The happy throng: Swimmers get ready to escort Ross over his last mile – 220’s Helen is in there somewhere… Advertisement Swimmers leave him to make the final yards on his own as the realisation he has actually done it, sinks in.  Those final magic moments as @RossEdgley completed the #GreatBritishSwim

Ross Edgley completed the Great British Swim on Sunday 4th November, conquering a world record-breaking challenge that saw him swimming 1,792 miles over 157 days. There to meet him at the finish line was Ironman Hawaii 2018 silver medallist Lucy Charles, who had given Ross some swim tips during his epic adventure! We took the chance to catch up with Lucy, as well as to collect a very special 220 Triathlon competition prize. Read on to find out more… Advertisement 220 Triathlon: You gave Ross some tips during his challenge – what were they? He’s just amazing isn’t he! I used to swim the 10km and that felt like a…

Fresh from his 1782-mile swim around the UK, the adventurer Ross Edgley is the first to sign-up for the open-water swimming and climbing challenge that is the Neptune Steps. Advertisement Ross Edgley’s 6 training tips for heavyweight triathletes     Click Here: Geelong Cats Guernsey Held in March this adventurous race combines a 420 metre sprint swim in icy-cold water with eight canal gates to clamber over (a total climb of 18 metres). Each canal gate features a different obstacle to climb up – including cargo net, ropes, wood ladder, rope ladders and a climbing wall. Ross, who lugged a tree trunk around the Caribbean for a 100km swim last November…

Inov8 have a staggering 70% off some trail shoes, including the Trailtalon 250 for just £33.00, down from £110.00. Advertisement Fancy more cushioning on the trails? Runners Need have the Hoka One One Challenger ATR 4 (men’s and women’s) for £55.00, usually £110 Also at Runners Need, we like the Inov8 Trailroc 285, which is a bargain at £84.00, down from £140. You’ll find more trail shoes on sale at Cotswold Outdoor, who are offering 20% off everything for Black Friday (discount applied at checkout). We like the Salomon Speedcross 4 which is usually £110. Blacks have plenty of run shoe deals online from brands including Adidas, Altra, Asics and…

The double Olympic swimming gold medallist, Becky Adlington, has been named as Official Ambassador for the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Nottingham and will take on the event when it returns to the city in 2019.  Advertisement The Nottinghamshire-born swimming star will be donning not only her goggles, but her bike and trainers too, as she pledges to take on her very first triathlon on Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment on Saturday 15 June 2019. British Triathlon is giving the opportunity for 50 aspiring participants to be part of Becky’s Wave; a unique chance to join the Olympic hero on the start line of the sprint-distance triathlon. The 50 will also have the chance…

2018 proved another phenomenal year for the sport of tri, with records tumbling across the globe, new races making their mark on a bumper-packed tri calendar and brands continuing to strive for ever-greater performance advancements. And if that wasn’t enough, the first-ever paratriathlete made her debut on one of the country’s top entertainment shows, Strictly Come Dancing. At the time of writing, Lauren Steadman was poised to dance in the semi-finals.  Advertisement As has become customary, we asked you to nominate and vote for the athletes, races and products that made your tri year. And the final results from the two rounds of voting are now in! So without any further ado we give you the…

1. IRONWOMEN Advertisement Tiffany Jolowicz £8.11 This book charts author Tiffany Jolowicz’s mission to share the experience of finishing Ironman Switzerland. In it she interviews dozens of female M-Dot finishers, and the end result is an at-times amusing and always inspiring collection of those who have taken on the phenomenal iron-distance challenge. Buy from www.amazon.co.uk    2. CHASING EXTREME Luke Tyburski £9.99 Aussie extreme adventurer Luke Tyburski completed a solo 2,000km triathlon in 2015 and Chasing Extreme is the inspiring tale of how he did it… and recovered from the major lows that followed. Buy from www.amazon.co.uk We also have three copies of this book to give away to a UK user.…

The race director is on the beach, pointing out to sea. “Swim out to the blue boat, turn right round it, back in towards the small white buoy, turn right again and swim along the coast to exit under the arch.” It sounds so simple. But seconds later an animated debate breaks out amongst the small, but enthusiastic, field of competitors over whether he meant the navy blue boat or the sky blue boat. Advertisement It’s an important distinction, as this quirky way of defining the course constitutes the only markers we’re getting – and the two boats are about 100m apart. I should be paying attention, but in honesty…

Just when David McNamee thought he’d shaken off the dark horse tag for Kona, Alistair Brownlee decides to show up and steal the spotlight. Not that the Scot minds. Despite two third places in Hawaii and an ability to run a marathon in the heat that’s only surpassed by reigning champion Patrick Lange, his demeanour doesn’t change. McNamee just goes about his business and, come October, works his way through the field and onto the podium. Advertisement Can Lucy Charles-Barclay win Kona 2019? What are Ali Brownlee’s chances at this year’s Ironman world Championships?    His success on the Big Island has come as little surprise to two former coaches.…

Kabul, Afghanistan — A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan has reportedly left at least nine civilians dead and more wounded. The strike on Thursday came as a powerful Taliban suicide attack devastated a hospital in the country’s south, killing as many as 20 people, Afghan officials said. The U.S. military suggested the claim of civilian deaths in Nangarhar could be a “ploy” to distract from the carnage at the hospital. U.S. military spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett said the U.S. was aware of reports of civilian casualties after forces “conducted a precision strike” targeting ISIS militants in Nangarhar province early Thursday morning. He said the U.S. was “fighting in a complex environment…