l’Alpe d’Huez assault part 2: Meet the ladies…
Warren Pole chronicles the exploits of Team 33Shake, three absolute tri novices on a quest to conquer the mighty Alpe d’Huez this summer…
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Transforming from Mr Piggy into Morrissey
Discovering a pair of old trousers in his loft prompts Martyn Brunt to reflect on his introduction to tri…
Alpe d’Huez assault. Part One.
Can three absolute tri novices conquer one of Europe’s toughest triathlons with just five months preparation? Our new blogger Warren Pole is going to find out…
A tropical day at the (very) Cold Water Swimming Champs
Lou Walker enters the Cold Water Swimming Championships… in water of 2C
Martyn Brunt confesses his running sins
Martyn Brunt has cancelled his gym membership, given up cycling and swimming, and is focusing solely on running. Here he explains the method behind his madness
Here comes the sun!
A swim to help Lou Walker remember why all this freezing cold-water swimming is so worth it…
Ironman for Idiots: Lessons from Cozumel
'Lycra-clad lab rat' Blair Glencorse gives his five tips for athletes taking on an Ironman in 2013
The day the sea nicked my antlers…
Lou Walker joins the 'nutters you see on the news' for a Boxing Day sea swim. Dress code: bikinis and tinsel
Pushing yourself to the limit
With the sea and air temps dropping, Lou Walker finds there are new mental battles to fight in the water
“If you can’t beat them, buy something”
Our man Martyn Brunt distracts himself with some unique winter-specific activities…
“I’m basically triathlon’s equivalent of Alan Shearer”
Martyn Brunt is struggling with his new role among the sport’s newbies – that of advice-giver…
Cold-water swimming: Feel the fear (part 1)
The burning, hyperventilation and hands becoming claws. Lou Walker on the experience of UK sea swimming in November
The Countdown to Cozumel
Fear and excitement build for Blair as he starts to taper for Ironman Cozumel
Why it’s perfectly logical to sea swim during the winter
Introducing our new blogger, multiple Ironman finisher Lou Walker, as she braves the winter open water in preparation for a 2013 Channel relay attempt
Low tech, high altitude training
Traffic, smog and memorising palindromes. Blair continues to chart his unconventional Ironman training in Nepal
Three reasons not to train for an Ironman during rainy season in Liberia
Our globe-trotting blogger Blair Glencorse finds that training in the world’s wettest city (Monrovia not Manchester) isn’t conducive to Ironman Cozumel training
Final Push for Zofingen
With Powerman Zofingen looming, Nik Cook files his final blog post before jetting off to Switzerland
Brunt does Cornwall
We’re on deadline so, in the online equivalent of a clip show, here’s some Brunt from the 220 vaults, featuring the Kernowman, a Bongo campervan and wicker men
Signing off for a short intermission, I hope
Atrial fibrillation curtails Peter's involvement in the Ride Across Britain
The Road to Ironman Cozumel (via Liberia and Nepal)
Our new blogger Blair charts his journey to Mexico, including Liberian riptides, holy cows in Nepal and rabid dogs… everywhere
Martyn Brunt goes Masters swimming
In a classic from the 220 vault, Martyn Brunt finds there are big gains to be made from Masters swimming
Shrinking in the Rain
In his build up to Powerman Zofingen Nik Cook is getting muddy, soggy, skinny and worrying about upsetting his mother
Matt Kurton: The closing montage
Matt Kurton signs out his Outlaw journey in style with his iron-distance best bits montage…
10 things the Outlaw taught me
Aside from finding out that it’s entirely possible to eat a whole box of custard in one go, what has Matt Kurton's Outlaw experience taught him?
