From the beginning Pallant stayed with the leading group, which by T2 had reduced in size to five athletes who were never threatened and it was a case of five athletes chasing three medals. Then with just 2.5km of the final run remaining Pallant pulled away take a second consecutive title. Advertisement “I never feel … Continue reading "Emma Pallant wins ITU Duathlon World Championship for second year"

HUUB Design, have announced a research partnership with the Best Swim Centre, Mallorca, which will see the centre house HUUB’s revolutionary Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system.  Advertisement The system allows quantified gains from wetsuit use to be measured and evidenced, and the development of this  Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system is now a key component of … Continue reading "Huub and the Best Swim Centre unite for swim research"

In just over a  week’s time on June 18 100 teams will be competing at the ÖtillÖ swimrun Isles of Scilly, each hoping for one of the eight qualification spots for the ÖTILLÖ the Swimrun World Championship. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement ÖtillÖ confirm launch of UK qualifier race in 2016  To whet your appetite hare are … Continue reading "ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö in pictures"

Ahead of this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds, the city has been decorated with images of Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. You can’t walk around a corner without seeing a giant Brownlee billboard; tri has already taken over the city. So the setting was apt for the official … Continue reading "GB’s Olympic Triathlon team announced for Rio"

This Sunday, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Series will be coming to the city of Leeds. The races are to feature  reigning Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and both reigning world champions Javier Gomez and Gwen Jorgensen. Advertisement The provisional line-up of elite women taking to the start pontoon in Roundhay Park at 1pm … Continue reading "WTS Leeds preview"

As places to train go, the BEST swim centre in Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, is pretty much every swimmer’s dream. Not only does it centre around a 10-lane 50m outdoor pool, but the centre is founded and run by two Olympic swimmers – James Parrack and Matthew O’Connor – so expert knowledge abounds. Plus not … Continue reading "Bestfest swim week in Mallorca: 3.8km iron-distance race report"

This weekend two-time ITU Triathlon World Champion Gwen Jorgensen (USA) is to compete at WTS Leeds on her bespoke Specialized Amira Advertisement Her  team, in conjunction with Specialized and Columbia Threadneedle Investments, have worked hard to create an iconic bike that features HED Stinger 3 wheels, SRM cranks and Di2 Shimano groupset. The Amira has … Continue reading "Gwen Jorgensen to ride Leeds WTS on new bespoke bike"

Dirk Waijnarda finished the full distance triathlon (3.8km swim, 180-km cycle and 42km marathon) in a time of 8:09:14, 10 minutes and 10 seconds ahead of second-placed Sergio Marques of Portugal, and Malte Bruns of Germany who was third across the line. Advertisement “This morning’s start was incredible because the backdrop is absolutely unique in … Continue reading "Challenge Venice in pictures"

Click:platform satellite stompers Looking to improve your triathlon performance this summer? Then we could have found just the thing… Six-time Ironman world champ and coaching legend Dave Scott has told 220 that he will be running a series of three triathlon training camps based in Kona, Hawaii. Advertisement The five-day camps will be based at … Continue reading "Dave Scott Launches Ironman Training Camps in Kona"

The scientists compared short, explosive contractions lasting less than one second with sustained contractions lasting three seconds. They investigated the effect of the different contractions on the participants’ quadriceps muscles located on the front of the thigh. Advertisement What’s the difference between muscles, tendons and ligaments?      One group did the explosive contractions, one … Continue reading "Explosive contractions found to improve muscle strength"