Daniela Ryf’s record breaking performance saw her take victory for the fourth year running, proving herself to be one of, if not the greatest female triathlete of all time, while Patrick Lange smashed the 8 hour barrier, winning in a record time of 07:52:39. Advertisement Kona 2018: How all the emotion and action was captured … Continue reading "The 2018 Ironman World Championships in pictures"

1. 1st male overall was Patrick Lange (GER) in a time of 7:52:39, who broke his own course best set in 2017 of 8:01:40. Advertisement 2. 1st female overall was Daniela Ryf (SUI) in a time of 8:26:16: swim 57:26 (struggled with a jelly fish sting), bike 4:26:07 and run 2:57:05, breaking her own course best … Continue reading "Did you know? 16 facts from the 2018 Ironman World Championships"

It’s not often swim, bike and run makes football play second fiddle, but there are more spectators here for the inaugural Dubrovnik Triathlon than attended the Croatia v England international – 400 miles north along the Adriatic coast in Rijeka – the previous evening. And given this is a football-obsessed nation whose national team reached … Continue reading "Dubrovnik Triathlon makes its debut"

This is the third and final installment in a series on the Trump administration’s controversial “Remain in Mexico” program and its impact on thousands of asylum-seeking families. Read parts one and two here.  El Paso, Texas — In the late winter and spring of this year, the migrant shelters in this Texas border city were overwhelmed. Local … Continue reading "Advocates say “Remain in Mexico” policy turns migrants into a “marketable commodity”"

They have multiple established kayak, bike and run races in Ireland, but now the Quest Adventure Series race organisers have confirmed their first UK race for 2019. Advertisement Quest Wales will be staged in the surroundings of Snowdonia National Park, and challenges athletes to trail run, bike and kayak their way across the mountains of … Continue reading "Quest Adventure races arrive in UK"

As TV host Lara Spencer apologized on “Good Morning America” for her comments about Prince George practicing ballet, hundreds of dancers were lined up just outside the show’s studios, holding a massive open-air dance class in a show of solidarity. Last week, Spencer laughed while reporting on Prince George’s school schedule on GMA. The little … Continue reading "300 dancers show up in Times Square as Lara Spencer apologizes for Prince George ballet comment"

The new 70.3 race is to take place on October 27 2019, and athletes will take in many of the famous monuments and landmarks historic Marrakech is famous for, including the Medina of Marrakech, the Bahia Palace, the Madrasa, the Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret, the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square and the Majorelle Garden. Advertisement “It is a … Continue reading "Morocco to host its first Ironman 70.3"

Tehran, Iran — Iran has begun using arrays of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal, a spokesman said Saturday, warning that Europe has little time left to offer new terms to save the accord. The comments by Behrouz Kamalvandi of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran signal a further … Continue reading "Iran using advanced centrifuges, violating nuclear deal"

After 157 days at sea and 1,792 miles of swimming, 33-year old Ross Edgley today became the first person to swim around the UK coast — breaking several world records into the bargain — and 220 were there to share the moment with him. Advertisement Finishing on 4th November, the swim has had some highs … Continue reading "Ross Edgley completes 1,792-mile Great British Swim"

The happy throng: Swimmers get ready to escort Ross over his last mile – 220’s Helen is in there somewhere… Advertisement Swimmers leave him to make the final yards on his own as the realisation he has actually done it, sinks in.  Those final magic moments as @RossEdgley completed the #GreatBritishSwim