One month to go until Kona 2015 and Ironman has released the full pro starters list, with ten British athletes set to toe the start line in Hawaii. Advertisement >>> Kona 2014: How the British pros got on in Hawaii There are four British men on the list: Tim Don, Joe Skipper, David McNamee and Fraser Cartmell. Out of this four, Don is ranked highest thanks to a raft of strong performances that have included wins at Ironman 70.3 Monterrey, Ironman 70.3 Latin American Champs Brasilia and the Ironman 70.3 North American Champs St. George. He also came second at Ironman 70.3 Boulder, and could deliver big things on his…

A major new event is coming to the 2016 race calendar – Windsor Duathlon, which will host no fewer than five British Championships plus the opportunity to qualify for the Great Britain Age-Group Team. Advertisement >>> The state of duathlon – feature Organised by British Triathlon, it will be held in the magnificent setting of Windsor Great Park on 3rd April 2016. Places are limited to just 1,000 spots across mass participation sprint and standard distance races. The full list of British Champs hosted at Windsor Duathlon is as follows: · British Age-Group Standard Distance Duathlon Champs (GB Age-Group qualifier)· British Elite Senior Duathlon Championships· British Elite Youth Duathlon Championships·…

If you’re an aspiring GB age-grouper or championship contender then have a look at these dates for British Triathlon’s major events calendar for 2016, featuring five draft-legal races among the team qualifiers. Advertisement The full calendar includes all Triathlon England and British Triathlon Age-Group Championships, as well as the Great Britain Age-Group Team qualification events taking place next season. Great Britain Age-Group Team ITU/ETU Championship Qualifiers Next year’s calendar has six qualification events for the 2016 ITU Sprint and Standard Distance Triathlon World Championships, and five qualifiers for 2016 ITU Sprint and Standard Distance Duathlon World Championships. >>> Group bike riding etiquette, explained for triathletes With next year’s ITU Sprint…

Did you race Helvellyn Triathlon last weekend? The Lake District enjoyed plenty of sunshine for this year’s race – but it’s still one of the hardest on the UK calendar. Advertisement >>> Helvellyn Triathlon race tips After swimming 1.6km in crystal clear Ullswater lake, athletes must face ‘The Struggle’ on the 60km bike leg, involving 455m of climbing to the top of Kirkstone Pass, finishing with a 14km run up and down the mountain of Helvellyn (950m).  This year’s men’s race was won by Alex Lawton, who set a new course record of 3:27:05 – more than 1min faster than 2007 winner Alistair Brownlee – while Bonnie Van Wilgenburg won…

In contrast to last year, the 2015 edition of Challenge Weymouth brought calm seas for the thousands racing on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast earlier today. Advertisement >>> Joe Skipper and Eleanor Haresign win Challenge Weymouth 2014 Britain’s Stephen Bayliss was first out the water in 50:06mins with Jaroslav Kovacic (SLO) just one second behind him and Marek Jaskolka (POL) 1:30mins further back. And so this group of three remained for the first lap of the bike with a chase group five minutes back led by Chris Fischer (DEN) and including Graham Stewart (GBR) and David Näsvik (SWE).  However, by 99km it was all change with Jaskolka breaking away, Bayliss dropping back…

Less than a week after revealing that he’d be racing Ironman Wales, the USA’s Jesse Thomas produced a stonking win in Tenby yesterday on his long-course debut. Advertisement >>> Ironman Wales 2015 – in pics It was Harry Wiltshire (GBR) who quickly set the tone amongst the talented men’s field, leading the way as he exited the 3.8km sea swim in 51:55mins for an early move, with local hero Olly Simon just a few seconds behind. As the leaders headed up the infamous zig zag climb and 1km run through a roaring Tenby crowd to T1, it was Thomas, Nick Baldwin (SEY) and Felipe Manente (BRA) who were hot on…

If you read about the inaugural Brighton and Hove Triathlon and have been eagerly waiting for more info then good news – the dates and distances have been set. Advertisement >>> Brighton and Hove Triathlon incoming There will be three distances on offer: the Super Sprint (400m/5km/2.5km), Sprint (750m/20km/5km) and Olympic (1,500m/40km/10km). Entries are also available to enter as a relay team for two or three people each. The races will take place on Sunday 11 September 2016, and there are just 1,500 entry spots available. They’ll go on sale a week on Saturday (26 September, 2015) here, and those who are pre-registered will receive a one-week early bird entry…

Perfect weather conditions drew hundreds of competitors to Roundhay Park for the 2015 Leeds Triathlon – the same venue that will host a round of the ITU World Triathlon Series next year. Advertisement >>> Leeds Triathlon 2014 race report Standard distance The standard race incorporated a 1500m open-water swim in Waterloo Lake, a fast and scenic 44km cycle leg and finished with a 9.4km run in the beautiful setting of Roundhay Park. Pete Shuttleworth on the bike Pete Shuttleworth of Belper 10:20 Triathlon Club was amongst the first out of the water and took the lead on the run leg, winning the standard distance race in a time of 02:09:24.…

It’s almost time for Hawaii’s Big Dance, the Ironman race that defines careers and make legends of its champions, which starts with the firing of a cannon and shot unknown Chrissie Wellington to multisport immortality back in 2007.  Advertisement It’s the battleground of the most famous triathlon of them all, the Iron War, and year-on-year it provides feats of superhuman endeavour and industrial scale meltdowns in equal measure.   From its roots as the birthplace of Ironman, there is nothing like Hawaii’s Big Island, and next month the 2015 edition is set to be bigger and better than ever. 220 columnist Tim Heming casts his eyes over the Kona contenders…

GB’s Kerry Large and Melissa Reid took respective golds in the PT4 and PT5 Aquathlon Worlds earlier today, starting what Team GB hope to be a glut of medals across elite, para and age-group racing over the next three days. Reid, who was the defending aquathlon champ, will also be hoping to add another gold to her haul when she competes in the paratri event on Friday, but she faces tough competition in the form of teammate and reigning champ, Alison Patrick. Advertisement Medals were scarce for Team GB at elite level, however, where it was eastern Europe that dominated the elite and junior waves on the first day of…