Vicky Holland’s top tips for injury-free racing
Maintaining a consistent level of success across three sports at each and every race is the athlete’s holy grail, regardless of your level or ability. Yet there are a few things we can all do to at least ensure we have the best shot at racing strong for as long as possible. Advertisement For GB’s…
We Are Triathletes film arrives in UK
It’s not often a triathlon film hits the cinemas, but that’s all set to change next month when the We Are Triathletes documentary arrives in the UK. But the screenings will only be confirmed if enough tickets are bought before the deadline of 5pm on Sunday 2nd September. Advertisement The film provides an insight into…
Jan Frodeno wins the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Worlds
From Beijing in 2008 to London 2012, Jan Frodeno, Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez have been involved in some epic short-course battles throughout their careers. Where Frodeno took the Olympic title in 2008 and Brownlee in 2012, today in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, it was once again Frodeno’s turn to take the honours at the…
History repeats at Ironman 70.3 Worlds
“I’m going to throw a grenade. I believe the performance of Jan Frodeno at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship is the greatest triathlon performance in triathlon history.” Advertisement Not my words, but those tweeted by Australian triathlon legend Greg Bennett, and while the three-time Olympian might be erring a little on the hyperbolic, judging by…
Course records smashed at ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship 2018
Conditions were ideal for a quick pace on the 75km long race course in the Stockholm archipelago but no one had expected the course records in each category men, mixed and women to be crushed with such incredible times. Advertisement The 13th edition of ÖTILLÖ saw 159 teams of two from 25 nations tackling the…
Exclusive interview: Ross Edgley on 100 days swimming at sea
Reaching 100 days and 1,230 miles into his epic Great British Swim tomorrow (8th September), Ross Edgley is starting the journey back down to the South Coast. He took a break to tell us about whales, sprinting past ferries and plans for the next 600 miles… Advertisement 220: So you’ve done 100 days at sea,…
Triathlon leads world sports on equality, says Tim Heming
The top 100 names on Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes – topped by boxer Floyd Mayweather – banked a cumulative £3.8billion over the past 12 months. You cannot filter by ‘gender’, but even if you could, there’d be no need. There’s not a women on it. For the first time since it launched six years…
Invictus Games medallist Jack Cummings on how swimming helped his rehab
When you’re given the chance to meet and swim with a bronze-medalist, you’d be daft to turn it down. Jack Cummings isn’t your average swimmer, though. After losing both his legs above the knee while working as a Bomb Disposal Officer in Afghanistan, swimming gave him a focus for his physical rehab, while the Invictus…
Jan Frodeno pulls out of Kona
The double Ironman World Champion and newly-crowned Ironman 70.3 World Champ, Jan Frodeno, has announced on Instagram that he has pulled out of Kona due to a stress fracture. Advertisement View this post on Instagram Certainly not how I hoped this season would end. A stress fracture in my hip (SI joint)-…
Registration for 2019’s Wildflower Tri is open now
Registrations for the legendary triathlon and festival weekend, the Wildflower Experience 2019, are open now. The event returned in 2018 after the drought in Northern California ended, and the organisers hope the race will reach its original peak numbers in 2019. Advertisement The Wildflower Experience weekend boasts a full line-up of triathlon race distances, several run…