Competitors were quick off their marks to snap up all places for IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire 2016 – within just hours of the opening for entries. All places for the individual entries sold out yesterday (Wednesday), although there are still charity and relay team spots available for the event on Sunday, June 12. Once again, the…
The race to get a place in both IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire and IRONMAN® 70.3 UK 2016 is set to get under way at 1pm today, Wednesday 12th August. Following the huge success of this year’s inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire and the iconic IRONMAN® 70.3 UK, organisers are expecting that athletes will need to be quick…
Javier Gomez, the reigning IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, has confirmed that he will be racing IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire on Sunday 14th June 2015. As a multiple triathlon Champion, the Spaniard has not only accumulated one of the best records ever achieved in triathlon history but also proved that he is one of the World’s most…
Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay is turning up the heat by challenging 100 people to join him in the inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire next summer. The chef has signed up for the UK’s flattest, fastest IRONMAN® 70.3 event which comprises of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile half marathon run. Taking place…
If you’re looking to race IRONMAN 70.3 UK, Exmoor, you better be quick as there are only 75 places remaining. Demand for entry into one of the toughest 70.3’s which takes place on UK soil on Sunday 28 June 2015, has never been higher, with organisers on track to close entries to this sell out…
Awesome half in Weymouth and a little tricky to say the least. The longer races remain far from my speciality and are definitely a Challenge 🙂 I’d previously relied heavily on gels and found that I just couldn’t consume the volumes required. Much easier route today was with a lower number of gels but combined…
Exciting stuff this weekend at Hever Castle. Not only one of the best end-of-season half Ironman distance events but a whole host of other distances over 2 days including kids events and family activities. Well I think it’s good anyway. General Release info from the organiser: World’s largest children’s triathlon Now second largest triathlon…
OK I’ve decided. My first Half IronMan distance event for quite some time. Normally this would enable me to create a series of detailed posts going through my new training regime. Unfortunately it’s in 3 weeks time so I’d better start tapering now! For my regular readers this is the final proof that I am…
I’m about to break a cardinal rule of mine….entering an event that doesn’t involve 5k somewhere in it! The Gauntlet at Hever Castle (Kent) could well be that Half IronMan distance event that fills the bill. It’s end of September so the water temperature should be 14 degrees or hopefully over that. Fine for…
