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Hurrah it’s open-water swimming season again! The water’s warming up – slowly – and we think it’s time to winnow out some of this country’s best wild swimming spots. Advertisement So we’ve asked the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association, authors of Wild Swimming Walks (Wild Things Publishing, £14.99), to share their favourite country walks with us…

With just days to go until the 2015 Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace Triathlon, Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a personal message to everyone taking part, and voiced his support for the drive to beat blood cancer. Advertisement Prime Minister David Cameron, whose constituency of Witney includes Blenheim Palace, says: “There are few…

Are you one of the 7,000 expected to race Blenheim Palace Triathlon this weekend? Feeling ready? 220 will be there, both racing and manning a subs’ stand, come and say hi! Advertisement Age-group events taking place are the super-sprint (400m/13km/3km) and sprint on both days (13/14 June), sprint team relay on Saturday, and youth super-sprint…

If you’re thinking of entering this year’s Eirias Middle Distance+ Triathlon then here’s some extra incentive – the organisers are providing a team prize fund of £1.5k for the top three teams. Advertisement >>> Gallery: The Eirias Triathlon 2014 Taking place in Colwyn Bay, North Wales on Saturday 26 September, the middle distance+ race will…

In a couple of months it will be time for the London Triathlon – and we want you to join in as part of Team Legion and help make a difference to the lives of our Armed Forces family. Advertisement Money raised from events like the London Triathlon allows us to continue helping members of the…

Ahead of tomorrow’s Ironman 70.3 Staffs, Spain’s Javier Gomez says he’s aiming to pick up enough points to qualify for the 70.3 World Champs in Austria. Advertisement >>>Ironman 70.3 Staffs: our pick of the top age-groupers racing Gomez revealed he had his season planned out months earlier, and is considering the defence of his 70.3…

With Gordon Ramsay leading his GR100 squad into battle at tomorrow’s inaugural Ironman 70.3 Staffs, we speak to him about how it compares to a full Ironman, if Jonathan Ross is still racing – and whether he’s shooting for Kona. Advertisement Click Here: Cruzeiro soccer tracksuit We’re on-site tomorrow at Ironman 70.3 Staffs, and will…

All eyes were on reigning world champ Javier Gomez (ESP) today for the 7am start of Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire, and he didn’t disappoint – though he didn’t take the lead until the run. Advertisement Gloriously bright conditions at Chasewater Reservoir were a relief after the sogginess of yesterday, and after a short delay of around…

A strong field of British women turned up today (14 June) for the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Staffs, including housemates Lucy Gossage and Susie Cheetham, Alice Hector, Georgie Rutherford and Jacqui Slack.  Advertisement >>> Ironman 70.3 Staffs: Javier Gomez leaves it to the run for winning move Rutherford was first out of the water, ahead of…

Past and present British Triathlon royalty adorned the race circuit and sidelines today as Human Race Event’s Windsor Triathlon celebrated its 25th edition. Aptly, a stalwart of the UK tri scene for much of Windsor’s existence, 2012 Olympian Stuart Hayes, was crowned the 25th men’s winner, with Sarah Lewis taking home the women’s title. Click…