Nearly two months in Chaing Mai, northern Thailand, wouldn’t be many peoples first choice of a winter training venue. It may seem a little distant from the UK. But the logistics, climate, costs and training facilities make it a very…
Written by Chris Pilgrim For the last 12 years I have been a professional rugby player. I played in the top league in the country against the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and throughout Europe. Now, believe me…
Written by Faye Tudor Around this time two years ago, I drove up to The Rest and Be Thankful, near Arrochar, with my brand, spanking new bike in the back of the car for a photo-shoot. Triathlon Plus had contacted…
Written by our Digital Editor, Marie Yates Sitting in A&E, my first thought was ‘what if I can’t train for the events I’ve entered?’ That was a little fraudulent as my epic comeback has been monumentally underwhelming. Training started well,…
It’s only when you push yourself to your limits that you discover what you’re truly capable of, discovers age-grouper Amy Kilpin Okay, so it’s probably a less talked about aspect of triathlon, but have you ever wondered where emotions come…
Written by Paul Ransome. Recently, I traded my trusty Exocet for a more virtual bike on the popular online training program ‘Zwift’ in a quest to see if it can help me with my training over the winter. The…
Written by Paul Ransome I had some work that required a drive up north and thought I’d tie it in with a visit to Planet X bikes ‘the makers of my trusty exocet 2’. I’d never visited before but after…
Why listening to your body is triathlon’s fifth discipline; written by age-grouper Amy Kilpin and first published in Triathlon Plus magazine. You can follow Amy’s blog and read her latest column in Triathlon Plus magazine on sale now. I…
Written by Paul Ransome Over a week has passed since the world’s best long distance triathletes at all levels took on the notorious Ironman World Championships in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. I used the opportunity to get some study time in…
Written by Ian Dempsey After the disappointment of picking up a stomach bug the day before Ironman Weymouth 70.3 which resulted in my first ever DNF, the last thing on my mind was staying fit for Challenge Peguera 4 weeks…