Jonny Brownlee, GBR, 12th in race, 11th in Series Click Here: parramatta eels jersey Advertisement In his first race back from injury, Brownlee was unsure how the Grand Final would pan out. With the leaders until T2, he slipped down into 12th at the line.  “It would have been disappointing if I’d done any better than that. It would have been a bit unfair with the amount of running I’ve done. I haven’t run more than an hour in the last three months. I’ve only run 10k two times.  “I knew it wasn’t going to happen on the run. It was the first time I’ve run off the bike since…

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This weekend sees the UK’s second biggest triathlon taking place at Kent’s Hever Castle. More than 7,000 swim/bike/run fanatics will take over the 13th century castle for two days of racing in stunning surroundings and with a fantastic festival atmosphere. Click Here: United Kingdom Rugby Shop Advertisement With so many athletes racing this weekend, we’ve asked for some race tips from Carol Bridge, previous winner of the middle distance Gauntlet, and David Bishop, who’s previously nabbed second in the men’s Olympic distance race.  David’s tips  “Firstly, if you get the chance, make sure you check out Hever Castle and its gardens, you’ll then be able to appreciate how lucky you…

More than 3,000 people have taken part in the Wiggle London Duathlon, the world’s largest run, bike, run event. Duathletes, runners, cyclists, fund raisers and elite athletes tackled the duathlon in the stunning surroundings of Richmond Park. Advertisement The race began at 8:45am, and duathletes of all abilities took to the closed roads of the park to tackle one of the four run-bike-run challenges, either the ultra-distance (20km run/77km bike/10km run), standard distance (10km run, 44km bike, 5km run), half-distance or relay event. Alan Murchison won the men’s standard distance duathlon, completing the course in a time of 2:01:27, whilst pro triathlete and duathlete Emma Pallant won the women’s race in a time…

If you think of overseas training, chances are islands such as Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Mallorca spring to mind. And understandably so, with the Canary and Balearic Islands offering guaranteed warm weather throughout the British winter months, and affordable flights from across the UK.  Advertisement But when the mercury rises around April time, it actually becomes nigh-on impossible to train, which is where a relatively new overseas training location steps in – Austria! Nestled within the tiny Austrian town of Fuschl am See, just 30mins west of Salzburg, is Hotel Mohrenwirt. Run by the Schmidlechner family for five generations, it’s currently in the hands of keen triathletes Jakob and his wife…

The fourth installment of the Snowman Triathlon took place over the 26th and 27th September, starting and finishing at the Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre in Capel Curig, North Wales. Hundreds of competitors descended on this beautiful and iconic part of Snowdonia; however the scenery was the last thing on their minds as they tackled the infamously brutal course, finishing with a run that ends on a mountain summit.  Advertisement As competitors lined up for the swim they were rewarded with breathtaking views towards the Snowdon horseshoe. The swim in the full distance race was cut from 1000m to 500m due to cold water temperatures. With the ‘Storm’ sprint distance…

Following an impressive ride on the 31km MTB leg, Great Britain’s Jacqueline Slack took fourth place at the 2015 ITU Cross Tri World Champs in Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday. Missing out on the podium by 2mins, the result was still two places higher than in 2014. Advertisement Taking to Twitter after the race, the Xterra champ said: “Gave it everything I had today, unfortunately not enough to take that dream world champs podium. But I’m very satisfied with my 4th place. Awesome to race in GB colours and even more special to have my closest friends and family out there on course to cheer me on. The support was out…

We’re getting ever closer to the biggest race in the triathlon calendar, which began in 1978 with 15 hardy souls and now attracts the pinnacle of long-distance athletes from all over the world. Advertisement From ITU and Olympic champions to previous Ironman World Championship winners, there are a host of contenders  to take the title in 2015, including Brits Tim Don and Joe Skipper, with the potential there for a fiercely-fought battle akin to Scott and Allen in 1989 and McCormack and Raelert in 2010. Here 220 columnist Tim Heming counts down his predicted top 10 finishers… 10. Matt Hanson Past results: ninth in Age-Group 2013; IM Texas winner 2015, IM Chattanooga…

Historic Hever Castle in Kent provided the backdrop to a festival of triathlon and multisport this weekend (26/27 September 2015), as thousands competed in a variety of different swim, bike, run distances – all captured by the cameras from Channel 4, Sky Sports and ITV Meridian. Advertisement This was the seventh edition of the annual event, as competitors took on distances ranging from the new starter-sprint triathlon aimed at beginners, (200m swim, 10km bike and 2km run) up to the challenging Gauntlet Half-iron triathlon (1.9 kilometre swim, 90 kilometre bike and 21 kilometre run). Over a quarter of the field were first timers, a third took part last year, 800…

On Saturday 26th September, over 6000 people descended on the Harewood Estate in Leeds for the annual Brownlee Tri. Advertisement The 2015 event was Olympian’s Alistair and Jonny Brownlee’s largest triathlon to date, with over 1600 registered participants. Participants got the chance to race around the brother’s stomping ground near where they grew up, in the village of Bramhope.  Elite triathlete James Teagle was the male winner of the sprint event in a time of 1:14:22, whilst Naomi Drakeford was fastest female in 1:31:31.  Commenting after the event, Alistair Brownlee said: “It’s been a fantastic day for all involved. It’s great that so many participants returned from last year, but…