their licensed Half-Ironmans would now be known as Ironman 70.3s. The name changed but the distance didn't, and serious triathletes still flock to Wimbleball each year, lured by the chance to qualify for the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater
.Q. What are your race plans in 2011?A. This will be my last race of 2010. I'll have a short break after the race then start training for races next year. I'm hoping to run the World Championships next year and qualify for the Olympics. I've already
with athletes at Olympic and World Championship level and is an active runner himself, having recently completed the Amsterdam and Lisbon Marathons. What are the objectives of this study?There are two key objectives. The first is to establish how various mental
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
Open water swimming's poster girl Keri-Anne Payne made history when she took silver in the very first Olympic 10K marathon swim in Beijing. A year later she followed this feat with gold at the 2009 World Championships.A true water baby, Keri
as they tick off a tough 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run.Competition will be fierce for the 50 age group slots for the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, up for grabs. Returning to Bolton for its third year, the revised route
heat with the humidity in the UK."Tim Don, 2006 ITU World Champion"At the 2005 World Championships in Japan I collapsed on the run through heat exhaustion. The lake was about 30°C, which I didn't take into consideration. Also, the bike was harder than I
. She has been involved in triathlon for 28 years and this year raced in her eighth Ironman World Championship.9. Calorie countNutrition errors can have an enormous impact on your Ironman experience. Ben Bigglestone of Vo2 Max Coaching in Portland
Ekkart ArbeitClub: Birchfield HarriersHighlights:2000 – Sydney Olympics, heptathlon gold1998 – Commonwealth Games, heptathlon gold1998 – European Championships, heptathlon gold1997 – World Championships, heptathlon silver1996 – Atlanta Olympics
, according to a recent survey of RUNNERS WORLD readers, Im slightly less popular than Glenn Hoddle.Last month my running had descended to an all-time low. While training in the Peak District I was overtaken by a large boulder. I was deeply shocked
