Why can’t triathletes say no?
When asked to do a crazy sporting challenge, Brunty finds it hard not to answer in the affirmative. Cue a 50km swim in six days…
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14 signs your loved one’s an Ironman addict
Is your significant other addicted to Ironman training and talks about nothing else? Then these 14 personas may just sound a little familiar…
Why, oh why oh why, do we do triathlon?
Martyn Brunt answers the question we’ve all asked ourselves at one point or another when out swimming at 5am. Why, exactly, do we do this?
Red Bull Neptune Steps: one swimmer’s experience
Here’s what happened when we persuaded Rosie Baxendine to take on the tough open-water challenge, the Red Bull Neptune Steps..
10 signs that you are part of a true triathlon couple
Is your other half a triathlete too? While there’s no doubt that being a triathlon couple has some advantages it can also bring some unique challenges too. Here then, for your viewing pleasure, are the top ten signs that you are in a true triathlon relationship
For the love of triathlon
Martyn Brunt explains why he loves the sport triathlon, and in his endeavours perhaps reveals a slightly obsessive side… Do you recognise the symptoms?
Triathlon room 101: Brunty’s top 30 pet hates that belong there
To celebrate his 101st column, Martyn opens up his very own Triathlon Room 101… and has plenty to fill it with
The Weekend Warrior on… finding your best side for race pics
Brunty ponders the perils of finding your best side as you pass the event photographer
What it’s like to race Kona for the first time
British age-grouper Gail Wilkinson recounts the 2014 race – pushes, punctures and all…
Blog: Chris Arthey at The London Triathlon
Chris Arthey and his wife Denise were involved in a horrific road accident in 2008 that claimed both their left legs. Fast forward eight years and both lead full and active lives, giving motivational talks while Chris regularly takes on endurance events with the aid of a prosthetic. Here’s his report from the London Triathlon back in August…
ÖtillÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly: a competitor’s adventure of a lifetime
With only 10 days’ notice, 220 Triathlon Editor Helen Webster finds herself tied to a Swedish man and about to attempt 37.5km of tough trail running and choppy sea swimming. Here’s how she got on…
Race Report – The Grantham Triathlon
After weeks of below-par temperatures, the sun finally made an appearance for the second weekend of May… just in time for the Grantham Triathlon in Lincolnshire! Jane Taylor talks us through her race, where she managed to scoop 1st place in her age-group…
Ulverston Triathlon race report – Eli Thorogood
The last time Eli Thorogood was involved in triathlon was when she travelled with the Welsh team to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow! We caught up with Eli after finishing 2nd at the Ulverston Triathlon in her first race back since taking a break from the sport…
Blog: Triple Brutal Triathlon
A month on from arguably the toughest triathlon in the UK, James Page details the trials and tribulations of competing in the Triple Brutal Extreme – that’s 7.2 miles of swimming, 336 miles of cycling and a 78 mile run in the heart of Snowdonia!
Conquering Ötillö, the Swimrun World Championships
Rosemary Byde was worried she’d bitten off more than she could chew when she signed up for the mammoth-distance Ötillö Swim run event in Sweden. Read how she got on below…
Game on at the Perranporth Extreme Surf Triathlon 2015 (blog)
Age-grouper Tim Green gets into the swing of Cornish living by entering his local triathlon – sea swells and all
Highs and lows on debut at The Outlaw 2015
Race day arrives for age-grouper Andrew Keetley on his long-distance initiation, and it proves a day of extremes…
An eight-year-old’s account of becoming a triathlete (blog)
Leo Riggs recounts this year’s baptism-by-tri, from his debut in Dorset to a birthday aquathlon, jellyfish blooms and more
Going back for more at the Triple Brutal Extreme Triathlon (blog)
After completing a double-iron distance triathlon, UK age-grouper James Page is having a crack at Snowdonia’s whopping Triple Brutal Extreme next month
Obstacle course racing – a triathlete’s tale (blog)
220’s Staff Writer Jack Sexty headed to the London River Rat Race on 25th July, a 10km obstacle course around the Thames. Find out how a swim/bike/runner coped with the demands of monkey bars, swimming in trainers and learning how to kayak mid-race…
Overcoming fuelling struggles at Ironman UK for an epic finish – blog
Age-grouper David Waring makes his M-dot debut in Bolton
The Weekend Warrior on… Finding new triathlon adventures
Following an eye-watering cycling incident, our man Brunty decides it’s time for something a little different…
From Jack the Lad to making history at Rio 2016 – blog
GB squad paratriathlete Andy Lewis talks about his year so far and what he wants to get out of the 2016 Rio Paralympics
From weightlifter to triathlete via the ‘SuperHero’ programme – blog
Age-grouper James Stammers signs up for the London Triathlon in a bid to push what his body is capable of in new directions
