As well as the 1,000-year-old castle, the sights along the route of the first ever Windsor Duathlon include the iconic Long Walk, historic statues and monuments, beautiful parkland and the Guards Polo Club. Advertisement Age groupers The 10km Age-Group course starts on the Long Walk and takes in Snow Hill, the statue of King George …
Click:Lucky charm bracelets for financial abundance Into Day 3 and halfway through his amazing Sport Relief Challenge of doing an Olympic length triathlon every day for five days (in freezing temperatures) the BBC Radio One DJ Greg James is in Glasgow and feeling it after the swim… Advertisement The hardest challenge so far. Please show …
Beijing Olympic gold medalist and reigning Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno wants another title this year, the full distance triathlon world record holder, and has declared he will attempt to achieve this at DATEV Challenge Roth. Advertisement The current world record of 7:41:33 was set by Andreas Raelert at Challenge Roth in 2011. “The event …
Taking place on 12 June 2016, the Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds represents the pinnacle of triathlon competition in the UK, providing recreational triathletes with the unique opportunity to compete on the same course as the world’s best. Advertisement Here are 5 reasons why you should book your place on the start line: 1) Follow …
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The 1.9km swim takes part at the river mouth, while the 90km bike segment will take the athletes across the city. The 21km run course takes place along the riverbanks through the city centre before finishing in Varvintori Square, the epicentre of cultural and sporting events on the riverfront. Advertisement Junior and short distance races …
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Kicking off in Belfast and finishing in Norwich city centre, Greg swam, ran and cycled a total of 246.3 miles to raise over £800,000 for Sport Relief. Half the money raised will be used here in the UK, with the other half supporting people in some of the world’s poorest communities. Advertisement Having completed triathlons …
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The Channel Island of Jersey is to a host a 54km endurance swimrun race on September 24. Organised by Breca, teams of two will race around the beautiful coastline, taking in 19 legs, including 6km of open-water swimming and 48km of running with an ascent of 1,400 metres. Advertisement It starts in the shadow of …
A potential two places are up for grabs in each of the paratriathlon categories: PT1, PT2, PT4 (men) and P2, P4 and P5 (women). Advertisement Athletes who have already won a medal at the 2014 and 2015 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, and win a gold at WPE Buffalo City, WPE Yokohama or WPE Aguilas this …
It’s a place up from last year for Weiss, when he finished second, and his fourth win in five weeks, and his second win on the Xterra World Tour this year following his victory in Albay, Philippines. Advertisement “I don’t think the win has sunk in yet,” said Weiss. “It’s been approximately five years since …
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