Tragic news 7th December 2009
The triathlon community is in mourning with the news of the tragic death of Peter Holmes, read on.
2010 begins now! 26th November 2009
Kris is back training and has also done his first training camp for the 'new' season in Christchurch. Planning is under way for the '10 season, read more here.
Kona Ironman report 21st October 2009
Kris went to Kona to support his mate Andreas Raelert in his Kona debut. Read more here.
Gold Coast race report 19th September 2009
Click here to read Kris' race report and his reflections on the year so far.
Yokohama race report 24th August 2009
3rd last week in London, followed by 2nd in Yokohama a week later. Kris is now in 3rd place going into the big finale on the Gold Coast. Read about Kris' race in the heat and humidity here.
London race report 17th August 2009
3rd place in London was the reward for some hard training. Kris now heads to Japan to race the penultimate race of the series well placed in 6th only 245 points behind second. Read about the London race here.
Hamburg race report 2nd August 2009
Can't beat the atmosphere at Hamburg. Kris had another top ten finish off a big block of training. Read more here
Kitzbuhel race report 15th July 2009
Rain, cold and slippery roads made for a rough day at the office for Kris in Austria. Read more here
Des Moines race report 5th July 2009
Kris was over the bug that slowed him down in Madrid and ended up being involved in a 6 way fight for the finish tape. Read more here.
Madrid race report 3rd June 2009
Well not the weekend Kris had planned - being sick in Madrid. Never the less he is back at his Boulder base and getting him self ready for his next race in Des Moines. Read Kris' reflections on his weekend to Spain here.
Korea race report 4th May 2009
The new World Series is up and running and Kris is off to a very solid start with a 4th place in a top class field. Read Kris' race report here.
New Plymouth race report 9th April 2009
Well not the result Kris was after in New Plymouth - being brought down off his bike at 60km/hr. It caps a strange week that also saw Kris' house broken into and most of his Olympic kit stolen. So if you see anyone wearing flash Oakleys, Puma running shoes and a bit of New Zealand Olympic kit around Palmy give Kris a call he would love to meet them! Read Kris' account of the race and more here.
Mooloolaba ITU World Cup 30th March 2009
Kris finished up second in his first standard distance race of the year which was also the opening ITU World Cup race of the year. After Courtney Atkinson took advantage of a small lead after the swim Kris lead the charge to catch the Aussie Olympian but just ran out of road in the end. Next weekend Kris will be racing on home turf in New Plymouth. Read Kris' race report here.
Happy New Year 8th January 2009
2009 is here, Kris is back in sunny New Zealand and ready to go. 2009 promises to be a big year for Kris and a year of change. Kris has a new coach, Chris Pilone, and there is a new format to the racing calendar with the advent of the WSC. Read more fro Kris here