and the Scott Australian 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships. Sid competes in custom kit designed especially for him by 2XU Team Wear; we caught up with him to find out how he went. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Curtain-Closes-on-2012-ITU-World-Triathlon-Series 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Curtain-Closes-on-2012-ITU-World-Triathlon-Series 2XU is stoked to have been the Official Apparel Partner of Auckland's Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final - the biggest ever! The event was a fantastic culmination to the 2012 ITU world triathlon series, with the top triathletes from around the world putting on a thrilling performance. The highly technical course proved to be appropriately challenging for the Series Final with all races tight from start to finish. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Next-Gen-Triathlon-Superstar 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Next-Gen-Triathlon-Superstar 2XU’s Aaron Royle has taken out top spot in Auckland over the weekend at the ITU 2012 U/23 Men’s Triathlon Grand Final. An all-round strong performance across the three disciplines carried Aaron to his first ITU World Championship, and broke a 10-year drought for Australian men in the U/23 category. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-converts-Boston-Celtic 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-converts-Boston-Celtic Another world class athlete has been spotted in 2XU! Kevin Garnett, the Boston Celtic's power forward has been spied recovering in our fab 2XU Compression Tights http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/London-2012-Multi-Medallist-Kim-Crow-Joins-Team-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/London-2012-Multi-Medallist-Kim-Crow-Joins-Team-2XU 2XU, the country’s leading high performance sports apparel brand, continues to expand its impressive elite Ambassador portfolio yet again! This time we're delighted to have Olympic Rower Kim Crow join our team of world class athletes. The London 2012 Silver and Bronze medalist will train, compete and recover in our high performance sports apparel to enjoy an array of physiological benefits; from improved circulation and heightened agility to reduced muscle fatigue and damage. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Winner-of-Mens-Health--2XU-Win-Your-Way-to-the-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Checks-In 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Winner-of-Mens-Health--2XU-Win-Your-Way-to-the-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Checks-In With the Hawaii Ironman over for another year, our very happy and appreciative winner of last year’s Men’s Health and 2XU ‘Win Your Way to the 2012 Hawaii Ironman’, Jeff Rudd, reported back on the holy grail of IM that is Kona. Jeff won the competition after telling us why he would be the ultimate sporting spectator at the 2012 Ironman World Championships. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Results 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Results The 2012 Ironman World Championship is over for another year, and what a fantastic hard fought out race it was! Without further ado, here's the results from our incredible 2XU Ambassadors. Huge congratulations to Director Jamie Hunt on finishing 16th on the Age Group Male (40-44) category, what a brilliant achievement. Also an amazing effort by Fredrik van Lierde from Belgium who came in 3rd in the Male Professional, and 2XU’s Josh Rix who crossed the line in 39th. Also our sponsored Team TBB s http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Race-Report- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal-2012-Hawaii-Ironman-Race-Report- 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt lined up for his very first IRONMAN (IM) World Championship (Kona, Hawaii) yesterday. The 40 year old former World Champion duathlete and Co-Founder/Director of 2XU crossed the finish line in an impressive 9:40:26; 16th in his Age Group! Here's Jamie's official race report - http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Liam-Friary-Launches-Duathlon-Program-For-Kids 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Liam-Friary-Launches-Duathlon-Program-For-Kids Inspirational 2XU Ambassador Liam Friary, winner of the 2011 AMP Scholarship, has launched Do a Du - a youth duathlon programme to inspire Kiwi kids to lead healthy, active lifestyles. Earlier this month Liam, a former 'big boy' turned Ironman, featured on Breakfast TV, to promote his dream to share his story and enthusiasm with primary age children. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Lands-at-Queens-Wharf-for-ITU-World-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Lands-at-Queens-Wharf-for-ITU-World-Champs 2XU is stoked to be the Official Apparel Partner of Auckland's Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (October 14 to 22) - the biggest ever! Roll up to 2XU in the World Tri Sport & Lifestyle Expo Marquee (Queens Wharf) for all Official Merchandise and some hot, high performance offers. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-9 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-9 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 9 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-10 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-10 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 10: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-7 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-7 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 7: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Aussie-Rower-Kim-Crow 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Aussie-Rower-Kim-Crow We caught up with new 2XU ambassador, Aussie rower Kim Crow, for One Hot Minute. Here's what she had to say: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Nicola-Leary 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Nicola-Leary We caught up for One Hot Minute with Cross-Country Mountain Biker and Triathlete Nicola Leary as she prepares to represent Team NZ in the final race of the Anaconda Adventure Series in Western Australia on November 3rd. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarket-ITU-World-Champs-Sale-Week 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarket-ITU-World-Champs-Sale-Week To celebrate the ITU World Championships landing in Auckland (October 14-23), 2XU Newmarket is offering some sensational triathlon bargains through until the 24th. Pop in to find your preferred bargain, and view the range of NEW Summer arrivals too! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-8 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-8 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 8: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona---DAY-6 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona---DAY-6 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 6: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-All-Stars-Steps-up-for-2012-Swisse-Mark-Webber-Challenge 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-All-Stars-Steps-up-for-2012-Swisse-Mark-Webber-Challenge As the Official Apparel Partner of this year's Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge (SMTWC), we're fortunate enough to have our very own team racing down in Tasmania from Nov 28-Dec 2. This year, we'll be represented by our 2XU Aussie All Stars Brendan Sexton and 2012 London Triathlon Bronze Medallist Erin Densham; both of whom will be making their SMWTC debut. In anticipation, we've asked them to share a couple of training updates on how they're preparing for this mighty race. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dominic-Cadden-Shares-a-Dirty-Little-Secret 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dominic-Cadden-Shares-a-Dirty-Little-Secret As the Official Apparel Partner of this year's Swisse Mark Webber Challenge (MWC), we're fortunate enough to have our very own team racing down in Tasmania from Nov 28-Dec 2. In addition to our very own 2XU Aussie Olympic All Stars team (Brendan Sexton and 2012 London Triathlon Bronze Medallist Erin Densham) racing down in Tasmania from Nov 28-Dec 2, 2XU's Aussie Powerlifting guru Dominic Cadden will also venture down south for a spot of adventure in the wild. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-5 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-5 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 5: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal-10-Days-to-Kona---DAY-4 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal-10-Days-to-Kona---DAY-4 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 4: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-3 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-3 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. While Hunt originally left the circuit to establish 2XU; he's now back and determined to show what his highly acclaimed technical 2XU Compression + Triathlon garments can do. Starting Wednesday October 3 to race-day eve, Jamie will be checking in with a daily journal entry. Here's DAY 3: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-11-x-Ironman-Champ-Cameron-Brown-Checks-in-from-Kona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-11-x-Ironman-Champ-Cameron-Brown-Checks-in-from-Kona 2XU's 11 x Ironman Champion Cameron Brown checks in from Kona, Hawaii with an update on how he's feeling ahead of the World Champs on Saturday week. Sounding good Cam, we look forward to the next update! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-2 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-DAY-2 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Champs (Kona, Hawaii) on October 13. In the M40-44 category; Jamie made his full IM debut in Melbourne earlier this year - not only finishing in a cracking time of 8:58:06, but winning his Age Group. Hunt originally left the circuit to establish 2XU but is now back and determined to show what his highly acclaimed garments can do. Here's DAY 2 of his 10 Days to Kona countdown. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Counts-Down-to-Kona-2012 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Counts-Down-to-Kona-2012 With only 10 days until this year's Ironman World Champs in Kona, Hawaii (Sunday October 13), we're gearing up to support no less than 10 incredible 2XU Ambassadors from around the world in this hugely prestigious and grueling annual event. Among those representing 2XU in 2012, is long distance triathlon legend, 10-time Ironman New Zealand winner Cam Brown. Off the back of yet another hugely successful year, Cam is ranked 4th coming into Kona, and is a real chance to take out the top spot. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-1 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jamies-Journal---10-Days-to-Kona-Day-1 2XU's Co-Founder/Director and Head of Product Development Jamie Hunt, is lining up for his first IRONMAN (IM) World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) on Saturday October 13. In the M40-44 category; Jamie made his full IM debut in Melbourne earlier this year - not only finishing in a cracking time of 8:58:06, but winning his Age Group. With this result and Jamie's background as a former short course World Champion Duathlete in mind, be sure to keep watch of this Kiwi on race day! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Performance-Apparel--Compression-Partner-of-Basketball-VIC 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Performance-Apparel--Compression-Partner-of-Basketball-VIC We're thrilled to have just been appointed Basketball Victoria’s Official High Performance Apparel and Compression Partner for the coming three years! In a first for Basketball Victoria, 2XU will outfit all Vic Metro and Vic Country State Teams, along with National Intensive Training Program (NITP) participants, with state-of-the-art training and playing uniforms and compression wear. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Winter-Series-Run-Group-Finale 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Winter-Series-Run-Group-Finale 2XU's winter series run groups are drawing to a close, with only two weeks of training to go until the big series finale - the Melbourne Marathon! 2XU run groups train out of 2XU performance centres several times week, with groups targeted at beginner, intermediate and advanced runners, all with the aim of completing a run event at the end of each series. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Storm-win--the-2012-NRL-Premiership 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Storm-win--the-2012-NRL-Premiership 2XU’s mighty Melbourne Storm are the Premiership winners of the 2012 NRL season with a 14-4 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Grand Final earlier this month. In front of a huge crowd of 82,976 at ANZ Stadium, the Storm made the most of a superb start to the match, which was backed up by some great play and a strong defence to claim the awesome victory. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Whos-ready-to-run-Sign-up-to-our-2XU-Summer-Series-Run-Groups 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Whos-ready-to-run-Sign-up-to-our-2XU-Summer-Series-Run-Groups Running is one of the best forms of exercise there is. Not only does it burn calories, it’s fun, gets you fit and it can be done almost anywhere – on the footpath, in the park, at the beach, anywhere! All you need is a good pair of shoes, some great 2XU running gear and a little motivation. But logging all those solo kilometers can get lonely, so why not sign up to a 2XU Run Group? http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Melbourne-Storm-qualify-for-2012-NRL-Grand-Final 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Melbourne-Storm-qualify-for-2012-NRL-Grand-Final After a truly ‘high performance’ season dominating on and off the field, the mighty Storm will take on the Canterbury Bulldogs at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium this Sunday. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-dominate-the-podium-at-the-Road-Race-World-Titles 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-dominate-the-podium-at-the-Road-Race-World-Titles The former Belgian champion claimed his maiden men’s world title after pushing ahead on the final climb of the 267km race, ahead of Norwegian Edvlad Boasson Hagen who was four seconds behind in second place and Spain’s Alejandro Valverde. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Brisbane-Roar-Captain-Matt-Smith 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Brisbane-Roar-Captain-Matt-Smith We caught up with Brisbane Roar Captain Matt Smith for One Hot Minute ahead of the up and coming A League season! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Team-TBB-dominate-at-Challenge-Henley-on-Thames 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Team-TBB-dominate-at-Challenge-Henley-on-Thames 2XU-Sponsored Team TBB member Stephen Bayliss dominated the iron-distance Challenge Henley-on-Thames near London earlier this month to take the men’s title in record time in 8:29:3 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Clean-Sweep-for-2XU-Compression-at-UCI-World-Champ-Time-Trial 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Clean-Sweep-for-2XU-Compression-at-UCI-World-Champ-Time-Trial After a long and grueling Pro Tour season across European and beyond, the world's cycling elite gathered in Valkenburg (Netherlands) for the UCI Road World Championships yesterday. All cameras, coaches and journalists had their eyes firmly pointed on the men's Team Time-Trial. Proving high performance, premium podium finishes are all about thorough recovery practices, our trio of 2XU Compression-powered Pro Cycle Teams; Omega Pharma-Quick Step, BMC Racing Team and ORICA GreenEDGE placed 1,2,3. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/London-Paralympic-Games-Wrap-Up 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/London-Paralympic-Games-Wrap-Up The London 2012 Paralympic Games are officially off and running and some fantastic results are already rolling in! Our Aussie athletes are doing incredibly well with Australia currently placed 4th on the Medal Tally with 16 Gold, 13 Silver and 19 Bronze. Their fab 2XU uniforms are getting excellent coverage throughout the games, and are clearly giving the athletes an edge over their international opponents. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tristin-Condons-High-Performance-Effort-in-the-Bridge-to-Brisbane 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tristin-Condons-High-Performance-Effort-in-the-Bridge-to-Brisbane Everyday Hero, Tristin Condon has raised almost $24,000 for Queensland children’s charity Variety, by taking part in the Bridge to Brisbane fun-walk/run, all decked out in his 2XU gear. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Team-TBB-Triumph 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Team-TBB-Triumph Carrie Lester, of our sponsored champion triathlon powerhouse, Team TBB, has triumphed at the Rev3 Cedar Point Iron-distance triathlon over the weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-NZ-Paralympic-Wrap-Up 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-NZ-Paralympic-Wrap-Up The curtain has come down on the most watched, best-attended Paralympic Games of all time; London 2012 saw a total of 251 world records topple over 11 days. 2XU New Zealand athletes contributed to five of these records, finishing the Games with five more than their Beijing 2008 campaign with 17 all up; six Gold, seven Silver and four Bronze. Obviously their super elite 2XU uniforms gave them the high performance edge over their international opponents! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-dishes-the-real-deal-on-New-Zealand 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-dishes-the-real-deal-on-New-Zealand Off the back of a highly succesful campaign at the Ski Cross National Championships at Mt Hotham, 2XU's ski cross champ Katya Crema has been getting in some training in NZ while the southern hemishpere winter still remains. She gives us the real deal on the AUS ski and border cross team on-snow training camp: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-NZ-Adventure-Racer-Carl-Bevins 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-NZ-Adventure-Racer-Carl-Bevins We caught up with New Zealand's Multisport and Adventure Racing guru Carl Bevins to find out what makes him tick. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarket-nominated-as-a-2012-top-shop 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarket-nominated-as-a-2012-top-shop Congratulations to our 2XU Newmarket Performance Centre on being listed as a finalist in TOP SHOP's 'Lifestyle & Wellbeing' 2012 Retail Awards category. 2XU Newmarket won this same Award in 2010 and looks to repeat its winning efforts again in 2012! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Takes-2nd-in-Ireland-703 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-Takes-2nd-in-Ireland-703 Terenzo Bozzone has continued his strong form with an intensely fought second place in the recent Ireland 70.3. We caught up with him post event for a rundown of race highs and lows. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Kona-Training-Update-from-Ironman-King-Cameron-Brown 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Kona-Training-Update-from-Ironman-King-Cameron-Brown On October 13, 11 x Ironman Champion Cam Brown will line up for his 13th and final World Championship in Hawaii. We checked in for a training update. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-Australia-Olympic-Wrap-Up 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-Australia-Olympic-Wrap-Up With the amazing spectacle that was the London 2012 Olympics now drawn to a close, 2XU is very proud of our inspirational ambassadors. It’s clear that training, competing and recovering in their fav 2XU gear gave them a real edge over their international opponents! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-in-the-lead-of-the-ITU-World-Series 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-in-the-lead-of-the-ITU-World-Series In-form 2XU Olympic bronze medallist Erin Densham is still dominating, this time coming 5th at the Stockholm ITU World Championships on the weekend. She is now leading the series, and with only two more races to go of the season, where she hopes to finish the year as the WTS World Champ! Here Erin recaps on her race: http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-back-in-Winning-Form 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Terenzo-Bozzone-back-in-Winning-Form Dynamo Ironman Terrenzo Bozzone is back in winning form after taking out first place at the Brazil 70.3 over the weekend, from among a field of top athletes. He gives 2XU an insider report on his win and what's next on the cards for this Ironman Champ. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Aussie-Paralympian-Kurt-Fearnley 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Aussie-Paralympian-Kurt-Fearnley We caught up with wheelchair marathon man and all-round inspirational guy Kurt Fearnley ahead of the mighty London 2012 Paralympic Games. The three-time Paralympic gold medalist and six-time world champ looks set to dominate! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Paralympic-Team-Take-On-London 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Paralympic-Team-Take-On-London Not sure what to do now the Olympics is over? Fear not, there’s more action to come, with the start of the Paralympic Games only 1 week away! The Aussie team are busy with last minute preparations at their pre-Games holding camp in Cardiff; this Australian Paralympic Team is the largest ever sent to an overseas Games, with 161 athletes and a support crew of 144 staff all heading to London 2012 kitted out in the mighty 2XU http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-SpringSummer-VIP-Launch-Night 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-SpringSummer-VIP-Launch-Night The warmer weather is finally upon us and that means sunshine, balmy nights, bright colours and longer days, and at 2XU, our VIP Spring/Summer VIP Launch nights! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Post-Games-catch-up-with-2XU-Olympians 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Post-Games-catch-up-with-2XU-Olympians The 2012 London Olympic Games are done + dusted and what an awe inspiring games it was! We caught up with our 2XU Ambassadors who competed and got the lowdown on London 2012. Here’s what they had to say… http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Golden-Glory-for-2XU-Sailors-Mat--Malcolm 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Golden-Glory-for-2XU-Sailors-Mat--Malcolm As the proud Official Compression choice of Aussie Sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, you can well imagine how stoked we were to see this epic duo prevail in a head-to-head race for Olympic gold in the 470 class in London. In the so-called Ashes on water, Belcher and Page overcame a moderate start to finish ahead of GB’s Patience and Bithell. Hot off the water, we were delighted to receive an exclusive ‘2012 Olympic Experience’ family and friends update just a few days ago. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-Paralympians-Ready-For-London 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-Paralympians-Ready-For-London Not sure what to do now the Olympics is over? Fear not, that was just a warm up with the start of the Paralympic Games only 2 weeks away! The New Zealand Paralympic Team is busy with last minute preparations at training camps throughout Europe; Cycling in Italy and Swimming, Shooting and Athletics in Swansea, Wales. A team of 26 athletes from 7 sports has been selected to represent New Zealand at the London 2012 Paralympic Games all kitted out in the mighty 2XU. The team will contest 72 events http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-NZ-Paralympian-Nathan-Smith 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-NZ-Paralympian-Nathan-Smith We caught up with 36 year old Kiwi Paralympian cyclist Nathan Smith as he prepares for his debut games in London! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-in-training-mode-ready-for--Kona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-in-training-mode-ready-for--Kona The countdown is on for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii in October, and 2XU cannot wait to see ironman champ, Cam Brown, take on the most famous IM course. 2XU caught up with him to see how his preparation in shaping up. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-NZ--the-2012-Olympics 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-NZ--the-2012-Olympics With the amazing spectacle that was the London 2012 Olympics now drawn to a close, 2XU New Zealand is very proud of our inspirational ambassadors! It’s clear that training, competing and recovering in their fav 2XU gear gave them a real edge over their international opponents! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-2012-Barfoot--Thompson-World-Triathlon-Grand-Final-Comes-to-Auckland 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-2012-Barfoot--Thompson-World-Triathlon-Grand-Final-Comes-to-Auckland Off the back of the London Olympics Triathlon, the series finale Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final is coming to the Auckland CBD. The event, running October 14-22, is the culmination of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series, which comprises 8 events in 8 different countries throughout the year. Kicking off in Sydney in April, five events of the series have already been completed, with only Stockholm in August and Yokohama in September to go before the Auckland grand final. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Paralympians-pick-up-their-2XU-green--gold-kit 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Paralympians-pick-up-their-2XU-green--gold-kit Australia’s Paralympic Team uniform distribution is now in full swing, just 17 days out from the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Official-Compression-Supplier-to-US-Ski-and-Snowboard-Association- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Official-Compression-Supplier-to-US-Ski-and-Snowboard-Association- Huge, high performance news just through from our United States office, and if you're a mountain/snow bunny, it's time to listen up... As the world-leader in high performance compression apparel, we've just been appointed the Official Compression Supplier of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA); the USA's national governing body of Olympic skiing and snowboarding! This marks a pivotal step for 2XU as it continues its foothold into North America’s elite sporting circles. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-takes-bronze-in-London 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-takes-bronze-in-London After her three year rollercoaster ride from heart surgery, we were ecstatic to witness our very own Erin Densham (2XU athlete since 2008) take bronze in the women’s 2012 Olympic Triathlon on Saturday. As Australia’s hot favourite coming into the race, Densham put in a hugely gutsy performance on the home strait against sprinters Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Rowing-NZ-Champs-Cohen--Sullivan-Take-Gold-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Rowing-NZ-Champs-Cohen--Sullivan-Take-Gold-in-2XU As the Official Apparel Supplier to Rowing New Zealand, together with the NZ London 2012 Olympic Rowing Team, we were invited over to the Mother Country to watch these champs take to the water...and they didn't disappoint! Yesterday (Day 6), World Champions Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won GOLD in the Double Sculls in 6:31.67, ahead of Italy and the Slovenian crew who were looking to reclaim the Olympic title they won 12 years ago in Sydney. Must have been those 2XU suits! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Xena-wins-the-ITU-Long-Distance-World-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Xena-wins-the-ITU-Long-Distance-World-Champs Team TBB's Xena aka Caroline Steffen’s winning streak continues with her win at the ITU Long Distance World Triathlon Champs in Spain on the weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ready-set-London 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ready-set-London Ready, Set London! What a kickoff to the 2012 games with a glittering opening ceremony watched by over one billion people worldwide. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Volleyballer-Nat-Cook 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Volleyballer-Nat-Cook We caught up with the five time Gold Medallist + 2XU Ambassador Natalie Cook and had One Hot Minute as she talks to us about training, her love of french fries and London 2012! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Brendan-Cole-checks-in-with-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Brendan-Cole-checks-in-with-2XU 2XU hurdler Brendan Cole give us a little insight into the Aussie teams life on the ground in London. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-in-games-form-with-ITU-win- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-in-games-form-with-ITU-win- Erin Densham continued her top 2012 form with a win in Hamburg on Sunday, her second ITU World Triathlon Series victory of the year. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Fiona-Southorn 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Fiona-Southorn We caught up with London bound cyclist Fiona Southorn as she prepares to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics. Italy bound for training camp then off to the Olympic Village ready for the games, Fiona is ready to bring home gold! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-New-Zealands-London-bound-athletes 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-New-Zealands-London-bound-athletes With just under a week until the 2012 London Opening Ceremony it’s all systems go for our 2XU Ambassadors who have been fortunate (& talented) enough to qualify! 2XU New Zealand has 7 athletes from across the globe who can now proudly call themselves Olympians http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-New-Zealand-now-on-Facebook 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-New-Zealand-now-on-Facebook Make sure you ‘LIKE’ our brand new 2XU New Zealand Page. It’s filled to the brim with updates, photos, athletes, giveaways, upcoming events and all things 2XU New Zealand. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Xena-claims-back-to-back-titles-at-IM-Germany 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Xena-claims-back-to-back-titles-at-IM-Germany Team TBB golden girl Xena aka Caroline Steffen has won Ironman Germany over the weekend. Xena was ahead of the pack all day and dictated the pace with fast swim, bike and run legs which saw her cross the line in and awesome time of 8.52. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-TBBs-James-Cunnama-dominates-Roth-in-under-8hrs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-TBBs-James-Cunnama-dominates-Roth-in-under-8hrs Congratulations to Team TBB USA’s James Cunnama who won Challenge Roth over the weekend under the elusive sub 8 hours. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Velomobile-pulls-into-2XU-QLD 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Velomobile-pulls-into-2XU-QLD Check out the velomobile that pulled into 2XU QLD this week! 2XU fan Paul Martin has this carbon fibre bad boy all ready for the 2013 Velomobile Euro Tour! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/18-2XU-athletes-to-line-up-for-London-2012 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/18-2XU-athletes-to-line-up-for-London-2012 With just weeks until the 2012 London Opening Ceremony it’s all systems go for our 2XU Ambassadors who have been fortunate (& talented) enough to qualify! To date, we have 18 2XU Ambassadors from across the globe who can now proudly call themselves Olympians. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-teamTBB-athletes-go-1-2-at-Green-Hell-Tri 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-teamTBB-athletes-go-1-2-at-Green-Hell-Tri Kitted up in their official 2XU teamTBB race kits, fellow teamTBB Germany athletes Per Bittner and Christian Nitschke raced Greenhell Triathlon on Sunday with exceptional results. After his impressive win at Challenge Barcelona, Per took out the title in what he described as the hardest half Iron-distance event he has ever raced. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ORICA-GreenEDGE-Names-Tour-de-France-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ORICA-GreenEDGE-Names-Tour-de-France-Team The nine ORICA-GreenEDGE riders for the Tour de France are Baden Cooke, Brett Lancaster, Daryl Impey, Matt Goss, Michael Albasini, Pieter Weening, Sebastian Langeveld, Simon Gerrans and Stuart O'Grady. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Kelly-Cartwright 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Kelly-Cartwright We caught up with London bound Paralympian Kelly Cartwright to talk all things green and gold. An Ambassador for both the Australian Paralympic Committee and Make-a-Wish Foundation, Kelly is looking to dominate the 100m sprint and Long Jump events! Kelly placed an impressive sixth in her first games in Beijing. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Melbourne-Ballet-multiplies-their-performance-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Melbourne-Ballet-multiplies-their-performance-in-2XU Check out Gemma Corlass Brown a soloist dancer with the Ballet she multiplies her performance in her 2XU! All Melbourne Ballet dancers train in 2XU Compression which helps them not only prepare for their rigorous shows, but recover quickly in order to get back on the stage in superb stylle the following night. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Windsurfer-JP-Tobin--his-other-sporting-love 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Windsurfer-JP-Tobin--his-other-sporting-love 2XU Windsurfer JP Tobin is a man of many talents and that includes his love for dominating the mountain bike tracks of New Zealand. JP has been selected to represent New Zealand in Men’s Windsurfing at the 2012 London Olympics, so mixes the days up with cross training and rattling down mountains full pelt. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-champion-cyclist-Hayden-Roulston 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-champion-cyclist-Hayden-Roulston We had One Hot Minute with 2XU Ambassador and professional cyclist Hayden Roulston. A busy year for the champ on 2 wheels as he is off to the Olympics to represent New Zealand and looks likely to be lining up in the Tour de France next month for his pro team RadioShack-Nissan-Trek! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Shane-Archbold-pushing-it-to-the-limits-in-Europe- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Shane-Archbold-pushing-it-to-the-limits-in-Europe- Shane Archbold our Olympic bound man with the well know hairdo remains busy training in Europe preparing for his assault on the London games. The omnium rider has tasted some success, but remains focused on an Olympic medal. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin--Brendan-named-in-AUS-Tri-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin--Brendan-named-in-AUS-Tri-Team Congratulations to 2XU athletes Erin Densham and Brendan Sexton who have all been officially named in the Australian triathlon team for the 2012 London Games. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-Womens-Pro-Soccer-Sensation-Lauren-Sesselmann 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-Womens-Pro-Soccer-Sensation-Lauren-Sesselmann We've just welcomed another high performance star, Canadian Pro Soccer star Lauren Sesselmann, to our portfolio of Ambassadors! A starting defender for the Canadian National Soccer Team, Sesselmann will train, compete and recover in 2XU’s performance Compression apparel to enjoy an array of physiological benefits; from improved circulation and heightened agility to reduced muscle fatigue and damage. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Australian-Paralympic-Athletics-Team-Announced 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Australian-Paralympic-Athletics-Team-Announced Wheelchair racing legend Kurt Fearnley headlines the 2012 Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced today, and has set his sights on becoming the first athlete in history to win the Paralympic wheelchair marathon at three consecutive Games. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-Day-for-2XU-Athletes-at-Ironman-Cairns 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-Day-for-2XU-Athletes-at-Ironman-Cairns After a week of incessant rains in Australia's tropical north, the gods were shining down on Cairns yesterday, and took good care of all 2XU athletes as well! Studded with Pros including Macca, Bell and White, the Ironman was never going to offer an easy day in the office for any competitor, but a 2XU trio of David Dellow (TeamTBB), IM NZ guru Cam Brown and Carrie Lester (TeamTBB) performed superbly with Men's first, Men's second and Women's first respective placings. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WIN-the-ultimate-boardercross-xperience-with-world-champion-Alex-Chumpy-Pullin 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WIN-the-ultimate-boardercross-xperience-with-world-champion-Alex-Chumpy-Pullin The 2012 snow season is nearly here (next week peeps), so who’s keen to WIN the ultimate boardercross xperience with world champion Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin! Thanks to 2XU Compression & Men’s Health, one lucky subscriber and two mates will WIN the ultimate Boardercross Xperience with Chumpy! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/TeamTBBs-Per-Bittner-claims-Challenge-Barcelona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/TeamTBBs-Per-Bittner-claims-Challenge-Barcelona With his first win of the 2012 season, Per took the men's race in dominating fashion with a strong bike and run combination. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-supports-inspirational-IM-South-Africa-duo 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-supports-inspirational-IM-South-Africa-duo With the support of 2XU, Kevin and Nicholas Garwood completed IMSA in 15 hours 49 minutes with Nicholas (who has cerebral palsy) strapped in both a canoe for the swim and wheelchair for the run. Due to inclement weather, the inspirational father-son duo could not compete the cycle together. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Sol-Walkling 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Sol-Walkling We had One Hot Minute with our newest 2XU Ambassador Sol Walkling! Sol is a triathlete, Pilates Instructor and Trainer, journalist, model and general awesome active lady – perfect fit for the 2XU family. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Witsupcom-are-looking-for-the-next-tri-superstar 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Witsupcom-are-looking-for-the-next-tri-superstar Could you be the next Caroline ‘Xena’ Steffen or Erin Densham? Wondering how to get sponsored to do the sport you love? http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/teamTBBs-Mary-Beth-Ellis-wins-IM-Texas--sets-a-new-course-record 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/teamTBBs-Mary-Beth-Ellis-wins-IM-Texas--sets-a-new-course-record Mary Beth Ellis of teamTBB USA captured a dominating win at Ironman Texas (3.8K swim, 180K bike, and 42.2K run) the first big Ironman event of the North American season. Despite the hot and humid weather, MBE raced strong from start to finish exiting the swim in first, riding the bike leg in the lead with former teamTBB’er Amy Marsh, and finishing with a strong marathon in the Kona-like conditions http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-rowing-super-duo-The-Kiwipair-London-bound 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NZ-rowing-super-duo-The-Kiwipair-London-bound The Rowing super duo Eric Murray and Hamish Bond aka ‘the Kiwipair’ are also London bound! The 2XU Ambassadors have given us a little insight into how the preps is going ahead of the games! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/High-performance-rowing-with-2XUs-Peter-Taylor 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/High-performance-rowing-with-2XUs-Peter-Taylor Peter Taylor, part of the Lightweight Pairs Rowing duo ( Storm Uru is his rowing partner) checks in with 2XU and talks all this World Cup Rowing, training and the huge dream that is London 2012! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Robin-Banks 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Robin-Banks Robin Banks is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of Mind Power and Personal Mastery. He is a highly-sought after international speaker and has spoken to CEO’s and Senior Management from Global Fortune 500 companies. He is a prolific speaker and presenter and has an amazing ability to combine solid content with a humorous and dynamic presentation. We had One Hot Minute with 2XU New Zealand Ambassador and International motivational speaker Robin Banks! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Track-Cycling-star-Shane-Archbold-countdown-to-London 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Track-Cycling-star-Shane-Archbold-countdown-to-London We take a look at our 2XU Ambassadors who will be heading to London to represent out country and also the mighty 2XU! Here Shane Archbold our gun Track Cyclist updates us on whats going through his mind with only 42 days to GO. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-future-tri-star-takes-out-703-Ironman-Busselton 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-future-tri-star-takes-out-703-Ironman-Busselton Huge congratulations to 2XU’s future tri star James Hodge who won his first 70.3 Ironman at Busselton last weekend! The 20 year old from Tasmania completed his first long course pro race in a time of 3:55.08. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Orica-GreenEDGE-rider-Matt-Goss-takes-First-Grand-Tour-Victory 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Orica-GreenEDGE-rider-Matt-Goss-takes-First-Grand-Tour-Victory Aussie Matt Goss took home the third stage of the Giro d’Italia with the win marking the first for the new Orica-GreenEDGE team and the second win of the sprinters career. Goss finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes, 53 seconds. Juan Jose Haedo of Saxo Bank finished second and Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Barracuda was third, both with the same time. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-Omega-Pharma---Quick-Step-Cycling-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-Omega-Pharma---Quick-Step-Cycling-Team As Australia’s leading technical sports and Compression apparel brand, we're thrilled to continue our charge into the world of all things elite cycling. Appointed the Official Compression Partner to the GreenEDGE Cycling and BMC Racing Teams earlier this year, 2XU Compression has now been nominated the exclusive Partner of acclaimed UCI-registered ProTeam, Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Double-Win-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-Stars-Steffen--Dellow 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Double-Win-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-Stars-Steffen--Dellow 2XU sponsored triathlon powerhouse teamTBB continues to prove unstoppable! This weekend it was Dave Dellow and Caroline 'Xena' Steffen of Alaska teamTBB Philippines who claimed truly dominating wins at the acclaimed Koh Samui Triathlon (4K swim, 120K bike, and 30K run); the biggest prize money race in all of Asia! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Football-Fives-50-Team-Rego-Offer 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Football-Fives-50-Team-Rego-Offer Football Fives season two team regos close on April 30 and the fee is dropping to $50 (RRP $110) when you order a full 2XU High Performance Football Kit for your Team (min 5 players)! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WIN-A-Palazzo-Versace-Marathon-Preparation-Package-worth-400 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WIN-A-Palazzo-Versace-Marathon-Preparation-Package-worth-400 That’s right, this year’s Gold Coast Marathon is on its way and the super luxe Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast is celebrating with a special Marathon Preparation Package to offer athletes a truly stylish, sporting weekend away. What’s more, they’re offering the 2XU community the chance to WIN one for FREE! This is one high class, high performance comp you don’t want to miss. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NBAs-King-LeBron-James-knows-recovery 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/NBAs-King-LeBron-James-knows-recovery NBA's King LeBron James knows recovery! Check out this amazing photo from ESPN Magazine and some great coverage of James in his most recent interview. Read the full story here! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Pro-Triathlete-Erin-Densham 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Pro-Triathlete-Erin-Densham We caught up with 2XU's Erin Densham for One Hot Minute to find out what makes this Australian triathlon superstar the champion she is! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Gear-up-for-the-big-chill-with-2XU-winter-wonders- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Gear-up-for-the-big-chill-with-2XU-winter-wonders- Because we know just how chilly the months ahead will get, we're offering you plenty of reason to get prepared with a vast collection of winter wonders for men and women. Nothing like high performance technical apparel to keep you warm, comfortable and active when it gets cold and dark. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Wests-Tigers-Stars-set-for-Signing-at-Rebel-Broadway 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Wests-Tigers-Stars-set-for-Signing-at-Rebel-Broadway As the proud Official Compression Partner of the mighty Wests Tigers, we're delighted to have two of the Club’s brightest stars, three time Player of the Year Gareth Ellis and fellow Englishman Chris Heighington, lined up for an exclusive in store signing at Rebel Broadway! Come along to meet these two top class Tigers, get an autograph, and snaffle a giveaway or two...some goodies from both the Tigers and 2XU will be up for grabs, including match day tickets and loads more. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-Opens-in-Style 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-Opens-in-Style 2XU Mosman opened in style on April 2 with guests treated to an night of exclusive shopping, champagne, canapés and a super motivational update from 2XU Ambassador and Australia's gold medal beach volleyballer + 4 x Olympian Natalie Cook! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-Talks-all-things-Vision-2020-on-The-Circle 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-Talks-all-things-Vision-2020-on-The-Circle Australian Winter + Summer Paralympian & 2XU Ambassador Jessica Gallagher was appointed Vision 2020's first Global Ambassador earlier this year. Since then, many have asked what this might precisely entail. Following her London 2012 Summer Paralympic campaign, she'll be heading over to the Asia Pacific to start her Ambassador role. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Dame-Susan-Devoy 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Dame-Susan-Devoy Dame Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player who absolutely dominated the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s (winning the World Open four times) is a proud 2XU Ambassador. She recently took up the brave challenge of shaving her head for The Child Cancer Foundation. Check out her online fundraising page – it’s not too late to donate to this wonderful cause. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/New-Winter-Range-hits-2XU-Newmarket 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/New-Winter-Range-hits-2XU-Newmarket Looking to perform better than ever coming into winter? 2XU Newmarket has just unveiled its extensive collection of cool climate garments to keep you active across the months ahead! From reflective Active 360 Run Jackets to Thermal Tights, Micro Fleeces and L/S Run Tops to seriously stylish Perform and Cruize Jackets, 2XU has the solution. Get in and gear up while stocks last. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/All-Compression-Tights-165-Limited-Time-Only 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/All-Compression-Tights-165-Limited-Time-Only That’s right…ALL 2XU COMPRESSION TIGHTS! Get ready for winter with this exclusive $165 offer on ALL 2XU Compression Tights. But only available online + in-store for a limited time only, so be sure to jump on it!* http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Dominates-National-Schools-Tri-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Dominates-National-Schools-Tri-Champs On March 30, over 700 young athletes competed on a picture perfect day at the Contact National Schools Triathlon Champs at Lake Karapiro. Sam Ward (St Kentigern College) took the honours in the men’s elite U19, while Elise Salt (St Cuthbert's College) took the women’s U19 glory. Both looked super elite in 2XU! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Ali-Shanks-Reclaims-IP-Track-Cycle-World-Champ-Title 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Ali-Shanks-Reclaims-IP-Track-Cycle-World-Champ-Title 2XU Kiwi cyclist Alison (Ali) Shanks is now a World Champion once again, after taking out the 3000 metre Women's Individual Pursuit event at the World Track Cycling champs in Melbourne. While Shanks was nearly three seconds slower than her qualifying time, it proved enough to take the win from Great Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel in the final. The result marks the second World Champ title for Ali, the first in 2009. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Record-breaking-weekend-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-athletes-OHalloran-and-Fitch-in-the-Philippines- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Record-breaking-weekend-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-athletes-OHalloran-and-Fitch-in-the-Philippines- 2XU Sponsored TeamTBB athletes Matty O'Halloran and Ali Fitch re-wrote the record books today at the Pico De Loro International Triathlon in the Philippines. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Stunning-Race-for-Steffen-Brown--all-2XU-athletes-at-the-Inaugural-Ironman-Melbourne 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Stunning-Race-for-Steffen-Brown--all-2XU-athletes-at-the-Inaugural-Ironman-Melbourne Another weekend another win for teamTBB's Caroline 'Xena' Steffen, with an amazing performance at the inaugural Ironman Melbourne. Xena stunned the field with an 8:34 Ironman off the back of a super fast 4:35 bike and 3:01 marathon; winning the Asia Pacific Championship title by almost 12 minutes to 2nd place and about 30 minutes over the 2010 Ironman World Champ in 3rd. The result was an epic one for Xena, who is now the 2nd fastest Ironwoman of all time and shown that she will be one http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-wins-World-Cup-Tri 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-wins-World-Cup-Tri 2XU’s Erin Densham put in an amazing performance and won her second career ITU World Cup at Mooloolaba on Sunday! Erin finished the race in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 32 seconds with second place going to Nicola Spirig from Switzerland and third to Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-champ-Simon-Gerrans-wins-Milano-San-Remo- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-champ-Simon-Gerrans-wins-Milano-San-Remo- One of the oldest and most prestigious races, the Milano-San Remo win completes a hat-trick of victories for the 31-year-old, who has had the perfect start to his 2012 season winning the Australian Championship in Ballarat and Tour Down Under in Adelaide in January. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-VIP-Launch-Night 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-VIP-Launch-Night 2XU fans will be treated to an night of exclusive shopping, champagne and canapés and the chance to meet and chat with 2XU Ambassador and Australia's gold medal beach volleyballer + 4 x Olympian Natalie Cook! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Gears-up-for-Ironman-Melbourne 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Gears-up-for-Ironman-Melbourne With just five sleeps to go, we checked in with 2XU Ambassador & kiwi Ironman guru Cameron Brown for his thoughts on the highly anticipated Ironman Asia Pacific Championships! Thanks to the forced cancellation of Ironman New Zealand, Cam is now signed up to race this almighty event...which promises to be a blistering, Pro-studded spectacular! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Debbie-Tanner 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Debbie-Tanner We caught up with 2XU Ambassador Debbie Tanner as she vies to be the best triathlete in the world and ready to take Olympic gold in London 2012, this being her second games! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Storm--Peter-named-in-Rowing-NZ-Olympic-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Storm--Peter-named-in-Rowing-NZ-Olympic-Team The New Zealand Olympic Committee announced a total of 39 athletes have been named in a squad made up of eleven pre-qualified boats and two boats (a men’s eight and men’s lightweight four) that will attempt to qualify at the ‘Last Chance’ regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland which begins on May 20th. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarkets-End-of-Season-Sale 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Newmarkets-End-of-Season-Sale To make way for the new winter 2012 range we need to move all our summer stock. Join us in store now for the Newmarket end of summer sale with great bargains to be had on all summer stock! For one week only starting Saturday 17th! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-in-Ironman-NZs-Revised-703- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-in-Ironman-NZs-Revised-703- Last week, we, along with the entire triathlon community, were gearing up for another epic Ironman New Zealand for 2012. Come Friday afternoon, however, serious weather warnings forced a revision of the full Ironman to 70.3 event for Sunday. Undoubtedly a huge disappointment to those who had trained so hard, but onwards and upwards for the consummate professionals like 2XU's 10 x IM NZ Champion Cam Brown. Here's his take on race day! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-Performance-Centre-NOW-OPEN 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Mosman-Performance-Centre-NOW-OPEN 2XU is taking over NSW, now opening our third Performance Centre in Mosman. Located at 629 Military Road, the 2XU Mosman Performance Centre has just opened for all to grab some high performance 2XU bargains! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Brendan-Cole 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Brendan-Cole We caught up with the Commonwealth Gold Medallist + 2XU Ambassador Brendan Cole for an intimate One Hot Minute on all things training, pain barriers and dance moves. Cole, an Aussie 400m Hurdler, is gearing up for this weekend’s Athletics Australia Track Classic in Melbourne which doubles as the Olympic Selection Trials for London 2012! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ironman-Melbourne-is-coming 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Ironman-Melbourne-is-coming The might Ironman arrives in Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia in just over a month. The inaugural Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne, presented by Urban Hotel Group will take place in Melbourne on March 25, 2012, a first-ever Ironman triathlon competition to be held in a metropolitan area! As the Official Compression partner for all Ironman and 70.3 events we cannot wait to see the race in our backyard! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Julian-Oakley 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Julian-Oakley We caught up with 2XU Ambassador and middle distance runner Julian Oakley as he continues to shine in the running circuit. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Challenge-Wanaka-2XU-recap 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Challenge-Wanaka-2XU-recap Challenge Wanaka produced another brilliant day for all Iron Distance and Half Iron Distance athletes with the weather playing it’s part and whilst the wind did blow, it was less than last year. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-Results-for-Team-2XU-Jamis-at-the-Falls-Creek-AUS-Long-Course-Tri-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-Results-for-Team-2XU-Jamis-at-the-Falls-Creek-AUS-Long-Course-Tri-Champs Comprised of Chris Bradford (35-39), Cadeyrn Douglas and Adrian Vincent (25-29), Team 2XU-Jamis took to the hills for the mighty 2XU Falls Creek Australian Long Course Triathlon Championships on Saturday with some stunning results. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-Pro-Triathlete-Five-Time-World-Champion-Terenzo-Bozzone 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-Pro-Triathlete-Five-Time-World-Champion-Terenzo-Bozzone As the world leader in performance Compression and Triathlon apparel, we're thrilled to have added yet another preeminent Professional athlete to our portfolio of elite Brand Ambassadors. This time, acclaimed Professional Triathlete and five time World Champion Terenzo Bozzone joins us under a comprehensive Agreement which will see him train, race and recover in 2XU Compression, Triathlon, Cycle, Run and Casual performance apparel until 2015! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Patrick-Nispel-ready-to-run-in-the-Senshu-Internationa-City-Marathon 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Patrick-Nispel-ready-to-run-in-the-Senshu-Internationa-City-Marathon Pat, coach of the 2XU and South Bank Triathlon Club running group is training hard for his second career marathon including a recent three week altitude trainings camp at Falls Creek averaging 200k’s of running per week. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Belcher--Page-take-Gold-at-Rolex-Miami-Regatta 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Belcher--Page-take-Gold-at-Rolex-Miami-Regatta Congratulations to 2XU Ambassadors Mathew Belcher & Malcolm Page who won Gold at the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta last week. It is the first time in the regattas history, 22 years, that an Australian has won this in an Olympic class. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Instore-signing-with-Wests-Tigers-superstar-Benji-Marshall 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Instore-signing-with-Wests-Tigers-superstar-Benji-Marshall Meet Wests Tigers superstar, Captain of New Zealand’s national Rugby League Team and 2XU Ambassador Benji Marshall at Rebel Chatswood! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/TeamTBBs-Aaron-Farlow-opens-2012-with-a-Challenge-Wanaka-WIN 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/TeamTBBs-Aaron-Farlow-opens-2012-with-a-Challenge-Wanaka-WIN 2XU sponsored TeamTBB Germany triathlete Aaron Farlow opened his 2012 in superb style with a win at Challenge Wanaka on Saturday. Farlow put in an amazing performance, topping the men’s elite field with a cushion of approximately ten minutes. Aaron exited the swim behind super fish Kieran Doe but quickly took the lead into the 180K bike leg. Over the marathon, he maintained and grew his lead even further. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-triumphs-at-Tour-Down-Under 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-triumphs-at-Tour-Down-Under 2XU sponsored GreenEDGE cycling team claimed their first World Tour race victory at the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide yesterday thanks to teammate Simon Gerrans. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Football-Fives-ready-to-kick-off 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Football-Fives-ready-to-kick-off Join FOOTBALL FIVE5, the brightest and freshest form of the game to launch in Australia. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-the-BMC-Racing-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-the-BMC-Racing-Team Our power charge into elite cycling continues! This time we've been appointed the exclusive Official Compression Partner of the prestigious BMC Racing Team; a UCI-registered ProTeam. The comprehensive Agreement will see 2XU’s highly acclaimed Compression apparel worn by all BMC Racing Team athletes, including 2011 Tour de France yellow jersey winner Cadel Evans of Australia. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katyas-2012-Ski-Cross-Adventures 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katyas-2012-Ski-Cross-Adventures As summer kicks in down under our favourite ski cross champ Katya Crema checks in with 2XU and makes us all think about packing the skis and 2XU Thermal Compression and heading on our own European snow adventure! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-helps-Neelusha-Memon-take-on-the-Coast-to-Coast 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-helps-Neelusha-Memon-take-on-the-Coast-to-Coast Neelusha Memon is ready to tackle the mighty Speight’s Coast to Coast next month with help from 2XU! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Hannah-Lawrence 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Hannah-Lawrence We caught up with 2XU Ambassador Hannah Lawrence who last week blitzed the field at the recent Tauranga Half Ironman to take second place! Can't wait to see who perform at Challenge Wanaka this weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Rachel-Neylan-has-podium-finish-at-OZ-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Rachel-Neylan-has-podium-finish-at-OZ-Champs One of the most important races of her calendar, Rachel battled it out to the finish against Tiff Cromwell who came second after with Amanda Spratt who took first place. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Wins-for-2XUs-Cam-Brown--Jamie-Hunt-at-Tauranga-Half-Ironman 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Wins-for-2XUs-Cam-Brown--Jamie-Hunt-at-Tauranga-Half-Ironman It was a fantastic effort by Brown, who claimed his ninth win of the event, after taking over the lead from last year’s winner Callum Millward in the second half of the 90km cycle leg. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-GreenEDGE-Cycling 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner-of-GreenEDGE-Cycling What's black, white and GREEN all over? WE ARE... That's right ladies and gents, we've got some seriously high performance cycle news to kick off 2012. As Australia’s leading technical sports and Compression apparel brand, we've now been appointed the exclusive Official Compression Partner of Australia’s first ever ProTour road cycling team, GreenEDGE! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Taylah-Jennings-Shines-at-2012-QLD-Track-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Taylah-Jennings-Shines-at-2012-QLD-Track-Champs The 2012 Queensland Track Cycling Championships are underway and on Wednesday night, 2XU's U19 World Champ Taylah Jennings claimed the 500m state crown in a time of 37.24. Jennings' time was only 3 hundreths of a second outside the Sate Record set by Hayley Wright back in 2004. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/South-Canterbury-12th-Grade-Rep-Team-looking-good-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/South-Canterbury-12th-Grade-Rep-Team-looking-good-in-2XU The NZ boys have been multiplying their performance and dominating all season! Must be a combination of skill, determination and of course their 2XU gear! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner--of-PGA-Australia 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Compression-Partner--of-PGA-Australia Compression apparel brand has staked its claim on yet another powerful performance market. This time, 2XU enters the world of golf, and right at the top thanks to its appointment as Official Compression Partner of Australia’s prestigious Professional Golfer’s Association (PGA). http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-takes-out-Gatorade-Tri-2 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-takes-out-Gatorade-Tri-2 Despite yet another disappointing cancellation of the swim leg, Round 2 of the Gatorade Tri Series continued full steam ahead in duathlon format yesterday, and the best of the best turned up to toe the line. This week Aussie team members Peter Kerr, Jamie Huggett, 2XU's Erin Densham and Brendan 'Kung Fu' Sexton were all expected to do well...and they didn't disappoint. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Stay-tuned-for-2012-Free-Performance-Sessions-coming-your-way- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Stay-tuned-for-2012-Free-Performance-Sessions-coming-your-way- From open water swim technique sessions, to women’s only run evenings, to body blitzing boot camp on the beach, there will be a 2XU Free Performance Session for you in 2012. Stay tuned as sessions commence again in February! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Liam-Friary-wins-AMP-Scholarship 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Liam-Friary-wins-AMP-Scholarship Congratulations to 2XU’s Liam Friary who was announced as a winner of the Do Your Thing 2011 AMP National Scholarship. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Dominic-Harvey 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Dominic-Harvey We had One Hot Minute with 'The Edge' radio personality and 2XU New Zealand Ambassador Dominic Harvey. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Silly-Season-Shopping-Night- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Silly-Season-Shopping-Night- Know your friends + family love fitness, but not sure what to give them for Christmas this year? Join us for a night of Silly Season Shopping Night next Thursday 15th December 6PM -7PM! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brighton-Performance-Centre-is-now-OPEN 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brighton-Performance-Centre-is-now-OPEN Located at 44 Church St, the 2XU Brighton Women's concept store has now opened and ready to rock for the Christmas shoppers to grab some high performance bargains! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-to-hit-2XU-Norwood-for-Tour-Down-Under 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/GreenEDGE-to-hit-2XU-Norwood-for-Tour-Down-Under To celebrate Adelaide’s mighty Santos Tour Down Under and our new official alliance with Australia’s GreenEDGE, we’re hosting a night to celebrate all things cycling. Register now to secure your spot – includes an epic door prize, goodie bags, cycle specials and special guest speakers from GreenEDGE too! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Official-Apparel-Partner-of-Tennis-NZ- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Appointed-Official-Apparel-Partner-of-Tennis-NZ- Tennis New Zealand (Tennis NZ) has just appointed 2XU as its new Official Apparel Partner! “The ability to partner with a leading manufacturer of high performance sports apparel was an opportunity too good to miss for Tennis New Zealand,” said Steve Johns, Chief Executive Officer Tennis NZ. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Uniform-Partner-of-Paralympics-New-Zealand 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-appointed-Official-Uniform-Partner-of-Paralympics-New-Zealand Paralympics New Zealand today appointed 2XU as its Official Uniform Partner for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. With less than nine months to go until the Opening Ceremony in London, Paralympics New Zealand is ensuring every step is taken to support athletes in achieving medal winning success. Partnering with performance industry leaders like 2XU is critical to this goal at these highly anticipated Paralympic Games. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Massimo-Cigana-claims-third-Laguna-Phuket-Triathlon-LPT-title 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Massimo-Cigana-claims-third-Laguna-Phuket-Triathlon-LPT-title Huge congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Massimo Cigana, who successfully defended his Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) title yesterday, marking an unprecedented third victory for the Italian Triathlete in the competition. Cigana smashed the field with an impressive bike and a solid swim-run - he's the first athlete to win the race 3 times; placing him ahead of two time winners Craig Alexander and Mike Pigg. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Brisbane-Roar-In-Store-Signing 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Brisbane-Roar-In-Store-Signing All you Brisbane Roar fans come along to 2XU Brisbane to meet the players, get a photo and autograph and grab a high performance 2XU deal! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Start-spreading-the-Christmas-cheer-with-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Start-spreading-the-Christmas-cheer-with-2XU Christmas is only a month away and we have options galore for you to keep multiplying your sporting performance amid all the festivities! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Win-your-way-to-the-2012-HAWAII-IRONMAN 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Win-your-way-to-the-2012-HAWAII-IRONMAN Win your way to the 2012 HAWAII IRONMAN in this month's edition of Men’s Health. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Caroline-Steffen 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Caroline-Steffen We took One Hot Minute with 2XU sponsored teamTBB star Caroline 'Xena' Steffen – 2011 Ironman Port Mac Champion and Swiss Athlete of the Year! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-hits-the-sand-as-Official-Team-Wear-Partner-of-Pro-Beach-Volleyball 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-hits-the-sand-as-Official-Team-Wear-Partner-of-Pro-Beach-Volleyball Australia’s top beach volleyball players are set to multiply their training and competition performances ahead of London 2012 thanks to support from 2XU. Find out all about the newly launched Renault Competition in Australia too. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Carlas-Compression-Confession 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Carlas-Compression-Confession We always love receiving fond emails recounting the treasured memories of a first time. Indeed, one’s very first experience with 2XU Compression is something to behold; epic, amazing, brilliant…high performance! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-wins-Gatorade-Series-1- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-wins-Gatorade-Series-1- Looks like it’s gearing up to be a great summer tri season for 2XU Ambassador Erin Densham who took home first place at Gatorade Triathlon Series 1 in St Kilda, Melbourne on the weekend! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Reds-Gain-Competitive-Advantage-with-2XU- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Reds-Gain-Competitive-Advantage-with-2XU- The Queensland Reds will enter season 2012 with an extra competitive advantage after signing 2XU as their Official Compression Partner for two seasons to come! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-Storm-the-5-Passes-Tour 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-Storm-the-5-Passes-Tour The 5 day, 600km road race event saw 2XU Sales Manager Chris Bradford the hard man from Ivanhoe take the B-grade General Classification (Yellow Jersey) in a total time of 9:35.03. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Hits-the-Infamous-Ironman-World-Champs-Undie-Run-for-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Hits-the-Infamous-Ironman-World-Champs-Undie-Run-for-2011 Athletes getting their kit off? Yep, that's it... If you're new to the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, there's a quirkly tradition which raises spirits (and eyebrows) each and every year in the week leading to race day. It's the hotly anticipated "Undie Run," and yep, it does involve loads of highly ripped, tanned, gorgeous athletes, their family and friends in not much at all! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-makes-XTERRA-debut-with-flying-colours 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-makes-XTERRA-debut-with-flying-colours 2XU's Olympian and power ITU Aussie triathlete Erin Densham made her off-road debut at the Xterra World Champs (KAPALUA, Hawaii) this month. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-5-for-2XUs-Massimo-Cigana-at-Ironman-703-Texas 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Top-5-for-2XUs-Massimo-Cigana-at-Ironman-703-Texas Big congrats to our 2XU Pro Triathlete Massimo Cigana on placing fourth at Ironman 70.3 Texas earlier this week. The speedy Italian set the 2nd fastest bike split of the race (just behind Ronnie Schildknecht) and crossed the finish line in an impressive 3:56:26. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jose-The-Future-Ramirez-ready-to-hit-the-ring-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Jose-The-Future-Ramirez-ready-to-hit-the-ring-in-2XU Check out Jose ‘The Future’ Ramirez, World Number 1 rated Amateur Fighter ready to perform in his 2XU Compression earlier this week in USA! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sharelle-McMahon-named-for-Vixens-season-2012 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sharelle-McMahon-named-for-Vixens-season-2012 2XU Ambassador Sharelle McMahon has officially signed on for the 2012 Melbourne Vixens season. After weeks of anticipation McMahon has confirmed 2012 she will be back fit and ready to hit the court after her near career ending injury in March this year. Sharelle snapped her left achiles tendon playing against the Firebirds and has be through extensive rehabilitation to repair the damage. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-signs-on-as-Corporate-Sponsor-for-Santos-Tour-Down-Under-2012 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-signs-on-as-Corporate-Sponsor-for-Santos-Tour-Down-Under-2012 The renowned UCI World Tour Event held in Adelaide every January, is the first event on the tour calendar and consists of 6 stages and a prologue all in the city and surrounding regions. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Interview-The-Four-Musketeers-Road-to-Kona-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Interview-The-Four-Musketeers-Road-to-Kona-2011 Team 2XU headed over to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to cover the annual Ironman World Championship on October 8, 2011. Ahead of race day, we caught up with 'The Four Musketeers'; Australia's mighty assembly of four age-group athletes from Sydney; keen to illustrate just how 'weekend warriors' represent the true heart and soul of Ironman. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-2011-Hawaii-Ironman-World-Championship-Highlights-Video 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-2011-Hawaii-Ironman-World-Championship-Highlights-Video Team 2XU headed over to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to cover the annual Ironman World Championship on October 8, 2011. Like every epic World Championship event, this year didn't disappoint. Battles were fought, dreams realised and broken, stars revealed and a new King and Queen crowned. Against the harsh and incredibly inspiring landscape that is Kailua-Kona, the human spirit shone through like never before; revealing immense efforts and awe-inspiring capabilities. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Scott-Nicholas--his-Melbourne-Marathon 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Scott-Nicholas--his-Melbourne-Marathon One of our newest ambassadors marathon runner Scott Nicholas has been pounding the pavement , pushing himself to the limits and tackling marathons all over Australia and the world. Scott checked in with 2XU after his amazing efforts at last weekend's Melbourne Marathon! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Andrew-Swallow-wins-North-Melbourne-Syd-Barker-BF 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Andrew-Swallow-wins-North-Melbourne-Syd-Barker-BF Andrew was a joint winner of the highly regarded award with fellow midfielder Daniel Wells at the Crown Palladium and was his second best-and-fairest award after the 24-year-old earned the top honour in 2009 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Gold-Coast-closing-down-sale 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Gold-Coast-closing-down-sale 2XU Gold Coast is closing down and we are having a high performance clearance sale with up to 50% off! Get in store now and grab yourself some serious 2XU bargains whilst stocks last. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Athletes-Gear-up-for-World-Champs-in-Kona-this-Sat 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Athletes-Gear-up-for-World-Champs-in-Kona-this-Sat WIth only five sleeps until the mighty IRONMAN® World Championships (Kona, Hawaii) for 2011, we're wishing all our competing 2XU Ambassadors a HUGE best of luck in their final days leading to the race. As the new Official Compression Partner of World Triathlon Corporation’s (WTC) global IRONMAN® Series, we're thrilled to be supporting a host of our elite international Ambassadors in their participation in this weekend's spectacular event. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-star-Mary-Beth-Ellis 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-star-Mary-Beth-Ellis The amazing race that is the Hawaiian Ironman is less than 3 weeks away so we had One Hot Minute with TeamTBB US golden girl Mary Beth Ellis as she prepares to dominate the women's field. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Custom-Spec-uniforms-for-HertzBRW-Corporate-Relay-Run 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Custom-Spec-uniforms-for-HertzBRW-Corporate-Relay-Run 2XU Custom is the Official Uniform Supplier for this year’s Hertz BRW Corporate Relay Run. This years BRW will be held on Wednesday November 9 at Albert Park Lake, Melbourne promised to be full of fun, music and entertainment for all invloved . http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Albert-Park-Lake-Time-Trial 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Albert-Park-Lake-Time-Trial 40+ keen, fit and speed-hungry 2XU Run Groupers headed down to Melbourne's beautiful Albert Park Lake on Saturday for a 1-2 lap time trial under the guidance of 2XU Head Coach Alan Owen-Jones. 2XU Run Group coaches from across Melbourne also joined the fun - a big thanks to Ryan, Lincoln, Kellie and Michael. Your runners looked in sensational form guys, and certainly deserved their post-trial group breaky! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Guy-Andrews-takes-on-Adventure-Racing-in-his-2XU- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Guy-Andrews-takes-on-Adventure-Racing-in-his-2XU- Check out Guy Andrews in his 2XU Tri Knicks last weekend at the Anaconda Race. Extreme adventure racer Guy claimed 4th overall at the tough race held on the Gold Coast last weekend and also claimed 1st in the 40 year old category. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Win-2-Team-entries-to-the-Peninsular-Team-Challenge 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Win-2-Team-entries-to-the-Peninsular-Team-Challenge The new SRTT Team Challenge is Victoria’s hottest and most talked about fun run and team challenge and we have 2 x Team Entries for you and your mates! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Fit-Health-Insurance-rewarding-you-with-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Fit-Health-Insurance-rewarding-you-with-2XU FIT is a new type of health insurance that actually rewards you for keeping active and looking after yourself. Developed with leading medical and sporting organisations including the AFL, Netball Australia, Kinect Australia, and the AFL Medical Officers Association, FIT is the first health fund in Australia designed for your active lifestyle that also rewards you for keeping fit and looking after yourself. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-gears-up-for-Kona-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-gears-up-for-Kona-2011 Its less than a month until 2XU Ambassador and Ironman Cam Brown arrives on the island of Kona ready to tackle the 2011 Hawaiian Ironman World Championships! The October 8 event is regarded as the most honored and prestigious triathlon event to win worldwide and Cam is now in the final stages of preparing his assault on the revered course. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-JnrCrit-battle-it-out-in-the-elements 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-JnrCrit-battle-it-out-in-the-elements It was a cold, windy and somewhat damp day as the first #JnrCrit race took place on Saturday at Casey Fields Crit Track in Cranbourne Melbourne. 58 junior entrants turned up to battle it out against the harsh weather and each other which provided us with some quality racing. Congrats to the 2 riders who won the 2XU X:Cards and looks like Race #2 at the Melton Crit Track will be bigger and better! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Caroline-Xena-Steffen-Wins-Swiss-Sportswoman-of-the-Year 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Caroline-Xena-Steffen-Wins-Swiss-Sportswoman-of-the-Year 2XU Sponsored TeamTBB triathlon sensation Caroline 'Xena' Steffen has just been named the Bern Sportspeople of the year for 2010/11. This is an amazing honour for Caroline who has achieved a tremendous string of results over the last two years; culminating with an unbeaten record since March this year. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Mel-Burke-wins-gold-at-the-Dualthon-World-Champs- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Mel-Burke-wins-gold-at-the-Dualthon-World-Champs- 2XU Tri NZ Athlete Mel Burke won the ITU Long Distance Dualthon World Championships in Switzerland last weekend against some tough homegrown competition! The 31 year old Kiwi put in a solid effort in the 10km run, 150km bike ride and the 30km run and took home the win by more than 3 minutes. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-star-James-Cun 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-star-James-Cun With just one month until the mighty Hawaii IRONMAN World Championships, we're catching up with 2XU Sponsored teamTBB long distance tri star James Cunnama. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Rowing-NZ-Kiwi-Pair-Crowned-World-Champions-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Rowing-NZ-Kiwi-Pair-Crowned-World-Champions-in-2XU A huge congratulations to Rowing NZ's power duo Eric Murray & Hamish Bond (aka 'The Kiwi Pair') on being crowned World Champions at the Olympic qualifying World Rowing Championship regatta at Bled, Slovenia on Saturday! Thanks to 2XU's Official Apparel partnership with Rowing New Zealand, Eric and Hamish trained, raced and recovered in 2XU engineered apparel (yep, the suits were ours too)! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Three-Weekend-Wins-for-2XU-sponsored-TeamTBB 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Three-Weekend-Wins-for-2XU-sponsored-TeamTBB 2XU Sponsored TeamTBB Germany athletes Diana Riesler and Georg Potrebitsch were both crowned 'German Long Distance Champion' in their respective races in Cologne, Germany yesterday! Diana defended her 2010 title, while Georg performed brilliantly to show superb form in time for Kona next month. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paralympic-Sport-Feature-2---Rowing 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paralympic-Sport-Feature-2---Rowing Rowing is the newest sport to the Paralympics which was included for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Rowing combines speed, strength and endurance and is open to individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities in the sweep rowing and sculling disciplines. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Olympic-Beach-Volleyballer-Natalie-Cook-joins-Team-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Olympic-Beach-Volleyballer-Natalie-Cook-joins-Team-2XU-Compression http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-takes-cover-of-TRI-MAG-Asia 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB-takes-cover-of-TRI-MAG-Asia Our 2XU sponsored international triathlon powerhouse, TeamTBB, continues to dominate; this time on the media platform, with its Japanese Olympic racer Hiro Nishiuchi taking the cover of TriMag Asia! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-TeamTBBs-Amy-Marsh 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-TeamTBBs-Amy-Marsh Following her Ironman Brazil win in May this year, Amy Marsh claimed her second Iron distance victory of 2011 at Challenge Vichy on the weekend. With all eyes now on Kona (less than two months away), we caught up with the TeamTBB US sensation for One Hot Minute! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-skis-to-victory-at-the-Aus-National-Championships- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-skis-to-victory-at-the-Aus-National-Championships- 2XU Ambassador and ski cross superstar Katya Crema competed on home soil over the weekend at the Australian National Championships/Australia NZ Cup Ski Cross Event, Mt Hotham. Katya was on fire on the slopes as she scored a 1st place on the Saturday and a 2nd place on the Sunday. Check out Katya's race report below! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Amy-Marsh-WINS-Challenge-Vichy 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Amy-Marsh-WINS-Challenge-Vichy 2XU Sponsored TeamTBB US superstar Amy Marsh claimed her 2nd Iron distance victory of 2011 yesterday, this time in Vichy France. Crossing the line of 9hrs and 45mins, the race represented her 6th career Iron distance victory. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Performance-Partner-Ramsay-McMaster-gears-up-to-launch-Posture-Belt 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Performance-Partner-Ramsay-McMaster-gears-up-to-launch-Posture-Belt With over 30 years experience as a physio and sports consultant, 2XU Performance Partner Ramsay McMaster has developed a new postural correction and training tool - the Posture Belt. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Performance-Partnership-Renewed-with-Central-Coast-Academy-of-Sport 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Performance-Partnership-Renewed-with-Central-Coast-Academy-of-Sport We've just renewed our Official Performance Partner Agreement with the Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS), extending the working relationship through until at least August 2014. “Our initial agreement with 2XU was a one-year deal and it didn’t take long to establish a great working relationship complimented by the like-minded values of both organisations,” said CCAS Academy Operations Manager Hannah Everett. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Hawthorn-Performance-Centre-renovated-and-reopen 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Hawthorn-Performance-Centre-renovated-and-reopen 2XU Hawthorn reopened this week after a fancy pants renovation! The store is looking fantastic so make sure you visit the Glenferrie Road store and chat to our 2XU retail staff about all your high performance needs. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Taylah-Jennings-takes-gold-at-UCI-Junior-Track-World-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Taylah-Jennings-takes-gold-at-UCI-Junior-Track-World-Champs Jennings along with fellow teammates Emily Roper and Georgia Baker of the Australian ‘Baby’ Cyclones won gold in the women’s team pursuit http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jessica-Gallagher 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jessica-Gallagher We caught up with inspirational Paralympian and 2XU Ambassador Jessica Gallagher as she hosted one of our 2XU Free Performance Sessions this month. Jess is training and preparing herself for the ultimate goal – London 2012! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Paralympic-Champ-Kurt-Fearnley-takes-top-spot-at-City2Surf 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Paralympic-Champ-Kurt-Fearnley-takes-top-spot-at-City2Surf Two-time Paralympic champ Kurt Fearnley took out top spot at Sydney’s inaugural City2Surf men’s elite wheelchair race with a time of 38 minutes and three seconds. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Bek-Keat-WINS-Challenge-Copenhagen 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Bek-Keat-WINS-Challenge-Copenhagen 2XU sponsored international triathlon powerhouse TeamTBB continues to dominate elite races across this world. This time, Aussie superstar Rebekah (Bek) Keat has taken out the KMD Challenge Copenhagen in a lightning fast time of 8 hours 52 minutes 54 seconds. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-One-Hot-Minute-with-Gordon-McCauley 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-One-Hot-Minute-with-Gordon-McCauley We spent One Hot Minute with 2XU New Zealand Ambassador and Commonwealth medallist Gordon McCauley. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-joins-Yachting-Australia-as-an-Official-Supplier-to-the-Australian-Sailing-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-joins-Yachting-Australia-as-an-Official-Supplier-to-the-Australian-Sailing-Team We're pleased to align with Yachting Australia as the Official Compression Supplier to the Australian Sailing Team, Australian Sailing Squad and the Australian Youth Sailing Team. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Paralympic-champ-ready-for-City2Surf-heartbreak-with-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Paralympic-champ-ready-for-City2Surf-heartbreak-with-2XU-Compression Heartbreak Hill. It’s a term that strikes fear into tens of thousands of runners every year as they prepare to tackle Sydney’s iconic City2Surf. The gut-busting two kilometre ascent from Rose Bay to Vaucluse has separated contenders from pretenders throughout the race’s 40-year history, and for the first time this Sunday, Australia’s premier wheelchair racers, including renowed Aussie Paralympic champ Kurt Fearnley, will get their chance to throw everything they have at the infamous incline. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Mary-Beth-WINS-Ironman-Regensberg 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Mary-Beth-WINS-Ironman-Regensberg 2XU sponsored TeamTBB sensation Mary Beth Ellis won her 2nd Ironman in as many months in Regensburg, Germany yesterday. Ellis claimed the title in a total race time of 9 hours 18 minutes and 55 seconds. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Celebrate-the-2011-City2Surf-with-our-Recovery-Zone--End-of-Winter-Weekend-at-2XU-Paddington-- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Celebrate-the-2011-City2Surf-with-our-Recovery-Zone--End-of-Winter-Weekend-at-2XU-Paddington-- Celebrate the 2011 City2Surf with our Recovery Zone & End of Winter Weekend at 2XU Paddington! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paralympic-Sport-Feature-1---Athletics 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paralympic-Sport-Feature-1---Athletics We're proud to be the Official Apparel Partner of the London 2012 Aussie Paralympic Team & with only 12 months to go, we're keen to commence the festivities! Starting now, we'll be profiling one official Paralympic Sport each month until the Games. Check out ATHLETICS - the largest and most popular Paralympic sport of all! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Record-Breaking-Weekend-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Record-Breaking-Weekend-for-2XU-Sponsored-TeamTBB- 2XU sponsored triathlon powerhouse teamTBB, enjoyed another massive win yesterday. This time, Aussie family man, Aaron Farlow, claimed his first ever long course victory at IM UK, in a course record of 8 hours 24 minutes 34 seconds. He also made a new bike course record of 4 hours 53 minutes 46 seconds AND run course record of 2 hours 41 minutes 46 seconds. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-Launches-Boost-Juice-Fitness-Fridays 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-Launches-Boost-Juice-Fitness-Fridays Because we love life, Fridays, fitness and all things fresh, 2XU Warringah Mall is rewarding those who feel the same way! Come in on any Friday with your Boost Juice or Boost receipt in hand and perform our Fitness Challenge of the Day for a FREE 2XU Fitness Essentials Pack*! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Supports-Tri4Japan-Online-Auction-Starting-Sunday 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Supports-Tri4Japan-Online-Auction-Starting-Sunday Tri4Japan, the charity established by 2XU's UK distributors Mike and Rieko Trees to raise funds for the Tsunami-devastated community of Kamaishi, is set to launch a major sports and triathlon charity auction on eBay from this Sunday night (July 31 from 19:00 BST, 4:00am Monday Aug 1 AEST), with over 50 hot tri items up for grabs! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-TeamTBB-Caroline-Xena-Steffen-WINs-Euro-IM 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-TeamTBB-Caroline-Xena-Steffen-WINs-Euro-IM 2XU sponsored teamTBB warrior Caroline 'Xena' Steffen won yesterday's European Ironman Championships in Frankfurt yesterday, in 9 hours 12 minutes 13 seconds. Faced with cold, wet conditions throughout, Xena was 3rd out of the water, just over a minute off 2nd place finisher Zelenkova. On the bike, she powered away from the women’s field and claimed the fastest female bike time of the day in 4 hours 51 minutes 7 seconds. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-double-Emma-podium-finish-at-WCS-Tri-Germany 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-double-Emma-podium-finish-at-WCS-Tri-Germany 2XU's Emma Jackson and Emma Snowsill both secured podium places at the ITU WCS Triathlon in Hamburg last week. Go Aussies go! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Tour-de-France-Yellow-Special 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Tour-de-France-Yellow-Special In celebration of Australia’s debut victory at the mighty 2011 TDF, we’re extending up to 20% OFF our leading YELLOW styles. Available exclusively online for one-week only, don’t miss this opportunity to snaffle yourself some seriously high performance garments before midnight next Tuesday August 2, 2011 (or until stocks last)! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Special-SiS-nutrition-offer-for-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Special-SiS-nutrition-offer-for-2XU In the market for new source of energy to fuel your high performance workouts? Check out this special GO GELS offer from the team at Science in Sport (SiS) Nutrition! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Steve-Weatherford 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Steve-Weatherford We take One Hot Minute with NFL punter Steve Weatherford as he prepares to dominate next month's pre season. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Backs-Tri4Japan-Distaster-Fund 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Backs-Tri4Japan-Distaster-Fund Your life may have moved on, but for many less fortunate victim's of Japan's devastating earthquake earlier this year, the journey to rebuild, recover and rehabilitate continues. We're delighted to be supporting Tri4japan, the charity established to help the people of Kamaishi, a town in Japan devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. All funds raised are put to work to make a real difference to people’s lives. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Offers-at-Run-Melbourne-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Offers-at-Run-Melbourne-2011 Yep, we promised you some goodies this year, and we certainly havn't fallen short. Here's what we'll have on offer at this year's Run Melbourne, presented by The Age Expo (Thursday July 14 - Saturday July 16) AND on event day (Sunday July 17) too! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Benji-Marshall 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Benji-Marshall We caught up with New Zealand national team captain and Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall who answered a few questions on training, recovery and 2XU ! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-Fitness-Challenges 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-Fitness-Challenges Do you have what takes to win our 2XU Warringah Mall Fortnightly Fitness Challenge? Every two weeks starting this Saturday July 16, we’ll reveal an in-store Challenge for the chance to WIN a $100 X:CARD! Step up to our test and we’ll post your result to the in-store Challenge Board - you could be the 2XU Plank Hold, Ab Crunch, Skipping or Push Up Champ! Stay tuned for the first instalment... http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-NZ-rowers-take-gold 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-NZ-rowers-take-gold 2XU Ambassadors Storm Uru and Peter Taylor took gold on the final day of the Lucerne World Cup regatta on the weekend, http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Huge-Weekend-for-2XUs-Team-TBB 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Huge-Weekend-for-2XUs-Team-TBB 2XU's triathlon powerhouse teamTBB continue to prove a force to be reckoned with this weekend, collecting two wins and an impressive second. Mary Beth Ellis claimed the Ironman Austria women's title in true teamTBB fashion, leading from start to finish in 8 hours 43 minutes 43 seconds. Just her first long distance race, Mary Beth clocked the fastest women's swim split in 48 minutes 7 seconds in her 2XU wetsuit. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Brown-and-McKinnon-blitz-Ironman-Korea 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Brown-and-McKinnon-blitz-Ironman-Korea 2XU’s Cam Brown is having an awesome year this time taking out the inaugural Ironman Korea. The harsh heat and course proved to be a tough one for Cam but managed to push through the barriers and finished the race in 4.03:58! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-signs-Hyundai-A-League-Champs-Brisbane-Roar 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-signs-Hyundai-A-League-Champs-Brisbane-Roar We've just expanded our portfolio of elite sporting partners yet again! This time with Hyundai A-League Champions Brisbane Roar! Starting this season, we're set to supply our highly acclaimed Compression apparel to Brisbane’s Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and National Youth League squads. With a focus on optimising athletic performance, our brand philosophy is an ideal fit for Brisbane Roar’s ambitions to set the the Hyundai A-League benchmark. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with--Cam-Smith 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with--Cam-Smith We caught up with Melbourne Storm Captain, QLD state of Origin player Cameron Smith who answered a few questions on training, recovery and how 2XU helps him perform! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Women-dominate-Ironman-703-Italy 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Women-dominate-Ironman-703-Italy 2XU Ambassador and Italian home favourite Martina Dogana won the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Italy, with 2XU’s Edith Niederfriniger claiming second. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WTC-appoints-2XU-Preferred-Compression-Supplier 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/WTC-appoints-2XU-Preferred-Compression-Supplier 2XU has forged forth in elite sporting circles once more, this time signing a two-year agreement as the exclusive Official Compression Partner of World Triathlon Corporation’s (WTC) global IRONMAN® Series. 2XU will now operate as the preferred supplier of compression apparel at IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3 events. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-WINS-Cremona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Erin-Densham-WINS-Cremona 2XU's Erin Densham proved she's back to her high performance best on Sunday, claiming her first ITU win of 2011 in Cremona, Italy. Living up to pre race expectations, Densham took out the ITU Cremona Sprint Distance event in 1:01:31, starting with a strong swim leg that saw her exit the water in third spot. With her superior bike skills, Erin quickly assumed the lead and placed her competitors under real pressure as they fought to hang on in the tight corners and turns. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Trade-your-tights 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Trade-your-tights We’re so confident in the fabrics, designs, fits, support and durability of our extensive range of women’s Run/Fitnes Tights that we’re extending 30% OFF any pair purchased when you trade-in your oldies! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jarad-Kohlar-takes-3rd-at-the-Australasian-Multisport-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jarad-Kohlar-takes-3rd-at-the-Australasian-Multisport-Champs 2XU's Jarad Kohlar was the first Aussie across the finish line and took 3rd overall at the Australasian Multisport Championship race in Rotorua in NZ last weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Vlad-road-tests-Elite-Compression-Shorts 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Vlad-road-tests-Elite-Compression-Shorts 2XU Paddington's run guru Vlad Shatrov put our newest Elite Compression Garment to the test and checked in with the following report. We see this hot new arrival selling like hotcakes - enjoy! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Trio-of-Weekend-Wins-for-2XUs-TeamTBB 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Trio-of-Weekend-Wins-for-2XUs-TeamTBB The weekend brought wins across the globe for 2XU sponsored international triathlon powerhouse, TeamTBB. On Aussie turf, Rebekah Keat fought hard to come back to her ‘brilliant best’ and win Sunday's Challenge Cairns in 9:26:31. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Adam-Marcinowicz-Grand-Union-Canal-Race 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Adam-Marcinowicz-Grand-Union-Canal-Race A big congratulations to 2XU Ambassador from the UAE, Adam Marcinowicz, who travelled to the UK last weekend to compete in Britain's longest, toughest, non-stop run event; The Grand Union Canal Race. Run from the centre of Birmingham to the centre of London along the Grand Union Canal, competitors are required to complete 145 miles within 45 hours. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-signs-performance-partnership-with-Melbourne-Ballet-Company- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-signs-performance-partnership-with-Melbourne-Ballet-Company- 2XU has formed yet another powerful partnership this time with local esteemed dance group, the Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC). 2XU will supply its high performance Compression garments to the Company’s stable of 15 dancers for use during rehearsals, afterward for recovery and general athletic training across the season. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Spreads-the-Love-at-Sydneys-Fit2Date-Mega-Meet 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Spreads-the-Love-at-Sydneys-Fit2Date-Mega-Meet Sydney's singles set was out in force on Saturday - participants proving every bit as fit as they were fun at Fit2Date's 2hr Mega Meet at Centennial Park. As usual, the best performing male and female were awarded a 2XU Performance Prize Pack. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Amy-Marsh-WINS 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-teamTBBs-Amy-Marsh-WINS A huge congratulations to 2XU sponsored teamTBB traithlete Amy Marsh, who claimed her fourth Ironman victory at Ironman Brazil yesterday! Marsh exited the water 3 mins behind Zelenkova in first place, completing her swim in 53 minutes flat. On the bike, Marsh assumed first place at mile 75 and powered away from the pack of 10-strong pro women. The TeamTBB Texan then ticked off the marathon miles and held her lead for the win, finishing over 6 minutes ahead in a total of 9hrs, 9mins + 39secs. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Concerned-about-stingers-at-Challenge-Cairns 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Concerned-about-stingers-at-Challenge-Cairns If you're gearing up for the 2011 Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns next weekend, you're no doubt pondering whether to pack your wetty - your best friend when it comes to warming muscles, facilitating best technique through the water and protecting against QLD marinlife (stingers/jellyfish)! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Come-join-us-for-Spa- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Come-join-us-for-Spa- Ladies who love fitness, health + wellbeing...we're on board for this year's Spa Day, as a part of ACP magazines 30 Days of Health + Wellbeing! Be indulged and inspired, try classes, sample products (like ours), enjoy onsite massage, hear about the latest skincare advancements from the experts and a lot more. Plus...IT'S FREE!! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paddington-get-ready-to-Cycle-for-Smile- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paddington-get-ready-to-Cycle-for-Smile- Join 2XU Paddington for Cycle for Smile. Support 2XU enthusiasts Ed and Sheryl Rotondo who are tackling a non-stop 8 hour in store cycle! Register on line for this and score an in store discount of 15% with 10% going to Cycle for Smile. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Apparel-Designer 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Apparel-Designer Are you a qualified Apparel Designer or know someone who'd be up for engineering world class performance sports garments? Our passionate and talented Design Team is expanding yet again - so we're on the hunt for another guru to add to the product engineering stable. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Jumps-Aboard-Athletics-Tasmania-Athlete-of-the-Year- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Jumps-Aboard-Athletics-Tasmania-Athlete-of-the-Year- Athletics Tasmania hosted its annual Athlete of the Year Awards on Saturday night & 2XU was there to celebrate and support. Ten happy Award recipients walked away with $100 2XU Vouchers to spend on Compression apparel of their choice. Team ATIS was also launched on the night with exceptional response. All official Team Members were provided official 2XU training gear and couldn't wait to test it out. Here are the Team ATIS race walkers training up on Hobart's Mt Wellington yesterday morning! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Media-cant-get-enough-of-2XUs-Cam-Brown 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Media-cant-get-enough-of-2XUs-Cam-Brown 2XU's Cam Brown continues to prove hot media property. Be sure to check out NZ's latest Lava magazine, which covers this year's 2011 Ironman New Zealand (yes, that would be Cam's impressive 10th Ironman NZ WIN)! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Shane-Archbold 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Shane-Archbold This month we have One Hot Minute with Kiwi cycling champ and 2XU Ambassador Shane Archbold . Shane took silver in the Omnium at the recent World Cycling Champs and is set to tackle the big guys in Europe this year. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Brendan-Sexton-blitzed-the-field-in-Mexico 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Brendan-Sexton-blitzed-the-field-in-Mexico 2XU Triathlete Brendan Sexton continues to seek out his Olympic dream with a maiden win at the ITU World Cup in Monterrey, northern Mexico at the start of the month. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-celebrates-with-VIP-Launch-Night 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Warringah-Mall-celebrates-with-VIP-Launch-Night 2XU fans were treated to exclusive shopping offers, champagne, canapes, goodies bags and fitness challenges with celebrity trainer & 2XU Ambassador Amelia Burton at last night's 2XU Warringah Mall VIP Shopping Night! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-golfing-champ-Jin-Jeong-hits-the-course 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-golfing-champ-Jin-Jeong-hits-the-course Check our 2XU’s golfing ambassador Jin Jeong hitting the course in his 2XU Compression. Jin who has had a highly successful amateur career recently competed in the US Masters at Augusta National + wearing 2XU certainly help him push his performance. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Andrew-Swallow-joins-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Andrew-Swallow-joins-2XU-Compression Yep...we've just signed another Aussie sporting champion! This time, AFL North Melbourne young gun Andrew Swallow has joined our team of 2XU Ambassadors. The acclaimed North Melbourne midfielder will train, play and recover in Compression to enjoy an array of physiological benefits; from improved circulation and heightened agility to reduced muscle fatigue and damage. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Positive-weekend-results-for-Team-Jayco-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Positive-weekend-results-for-Team-Jayco-2XU It was an impressive weekend for Team Jayco-2XU; claiming its first WIN for the year, a couple of stage placings, and solid 5th and 9th places overall in a very tough Loop Canberra Tour. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-TBBs-Caroline-Steffen-IM-Victory 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-TBBs-Caroline-Steffen-IM-Victory A huge congratulations to 2XU sponsored teamTBB star Caroline 'Xena' Steffen on first WTC Ironman victory yesterday! Steffen went into the iconic Port Mac race as the hot favourite and delivered despite tough circumstances. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-at- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-at- An awesome performance by 2XU Ambassador & 10 x Ironman NZ Champ Cameron Brown at yesterday’s 70.3 Half Ironman in Port Macquarie. Cam checked gave us the insight to his journey yesterday! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Gears-Up 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Gears-Up A huge best of luck to our 2XU Ambassador & 10 x Ironman NZ Champ Cameron Brown for this weekend's 70.3 Half Ironman in Port Macquarie on Sunday. With just a few (restful, we hope) nights sleep to go, Cam sent through a little update on his preparation for the big day... http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-TBB-prepares-for-racing 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-TBB-prepares-for-racing A huge 'high performance best of luck' goes out to 2XU sponsored international triathlon powerhouse, teamTBB as it takes on an epic line up of racing this weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Racing-Kangaroos 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Racing-Kangaroos Check out the 2XU sponsored Racing Kangaroos all kitted up in 2XU gear for their first event for 2011! Heinrich Haussler Jr who races for the Garmin Cervelo Pro Tour Team and his father Heinrich Snr have put together an awesome junior development squad for the Inverell area of NSW. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Port-to-Port-for-KIDS 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Port-to-Port-for-KIDS This Good Friday April 22, thirty cyclists will set off from Port Melbourne (geared up in 2XU) to take part in a journey that will see them covering more than 1,200km in 7 days, reaching Port Macquarie in time for the Australian Ironman Triathlon. This Port to Port Challenge sees the cyclists riding to raise funds for the KIDS Foundation’s Burn Survivors’ Network. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tour-de-France-2XU-Phil-Anderson 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tour-de-France-2XU-Phil-Anderson Former world number one cyclist, yellow jersey holder and 2XU Ambassador, Phil Anderson is offering all friends of 2XU 10% off any 2011 Tour de France Tour with Phil Anderson Cycling Tours. There is no better way to experience the Tour de France then side by side with a cycling legend, ride the famous climbs of the French Alps and see the yellow jersey sprint home in Paris. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Benji-Marshall 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Benji-Marshall NRL FAN ALERT!! We've just welcomed Wests Tigers superstar and Captain of New Zealand’s national Rugby League Team Benji Marshall to our portfolio of world class 2XU Ambassadors! As the Tigers’ preeminent five-eighth, Marshall demands durable, reliable and technical compression apparel for training, game day and recovery. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/New-PWX-Collection 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/New-PWX-Collection Attention 2XU Compression fans and fitness fanatics - we've just unveiled an impressive new Compression collection, PWX, in time for winter 2011! An exciting evolution of the already successful 2XU Compression range, 2XU’s PWX entails a premium collection of upgraded Compression fabrics engineered to offer optimal power, weight and flexibility in perfect equilibrium depending on the wearer’s needs. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-supporting-Aussies-Paralympians-in-their-journey-toward-London-2012 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-supporting-Aussies-Paralympians-in-their-journey-toward-London-2012 2XU is proud to announce a partnership with the Australian Paralympic Team. 2XU will outfit the team for the 2012 London Paralympic Games, thanks to a two year agreement signed with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC). http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-JP-Tobin- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-JP-Tobin- We have One Hot Minute with 2XU Ambassador and Kiwi Olympian Windsurfer J.P Tobin as he tackles everything from windsurfing, stand up paddle boarding, sailing + cycling this 2011! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Melbourne-Vixens-2011-season-update 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Melbourne-Vixens-2011-season-update 2XU’s favourite netball team the Melbourne Vixens are having a stellar 2011 season with 4 out of 7 wins so far and currently sitting 4th on the 2011 ANZ Championship ladder. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Tony-DAlberto 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Tony-DAlberto One Hot Minute with V8 Supercar driver Tony D'Alberto. Check out Tony this at this weekend's Melbourne Grand Prix. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-season-wrap-up- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-season-wrap-up- 2XU's favorite ski bunny Katya Crema checks in one last time for the Winter 2010/11 season! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-VIS-Triathlon-team-win-the-final-Gatorade-series 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-VIS-Triathlon-team-win-the-final-Gatorade-series The 2XU sponsored VIS triathlon team took home both the men’s and women’s races at the 6th and final round of the Gatorade series in St Kilda yesterday with Erin Densham and Brendan Sexton claiming victory. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Liam-Friary 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Liam-Friary One Hot Minute with 2XU Ambassador and inspirational guy Liam Friary. Check out Liam's story in this 2XU newsletter http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/The-Sharks-dominate-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/The-Sharks-dominate-in-2XU The South African Sharks Rugby Union team visited 2XU HQ last Thursday to stock up on all their 2XU Compression gear in preparation to dominate on field! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-F1-Superstar-Jenson-Button-stocks-up-on-2XU- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-F1-Superstar-Jenson-Button-stocks-up-on-2XU- Formula One superstar and all round nice guy Jenson Button touched down in Melbourne yesterday and headed straight for 2XU’s South Wharf Performance Centre http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-joins-up-with-Fit2date-for-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-joins-up-with-Fit2date-for-2011 If you’re fit and on the market, why not make your way down to the fit2date MegaMeet on Saturday 19th March in Melbourne? http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-kicking-goals-with-the-NSWACT-RAMS 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-kicking-goals-with-the-NSWACT-RAMS Great to see the NSW/ACT RAMS in their 2XU Compression gear at a training camp in Albury last weekend. The AFL under 18 squad are multiplying their football performance for the 2011 TAC Cup from May to July. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-is-lucky-13th-third-time-round 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-is-lucky-13th-third-time-round 2XU’s Katya Crema checks in again with her winter tales! Today I finished 13th (out of 30 girls), in the Grindelwald World Cup, Switzerland. It’s the third time I have finished 13th this season. Let’s hope things happen in three and I break the trend and finish in the top 10! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Brendan-Sexton-decked-out-in-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Brendan-Sexton-decked-out-in-2XU VIS champ Brendan Sexton continued his winning ways over the weekend, taking out Aths Victoria's Invitation 3000m Track race followed by the Gatorade Triathlon Race #6 in Elwood, just 13hrs later on Sunday morning! Running a massive personal best time of 8min20, Sexton was pushed all the way by two SA athletes in the 3000m event at Olympic Park on Saturday night, but managed to win a hard fought sprint in the final 400 meters. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Cam-Brown-makes-it-a-perfect-10 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Cam-Brown-makes-it-a-perfect-10 2XU Ambassador Cameron Brown made it a perfect 10 at the 27th Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand in Taupo on Saturday 5th March. Brown blitzed the field in 8hr 31min 7sec to take home his 10th Ironman New Zealand victory in appalling conditions that saw the 1500 strong field, spectators and volunteers endure non-stop rain from start to finish. The 38 year old Aucklander become the first triathlete in the world to win the same Ironman race 10 times http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUS-Peter-Taylor-beats-world-champ-at-Twizel 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUS-Peter-Taylor-beats-world-champ-at-Twizel Kiwi Peter Taylor claimed victory in the lightweight single scull race in last month’s 2011 BankLink New Zealand Rowing Championships. The titles held at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel saw New Zealand's finest rowers perform some great racing in the finals. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Storm-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Storm-2XU-Compression http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Karen-Wrenn-Paddles 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Karen-Wrenn-Paddles What does it take to successfully complete a record-setting Channel Islands (CA) crossing via stand up paddle board? That's approx. 150 miles between all eight islands over six days off the coast of Southern California. Kaenon Polarized™ paddle team member + 2XU Ambassaor Karen Wrenn knows what, 2XU Compression of course! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-JP-Tobin-claims-National-RSX-Mens-Championships-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-JP-Tobin-claims-National-RSX-Mens-Championships-2011 Huge congratulations to Kiwi Windsurfer JP Tobin who took 1st place at last weekend’s 2011 New Zealand National RS:X Men’s Championships. The National titles held in Manly, Whangaparoa saw a fleet of mostly international sailors competing for the title. JP’s main competition was from his training partner Dorian van Rijsselberghe (Netherlands) but JP managed to hold him off to claim victory http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tough-day-at-the-office-for-the-Melbourne-NissanBRW-Corporate-Triathlon- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Tough-day-at-the-office-for-the-Melbourne-NissanBRW-Corporate-Triathlon- It was a tough day at the office for the 5,289 participants who took part in last Sunday’s Melbourne Nissan/BRW Corporate Triathlon! With torrential downpours, wind gusts of 75kmh and the cancellation of the swim leg due to the EPA’s forecast for poor water quality, participants and event organizers were put to the test. Even with perfect conditions first thing on Sunday morning, on a closer inspection of the water there was no doubt the correct decision was made! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-partners-with-teamTBB 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-partners-with-teamTBB We're proud to announce another progression for 2XU in elite sporting circles! This time, we've signed an exclusive two year agreement as the Official Performance Apparel Supplier of highly acclaimed international Triathlon team teamTBB. As of this month, all teamTBB athletes will kit up in our world leading Triathlon, Cycle, Run and Compression apparel for training, racing and recovery. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-weekend-warrior-multiplies-performance-to-minimize-size 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-weekend-warrior-multiplies-performance-to-minimize-size 2XU’s Liam Friary is training towards Ironman New Zealand and qualifying for the Hawaiian Ironman.It’s an extraordinary turnaround for the 27 year old Kiwi known as ‘ Big Boy’ who four years ago tipped the scales at 134kg! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Andrew-Swallow 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Andrew-Swallow One Hot Minute with North Melbourne’s gun midfielder Andrew Swallow as the AFL season kicks off! Check out Andrew in the March edition of Alpha magazine. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Results-at-Inaugural-2XU-Falls-Creek-Tri- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Results-at-Inaugural-2XU-Falls-Creek-Tri- The inaugural 2XU Falls Creek Triathlon was blessed with perfect racing conditions on sunday, with sunshine streaming from dawn; treating participants to breathtaking vistas of their challenging, yet exhilirating course. A big congrats to 2XU Wetsuit Ambassador and 70.3 specialist Leon Griffin took out the race, proving his form is back to its winning best. Impressively, Griffin finished ahead of Olympic Triathlon bronze medalist Jan Rehula, and the Snowy Mountains’ Lindsay Wall. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Wetsuit-wins-220 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-Wetsuit-wins-220 2XU’s Project X:1 Wetsuit took home ‘Innovative Product of the Year’ as voted by the readers of leading Triathlon Magazine, 220 (UK). http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Cam-Brown-vying-for-his-10th-Ironman-New-Zealand 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Cam-Brown-vying-for-his-10th-Ironman-New-Zealand 2XU Ambassador Cameron Brown will be vying for his 10th win at the 27th Ironman New Zealand on 5 March in Taupo. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute--with-Mark-Colthart 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute--with-Mark-Colthart One Hot Minute with 2XU Run Group + Marathon man Mark Colthart as he embarks on the ultimate in human performance by running the Tarawera Ultramarathon solo. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-at-top-of-its-game-in-the-US 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-at-top-of-its-game-in-the-US While we’ve long recognised the significant benefits offered by 2XU Compression gear, it’s great to see fitness fans in the US have now seen the light too! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Roosters-Tigers 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Roosters-Tigers We've expanded our portfolio of elite sporting partners yet again; this time signing as the Official Compression Supplier to two leading National Rugby League teams (NRL); Sydney Roosters and Wests Tigers. Under the exclusive new agreements, we're set to supply our highly sought Compression apparel to the Wests Tigers for two years and Sydney Roosters until the close of season 2013. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Vlad-Shatrov-blitzes-two-races 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Vlad-Shatrov-blitzes-two-races Congratulations to Vlad Shatrov from our 2XU Performance Centre Sydney who blitzed not one but TWO races last week! Vlad raced the A Grade NSW State 5km Championships with a time of 15 minutes last Thursday night in very hot and windy conditions http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-First-Aussie-Tennis-Star 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Signs-First-Aussie-Tennis-Star Currently ranked No. 3 in Australia and No. 64 in the world, this 28 year old pro was too good to pass up. Originally from Russia, Rodionova moved to Australia in 2005 and gained her Australian Citizenship at the end of 2009. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Sam-Betten-wins-round-5-of-the-Gatorade-Series-in-QLD 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Sam-Betten-wins-round-5-of-the-Gatorade-Series-in-QLD Check out 2XU Ambassador Sam Betten on back page of the Sunshine Coast Daily! Sam won the 5th Gatorade Tri at Shelly Beach QLD last week after only deciding the day before to enter. Awesome effort Sam http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-scores-at-the-IPC-World-Champs- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-scores-at-the-IPC-World-Champs- 2XU’s multi-talented Paralympian Jessica Gallagher won 2 medals at last week’s IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, NZ. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Another-chockers-2XU-Swim-Season-coming-to-an-end 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Another-chockers-2XU-Swim-Season-coming-to-an-end Another highly successful and jam packed 2XU swim season is coming to an end with only a few more events on the calendar. Huge congratulations to all of you who competed in any of our summer triathlons and open water swims! We hope you blitzed your swim in your 2XU wettie and look forward to seeing you next year! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/North-Melbourne-Kangaroos 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/North-Melbourne-Kangaroos We're thrilled to announce the expansion of our portfolio of elite sporting partners once again! Under a new agreement with the North Melbourne Football Club (NMFC), we're set to supply our highly acclaimed Compression garments to the Club’s players for training, game day and recovery. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-at-the-Ski-Cross-World-Cup- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-at-the-Ski-Cross-World-Cup- 2XU’s Katya Crema checks in from the Ski Cross World Cup in Germany! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Fliss-Abram-takes-cover-of-Ultra-Fit-Magazine 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Fliss-Abram-takes-cover-of-Ultra-Fit-Magazine Nice work by 2XU Ambassador + AUS Triathlete Felicity Abram on taking the cover of this month's Ultra-Fit Magazine! Fliss appears in two articles within the issues - one closely examining her plight toward London 2012 + another multi-page spread to guide readers through the ultimate Tri-Ready Pilates workout. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/U23-glory-for-2XU-sponsored-Team-TIBCOs-newest-star- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/U23-glory-for-2XU-sponsored-Team-TIBCOs-newest-star- 2XU sponsored Team TIBCO’s newest rider Carlee Taylor (AUS), delivered her team a national championship and an overall stage race title at the U23 National Road Champs in Ballarat earlier this month. 21-year-old Taylor was a driving force in the race, which saw the Elite and U23 riders race together http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassadors-blitz-the-QLD-Gatorade-Tri- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassadors-blitz-the-QLD-Gatorade-Tri- 2XU Ambassadors and training partners Emma Jackson and Sam Betten scored solid wins at round 4 of the Gatorade Queensland Tri Series at Robina on the weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katya 'Ski Cross' Crema, Backcountry skiing in Switzerland 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katya 'Ski Cross' Crema, Backcountry skiing in Switzerland Yesterday I had one of the most incredible days backcountry skiing off the back of Mont Forte in Verbier, Switzerland. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-is-all-systems-go-for-IPC-World-Champs- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jessica-Gallagher-is-all-systems-go-for-IPC-World-Champs- 2XU’s multi-talented Paralympian Jessica Gallagher is training hard toward this month’s IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, NZ. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Want-to-own-2XU-Triathlete-Josh-Rixs-bike- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Want-to-own-2XU-Triathlete-Josh-Rixs-bike- That's right, AUS Triathlete Josh Rix is selling one of his much loved bikes! If you're keen, this 6ft1 GIANT is in excellent condition (hardly ridden) + up for grabs with full Dura Ace components + wheels. Priced to sell at $3250. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jai-Crawford 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Jai-Crawford One Hot Minute with new 2XU Ambassador and cyclist Jai Crawford... http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Supports-FebFast-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Supports-FebFast-2011 Looking for a serious challenge? How about no alcohol for the entire month of February? We have a seriously good incentive instore, get in to 2XU now! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-The-European-Adventure-continues 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-The-European-Adventure-continues Katya 'Ski Cross' Crema, The European Adventure continues... http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brisbane-back-in-business 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brisbane-back-in-business The 2XU Brisbane Performance Centre is back in action and trading today after the devasting Brisbane floods http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/From-2XUs-Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-with-Lovefrom-Austria 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/From-2XUs-Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-with-Lovefrom-Austria 2XU's AUS Ski Cross star , Katya Crema reports back from the Ski Cross World Cup held in St. Johann, Austria last week http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brisbane-closed-due-to-floods-until-further-notice 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Brisbane-closed-due-to-floods-until-further-notice Due to the current flooding in Queensland, AUS, the 2XU Brisbane Performance Centre, located at 179 Grey St Southbank, is currently closed for business until further notice. We wish all at 2XU Brisbane the best during this difficult time and look forward to sharing news of the reopening with you sooner rather than later. Stay tuned for developments in due course. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-tried-and-tested-in-tough-Tassie-terrain- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-tried-and-tested-in-tough-Tassie-terrain- Last month a dedicated group of 2XU fans set out to take on Tasmania’s Overland Track kitted out in 2XU Compression! Ron + Sally Fredericksen and friend Jane Postle promised to keep the 2XU Brisbane team updated on their six day adventure through Cradle Mountain and the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-at-the-Tauranga-Half-Ironman 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Cam-Brown-takes-3rd-at-the-Tauranga-Half-Ironman Cam Brown takes 3rd at the Tauranga Half Ironman! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Skip-gears-up-for-Antarctica-Marathon-in-2XU-Kit- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Skip-gears-up-for-Antarctica-Marathon-in-2XU-Kit- Check out Skip, a friend of 2XU as he competes in a 10km run near Scott Hut, Antarctica on JAN 2. It was a balmy 2 degrees at the time! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Harriet-Brown-claims-third-Pier-to-Pub-victory 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Harriet-Brown-claims-third-Pier-to-Pub-victory 2XU’s Harriet Brown claims third Pier to Pub victory! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-BMX-Champ-Kurt-Pickard 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-BMX-Champ-Kurt-Pickard New Zealands' Kurt Pickard is taking the BMX Racing world by storm . The 19-year-old is currently ranked number 1 in NZ & has 12 National titles! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Pegasus-Sports-cyclist-Jonathan-Cantwell-claims-Aussie-Crit-Title- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Pegasus-Sports-cyclist-Jonathan-Cantwell-claims-Aussie-Crit-Title- http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-assumes-lead-in-Contact-Tri-Series 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-assumes-lead-in-Contact-Tri-Series Proud 2XU Ambassador and nine time Ironman champ, Cameron Brown won the Whangamata round of NZ’s 2XU Contact Tri Series, proving experience is king on circuit. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/From-2XUs-Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-with-Love 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/From-2XUs-Katya-Ski-Cross-Crema-with-Love 2XU's AUS Ski Cross star, Katya Crema is well into her winter training season in Europe. While we're paddling in oceans 'down under', she's traversing some seriously mammoth, icy slopes 'up over'. We recieved the below update + link to an awesome YouTube summary she prepared for us. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/MXRider-Ken-Roczen-in-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/MXRider-Ken-Roczen-in-2XU-Compression Check out this YouTube clip of KTM welcoming MotorCross rider Ken Roczen to the Red Bull/KTM Team. The clip offers a behind the scenes, 'in a day in the life of' insight to this epic 16 year-old German rider...including some intense testing in RedBull's fitness lab in Austria. We were stoked to see Ken kitted up in 2XU Compression for his high performance drills. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-FPS-Open-Water-Swim-2 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-FPS-Open-Water-Swim-2 Following the immense popularity of our FREE Open Water Swim Night in December, we're hosting another one this month! Come down to Hampton on Thursday Jan 20 for a twilight tutorial on 2XU wetsuit know-how and open water technique followed by a practical session at the beach. Only 20 places available. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Harriet-Brown-scores-her-3rd-Rock-2-Ramp-win 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Ambassador-Harriet-Brown-scores-her-3rd-Rock-2-Ramp-win 2XU Ambassador Harriet Brown scores her 3rd Rock 2 Ramp win! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Infolio-Twilight-Run-Tests-New-Year-athletes 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Sponsored-Infolio-Twilight-Run-Tests-New-Year-athletes Congratulations to the 2350 runners and walkers who stuck to their New Years resolutions and took on the incredibly scenic and challenging course through the Point Nepean National Park in the 2011 Infolio Portsea Twilight on Sunday. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-BlackBerry-tackles-the-Abu-Dhabi-Adventure-Challenge 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-BlackBerry-tackles-the-Abu-Dhabi-Adventure-Challenge Team 2XU BlackBerry tackles the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-and-the-Seattle-Thunderbirds-join-forces 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-and-the-Seattle-Thunderbirds-join-forces 2XU Compression has just been appointed the Official Workout and Recovery Partner of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Emma-Snowsill-launches-new-website 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Emma-Snowsill-launches-new-website Proud 2XU Ambassdor, Olympic Gold Medallist + World Champion Triathlete Emma Snowsill has just unveiled her sparkling new website! Chock full with everything 'Snowsill', the site offers an in depth insight into what high performance components make this supreme athlete tick. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Still-time-for-Christmas-shopping-at-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Still-time-for-Christmas-shopping-at-2XU 'Tis the season to get into 2XU. Our complete range of summer apparel, including the stunning new women’s Fitness collection, is now in-store. For weekend warriors to elite world champions – we’ve got the sporting solution for you. We also have 2XU Christmas Packs (Cycle, Run + Tri) available in store at seriously impressive prices. Don’t miss out. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/A-2XU-Christmas-poem 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/A-2XU-Christmas-poem A 2XU Christmas Poem http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-One-Hot-Minute-with-Pierce-Leonard 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-One-Hot-Minute-with-Pierce-Leonard With this summer's Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman in full swing, we catch up with Surf Life Saver, 2007/2009 National Ironman Champion + 2XU Ambassador Pierce Leonard http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-jumps-aboard-the-Speedburners-train 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-jumps-aboard-the-Speedburners-train 2XU sponsors Speedburners a leading Speed and Form Coaching group based in the USA. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-3---Debbie-Tanner 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-3---Debbie-Tanner With all the mince pies, shortbread, truffles, champagne, cocktails and finger food flying about the place over the coming weeks (if not already), we decided to call in a few words of widsom from our elite 2XU Ambassadors on how to stay fit during the festive season. Here's some words of wisdom from 2XU Ambassador + NZ Triathlon Champ Debbie Tanner - http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Watford-FC-gears-up-for-game-day--in-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Watford-FC-gears-up-for-game-day--in-2XU-Compression New recruit to the 2XU Compression Sponsored Elite Teams portfolio,Watford Football Club (UK pro football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire), just sent us these awesome pics of its players kitted up in 2XU Compression during a recent pre-match training + warm up session. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Spencer-gets-a-visit-from-the-British-Track-Cycling-Team 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Spencer-gets-a-visit-from-the-British-Track-Cycling-Team Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny, Commonwealth silver medalist Matt Crampton and BBC Junior Athlete of the Year Jess Varnish, Spencer St (Melbourne city) Performance Centre, 2010 Track Cycling World Cup, 2XU Compression http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-One-Hot-Minute-with-Stew-Rhodes 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-One-Hot-Minute-with-Stew-Rhodes One Hot Minute with 2XU's Athlete of the Month Stew Rhodes, Wellington Firebirds 20/20 Cricket Team http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-1---Sharelle-McMahon 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-1---Sharelle-McMahon http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Amelia-Pearson-claims-podium-place-at-Ironman-WA 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Amelia-Pearson-claims-podium-place-at-Ironman-WA 2XU Ambassador + Aussie Ironman Amelia Pearson (pictured here in our 2XU Endurance Tri Short) performed beautifully at the recent Ironman Western Australia (Sunday Dec 5), claiming third 'place in a personal best time of 9hrs, 36mins + 50sec. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-2XU-sponsored-Team-SIS-claims-victory-at-Canberra-City-Half-Ironman 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/-2XU-sponsored-Team-SIS-claims-victory-at-Canberra-City-Half-Ironman 2XU sponsored ‘Team SIS’ claimed victory yesterday in the last official Canberra City Half Ironman Triathlon! With the swim leg cancelled due to recent flooding, the event turned into a Duathlon of 4km/90km/21km. Not only did Matt Hodges and 2XU Paddington’s Vlad Shatrov (both competing for Team SIS) win the Teams category, they also clocked the fastest overall time of the day - even beating the pros. Vlad also had the fastest run legs in both the 4km and 21km run. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-4---Josh-Rix 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tips-for-the-Festive-Season-4---Josh-Rix With all the mince pies, shortbread, truffles, champagne, cocktails and finger food flying about the place over the coming weeks (if not already), we decided to call in a few words of widsom from our elite 2XU Ambassadors on how to stay fit during the festive season. We started on Dec 13 and will continue every day until Christmas...and in the true spirit of the season, a 2XU gift per day will also be up for grabs (just visit our Facebook page for your chance to WIN). TIP #2 FROM JOSH RIX - http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tip-for-the-Festive-Season-2---Pierce-Leonard 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-12-Fitness-Tip-for-the-Festive-Season-2---Pierce-Leonard With all the mince pies, shortbread, truffles, champagne, cocktails and finger food flying about the place over the coming weeks (if not already), we decided to call in a few words of widsom from our elite 2XU Ambassadors on how to stay fit during the festive season. We started on Dec 13 and will continue until Christmas...and in the true spirit of the season, a 2XU gift per day will also be up for grabs (just visit our Facebook page for your chance to WIN). TIP #2 - PIERCE LEONARD http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Fitness-Tip-for-the-Festive-Season-5---Amelia-Burton 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Fitness-Tip-for-the-Festive-Season-5---Amelia-Burton With all the mince pies, shortbread, truffles, champagne, cocktails and finger food flying about the place over the coming weeks (if not already), we decided to call in a few words of widsom from our elite 2XU Ambassadors on how to stay fit during the festive season. We started on Dec 13 and will continue until Christmas...and in the true spirit of the season, a 2XU gift per day will also be up for grabs (just visit our Facebook page for your chance to WIN). TIP #3 - AMELIA BURTON http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-Abu-Dhabi-Tri---ready--to-return-in-2011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-Abu-Dhabi-Tri---ready--to-return-in-2011 2XU, alongside fellow high performance sponsors Gatorade + CNN, will return to the UAE for the Abu Dhabi International Tri (ADIT) on March 12th, 2011. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Harriet-Brown- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Harriet-Brown- 2XU Ambassador Harriet Brown makes a splash at Round 2 of the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series at Bondi Beach (Dec 3rd) last week. Harriet has 3 more events to compete in the Series - we wish her the best! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Leon-Griffin-exits- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Leon-Griffin-exits- We love this shot of 2XU Ambassador Leon Griffin exiting the swim in seriously high performance style at Ironman Arizona (Nov 22). Looking great in the mighty X:1 Wetsuit Leon! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Adventure-Race--Ironman-champ-Guy-Andrews-gives-2XU-X1-Wetsuit-top-marks 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Aussie-Adventure-Race--Ironman-champ-Guy-Andrews-gives-2XU-X1-Wetsuit-top-marks In preparation for his Anaconda Adventure Race held in Lorne at the beginning of the month, Australia's multi award-winning adventure race + ironman great Guy Andrews put one of our 2XU X:1 wetsuits to the test. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-Marysville-to-Melbourne-launch 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-sponsored-Marysville-to-Melbourne-launch Proudly sponsored by 2XU, the ingaural Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge (155km run, ride and paddle race taking place in April 2011), was launched last week with a kayak paddle down the Yarra by ambassadors including Michael Klim, Grace McClure, Richie Vandenberg, Jason Johnson and David Moffatt. All celebs are supporting the event in aid of raising funds for Black Saturday regional recovery. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-reveals-Festive-Season-Favourites 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-reveals-Festive-Season-Favourites Need to buy for someone sporty this Christmas? Look no further than our 2010 collection of Festive Season Favourites! Offering seriously high performance value, we've pulled together five Packs which promise to cater to everyone. Whether it's a Run Starters Pack for a weekend warrior or Tri/Swim Essentials Pack for an elite athlete in the making, we've got it covered! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Amelia-Burton-joins-2XU 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Amelia-Burton-joins-2XU Sydney based high profile personal training guru and fitness expert Amelia Burton has just joined our team of 2XU Brand Ambassadors! As one of the country’s most revered health and fitness coaches, Burton boasts 12 years industry experience including time as a personal trainer, health club owner, corporate speaker and has trained many and varied clients including Barry Humphries and Alex Lloyd. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Transworld-Motocross-Mag-2XU-Compression-clip 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Transworld-Motocross-Mag-2XU-Compression-clip While most in the USA were busy preparing for Thanksgiving last week, we were out on the Suzuki Test Track getting dirty with super star 250f rider Martin Davalos (Rockstar Suzuki team) for an interview with Transworld Motocross magazine . We recently got Davalos sorted with his first ever 2XU Compression kit for training, racing and recovery, and now this epic rider just can't get enough! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Youth-Compr-Comp-winners 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Youth-Compr-Comp-winners Congratulations to the two winner's of our 2010 2XU Youth Compression Competition, Ashley Rowbottom + Matthew Goessler, who starred alongside their ultimate sporting hero + Olympic Aussie Triathlete, Erin Densham in the recent 2XU Youth Compression photoshoot. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Bubbles-2XU-Support-Bras-and-all-things-femme-Fitness-at-2XU-Camberwell-VIP-Launch-Night 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Bubbles-2XU-Support-Bras-and-all-things-femme-Fitness-at-2XU-Camberwell-VIP-Launch-Night Celebratory bubbles, 2XU Support Bras and all things 2XU femme Fitness flew about at the VIP Launch Night of our newest women's concept store in Camberwell, VIC last night! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Vlad-Shatrov-Joins-First-PACT-Ride 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Vlad-Shatrov-Joins-First-PACT-Ride 2XU's Paddington Performance Centre Manager/Owner Vlad Shatrov joined Aussie cycling great Phil Anderson for a group road cycle in Sydney this morning. This marked the launch of Anderson's new series of PACT Participation Rides across Australia. Blessed with stunning weather, the group finished up with a well earned coffee and one lucky cyclist even rode away with a 2XU High Performance Pack worth $250! One will be awarded at each PACT ride around the country! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Complete-Feet-Rewards-for-2XU-Readers 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Complete-Feet-Rewards-for-2XU-Readers Are you VIC based, love your sport and use your feet? Then you'll fancy a FREE $20 Voucher + $75 Podiatry Assessment from Complete Feet! We love high performance value! It's as simple as joining the Complete Rewards program online! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Chris-Bradford-Puts-Our-New-Custom-Kit-to-the-Test 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Chris-Bradford-Puts-Our-New-Custom-Kit-to-the-Test Finishing second overall in last weekend’s XO Size Sprint Triathlon, 2XU Compression guru Chris Bradford put our new 2XU custom triathlon kit to the test. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Support-Bras-have-arrived- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Support-Bras-have-arrived- The 2XU Support Bra range is engineered to offer the ultimate in comfort and protection. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Next-stop-2XU-Paddington- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Next-stop-2XU-Paddington- Over the weekend, 1000 competitors competed in the annual Urban Max Adventure Race in Sydney. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-appointed-Official-Supplier-to-Golf-Australia 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-appointed-Official-Supplier-to-Golf-Australia 2XU Compression has expanded its portfolio of elite sporting partners yet again; this time signing as the Official Supplier to Golf Australia. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Harriet- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-with-Harriet- We spend one hot minute with 2XU Ambassador + Ironwoman, Harriet Brown. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Are-you-the-2011-2XU-Womens-Triathlon-Ambassador 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Are-you-the-2011-2XU-Womens-Triathlon-Ambassador If you’re competing in Perth’s 2XU Women’s Triathlon 2011 and think you have what it takes to be the official event Ambassador, then read on! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Wetsuit-Hire 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Wetsuit-Hire Thinking about purchasing a wetsuit in 2011 but no idea about style, size or best fit when in the water? Visit your local 2XU Performance Centre to find your ideal suit. Our 2XU Performance Centres offer a personalised fitting service year round. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-With- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/One-Hot-Minute-With- We spend One Hot Minute with Peter Williams. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sam-Webster- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sam-Webster- Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Sam Webster on winning ‘Young Achievers Award’ at the Commonwealth Sports Awards in the UK last week. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Phil-Anderson-launches-participation-ride-series- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Phil-Anderson-launches-participation-ride-series- Join cycling legend Phil Anderson on a series of participation rides in your home city. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jarad-Kohlar-wins-in-high-performance-style- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Jarad-Kohlar-wins-in-high-performance-style- Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Jarad Kohlar who took out the Anaconda Adventure Race over the weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/World-champions-Hamish-Bond-and-Eric-Murray-win-in-2XU- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/World-champions-Hamish-Bond-and-Eric-Murray-win-in-2XU- Congratulations to the ‘Kiwi Pair’ Hamish Bond and Eric Murray on their thrilling win at the Rowing World Championships in Cambridge earlier this week. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paddingtons-Vlad-Shatrov-finishes-strong-at-Run4Fun- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Paddingtons-Vlad-Shatrov-finishes-strong-at-Run4Fun- After almost three months out of running action with an injury, 2XU Paddington’s Vlad Shatrov finished 8th at the Rebel Sport Run4Fun on Sunday. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-meets-Fit2date-in-Melbourne 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-meets-Fit2date-in-Melbourne If you’re fit and on the market, why not make your way down to the final two hour fit2date MegaMeet this Saturday? http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Welcomes-Jessica-Gallagher-to-the-Team- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Welcomes-Jessica-Gallagher-to-the-Team- Last week we signed yet another talented high performance Ambassador to Team 2XU. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Strengthens-Alliance-with-Phil-Anderson 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Strengthens-Alliance-with-Phil-Anderson 2XU has signed a sponsorship agreement with Phil Anderson Cycling Tours (PACT), the newly formed cycling travel company led by Australian Sport Hall of Famer Phil Anderson. Phil Anderson Cycling Tours (PACT) will work with 2XU to design a custom collection of cycling merchandise to be sold through both businesses. In 2011, 2XU will also announce details of how one of its lucky customers can win their very own ticket to join Phil Anderson’s Tour de France sporting travel experience. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/FREE-30-XCARD-FOR-YOUR-BIRTHDAY 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/FREE-30-XCARD-FOR-YOUR-BIRTHDAY That’s right – we’re feeling generous… http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Talented-Graphic-Designer--2XU-Needs-You 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Talented-Graphic-Designer--2XU-Needs-You Want to work in a young, energetic, design lead company? We're seeking a talented Senior Designer to work in house on all aspects of branding. The successful applicant will manage and produce artwork for the smallest flyer through to branded retail environments in Australia and across the globe. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-unveils-new-womens-RunFitness-concept-store-for-summer-1011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-unveils-new-womens-RunFitness-concept-store-for-summer-1011 To be located at 811 Burke Rd, the 2XU Camberwell Run/Fitness concept store will open mid October with a focus on female garments; offering a vast array of Tights, Singlets, Tees, Shorts, Tanks, Compression apparel, Jackets, Accessories and a brand new Support Bra line. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ONE-HOT-MINUTE-WITH-ALLISON- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ONE-HOT-MINUTE-WITH-ALLISON- ONE HOT MINUTE WITH... Alison Shanks – 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist – 3000m Individual Pursuit http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Park-City-TV-USA-gives-2XU-Compression-top-marks 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Park-City-TV-USA-gives-2XU-Compression-top-marks Check out this clip of Ori Hoffer from Park Life TV testing our world class 2XU Compression garments. Another impressive review which articulates the key differences between 2XU and other everyday Compression brands. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dan-Wilson-Wins-Final-ITU-World-Cup-Race 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dan-Wilson-Wins-Final-ITU-World-Cup-Race 2XU's Aussie Tri champ Dan Wilson came from behind to claim his first career World Cup victory in Tongyeong, South Korea, on Saturday. “It was a tough race out there and didn’t go smoothly from the start but it was a good day. I was stoked to get my first ever World Cup win!" http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ONE-HOT-MINUTE-WITH-CAMERON-BROWN 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/ONE-HOT-MINUTE-WITH-CAMERON-BROWN We spend 'One Hot Minute' with 10 x Ironman Triathlon champion Cameron Brown to pick his brains on life as a professional athlete. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-at-Interbike-2010 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Compression-at-Interbike-2010 In his ploy to find out what's new to the cycling world in 2011, cyclingnews.com's Jeff Jones scoured the booths at Interbike (Las Vegas) last month and interviewed 2XU's Product Development Manager, Jamie Hunt to find out what this category is all about. Watch the video interview now to find out more on 2XU Compression! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-at-Kona-2010- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-at-Kona-2010- Earlier this month, Team 2XU returned to the Big Island of Kona, Hawaii for the 2010 Ironman World Championships. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Spot-the-2XU-ICEX-Girls-at-Kona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Spot-the-2XU-ICEX-Girls-at-Kona In Kona for the 2010 Ironman World Champs? Come on over to the 2XU Tri Compression concept lounge for a cold drink, something to eat, enter the competition to WIN $1K in awesome high performance apparel and hear all about our latest Tri Compression collection! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-has-arrived-in-Kona 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Team-2XU-has-arrived-in-Kona Team 2XU has arrived in Kona...but can you find us? X marks the spot...follow the black and white clues from Alii Dve along the boardwalk behind Hawaiian Pedals and slip on in to the 2XU Lounge. Last year we launched Project X, this year it’s all about Tri Compression. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-unveils-new-womens-RunFitness-concept-store-for-summer-1011 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-unveils-new-womens-RunFitness-concept-store-for-summer-1011 To be located at 811 Burke Rd, the 2XU Camberwell Run/Fitness concept store will open mid October with a focus on female garments; offering a vast array of Tights, Singlets, Tees, Shorts, Tanks, Compression apparel, Jackets, Accessories and a brand new Support Bra line. Men haven’t been entirely forgotten, however. The new 2XU store will also stock a selection of best sellers from the brand’s acclaimed Men’s Run collection. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/AIS-Research-Confirms-Powerful-Performance-Benefits-for-2XU-Compression-Tights 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/AIS-Research-Confirms-Powerful-Performance-Benefits-for-2XU-Compression-Tights Just over 12 months after its exclusive appointment as the Official Compression/Research + Development Partner of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), 2XU has been handed a series of powerful results from the first studies conducted by the AIS exclusively on its highly popular Compression Tights. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Free-UCI-Road-World-Champs-Mobile-App 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Free-UCI-Road-World-Champs-Mobile-App The 2010 UCI Road World Championships is just a few sleeps away and we’re thrilled to be supporting the event’s official mobile app for iPhone – UCI RWC 2010! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Looking-Tops-for-Melb-Marathon 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Looking-Tops-for-Melb-Marathon With less than two weeks until race day, our 2XU Run Group is looking and feeling in finer, high performance form than ever for this year’s Melbourne Marathon. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sharelle-McMahon-checks-in-from-Delhi 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Sharelle-McMahon-checks-in-from-Delhi We caught up with 2XU Ambassador and Captain of the Australian Diamonds Comm. Games Netball Team, Sharelle McMahon during her first few days in Delhi… http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Looking-Tops-for-Melb-Marathon 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-Run-Group-Looking-Tops-for-Melb-Marathon With less than two weeks until race day, our 2XU Run Group is looking and feeling in finer, high performance form than ever for this year’s Melbourne Marathon. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cameron-Brown-takes-out-Japan-703 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cameron-Brown-takes-out-Japan-703 A big congrats to 2XU Ambassador Cameron Brown on a great win at the inaugural 70.3 Japan Half Ironman in Tokoname, Japan. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Strong-results-from-2XUs-Sam-Betten 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/Strong-results-from-2XUs-Sam-Betten Well done to 2XU Ambassador Sam Betten on his win at the ITU Asian Cup in Taiwan last week. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown- After an 8hr flight from Hawaii, 2XU Ironman champ Cameron Brown touched down in Japan to prepare for Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 in Tokoname City. We were thrilled to hear he arrived safe and sound and appears in great spirits ahead of the big race. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-on-Kerri-Annes-Fitness-Expert-Amelia-Burton 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-on-Kerri-Annes-Fitness-Expert-Amelia-Burton A big thanks to Health + Fitness Coach & Kerri-Anne’s Official Ch9 Fitness Expert, Amelia Burton for sending through these sensational pics of her in action at a high performance group training camp with Michelle Bridges recently. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Snowsill-dominates-in-Budapest 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Snowsill-dominates-in-Budapest Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Emma Snowsill on an amazing win at the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Grand Final on the weekend. Winning the race by a whopping one minute and 44 seconds, Emma was just too quick on the day, finishing the race in 1:49:43 and posting an incredible run spit of 33:08! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Craig-Verney-top-shots-from-Budapest-ITU-World-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Craig-Verney-top-shots-from-Budapest-ITU-World-Champs Despite a serious injury to his waist just six weeks ago, NZ Athlete + member of the Team 2XU family Craig Verney made it to the ITU World Championships in Budapest, Hungry and crossed the line in 2hr 02 yesterday. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Superstar-Paddler-returns-from-Jever-SUP-World-Cup 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Superstar-Paddler-returns-from-Jever-SUP-World-Cup 2XU Ambassador + Stand Up Paddling (SUP) superstar Jenny Kalmbach just returned to the US from an epic European tour which included the Jever SUP World Cup in Hamburg, GER. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Counts-down-to-Kona-2010- 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Cam-Brown-Counts-down-to-Kona-2010- We checked in with 2XU Ambassador Cameron Brown on his training and preparation for the 2010 World Ironman Champs in Hawaii next month. With fellow Kiwi’s Terenzo Bozonne and James Bowstead (pictured above) by his side, Cam will spend the next month training up a storm in Hawaii, with a quick return trip to Japan on Sept 19 to compete in the 70.3 Half Ironman in Nagoya. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Edith-Niederfriniger-takes-3rd-at-Challenge-Austria 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Edith-Niederfriniger-takes-3rd-at-Challenge-Austria Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Edith Niederfriniger who took 3rd place at Challenge Austria last weekend. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dean-Fiore-training-up-a-storm 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Dean-Fiore-training-up-a-storm We caught up with 2XU Ambassador Dean Fiore on his preparation toward the V8 Supercar Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-kits-up-team-Swell-Redshift-at-Mountain-Bike-World-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XU-kits-up-team-Swell-Redshift-at-Mountain-Bike-World-Champs Kitted up in some seriously high performance 2XU custom apparel, two Aussie riders from the Swell-Redshift Mountain Bike Team, Cameron Ivory and Trenton Day (pictured above), took 12th place in the Team Relay at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anna Canada yesterday. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/USA-Football-Super-Star-TO-spotted-in-2XU-Compression 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/USA-Football-Super-Star-TO-spotted-in-2XU-Compression USA’s NFL superstar Terrel Owens, (AKA ‘T.O’), has been spotted in 2XU Compression Tights. Check out these awesome pics of the high performance footballer T.O wearing our world-leading performance Compression Tights during a recent Bengals training camp! http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-Dominates-at-AUS-Uni-Winter-Games 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-Dominates-at-AUS-Uni-Winter-Games Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Katya Crema on some impressive results at the Australian University Winter Games at Mt Buller last week. http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-takes-Gold-at-National-Champs 20/07/2010 http://www.2xu.co.nz/News/Article/2XUs-Katya-Crema-takes-Gold-at-National-Champs After a successful week training and competing in Thredbo, NSW, 2XU Ambassador + Ski Cross champ Katya Crema headed to Mt Hotham for the National Championships / ANC Cup Ski Cross events on the weekend.