The Aberfeldy Sprint Distance Triathlon 2012 took place earlier this month with the race start list hitting its maximum numbers target of 200 athletes. There were a few hot favourites on the start list: Ewan Mulhern, a former member of the Scottish National squad, Peter Anderson a Scottish under 23 international, Mark Taylor from Wick […]
The British Cross Triathlon Championships are set to take place this weekend, with over 100 competitors all racing to win the coveted British titles at the Coniston Mountain Bike Triathlon on Sunday 10 June 2012. The event is the fifth of eight British Age-Group Championships in 2012 and will see athletes race in the picturesque […]
Over 200 competitors took part in the first ever Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon, Gort, Co. Galway, on Sunday. The event attracted first timers, children, families and elite triathletes from across Ireland and the UK, racing either in teams or by themselves. The Olympic distance, the longest of the six races on offer, was won by […]
Markel, the Castle Triathlon Series title sponsor, is inviting relay teams to enter charity competitions at Cholmondeley Castle on 24 June, Castle Howard on 22 July and Hever Castle on 30 September for just £76. The competitions, in which the winning team at each castle will receive £5,000 for its nominated charity, is open to […]
Today inov-8 has launched the ‘8 Weeks to Become a Natural’ challenge: a unique opportunity for eight lucky runners to receive specialist coaching from Helen Hall, one half of the team behind Barefoot Audio, to guide them through the transition to minimalism, whether they are new to minimalist footwear or experienced natural runners. The competition […]
Racetime Events wil be starting open-water swim training from Saturday 2 June at a new venue for the East Midlands. The lake at Six Hills (Six Hills road, Six Hills, Leicstershire, LE14 3PR) is ideally situated for people from the Loughborough, Nottingham, Leicester, East Leake and Melton areas. The venue has good water quality, a […]
4.The “Add route” page now has a new GPX import function myTri is 220 Triathlon’s interactive social media channel packed with the tools you need to train, race and power your way to a new PB in 2012.
Zone3 has announced a new addition to its popular wetsuit range, the Advance. Available for both men and women, the brand claim it’s the first performance wetsuit for under £100 on the market. The wetsuit, with its affordable price-tag, is aimed at tri novices or those not wanting to spend too much, but still keen […]
Challenge Home : May : June May myTri Challenge: One day left! This first installment of the myTri Challenge Series – to see who can log the most training sessions during May – only has 36 hours left for triathletes to clock their sessions. Enter the challenge for your chance to win the essential cook […]
Primal Lifestyle, official UK distributor and retailer of Vibram Fivefingers, has announced the first-ever Barefoot Connections Conference to be held on the 30th June 2012 at the Natural History Museum, London. The day will start with an optional barefoot 5m run starting and finishing in the main hall of the Natural History Museum and will […]
Ireland’s Aileen Morrison achieved the best ever result by an Irish triathlete with a second place finish at the Madrid ITU Triathlon World Series on Saturday. Morrison, already confident of Olympic qualification, was using the race to sharpen her fitness and test herself against the best triathletes in the world ahead of the Olympic show […]
Vicky Holland was Britain’s top female finisher at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Madrid today, as Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig claimed her first series win of the season and Ireland’s Aileen Morrison, pictured above, finished second. In the final race of the Olympic qualification period, Liz Blatchford was also 10th. Holland and Blatchford were strong […]
Nottingham’s Outlaw Triathlon will be televised by Channel 4 this year as part of their broad and popular coverage of the sport. Over 1000 athletes will take on a 2.4mile swim, 112mile bike ride and 26.2mile run under the glare of television cameras on 1 July. As a result of the coverage being confirmed, organisers […]
Campagnolo have announced a selection of triathlon and time-trial specific components, including EPS (electronic power shift) bar end and brake shifters for time trial bikes. One of the main complaints about Campag’s original EPS was that it didn’t include shifters for dedicated TT bikes, but now they’ve offer both shifters on the extensions and the […]
Primal Lifestyle, official UK distributor and retailer of Vibram Fivefingers, is proud to announce the first ever Barefoot Connections Conference to be held on the 30th June 2012 at the Natural History Museum, London. The day will start with an optional barefoot 5km run starting & finishing in the main hall of the natural History […]
Hollie Avil has annouced her retirement from triathlon today in an article in the Telegraph. She reveals, in a very candid interview, how suffering from an eating disorder lead to depression, and the recent stress fractures she has in both shins have been factors contributing to her decision. Hollie won the World Junior Championships in […]
With the sun finally looking to put his/her hat on, your competitive juices will be in full flow. But nowhere to race next Saturday (26th May)? Not a problem as there are still places available at The Big Speedo Triathlon. Based at the National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham, it’s a fine event to make the […]
On 20 April, a little-known GB athlete named Georgia Taylor-Brown won the women’s European Junior Champs title. Itching to find out more about this impressive young athlete, we pinged the following Qs her way… What were your expectations going into the race? Well, I wasn’t expecting to win that’s for sure! My plan was to […]
Wednesday night saw the first event of the Evening Sprint Triathlon Series take place at Hever Castle. Over 250 triathletes raced around the castle grounds, including first timers, elites and children all enjoying a sporting challenge while raising money for the Hospice in the Weald. Race Director, Brian Adcock comments: “We launched the Evening Sprint […]
The British Aquathlon Championships are set to take place this weekend, with over 200 competitors all racing to win the coveted British titles at the BRAT Aquathlon on Saturday 19 May 2012. The event is the second of eight British Age-Group Championships in 2012 and will see athletes race in the picturesque setting of the […]
The GE Great Britain Team races in the 2012 Shelby County ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships and XTERRA Southeast Championship this weekend (Saturday 19 May) with British athletes racing in both elite and age-group races. There is a strong elite women’s field competing with 2011 XTERRA world champion, Lesley Paterson aiming to add an ITU […]
Laurent Vidal has had a storming start to 2012 and looks to be a man in form ahead of the London Oympics. 220 caught up with the French superstar to talk to him about his Olympic preparation, his season so far, and how he sees things going from here… 220: Talk us through your off-season? […]
News of a free athletes seminar at Physio4Life on Sunday 20th May… Everyone is welcome at the event. Free specialist’s talks and workshops run throughout the day, covering topics relevant to all athletes and sports people. Physio4Life’s experts and their partners share a wealth of knowledge and experience on the following subjects: running techniques and […]
Over 300 competitors registered for the inaugural Stowe Triathlon, set in the beautiful grounds of Stowe House, last Sunday. The event attracted first timers, families, elite and world champion age groupers from across the UK. First out of the lake was Andy Bourne from Trisport Epping, but was beaten to transition after a punishing run […]
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