Month: March 2021

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 Games became a motivational force as his skills improved. Advertisement So what is it like to learn to swim again…

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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)- see pic 2 for those interested. The highs and lows of sport have never been so close for me- winning…

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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 events, a music festival, stand up paddle board events, and a three-day Outdoor Yoga Experience on May 3-5, 2019 at Lake…

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A night of perfection on the Gold Coast Advertisement

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Alistair Brownlee has plenty of history with the Chinese capital of Beijing. He made his breakout elite performance in the city at the 2008 Olympics, where the 20-year-old Yorkshireman bravely took the race to the established field before finishing in 12th as the highest Brit. Advertisement He also secured the 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series with a Grand Final victory in Beijing, before storming to a Beijing International Triathlon victory here in 2016. We caught…

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From toils at the Commonwealth Games to tears in Leeds, it’s largely been a season to forget for Jonny Brownlee in 2018. Advertisement But the affable Brownlee has been on reliably-good form here at the Beijing International Triathlon in China, mixing with the locals at tourist sites around the city and with the healthy pro contingent vying for some of the healthy prize purse. We’ve been lucky enough to spend time with Jonny and the…

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A day after admitting to us that he’s had the worst triathlon season of his career and has barely ridden his Scott tri bike, Jonny Brownlee has emerged as the winner of the Beijing International Triathlon in China. Advertisement In breaking the tape, Jonny beat a host of non-drafting specialists (including American Cameron Dye), the Commonwealth Games champion Henri Schoeman as well as his brother Alistair, who came home in fourth. Glorious if gusty conditions…

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The 2018 Ironman World Championship men’s race is arguably the most anticipated yet. Even after the late withdrawal of hotly-tipped two-time winner Jan Frodeno with a stress fracture, there are many intriguing questions to be answered once racing gets underway on Saturday, October 13. Advertisement Can Patrick Lange deliver another remarkable run performance to defend his crown? Will the crosswinds blow and the biking talent of Sebastian Kienle prevail? Will Lionel Sanders go one better…

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