Norseman Xtreme Triathlon 2015 race report
Norway’s Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is known as one of the hardest races out there, but the 2015 edition proved particularly tough on Saturday (1 August), with chilly conditions forcing the…
“Zero tolerance” promised in athletics doping scandal
The sensational claim that a third of recent medal winners in top-level athletics may have recorded potentially suspicious blood tests has prompted the International Olympics Committee to promise a “zero…
Martyn Brunt takes on the Isoman
According to my Collins Little Gem dictionary, the word ‘Iso’ means ‘equal’, and is typically used as a prefix to words like ‘Isochron’ and ‘Isotope’, which sound faintly sinister and…
Ocean Lava Wales Middle Distance and Wales Sprint Triathlon 2015 race reports
One of the world’s best-know triathletes was in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire last weekend for the Wales Sprint Triathlon – Australia’s Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack, two-time Ironman world champion. Advertisement Also taking place…
Scorchio! Brownlee brothers step into testing lab on their Road to Rio
With exactly one year to go until the Rio 2016 Olympics, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have entered the GSK Human Performance Lab for a full day of assessments – including…
‘The cramps hit so hard I looked like the girl at the start of Jaws’
So we’ve passed the mid-point of this year’s race season, and it’s throwing up some interesting questions for 220 readers on our forum…. Advertisement 5 foods… that may prevent or…
Hull Triathlon 2015 – in pics
Hull, Yorkshire welcomed more than 120 participants recently for the first Hull Triathlon, organised by local club Humber Triathletes. Advertisement The action started early on Sunday 26 July with a…
London Triathlon 2014 – pick of our readers’ memories
Were you one of around 13,000 triathletes racing last year’s London Triathlon? How did you get on? We asked our readers… Advertisement Tri newbie Charlie Stephenson says he was scared…
London Triathlon race tips for this weekend
Are you one of 13,000 people nervously counting down the days to this weekend’s London Triathlon? We asked 220 contributor and tri coach Joe Beer to put together some useful…
London Triathlon: Helen Jenkins ‘had a bit of aggression to let out’
One week on from the Rio 2016 triathlon test event, two-time ITU world champ Helen Jenkins bounced back to win the female elite race at London Triathlon today (Sunday 9th…
Potential World Triathlon Corp takeover ‘could drive yet more Ironman expansion’
Click:SWISS Cosmetic DeviceWith news breaking last week that World Triathlon Corp may be in advanced discussions for a $850m buyout by China’s Dalian Wanda Group, industry watchers say the move…
Entries open for Ironman 70.3 UK and 70.3 Staffordshire
Want to book your spot at next year’s Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire or 70.3 UK? Better make sure you’re in front of a computer at 1pm today (12 August), as that’s…