The 1.9km swim takes part at the river mouth, while the 90km bike segment will take the athletes across the city. The 21km run course takes place along the riverbanks through the city centre before finishing in Varvintori Square, the epicentre of cultural and sporting events on the riverfront. Advertisement Junior and short distance races…
Read moreGreg James completes ‘Gregathlon’ challenge for Sport Relief
Kicking off in Belfast and finishing in Norwich city centre, Greg swam, ran and cycled a total of 246.3 miles to raise over £800,000 for Sport Relief. Half the money raised will be used here in the UK, with the other half supporting people in some of the world’s poorest communities. Advertisement Having completed triathlons…
Read moreJersey to host new swimrun competition
The Channel Island of Jersey is to a host a 54km endurance swimrun race on September 24. Organised by Breca, teams of two will race around the beautiful coastline, taking in 19 legs, including 6km of open-water swimming and 48km of running with an ascent of 1,400 metres. Advertisement It starts in the shadow of…
Read moreBTF announce selection policy for Paralympics
Click:platform satellite stompers A potential two places are up for grabs in each of the paratriathlon categories: PT1, PT2, PT4 (men) and P2, P4 and P5 (women). Advertisement Athletes who have already won a medal at the 2014 and 2015 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, and win a gold at WPE Buffalo City, WPE Yokohama or…
Read moreBradley Weiss and Flora Duffy win Xterra South African Championships
It’s a place up from last year for Weiss, when he finished second, and his fourth win in five weeks, and his second win on the Xterra World Tour this year following his victory in Albay, Philippines. Advertisement “I don’t think the win has sunk in yet,” said Weiss. “It’s been approximately five years since…
Read moreITU World Triathlon Series coming up in Abu Dhabi
With Rio rapidly approaching on the horizon, all eyes are soon to turn to the UAE, where the world’s best triathletes will once again compete to lay down their intentions for 2016 season. On 4-5 March, the Abu Dhabi Corniche will see the world’s elite, including several Olympic contenders, grace it’s warm waters and sweltering tarmac. …
Read moreHigh-protein beer launched in UK
Barbell Brew has been created by online health retailer Musclefood.com especially for the health conscious fitness market. Each bottle contains 21.8g of protein and has an alcoholic volume of 3.6%. Advertisement Barbell Brew has the same alcohol content as a pint of lager while at the same time packing as much protein as a sirloin steak. 92.4…
Read moreSwimrun gets world series
ÖTILLÖ are launching a whole new set of swimrun races called the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series. For 2016 the series consists of four qualifying races for ÖTILLÖ, the Swimrun World Championship. These include two new events, the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun races Isles of Scilly in the UK and the 1000 Lakes in Germany, as well as…
Read moreGordon Ramsay exclusive: Kona DNF, family & the M-Dot tattoo
Click:Canada nicotine Pouches In an exclusive, no holds barred, interview with 220 Triathlon magazine Gordon Ramsay reveals how he really felt about his dramatic, very public, withdrawal from Kona and answers his critics about why he should compete in Hawaii. Advertisement “I took a lot of flak for not qualifying, but I never made out…
Read moreMeet elite British female Ironman Rachel Joyce
The afternoon sun is relentless on the Queen Ka’ahumanu highway in Kona, Hawaii. It’s 10 October 2015 and two of the greatest long-course athletes never to have tasted Ironman world championship-winning glory are experiencing a case of Kona déja-vu. Germany’s Andreas Raelert is on his way to posting a 2:50hr marathon to give eventual winner…
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