Slateman adds Half Iron option
It’s beautiful, atmospheric and up there as one of our favourite races. But now the Slateman Triathlon has got even tougher for next year with the edition of a middle-distance option on 19 May 2019. And entries are now open for the new 70.1 Legend Distance here. Advertisement The new Legend distance consists of a…
Ironman World Champs: Daniela Ryf smashes Kona record
Another year, another formidable performance from Daniela Ryf at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The Swiss star made it four consecutive wins in Kona today and, in doing so, matched Chrissie Wellington’s victory count in Hawaii and smashed the course record. And this included a nasty jellyfish sting on the swim that made her…
Kona 2018: How all the emotion and action was captured on social media
He’s done it! Patrick Lange and Daniela Ryf may have taken the Kona 2018 crowns but the prize for sheer determination, guts and mental resilience has to go Tim Don for his remarkable comeback following his horrific and near fatal accident last year, which resulted in a fractured neck. Advertisement View this post on…
The 2018 Ironman World Championships in pictures
Daniela Ryf’s record breaking performance saw her take victory for the fourth year running, proving herself to be one of, if not the greatest female triathlete of all time, while Patrick Lange smashed the 8 hour barrier, winning in a record time of 07:52:39. Advertisement Kona 2018: How all the emotion and action was captured…
Did you know? 16 facts from the 2018 Ironman World Championships
1. 1st male overall was Patrick Lange (GER) in a time of 7:52:39, who broke his own course best set in 2017 of 8:01:40. Advertisement 2. 1st female overall was Daniela Ryf (SUI) in a time of 8:26:16: swim 57:26 (struggled with a jelly fish sting), bike 4:26:07 and run 2:57:05, breaking her own course best…
Dubrovnik Triathlon makes its debut
It’s not often swim, bike and run makes football play second fiddle, but there are more spectators here for the inaugural Dubrovnik Triathlon than attended the Croatia v England international – 400 miles north along the Adriatic coast in Rijeka – the previous evening. And given this is a football-obsessed nation whose national team reached…
Celebrities call for action against raging Amazon fires
Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kris Jenner are just a few of the celebrities using their platforms to call for action against the raging fires in the Amazon rainforest. Almost 73,000 fires have been detected by Brazil’s space research center INPE, Reuters reported. That’s a record number, up more than 80% compared to last year.…
Quest Adventure races arrive in UK
They have multiple established kayak, bike and run races in Ireland, but now the Quest Adventure Series race organisers have confirmed their first UK race for 2019. Advertisement Quest Wales will be staged in the surroundings of Snowdonia National Park, and challenges athletes to trail run, bike and kayak their way across the mountains of…
Trump appears to mock Greta Thunberg in a tweet, and she returns the favor
Despite being just 16 years old, climate activist Greta Thunberg was not afraid to address a group of the world’s most powerful people, angrily warning them that they’re not doing their jobs when it comes to the climate crisis. Her speech during the United Nations Climate Action Summit gained widespread attention — even from President…
Morocco to host its first Ironman 70.3
The new 70.3 race is to take place on October 27 2019, and athletes will take in many of the famous monuments and landmarks historic Marrakech is famous for, including the Medina of Marrakech, the Bahia Palace, the Madrasa, the Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret, the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square and the Majorelle Garden. Advertisement “It is a…