They say no two races are the same, but in the case of the ÖtillÖ swimrun series, this seems to be especially true. The thing is, with swimrun there are so many variables. The course route, the terrain, the water conditions – added to which you race with a partner – all these things make…
Summer Cook of the USA claimed her first World Triathlon Series victory today in freezing conditions, sprinting away near the end of the run to triumph in Edmonton over sprint-distance. Advertisement Base layers, arm warmers and even wooly gloves in Brit Lucy Hall’s case were the order of the day, as athlete’s battled air temperatures…
Jonny Brownlee pulled off a fantastic victory at the penultimate World Triathlon Series race in Edmonton today, storming away on the run with Mario Mola and Richard Murray in second and third respectively. in a fantastic race for the Brits, Grant Sheldon came fourth, Thomas Bishop fifth and Adam Bowden seventh, showing the strength in…
Lauren Brandon led the women out of the water onto Mooloolaba Beach, with 26 year-old Lawrence hot on her heels just 30 seconds back. About a minute behind the lead women were Annabel Luxford, Leanda Cave, Daniela Ryf, and Caroline Steffen. Advertisement At the first hill on the bike Lawrence managed to pull ahead, and…
“This course goes on forever, hey? We spent two days marking the course and doing that each year, we remember how intense the course is. There are some parts that are smooth and easy and some parts where you just think… ‘hell!’” Advertisement It’s Sunday 4th September and 220 are in Sadhamm, Stockholm for the…
WTS Montreal will make its debut a week after WTS Edmonton on August 5-6. Advertisement Montreal debuted on the 2016 World Cup schedule earlier this month with great success as thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on triathletes just ahead of the Olympic Games. “Montreal proved to be an impressive host of the…
British Triathlon have released the 2017 British Triathlon Age-Group Major Events Calendar, providing the chance for Britain’s top age-groupers to prepare for their own medal-winning success after an inspirational Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Advertisement Strathclyde Park has been awarded the honour of staging the British Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships on 27 May, followed by the…
The 11 athletes and two guides, who will make up the first-ever GB Paralympic paratriathlon squad, was announced this morning by the British Paralympic Association. Great Britain has qualified the highest number of slots of any country in this sport, meaning it will be the best represented when the athletes take to the water and streets around…
Professor Vicky Tolfrey leads a team at Loughborough University that is pioneering new approaches to the way paratriathletes train and race – all with an eye firmly on paratriathlon’s debut at the Rio 2016 Olympics… Advertisement >>> Medal events confirmed for paratriathlon’s Olympic debut Paratriathletes compete over three disciplines, in five classification groups (PT1 –…
The Swim Advertisement It’s a fairly non-technical swim, with only one full 180° turn round three buoys, so will favour weaker swimmers. But if the water’s choppy, this will play more into the stronger swimmers’ hands. Having a good sighting reference on the way back into the beach will be key. Transition 1 Out of…