10 of the best ways to lose your dignity when entering water
Is it possible to enter water with poise and precision? asks Martyn Brunt Or should you just accept all dignity will be lost?
Martyn Brunt
Martyn Brunt
The transferable skills being a triathlete gives you
When Covid hit and lockdown began our Brunty was able to put his years of tri experience to good use in the supermarket aisles…
10 tips for living through lockdown with a bored triathlete
Is the coronavirus lockdown driving the triathlete in your life mad? Are you quietly thinking about all the ways to cause them harm? Then what you need are Martyn Brunt’s top-10 coping strategies…
5 not-so-serious rules for surviving swim training and racing
220’s Martyn Brunt, with his own unique brand of humour, offers up five not-so-serious golden rules for those dipping a toe into triathlon waters
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
10 reasons why you should always, without exception, date a triathlete…
Martyn Brunt explains why it’s not just the perfectly honed physique of a multi-sport athlete that make them excellent dating material…
7 ways to stop the PB brag in its tracks…
Hate getting stuck listening to fellow triathletes talking about their best times at great length to you when you are not really interested? Our Brunty explains how to stem the tidal flow…
5 ways triathlon transforms your life…
From spouting a scrawny physique to developing sadistic tendencies Coventry’s most alluring pin up Martyn Brunt reflects on how triathlon has changed his life…
Top 10 not-needed triathlon gadgets
From power shower wipes to rundies and thumb bells, Martyn Brunt shares his top 10, not need triathlon gadgets…Are there any he’s missed?
12 of the best race-day excuses
Whether beginner or seasoned triathlete here’s 12 of Martyn Brunt’s favourite race-day excuses to keep handy just in case your performance isn’t quite what you wanted…
21 baffling things about triathlon
Martyn Brunt compiles a list of things that mystifies him about triathlon and triathletes…
10 reasons why you should never, ever, date a triathlete…
On paper a triathlete with an enviable body and an adventurous lifestyle might seem quite a catch, but don’t let your eyes deceive you, says Martyn Brunt, as all is not what it seems…
Martyn Brunt takes on the Isoman
At the announcement of a new equidistance triathlon – the Isoman – 220’s Weekend Warrior, Martyn Brunt, jumped at the chance to finally show off his swim skills. And we jumped at the chance to hear all about it! Cue bragging, blaspheming and balloon hair…
The Weekend Warrior on…How to avoid looking like a tri numpty
Our man Martyn Brunt shares his tips to stop newcomers looking like a weapons-grade idiot
The Weekend Warrior on… Swimming a million metres
Martyn Brunt asks himself just why he’s agreed to yet another crazy challenge…
The Weekend Warrior on… Cross-country running
Our man Martyn Brunt on his annual love-hate (mainly hate) relationship with XC runs
The Weekend Warrior on… Buying a new bike
Our man Brunty ponders the meaning of ‘need’ and ‘new’ as he shops for bike number seven
The Weekend Warrior on… Tri club committees
Our man Martyn Brunt pays tribute to them… but, whatever you do, don’t ask him to join
The Weekend Warrior on… Mirror triathlon
The Brunty bathroom witnesses his world-beating no.1s…
The Weekend Warrior on… pool challenges
Pathologically incapable of turning down a challenge, Brunty enters a 10km swim event
Blog: The Weekend Warrior on… Getting older
220’s Martyn Brunt considers how gaining years means searching for more gentlemanly athletic pursuits – in his case the Brompton World Championships
Blog: The Weekend Warrior on… getting injured
220’s Martyn Brunt finds his season curtailed by injury, and is starting to climb the walls
The Weekend Warrior on… why you should never try to hide the truth from your wife
Our man Martyn Brunt gets caught out after covertly entering (and winning) a 5k race on holiday in Mexico, despite his best efforts to keep it under wraps
The Weekend Warrior on… the madness of triathletes
220 columnist Martyn Brunt finds a common theme to many of the athletes he meets at Ironman Lanzarote – nuttiness
