Europe’s biggest open water swim series opened for entries today.Great Swim has opened three of its 2013 events for entry: the flagship Great North Swim, which will take place over three days from the June 14 - 16 as well as the Great East Swim
’ is the culmination of a number of international Ironman qualifier races from the preceding 12 months, including in Great Britain, Ironman Bolton and Ironman Wales.Any Ironman is tough – ridiculously so, but the temperatures make Hawaii Ironman even more gruelling
with some specific open-water swimming sessions in the early Spring would be a great goal in such a case.”A, B and C racesPrioritise your races to help you to structure your training in the year ahead.‘A’ races are the races that are the most important
Q) What tips would you offer to runners wanting to move into triathlons?A) It’s good to link up with a triathlon club if you’re starting from nowhere, then you’ve got a few swim and bike sessions to go to and you'll get used to training with people
