Month: July 2021

This year’s Triathlon England Cross Duathlon Championships were hosted by the Evil Sheriff Off Road Duathlon in Sherwood Pines, Nottingham last weekend, with wet and challenging conditions greeting more than 300 athletes. Advertisement Held on Saturday 8 November, the race involved one 5km run loop, followed by a 10km bike stage, finishing with a 3.4km run. The men’s race was won by Matt Dewis (M20-24) in 1:17:42, with James Walker (M25-29) and Roger Fowkes (M40-44)…

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Britain’s Tim Don claimed top honours at the UWC Bahamas Triathlon last Sunday, but it was tennis stars Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki who were turning heads. Advertisement Had a lot of fun @Bahamas_UWC w these guys @CaroWozniacki @serenawilliams @WillStevens_ & our coach Mike

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Around a year ago a new triathlon racing team was dreamt up over a few pints in a Yorkshire pub. Called Jackpot Racing, its founders wanted athletes aiming to “compete rather than complete”. Advertisement Early success included a silver medal for Jonny McLean at the European Sprint Championships in Kitzbühel, and elite brothers Tom and David Bishop racked up podium places at the Lough Cutra, Blenheim and the Jenson Button Triathlon.  Colin Hill and Chris Brown…

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Good news Xterra warriors – next year’s Xterra England will double up as the Xterra European Championship, with more prize money for the pros and a chance for the amateurs to stake their claim as the best off-road duathletes in Europe. Advertisement The race will be held at the Vachery Estate in Surrey on 29-30 August, and will offer a $25k prize purse for the elites. For the age-groupers, it will be their last chance…

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British Triathlon has confirmed that Rockingham Circuit in Corby, Northamptonshire will play host to next year’s British Elite Duathlon Championships on Sunday 29 March 2015. Advertisement The event will feature races for elite youths, juniors, seniors and an open paraduathlon, with many athletes expected to test their winter training in this traditional season opener. The seniors and juniors will compete over sprint distance duathlon (5km run, 20km bike, 2.5km run), battling it out for a…

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(This article was originally published on BikeRadar) Advertisement In mid-December the first BSXinsight wearable lactate threshold monitors will begin shipping. Announced back in March via a Kickstarter campaign, the US$369 devices slip inside a calf compression sleeve, where data is recorded for post-workout upload via a smartphone app. The end result, the company claims, is lactate threshold data that can inform training, previously only available to athletes via pin-prick blood tests done in medical centres…

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Race organisers Challenge Family have confirmed that they are hosting a closed Pro Athlete Forum for athletes racing Challenge Bahrain next month, in which they will be invited to discuss key elements of the sport in a relaxed environment. Advertisement An incredible field of athletes has been assembled for the middle distance race (1.9km swim/90km bike/21.1km run), including both Ironman Hawaii 2014 winners Sebastian Kienle and Mirinda Carfrae, as well as top Brits like Jodie…

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“Phenomenal” interest in the first Ironman 70.3 Dublin means that all 2,200 general entries for next August’s inaugural race sold out within a matter of hours yesterday (24 November), according to the organisers. Advertisement Online entries opened at 10am yesterday to over 11,000 pre-registered athletes, and were available on a first come, first served basis, divided between Irish residents and international athletes. The event will start on 9 August 2015 with a 1.9km swim in…

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Mary Beth Ellis, one of the toughest female athletes in long-distance triathlon, has signed up to race next year’s Challenge Denmark on June 13th, 2015. Advertisement “I am so excited to race Challenge Denmark,” she says. “I have been searching for a race in Denmark the last few years and have long desired to visit the country.  As soon as I saw the Challenge Denmark race announced, I was sold!” says Mary Beth.  “The race…

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Good news for all the UK paratriathletes out there – a new mass-participation event series has been created specifically for you, offering five different distances and landing first at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic rowing venue Dorney Lake on Sunday 9 August 2015. Advertisement Recruited to help the launch were Olympic sprinter and TV personality Iwan Thomas, Lance Corporal Derek Derenalagi and Paralympian and founder Sophia Warner (pictured below). Warner says that she was inspired…

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