Triathlon has opened up a new world of socialising and relationships for age-grouper, Amy Kilpin As we immerse ourselves deep in training, races and performance data, we can sometimes overlook why we are taking part in triathlon in the first…
Written by Ian Dempsey The last race of the 2016 season at Challenge Peguera felt like a distant memory, but getting a category win at the race definitely inspired my winter training. It also gave me a new focus for…
Written by Paul Ransome 2017 has been an eventful year so far, as mentioned in my previous blog, the birth of Theadora and my link up with Planet X, I’ve also recently experienced my first successful training camp in Spain…
The life of an Olympic triathlete is about much more than the four-year cycle leading up to the next Games. For aspiring athletes, representing your country requires big sacrifices to be made from an early age. But what do those…
Written by Paul Ransome It’s been a few months since I last blogged about my journey and a lot has and hasn’t happened. Since mid December I’ve been suffering with a cold on and off, which has really had an…
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…
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…