Review: Occidental Lanzarote Mar Hotel training facilities
With the evenings getting darker and the lakes getting chiller, this is the time most of us start thinking about heading out to train somewhere a little warmer. Advertisement With this in mind, we snapped up the opportunity earlier in the year to check out the newly-built 50m competition pool and fitness facilities at the…
Entries now open for toughest open-water endurance race
Entries are now open for The open water endurance swimming race Red Bull Neptune Steps at Maryhill Locks in Glasgow. Advertisement This adventurous race combines a 420 metre sprint swim in icy-cold water with eight canal gates to clamber over (a total climb of 18 metres). Each canal gate features a different obstacle to climb up –…
The UK’s toughest triathlon? Deca UK in pictures
38km of swimming. 1,800km of biking. 422km of running. Over 10 days. No matter how many times we read them, the numbers of Deca UK continue to astound. Advertisement Launched by Brutal Events’ Claire Smith last year (whose Brutal is one of the toughest irons in the world) and making its debut in October 2017,…
Age groupers to get drug tested in Glasgow
Taking place 9-11 August, the European Championships features the Elite Standard Distance, Elite Mixed Relay and age-group ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championships, and qualified athletes are encouraged to fully understand the process and implications of random drug testing. It is advised they access free Clean Sport training webinars in the lead up to the…
Duffy wins fourth world Xterra title in a row
With this win, Duffy joins Xterra Hall of Famer Conrad Stoltz as the only other elite to win four titles, and is the only elite to win four straight. Advertisement More than 800 endurance athletes – including six physically challenged athletes – from 52 countries competed in the event, which started with a one-mile rough…
Chrissie Wellington to give talk in Bristol
To celebrate the launch of her new book To The Finish Line, four time Ironman World Champ Chrissie Wellington is giving a talk in Bristol on Monday 27 November. Advertisement Written in conjunction with 220, the book offers advice on everything, from planning your race season and fitting triathlon training into everyday life, to race…
Elbaman to return in 2018
After disastrous weather cancelled the thirteenth edition of the event in 2017, the future of the Elbaman triathlon in Italy looked in doubt. Advertisement But the organisers of the independent Italian race have today confirmed that the race will return in 2018, with both the full iron-distance Elbaman and Elbaman73 – plus relay options –…
Gwen to switch from triathlon to marathons
2016 Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen has announced on Twitter that she is retiring from triathlon to concentrate on marathon running, with the aim of representing the USA in the next Olympics and winning gold. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement ☑️ World Champion in Triathlon ☑️ Olympic gold in Triathlon ☑️ Become a mom
Coed y Brenin Duathlon makes a splash
Heavy rain. Blazing sunshine. Single digit temperatures. Plenty of mud and hills. And more hills. The debut Odlo Coed y Brenin Trail Duathlon from Always Aim High kicked-off in North Wales today in true Snowdonian style, with over 250 duathletes attempting either the full or sprint-distance run/bike/run races. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement Consisting…
Team England announced for Commonwealth Games
Reigning Olympic and Commonwealth champion Ali Brownlee, and his brother Jonny are part of Team England’s 10 strong tri squad that will be competing at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, in April 2018. Advertisement Alistair Brownlee said: “It’s a great honour to be representing Team England. I have had the chance to compete…