Month: November 2020

GB’s Lucy Charles-Barclay gave it her all but victory wasn’t to be hers and she finished second for the third year running Advertisement     “Kona 2019: athletes post their reaction on social media”

Ready for the off: swimmers nervously wait for the buzzer Advertisement The long road ahead: cyclists out on the 180km bike leg Beautiful Kona – “The 2019 Ironman World Championships in pictures”

Triathletes of Scotland! Do you want to: Advertisement –        Train in a professionalised squad with 121 coaching up to 9 times per week from an “Calling all triathletes in/near Edinburgh!”

Allowing female triathletes with testosterone levels in the male range (as a result of rare inborn conditions) to compete against women with normal levels has caused “Testosterone: increased levels found to improve a female athlete’s performance significantly”

Not content with hogging our TV screens in September in Channel 4’s Sink or Swim, Huub kept the exposure coming this week with the launch of “Huub launch the Anemoi + tri-suit”

TORQ says: “The new TORQ Brexit Bar contains 52% crispy leaves and 48% succulent remainsins. Formulated by TORQ’s Performance Nutrition team to give the UK “TORQ reveal new Brexit bar”

The idea of popping a few painkillers before an Ironman is becoming commonplace. One study showed that as many as 60% of triathletes were taking “Promoting painkillers sets dangerous precedent”

Top tri coach Andy Bullock shares his top tips for off-season training, and says now’s the time to maximise recovery. Advertisement 220: Can you share your “Winter triathlon training: what to concentrate on”

In recognition of their achievements over the last decade or so Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have been honoured with an award by Leeds Beckett University. Since “Brownlee brothers awarded honorary doctorates”

On 29 November triathlon retailers all over the country will be slashing their prices and offering deals on all tri-related kit, and we will be “Black Tri Day: Black Friday deals for triathletes”