It’s summertime, and that can mean only one thing – the Pirate Ship of Fools (PSOF) is soon to set sail for its annual team challenge. This year, our forum triathlon contingent is heading to Switzerland on July 12, where Pirates old and new
Cycling has boomed in the UK over the past decade. More people than ever are leaving the car at home, partly to save some money and partly to get some exercise. In London, for example, there was an increase of more than 80 per cent in the number
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
Q. I live in London and am training for an Ironman-distance race in the French Alps. It's going to be hilly. Is there any way I can prepare for the climbs? If you're living in the city and don't have easy access to climbs, I'd recommend two
Triathlon is holistic. No other sport works so many muscle groups in so many ingeniously torturous ways. So it makes sense to think about the body from top to toe, inside and out. Bones, muscles, tendons and nerves work together and any problem can
It would never previously have occurred to me to seek out external help to improve my swimming or even to have a sense of introspection about it. But now, on the cusp of my first serious triathlon season, the obvious limitations of my swimming have become
deep puddles – the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championships in Phuket didn’t quite follow the planned script.Introduced to the triathlon calendar in 2010, this race instantly became a must-do for triathletes around the world. A combination of a tough
female in the Himalaya 100-mile stage race in the Indian Himalayas, and in 2006 I was first lady at the North Pole Marathon. I completed my first Ironman-distance triathlon last year, and hope to run this year's London Marathon the week after I return
Picture the scene: after 10 hard years of racing and training, you make a triathlon breakthrough by qualifying for the ITU World Championships. You're one of the finest triathletes in the country, winning the right to join Team GB.So you fine
he's added an Olympic medal to his Commonwealth Games Time Trial silver - and based on our chat he's certainly one to watch for London 2012.Tell us about your typical racing week?I've just come off the Tour de Luxembourg [Jun 1-5]. That started with a
