WWE has a new WWE 24/7 Champion, ahead of their controversial Super ShowDown event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Former-WWE Champion Jinder Mahal pinned R-Truth on the tarmac at an unspecified airport to win his second 24/7 Title. Mahal last won the title on a golf course on Sunday, before R-Truth took the belt back from him seconds later. Jinder … Continue reading "New WWE 24/7 Champion Crowned At Airport"

More than 350 triathletes headed to the Hawley Hard army training ground in Hampshire last Sunday for the first edition of the Huntsman Triathlon. Advertisement The races started with an open-water swim in Hawley Lake, followed by a road cycle around the local countryside, finishing with a trail run through Hawley wood and around the … Continue reading "Race report: Huntsman Triathlon"

The tough conditions at this year’s Ironman Hawaii were plain to see, with strong sea currents for the swim, gusty crosswinds blowing across the Queen K highway and daytime temperatures peaking above 30°C. Advertisement We asked renowned tri statistician Raymond Britt (founder of RunTri.com) to crunch the numbers for us, and his findings reveal that … Continue reading "Kona by the numbers: class of 2014"

The 220 Triathlon Show returns to Sandown Park in Surrey next March, featuring lots of new features including a full fitness testing area, cycle and run test tracks, and an indoor TT so visitors can enter daily challenges.  Advertisement The event’s 14th edition will take place on 27 February to 1 March 2015 and feature … Continue reading "Exciting new features planned for next year’s 220 Triathlon Show"

With this year’s London Triathlon still fresh in the memory, the organisers have confirmed that tickets for next year’s event will go on sale tomorrow (Friday 17 October), with four different race types available. Click Here: adidas stan smith Advertisement Commonly known as the world’s largest triathlon, more than 13,000 athletes of all abilities took … Continue reading "Entries open tomorrow for London Triathlon 2015"

Recently I was lying on a table while a physio friend of mine inflicted the kind of pain on my buttocks you’d normally have to pay serious cash for in Soho. As I lay there squawking like a castrated parrot every time he elbowed me in the hamstrings, he engaged me in small talk about … Continue reading "Blog: The Weekend Warrior on… Getting older"

It looks like European nations delivered four of the five fastest average finish times at this year’s Ironman World Championship, with Spanish athletes delivering an impressive 10:19hrs average for the 140.6 miles. Advertisement That’s according to the latest round of analysis from tri statistician Raymond Britt, who says that the next four fastest average finish … Continue reading "Kona 2014: top 15 countries by average finish times"

Want to experience what it’s like to ride in the pro peloton? Hurt specialists The Sufferfest have teamed up with Team Giant-Shimano to create a new training video that casts you, the viewer, as a rookie plucked from obscurity to join your heroes. Advertisement “When this amateur, this unknown Sufferlandrian came through, beating some of … Continue reading "Team Giant-Shimano help create new Sufferfest video ‘The Rookie’"

With this year’s Challenge Vichy done and dusted, the organisers have released the 2014 highlights, with a particular focus on the age-group races this year…. Advertisement Around 2,000 athletes took part in central France last August, with defending champion Andrej Vistica (CRO) winning the men’s race and Hungary’s Gabriella Zelinka overtaking 2012 winner Martina Dogana … Continue reading "Video: Challenge Vichy highlights"

New on the scene in 2013, the Clumber Park Off-Road Duathlon is now in its 4th year and attracts competitors for an exhilarating combination of woodland biking and trail running. The 3,800-acre National Trust Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire is the setting, a beautiful parkland with vast areas of woodland. Advertisement The course’s two runs take … Continue reading "Race Tips: Clumber Park Duathlon"