Soggy, blowy conditions descended on Pennington Flash yesterday morning for the 2015 edition of Ironman UK, with women’s winner Lucy Gossage describing her race as “really tough and so, so cold”. Advertisement >>> Gallery: Ironman UK 2014 In the men’s race, Scottish duo David McNamee and Fraser Cartmell quickly built a substantial lead over their…
France were crowned ITU Mixed Relay World Champions after winning the seventh edition in Hamburg yesterday (19 July). Advertisement On a cloudy, cold day the French team of Jeanne Lehair, Dorian Coninx, Audrey Merle and Vincent Luis edged out a tight race, finishing just nine seconds ahead of Team Australia. The Great British team, who…
Race organisers Challenge Family have revealed that Tim Don is Britain’s highest-earning triathlete in 2015 to date, sitting fourth in the men’s rankings just behind Spain’s Javier Gomez. Jodie Swallow is top GB woman in fifth place in the women’s listings topped by Daniela Ryf (SUI). Advertisement Challenge has been tracking the earnings of every…
In the latest issue of 220 Triathlon, out now, we speak to none other than six-time Ironman world champ Dave Scott about how to train smarter, improve your swim technique, and boost your strength and conditioning on the path to long-course glory. Advertisement Other highlights in the latest issue include: A day at the races:…
Two-time Ironman World Champion Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack will be taking part in the inaugural Jarnmadurinn Triathlon in Hvalfjordur Bay, Iceland this August – the country’s first middle-distance race. Advertisement >>> Dave Scott on how to build a long-distance training plan The triathlon, which takes place on August 8th of this year, consists of a 1.9km…
The Outlaw Triathlon returns to Nottingham this Sunday (26 July), with an expected 1,250 competitors and four previous champions trying to “outwit the sheriff.” Advertisement >>> Gallery: Outlaw Triathlon 2014 The event, now six years old, starts at the National Water Sports Centre at 6am with competitors facing a 3.8km swim in the Regatta Lake…
Garmin have just launched the HRM Tri and HRM Swim, their first heart-rate monitors designed for use underwater. Advertisement Starting with the HRM Tri, it’s the company’s smallest and lightest heart-rate monitor and sports a slimmer, black band as opposed to the HRM Swim’s slightly bulkier blue belt, which kind of resembles a boxing/WWE title belt….
As a child Ben Hooper nearly drowned in a swimming pool in Belgium. A traumatic experience like this might cause someone to fear the water, however Ben decided to embrace it instead, using his love of swimming to try and conquer an unimaginable challenge – swimming the Atlantic Ocean. Advertisement The father of one, from…
An American documentary, The Triumph Project, is aiming to showcase the ups and downs triathletes face when training and competing in the sport. Advertisement Jeff Fairbanks, who’s producing the documentary, hopes that this will inspire people to take up triathlons, trying to reassure newcomers that the sport isn’t as daunting as it can look. Before…
This weekend (25-26 July) saw another fantastic venue open its gates to the sport of tri, as 2,200 competitors took part in the annual 2015 Castle Howard Triathlon. Advertisement The Castle Series pride themselves on being newbie friendly and all levels competed from starter sprint level (200m swim, 13k bike, 2.5k run) upwards, with 500…