USA Triathlon, PTO and Challenge North America unite to host three-day tri festival
USA Triathlon and the Professional Triathletes Organisation have joined forces with Challenge North America to be part of its iconic Challenge Daytona race at Daytona International Speedway on December 4th, 5th and 6th. Advertisement The three-day triathlon festival will attract athletes from around the world…
Should race organisers provide refunds for cancelled races?
“If you’re going to urinate on me, at least have the decency to pretend it’s not raining.” I’ve paraphrased to lessen the crudity, but it’s still a response that leaves no room for doubt over the mood of one triathlete…
How to survive lockdown as a tri couple
Having lived and worked together for the past 15 years, Helen, an Olympian and world champion triathlete, and Marc, coach and property entrepreneur, are also juggling a family with two young children. But how do they do it, and keep…
Can you go open-water swimming in England?
Here is the statement, which includes a link to their in-depth guidance document for swimmers, from Swim England, BTF and the Royal Life Saving Society UK: Advertisement The aim is to help prevent swimmers from getting into difficulties in open…
Norseman publish swim safety code with video Q+A
With lockdown rules changing across Europe and triathletes keen to get back into open-water, Norseman have today released a simple ‘swim safety code’, designed to keep outdoor swimmers safe. Advertisement Formed of a checklist similar to the ‘mountain code’ used…
David McNamee’s lockdown tri advice
The UK lockdown has been tough enough but mentally and physically but, until recently, the ultra-strict lockdown in Spain has witnessed all outdoor exercise banned and only ventures to the supermarket allowed. Advertisement One such triathlete experiencing the Spanish lockdown…
Ironman postpones 2020 70.3 World Championships and Kona until 2021
Ironman have announced, in conjunction with host city partners and authorities in Hawaii, United States and Taupō, New Zealand, that due to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 2020 editions of the World Championship and 70.3® World Championship…
How was 2019 for you?
The Triathlon Industry Association (TIA) is conducting its latest survey about UK athlete’s endurance sport participation in 2019. If you can spare some time on this, it would be really appreciated. Advertisement You don’t need to have completed a triathlon…
DATEV Challenge Roth to host European Triathlon Championships 2021
This announcement means that it will also be the first time in history, German and European title fights will take place during the same race in Roth, as a few weeks ago, Roth was also awarded the 2021 German Championships…
The best indoor training kit
01 DOMYOS T520B TREADMILL Advertisement £399 Many portable treadmills are only useful for walking on, but this fold-up, more affordable unit from Domyos allows runners to reach 13km/h for low-intensity workouts. There’s a 10% incline and 10 pre-set programmes. Buy…