Most of us are used to going back to our day job after racing in a triathlon. But imagine how you'd feel heading back to the office on the back of a podium finish and new British record at your Ironman debut. That was the scenario Tom Lowe found himself in after taking third plac...
Chrissie Wellington is arguably Britain's greatest ever athlete. She remains unbeaten over the Ironman triathlon distance and amazingly took her fourth World Championship victory at Kona this autumn, despite nursing horrifically painful injuries from a bike accident the week befo...
"What sets Alistair apart is that he's an athlete who only needs to be told something once," confided the Brownlees' coach Jack Maitland last week, as he put several journalists through swim, cycle and run sessions alongside triathlon's most famous brothers, at the launch of the ...
Mark Kleanthous is a founder member of the British Triathlon Association and member of the Great Britain triathlon team. Over the past 30 years, Mark has completed 71 marathons in under three hours and finished more than 420 triathlons, including 31 Ironmans and a double ironman....
Craig Alexander is a triathlon legend. In November 2011, the five-time World Champion became the oldest ever winner of the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, setting a new course record of 8:03:56 at the same time. He achieved another first in 2011 when he won the Ironman 70....
A cursory glance around Hugh Brasher’s office at the London Marathon HQ is enough to reassure you that his father’s legacy is in safe hands. A stack of medals from various races hang from a coat hanger in the corner of the room, telling you Hugh does more than talk the talk. Item...
Jonny Brownlee has followed rapidly in older brother Alistair's footsteps to take silver in the ITU World Championship series in only his first full senior season. The adage that younger siblings have all the fun certainly seems true - whilst Alistair shoulders the weight of expe...
Last week we caught up with Rachael Cadman – the first woman to compete the Enduroman Arch to Arc challenge on August 23.The brave 30-year-old travelled from London’s Marble Arch to Paris’ Arc de Triomphe. She ticked off a remorseless 87-mile run from London to Dover, a 22-mile s...
At the age of 18, Hollie Avil represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Four years on, she’s trying to make the team again. We caught up with her in Sydney recently.How is your training going?I’ve been training on the Gold Coast with my coach Michelle Dillon and ...
At 37, Craig Alexander can already look back on a magnificent triathlon career. The Australian, regarded as one of the nicest guys on the circuit, is one of only four men to win back-to-back Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii (2008 and 2009), and has won the 70.3 World C...
