Biting winds greeted competitors for the British Duathlon Championships at Clumber Park Duathlon in Nottinghamshire last Saturday, with Julian Lings (Team Accelerate) winning the men’s standard distance race and Ali Moult (MiRacing/Rugby Tri) taking women’s gold. Advertisement Lings stepped up one age-group from 2014 to the M30-34 category, and repeated his winning performance from 2014 to be fastest man overall, clocking 1:53:02 in the standard distance. Daniel Jenkin (M25-29) and Ben Price (M30-34) finished close behind, in second and third spot respectively overall. “I really like this course; I had my first national championships here three years ago,” said Lings afterwards. “It was a good day for it today –…

The London Triathlon have today announced a children’s aquathlon (combination swim and run) will kick off the event weekend at London Docklands, on Saturday 8th August. Advertisement Organised by London Triathlon and mi sport, 2015 marks the first time a children’s aquathlon will be hosted at the world’s largest triathlon. The event consists of an open water swim leg in the Royal Victoria Docks, followed by a running leg along the Docklands. The kids will experience the same excitement as the 13,000 adult triathletes and will cross the same finish line inside the ExCeL centre.  The distances are broken down into the following age categories:9-10 years: 100m swim/800m run11-13 years:…

Last Sunday saw the first Winchester Duathlon since it moved to its new location of Lainston House and featured a novice, a sprint and a standard distance race. Advertisement Held on Sunday 22nd March, the new location provided participants with a fast but hilly route that took in the sights of the local countryside and picturesque grounds. Standard (10km run/41km cycle/5km run) The standard race was won by Southampton University’s Peter Fuller (main pic, above) in a time of 02:23:31, followed home by Sean Scott two minutes later. Speaking of the new route, Fuller said, “The run course was pretty hilly so that was tough work, and the second part…

Strava have added a series of new features for their GPS cycling and running app including Strava Photos, My Recent Efforts and improved leaderboards. Advertisement The new features have been created in an attempt to enhance social experience, performance analysis and interface design. Click Here: Netherlands football tracksuit ‘Strava Photos’ represents one of the biggest changes and allows users to attach photos to their activities from either their mobile camera or photo album. Instagram accounts can also be linked to recorded activities so that users can share their experiences visually with as many photos as they want. Expanding on the recently launched Matched Runs, Strava have added My Recent Efforts…

Britain’s Jenson Button has revealed that he still finds jumping into a lake or the sea with a bunch of other triathletes “pretty daunting”, despite being an experienced racer. Advertisement Speaking ahead of this year’s Jenson Button Trust Triathlon in Derby this July (see video below), the McClaren Honda driver said: “Before an F1 race I don’t get nervous, it is excitement and adrenaline. I pretty much know what to expect, I have done over 250 races now so I have raced in a lot of F1 races now so I am very at home. “But when you go and jump in to a lake, or the sea with loads…

Auckland, New Zealand is where the ITU World Triathlon Series 2015 continues this Sunday, with Jonny Brownlee and Lucy Hall among the athletes carrying British hopes in the first standard distance race of the year (1.5km swim/40km bike/10km run). Advertisement The elite women’s race will get underway at 12.50pm local time (11:50pm Saturday evening UK time), with series leader Gwen Jorgensen (USA) confirmed to start, along with compatriots Katie Zaferes – second at WTS Abu Dhabi a few weeks ago – and last seasons WTS Stockholm winner Sarah True. Apart than Lucy Hall, the only other British female racing is Jessica Learmonth, 26, recently named into British Triathlon’s 2015 World Class…

Ironman will be running four new events for children aged 3-14 this year, to be staged alongside their UK races. 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 determined by the child’s age. Children at the lowest end of the scale must be accompanied by an adult and will race over a distance of 500m. Youngsters at the higher end of the scale will be running a distance of 2,000m. There will be no finish times provided as the emphasis of the events is to have fun, but…

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 it was really quite restrictive across my chest (i am asthmatic, but i was fine out of the wet suit). I was wondering whether anyone could recommend a wetsuit (or have any advice) that would help remove this issue?” Christopher Watson “Just wondered if anyone had looked at possible links between calf muscle pain, specifically…

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 will complete a 5km run, 20km bike and 2.5km run in a multi-lap format around the circuit which combines sweeping bends and high-speed straights. Speaking of the track, Buckingham said, “To use the same track as they use for motor sport is great; we don’t get to race at these types of venues very often…

Easter weekend will see the first LikeBike Monte Carlo exhibition, featuring premium bike brands and accessories from around the world. Advertisement The event will feature the most luxurious (and most expensive) gear that the biking world has to offer and we’ve taken a look at what will be on show. There will be many top-of-the-range cycles on display from manufacturers such as Dassi, Time and Cipollini. Attention will be drawn in particular to the Cipollini RB1000 Luxury Edition which features a front logo made up of gold, diamonds and platinum. >>> Read our guide to the most expensive cycles at LikeBike Visitors will also be able to take a look…