Did you race in the London Triathlon last August? How did you get on? We’re collecting stories to share and particularly want to hear any really funny, inspiring or gritty memories! Advertisement So whether it was your first triathlon and you scraped through by the skin of your teeth, your fiftieth and a personal best, you out-numptied yourself yet again or raced in memory of a loved one, we want to hear them all. Please share them in the comments below, tweet us, share on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]. Advertisement We can’t wait to hear them all! Check out our galleries one and two to jog…

How do you attract more newcomers into triathlon, when many people like the idea but are put off by the thought of long-course racing and equipment costs? Advertisement Sport England is hoping to do just that with its new GO TRI campaign, which aims to make multisport more accessible with shorter distances, low-cost race entry and give people the training and kit advice they need to get started.  The project has been running since last year on a low-key basis, offering training sessions via gyms and health clubs along with a few pilot events, but is now ramping up for 2015 with the aim of attracting around 15,000 new participants…

Inspired by Sweden’s spectacular OtillO race, the team behind the Celtman have put together a new swim/run event for this September which sends participants across a bunch of beautiful Scottish lochs. Advertisement The race is being held in the spectacular South Loch Ness area, with two of the swim sections in Loch Ness itself (no word yet on whether Nessie will be on the water safety team). It started on 26 September at the historic Castle Urquhart and finishes in the shadow of the atmospheric Fort Augustus Abbey. The race will involve 13 swims in total covering 8km across some very deep and dark water, and 12 runs totalling 53km.…

The black sand beaches of the Albay Riviera – honest that is what it is called – welcomed about 300 racers and over 1,000 spectators last weekend with some neat shore chop. Not quite Maui, but it definitely had some local competitors concerned. Advertisement South Africa’s Bradley Weiss was coming off a win at Buffelspoort in South Africa, Ben Allen spent the winter in Australia and looked great and Mauricio Mendez is 19 and always ready.  For the women, World Champion Flora Duffy had also started her training in South Africa and Jacqui Slack was with Ben down under.  The question mark was Renata Bucher, last year’s winner in the Philippines,…

Three-time Kona champ Craig ‘Crowie’ Alexander (AUS) took his fourth win at Ironman 70.3 Geelong last weekend, holding off young compatriot Sam Applegate despite some hard battling from the latter. Advertisement Perfect conditions produced some super-fast swim times: Estonian Marko Albert led out of the water in 21:25mins followed closely by James Seear (AUS), with the main contenders including Alexander, Bowstead (NZL) and Appleton in the chase group. Appleton opened up a 30-second lead on the chase pack early on in the 90km bike as Bell suffered a mechanical problem that forced him out of the race. Bowstead and Alexander pushed hard and, by the end of the bike leg,…

Hugely respected as one of the toughest competitors on the ITU circuit, South Africa’s Richard Murray gave us one of the highlights of the 2014 World Triathlon Series – a thrilling sprint finish against Spain’s Mario Mola in Hyde Park – but finished a disappointing 52nd in Edmonton and eighth overall in the series. Advertisement Speaking to 220 yesterday, he says that the end of last season was one of the negative moments of his career: falling ill straight after WTS Stockholm (where he came fifth) with just one week to go until the Grand Final, throw in some missing luggage… It’s fair to say Edmonton was a washout for…

Click:工作間出租 The Hy-Vee Triathlon is no more – after eight years of pulling in big-name athletes to the city of Des Moines, USA, the title sponsor has decided to call it a day. Midwestern retailer Hy-Vee says that it plans to shift its focus to a new event series promoting health and wellness in children, with a formal announcement expected next month. Advertisement There may yet be hope for Iowa multisporters though, as the organiser plans to keep the triathlon going, according to reports – starting this summer. “We still have the permits for the city,” the Des Moines Register quotes race director Bill Burke as saying. “And we will…

The popular British Triathlon Super Series returns this year with three events, starting with season opener the Blenheim Palace Triathlon on 13/14 June. It will then move on to Tri Liverpool on 26 July, finishing with the London Triathlon on 8/9 August. Advertisement Last year’s four-race Super Series was won by Mark Buckingham and Emma Pallant, with the latter winning all three races she competed in (Blenheim, Windsor and London) and finishing just ahead of India Lee and Jenny Manners. Buckingham took the series title after coming second at Blenheim and first at Windsor and London, finishing ahead of David Bishop and Iestyn Harrett.  What’s more, the London Triathlon will…

Ay la – entries are now open for this year’s Tri Liverpool, being held in Albert Docks on 26 July and hosting both a leg of the British Triathlon Super Series and GB Age-Group Standard Distance Champs. Advertisement The one-day multisport festival will host more than 1,500 triathletes of all abilities, and will provide the first opportunity for aspiring members of the Great Britain Age-Group Team to book their place at the 2016 ITU Triathlon World Championships in Mexico. “Tri Liverpool has hosted the British Triathlon Championships since 2013 and the event has gone from strength to strength in that time,” said British Triathlon’s Jon Ridgeon. “The City of Liverpool…

Dave Scott, endless pools, bike fittings, expert speakers, Wattbikes and much, much more could be found at last year’s Triathlon Show at Sandown Park in Surrey. Below are some of our highlights… Advertisement For 2015 the show has been subtly renamed the 220 Triathlon Show and will again feature all your favourite 220 contributors, cutting-edge tri gear and the usual 10km run on Day 3. Plus we’ll be announcing the winners of this year’s 220 Awards (shortlist here). We look forward to seeing you there!  Day one, 2014 Day two, 2014 Day three, 2014 (All images: Nick Smith Photography) Advertisement Don’t forget to check out our photo gallery of the…