2016 Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen has announced on Twitter that she is retiring from triathlon to concentrate on marathon running, with the aim of representing “Gwen to switch from triathlon to marathons”
Month: March 2021
Coed y Brenin Duathlon makes a splash
Heavy rain. Blazing sunshine. Single digit temperatures. Plenty of mud and hills. And more hills. The debut Odlo Coed y Brenin Trail Duathlon from Always “Coed y Brenin Duathlon makes a splash”
Team England announced for Commonwealth Games
Reigning Olympic and Commonwealth champion Ali Brownlee, and his brother Jonny are part of Team England’s 10 strong tri squad that will be competing at “Team England announced for Commonwealth Games”
Challenge launch Daytona race
The Challenge Family race organiser, Case Imagine and Daytona International Speedway have announced the launch of the middle-distance Challenge Daytona in Florida. Advertisement The international professional middle-distance triathlon “Challenge launch Daytona race”
ITU announce new rules for 2018 season
The ITU have ruled that from the 2018 season onwards an athlete cannot physically assist the forward progress of another athlete on any part of “ITU announce new rules for 2018 season”
Patagonman Xtri set for 2018
The new Patagonman XTRI has been launched for 2018 in the Patagonian region of Chile. The event is part of the XTRI World Tour Circuit “Patagonman Xtri set for 2018”
Women pros to get equal Kona slots under Ironman’s new qualifying system
Pro athletes aiming to qualify for the 2019 Ironman World Championships and Ironman 70.3 World Championships will no longer have to accumulate points and instead “Women pros to get equal Kona slots under Ironman’s new qualifying system”
7 reasons to visit the Triathlon Show: London 2018
The Triathlon Show: London returns to ExCeL London this February, from Friday 23 to Sunday 25. For 2018, the show will once again display an “7 reasons to visit the Triathlon Show: London 2018”
220 Triathlon to become WoBurner 2018 title partner
220 has become the title partner of the WoBurner, and will be working alongside founding charity partner tri for life and organisers Human Race to “220 Triathlon to become WoBurner 2018 title partner”
Former elite athletes live longer than their brothers
The study examined 900 former elite athletes and their brothers, and found, on average, former elite athletes survive 2-3 years longer than their brothers. In “Former elite athletes live longer than their brothers”