How do you attract more newcomers into triathlon, when many people like the idea but are put off by the thought of long-course racing and equipment costs? Advertisement Sport England is hoping to do just that with its new GO TRI campaign, which aims to make multisport more accessible with shorter distances, low-cost race entry and give people the training and kit advice they need to get started. The project has been running since last…
Inspired by Sweden’s spectacular OtillO race, the team behind the Celtman have put together a new swim/run event for this September which sends participants across a bunch of beautiful Scottish lochs. Advertisement The race is being held in the spectacular South Loch Ness area, with two of the swim sections in Loch Ness itself (no word yet on whether Nessie will be on the water safety team). It started on 26 September at the historic…
The black sand beaches of the Albay Riviera – honest that is what it is called – welcomed about 300 racers and over 1,000 spectators last weekend with some neat shore chop. Not quite Maui, but it definitely had some local competitors concerned. Advertisement South Africa’s Bradley Weiss was coming off a win at Buffelspoort in South Africa, Ben Allen spent the winter in Australia and looked great and Mauricio Mendez is 19 and always ready. …
Three-time Kona champ Craig ‘Crowie’ Alexander (AUS) took his fourth win at Ironman 70.3 Geelong last weekend, holding off young compatriot Sam Applegate despite some hard battling from the latter. Advertisement Perfect conditions produced some super-fast swim times: Estonian Marko Albert led out of the water in 21:25mins followed closely by James Seear (AUS), with the main contenders including Alexander, Bowstead (NZL) and Appleton in the chase group. Appleton opened up a 30-second lead on…
Click:import flowers from china Hugely respected as one of the toughest competitors on the ITU circuit, South Africa’s Richard Murray gave us one of the highlights of the 2014 World Triathlon Series – a thrilling sprint finish against Spain’s Mario Mola in Hyde Park – but finished a disappointing 52nd in Edmonton and eighth overall in the series. Advertisement Speaking to 220 yesterday, he says that the end of last season was one of the…
The Hy-Vee Triathlon is no more – after eight years of pulling in big-name athletes to the city of Des Moines, USA, the title sponsor has decided to call it a day. Midwestern retailer Hy-Vee says that it plans to shift its focus to a new event series promoting health and wellness in children, with a formal announcement expected next month. Advertisement There may yet be hope for Iowa multisporters though, as the organiser plans…
The popular British Triathlon Super Series returns this year with three events, starting with season opener the Blenheim Palace Triathlon on 13/14 June. It will then move on to Tri Liverpool on 26 July, finishing with the London Triathlon on 8/9 August. Advertisement Last year’s four-race Super Series was won by Mark Buckingham and Emma Pallant, with the latter winning all three races she competed in (Blenheim, Windsor and London) and finishing just ahead of…
Ay la – entries are now open for this year’s Tri Liverpool, being held in Albert Docks on 26 July and hosting both a leg of the British Triathlon Super Series and GB Age-Group Standard Distance Champs. Advertisement The one-day multisport festival will host more than 1,500 triathletes of all abilities, and will provide the first opportunity for aspiring members of the Great Britain Age-Group Team to book their place at the 2016 ITU Triathlon…
Dave Scott, endless pools, bike fittings, expert speakers, Wattbikes and much, much more could be found at last year’s Triathlon Show at Sandown Park in Surrey. Below are some of our highlights… Advertisement For 2015 the show has been subtly renamed the 220 Triathlon Show and will again feature all your favourite 220 contributors, cutting-edge tri gear and the usual 10km run on Day 3. Plus we’ll be announcing the winners of this year’s 220…
Austria – home of Mozart’s chocolate balls, The Sound Of Music and (as of next year) the European Half Distance Triathlon Championships, as Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl has just been picked to host next year’s event on 21 August, 2016. Advertisement Around 2,000 athletes are expected next year, with both the Elite European Championship and Age Group European Championship to be held in the Tyrol region, along with paratriathlon and other sporting events. Athletes can get a…