After more than 22 years in triathlon, South Africa’s Raynard Tissink has competed in 33 Ironman races, winning eight and finishing among the top 10 at the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, no less than four times, including a fifth place finish in 2010. Advertisement Having retired from professional Ironman racing, Raynard now runs a…
Was this one of Jonny Brownlee’s best races ever? He won WTS Gold Coast in Australia today looking every inch a world-class athlete at the top of his game, beating Spanish rivals Mario Mola and Javier Gomez to the top of the podium. Advertisement >>> Jonny Brownlee takes outstanding win at WTS Auckland Under partly…
Golden skies were an auspicious start for Gwen Jorgensen and the rest of Team USA at WTS Gold Coast today, and they made the most of it to take a clean sweep of the medals. Advertisement >>> Gwen Jorgensen bags her first WTS Auckland win Jorgensen wore the number two today after the number one…
WTS series leaders Jonny Brownlee and Gwen Jorgensen won yet again in Gold Coast, Australia last Saturday (11 April), but that wasn’t to say either race was without drama…. Advertisement Jonny put in one of his very best performances to date, narrowly missing a crash on the latter stages of the bike, while Gwen led…
Triathlon stars of the future, get training – the Kids of Steel series will return for 2015 with ten events across the UK, culminating in a mini-triathlon at the London Aquatics Centre and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this July. Advertisement Up to 10,000 youngsters aged 8 to 13 are expected to take part in the…
The World Triathlon Series may be heading to Yorkshire next year, as Leeds has just been nominated by British Triathlon as its preferred candidate to stage a round of the 2016 series. Advertisement If successful it would give Leeds natives Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee the chance to compete in front of packed crowds and in…
Now in its 28th year, the Tri De Spice is held in Port Louis on the island of Grenada. Triathletes can choose from a Sprint (750m/20k/5k) or Olympic (1500m/40k/10k) distance, with the swim taking place in the calm waters of the port itself. You can read Helen’s full race report in the next issue of…
Click:Hair treatment Returning to Ironman Frankfurt this July are two of the biggest names in long-distance triathlon both: reigning Kona king Sebastian Kienle (GER) and 70.3 world champ Daniela Ryf (SUI). Advertisement >>> Want to know what it’s like to race Ironman Frankfurt? Watch this video In the men’s race, Kienle will be racing against…
Help for Heroes recently ran their third training weekend for the upcoming Arch to Arc challenge, with around 30 wounded, injured and sick service person heading to Yorkshire for a weekend that was ‘by no means for the fainthearted’. Advertisement >>> Help for Heroes trains hopefuls for Arch to Arc Challenge Around 30 participants had…
If iron-distance racing in Norway appeals, new event Coastman may be worth a look – the organisers describe it as an ‘epic’ triathlon along the coast of western Norway, near Bergen. Advertisement >>> Ironman: how many hours of training a week do you need? The Coastman will take place on 9 August in some of…