Barbell Brew has been created by online health retailer Musclefood.com especially for  the health conscious fitness market. Each bottle contains 21.8g of protein and has an alcoholic volume of 3.6%. Advertisement Barbell Brew has the same alcohol content as a pint of lager while at the same time packing as much protein as a sirloin steak. 92.4 calories The question is how does it taste, and will it be a hit for gym fanatics who can now combine their post-workout protein fix with a cheeky beer? Samples are on their way to 220 features editor Matt Baird who will be letting us know how it delivers on taste…. It’s a tough job……

ÖTILLÖ are launching a whole new set of swimrun races called the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series. For 2016 the series consists of four qualifying races for ÖTILLÖ, the Swimrun World Championship. These include two new events, the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun races Isles of Scilly in the UK and the 1000 Lakes in Germany, as well as the two previously existing events Utö in Sweden and Engadin in the Swiss Alps. Click Here: Sevilla soccer tracksuit Advertisement It is hoped next year, in 2017, the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series will expand further and outside of Europe. “It is fantastic that we are expanding our horizons and growing our set of ÖTILLÖ races.…

In an exclusive, no holds barred, interview with 220 Triathlon magazine Gordon Ramsay reveals how he really felt about his dramatic, very public, withdrawal from Kona and answers his critics about why he should compete in Hawaii.  Click Here: kangaroos rugby jersey Advertisement  “I took a lot of flak for not qualifying, but I never made out I was an elite athlete and I’m not depriving anyone of a place,” said the celebrity chef. “Down the line I’d like to silence my critics and take six to nine months off and bust my arse to qualify.” He credits tri as life saving in this personal interview, and reveals how abuse…

The afternoon sun is relentless on the Queen Ka’ahumanu highway in Kona, Hawaii. It’s 10 October 2015 and two of the greatest long-course athletes never to have tasted Ironman world championship-winning glory are experiencing a case of Kona déja-vu. Germany’s Andreas Raelert is on his way to posting a 2:50hr marathon to give eventual winner Jan Frodeno a scare, and finish second for the third time in Hawaii. Further back along the hallowed tarmac, Britain’s Rachel Joyce has overcome a “tri-suit malfunction” to fight her way into second for her third consecutive Kona podium. Advertisement While Raelert has his fastest Iron (7:41:33) of all time title from Challenge Roth in…

With the ITU World Triathlon Series starting in Abu Dhabi this weekend make sure you don’t miss a minute of action with a pass to watch it live and on demand. Advertisement The passes are now on sale for the 2016 season from Triathlonlive.TV, which broadcasts all of the ITU World Triathlon Series. Priced around £15.55 it will allow you to watch all nine races on Triathlonlive.TV. With both Olympic qualification and World Championship crowns are on the line, the series promises to be exciting, and you wan’t want to miss a minute. Furthermore, every person who purchases a pass before March 5 will be entered to win a pair…

The innovative new format of a triathlon race will be in the morning, and contested over 2/3 the distance of a sprint triathlon, with athletes going off at 30-second intervals. The athletes with the top 30 times in the time trial will then advance to the finals later in the day, which is over a super sprint triathlon course, (1/3 distance of a regular sprint race). For the finals competition athletes will begin with a mass start. Advertisement The new format allows more athletes to compete as they are sent off one by one. The dynamic, quick tempo race style also provides a strong platform for younger athletes to prepare…

The 220 Triathlon team are thrilled to reveal that they’re to be joined by British Ironman star and last month’s cover star Rachel Joyce at the The National Triathlon Show on Friday 8 April. As if track sessions, an iconic venue and being surrounded by more tri gear than you can shake a stick at weren’t exciting enough, the ITU World Champ and multiple Ironman champion will be in our midst. Click Here: Bape Kid 1st Camo Ape Head hoodie Advertisement Taking place on 8 April at 6.30pm it will be running it on a first-come-first-served basis, limited to 60 places. Topics in her talk will include her transition from…

If completing a triathlon with a good time isn’t incentive enough, a competitor at the Nuffield Health Eton SuperSprints triathlons 21-22 May will also win a Human Race 2017 Triathlon Pass, plus a one year membership to a Nuffield Health fitness & wellbeing gym.  Advertisement This is the race’s 15th year and they are expecting their 20,000th competitor who on crossing the line will win the goodies. The race is organised by Human Race and start with a 400m open water swim in the clear and clean waters of Eton Dorney Lake, one of the iconic venues of the 2012 Olympic Games. Triathletes then take to the closed, flat road…

Viewing for Abu Dhabi WTS starts on BBC television at 9am on the red button for the mens and runs till 11.20am, while the women’s starts at 12pm and runs until 2.20pm. Advertisement Abu Dhabi is the only Middle Eastern city to ever host a WTS event, and this year it will be over an Olympic distance rather than the sprint distance in 2015. The men are set to compete first on Saturday, with six of the top 10 ranked men from 2015 on the start list. Sitting at the top is the Abu Dhabi reigning champion Mario Mola (ESP), who triumphed last year.  In his final push, he recorded the fastest 5km…

While the mood was jubilant at the 2016 World Triathlon Series opener in Abu Dhabi, thoughts first turned to late triathlete and coach Laurent Vidal, who sadly passed away at the end of 2015. Athletes honoured the Frenchman by wearing his initials on their tri-suits and placing a flower at the No.1 bike position in transition, which, along with the No.1 race number, had been left open as a mark of respect. Advertisement With both Brownlees and reigning champion Javier Gomez choosing to sit the first event out, hopes were pinned on training partners Richard Murray (Commonwealth bronze medallist) and Mario Mola, runner-up in last year’s world series. From Team…