Ironkids doubles 2015 race spots

Ironman will be running four new events for children aged 3-14 this year, to be staged alongside their UK races. Click Here: plastic molding company Advertisement There are 6,500 places available, double last year’s number, though organisers are still expecting them to sell out fast. Each Ironkids event involves a run, with the distance being […]

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On the 220 forum last week…

It’s that time again for our weekly 220 forum round-up! Can you help any of our readers out with advice on tight-fitting wetsuits and calf muscle pain? Just click the links below… Advertisement “Hi all, I did my first triathlons last year and had a wetsuit that i rented for the season, but i found that […]

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British Elite Duathlon Champs coming to Rockingham

The British Elite Duathlon Championships are beginning with what is expected to be a hotly contested race at Rockingham Motor Racing Circuit this Sunday 29th March. Advertisement Three-time British Champion, Mark Buckingham heads into the event as one of the favourites having finished second at the ETU Triathlon European Cup in Quarteira last weekend. Competitors […]

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Gwen Jorgensen bags her first WTS Auckland win

The Auckland instalment of the 2015 World Triathlon Series saw Britain’s Jessica Learmonth lead the athletes out of the swim for the first time – but it was the USA’s Gwen Jorgensen who romped home for her 10th career victory, followed by fellow American Katie Zaferes. Advertisement Jorgensen emerged from the 1,500m swim with a […]

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Buckingham, Pallant win British Elite Duathlon Champs

Mark Buckingham and Emma Pallant won the first senior domestic titles of 2015 yesterday at the British Elite Duathlon Championships at Rockingham Motor Racing Circuit in Northamptonshire. Advertisement It wasn’t all plain sailing though – fierce winds forced the organisers to change the format in the junior women’s and both senior races, cancelling the bike […]

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Chrissie Wellington gives cancer survivor a Special Day of training

Britain’s Ironman legend Chrissie Wellington recently met with cancer survivor Tim Perkin from Cheltenham as part of national charity Willow’s Special Days programme, which gives seriously ill 16-to-40 year olds uplifting and memorable experiences. Advertisement Tim was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 33 and subsequently had life-saving surgery and went through months […]

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