This year we followed four Olympic-distance newcomers as they trained for the Virgin Active London Triathlon, using TW's 10 Week Olympic Training Schedule. Now we can reveal how they fared on the big day and whether or not they acheived their race
If you're scratching your head over what to buy the triathlete in your life - or looking for a wish list to give family and friends - then we're here to help with our edit of the year's latest cycling, swimming and running gifts.Image credit: Tooga
2012 looks set to be another fantastic year for Helen Jenkins. The British triathlete, who was crowned ITU World Champion for the second time in 2011, will line up alongside the world’s best triathletes when she represents Great Britain
2011 HAS BEEN A MASSIVE YEAR FOR HELEN JENKINS.For the second time she has won the ITU Triathlon World Championships and has been
Other Ironman courses may be tougher than Kona, Hawaii, but here is where it all started and here is where world champions are crowned.If watching the coverage of this year's Ironman World Championships has inspired you to try to qualify for next
for the average triathlete. However, 2008 saw the introduction of two new wind tunnels in the UK, in Southampton and Swindon. Triathlete's World squeezed into its tightest Lycra and decided to find out more. The wind-tunnel testing is run by Simon Smart
. There are triathletes from all round the world. I think the town of Kona is pretty sleepy the rest of the year too so that contrast over race weekend is exciting. The chaos created by the race is good fun. Everyone checks each other out in training.On race day
The unfortunate truth is that if you compete in triathlon, as in any other sport, you will at some point suffer an injury.Pushing on through the pain caused by injury is also something most athletes are familiar with, but only the dumbest
triathlete Marc Jenkins, and the opportunity to share experiences, are a bonus.While in London, Carritt and her partner, Steven Lord, were members of one of the city's top triathlon clubs, Tri London; Carritt was race captain for three years. Advising
Champion couple Chrissie Wellington and boyfriend Tom Lowe The fastest couple in triathlon were honoured at the British Triathlon Annual Awards 2011 on Saturday 12 November 2011 when they were named elite long-distance triathletes of the year. Four
