Race Tips: Hever Castle Triathlon
This weekend sees the UK’s second biggest triathlon taking place at Kent’s Hever Castle. More than 7,000 swim/bike/run fanatics will take over the 13th century castle for two days of racing in stunning surroundings and with a fantastic festival atmosphere. Click Here: injection mold Advertisement With so many athletes racing this weekend, we’ve asked for…
Race report – Wiggle London Duathlon
More than 3,000 people have taken part in the Wiggle London Duathlon, the world’s largest run, bike, run event. Duathletes, runners, cyclists, fund raisers and elite athletes tackled the duathlon in the stunning surroundings of Richmond Park. Advertisement The race began at 8:45am, and duathletes of all abilities took to the closed roads of the park to tackle…
Austria – the new overseas training camp destination
If you think of overseas training, chances are islands such as Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Mallorca spring to mind. And understandably so, with the Canary and Balearic Islands offering guaranteed warm weather throughout the British winter months, and affordable flights from across the UK. Advertisement But when the mercury rises around April time, it actually becomes…
Race report – Snowman Triathlon
The fourth installment of the Snowman Triathlon took place over the 26th and 27th September, starting and finishing at the Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre in Capel Curig, North Wales. Hundreds of competitors descended on this beautiful and iconic part of Snowdonia; however the scenery was the last thing on their minds as they tackled…
GB’s Jacqui Slack takes fourth at ITU Cross Tri World Champs
Following an impressive ride on the 31km MTB leg, Great Britain’s Jacqueline Slack took fourth place at the 2015 ITU Cross Tri World Champs in Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday. Missing out on the podium by 2mins, the result was still two places higher than in 2014. Advertisement Taking to Twitter after the race, the Xterra…
Kona predictions: men’s top 10
We’re getting ever closer to the biggest race in the triathlon calendar, which began in 1978 with 15 hardy souls and now attracts the pinnacle of long-distance athletes from all over the world. Advertisement From ITU and Olympic champions to previous Ironman World Championship winners, there are a host of contenders to take the title…
Hever Castle Triathlon gallery
Click:Pazenil Historic Hever Castle in Kent provided the backdrop to a festival of triathlon and multisport this weekend (26/27 September 2015), as thousands competed in a variety of different swim, bike, run distances – all captured by the cameras from Channel 4, Sky Sports and ITV Meridian. Advertisement This was the seventh edition of the…
Race report – Brownlee Triathlon
On Saturday 26th September, over 6000 people descended on the Harewood Estate in Leeds for the annual Brownlee Tri. Advertisement The 2015 event was Olympian’s Alistair and Jonny Brownlee’s largest triathlon to date, with over 1600 registered participants. Participants got the chance to race around the brother’s stomping ground near where they grew up, in…
70.3 Worlds set for Tennessee
Chattanooga in Tennessee has been chosen as the host the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. The championship race will be a two-day event with the professional and age-group women racing on Saturday 9 September 2017 and the professional and age-group men racing on Sunday 10 September. Advertisement After its European debut in Austria in 2015,…
Triathlon Training Spain expands for 2016
As part of its expansion for 2016, multisport coaching specialist Triathlon Training Spain is relocating its training camp base to the Bonalba Hotel in Mutxamel, Alicante, Spain. The 4-Star hotel is tucked away in the heart of a well-established golf course resort. Advertisement Martin Hill, Triathlon Training Spain co-founder, a BTF Level 3 Coach and…