Still only 34, Will Clarke has been a stalwart on the elite triathlon scene since 2002, where he made his debut as an elite junior racer. The road to Kona 2019 has witnessed Clarke collect an U23 ITU world title in 2006, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and failure to make the 2012 team four Read more about Will Clarke prepped for Kona success[…]
It’s hours until the start of the 2019 Ironman World Championships and one of the key tech releases here in Hawaii is the new Moov&Cool tech from Huub. Advertisement The technology will be on show in David McNamee’s Anemoi+ tri-suit and is a collaboration between the Derby-based brand and textile innovator Devan Chemicals. The cool Read more about Huub debut Moov&Cool tech in Kona[…]
Click:Pen bag making machine Jan Frodeno has won today’s Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The German broke the course record in the process with a time of seven hours and 51 minutes, securing his third Kona title. After being near the head of the race on the swim and bike, Alistair Brownlee faded on the run Read more about Jan Frodeno wins the 2019 Ironman World Champs[…]
Anne Haug today made it a German sweep of the top step of the Ironman World Championship podium, crossing the line in 8:40hrs to win her first Kona title after Jan Frodeno had scored victory in the men’s race. Haug would pass Britain’s Lucy Charles-Barclay halfway through the run to deny Britain a first Kona crown Read more about Anne Haug takes Kona victory[…]
With over two thousand age-group athletes competing, the 2019 Ironman World Championships were far from being just about Frodeno and Brownlee, Charles-Barclay and Haug. Advertisement The GB team had a sizeable contingent of around 150 racers, having qualified from Ironman races around the globe in the 2019 and late 2018 season. One such athlete was Read more about Kona 2019: An age-grouper’s perspective[…]
GB’s Lucy Charles-Barclay gave it her all but victory wasn’t to be hers and she finished second for the third year running Advertisement View this post on Instagram Kona you beautiful beast you… Click Here: liverpool mens jersey
Ready for the off: swimmers nervously wait for the buzzer Advertisement The long road ahead: cyclists out on the 180km bike leg Beautiful Kona – there’s nowhere quite like it for triathletes Matthew Brumby of Australia out on the road Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The evening sun: runners competing as the Kona sun sets Read more about The 2019 Ironman World Championships in pictures[…]
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Allowing female triathletes with testosterone levels in the male range (as a result of rare inborn conditions) to compete against women with normal levels has caused international controversy. Advertisement In the first study of its kind, scientists investigated just how much an increased testosterone levels impacted athletic performance. They randomly assigned 48 physically active and healthy Read more about Testosterone: increased levels found to improve a female athlete’s performance significantly[…]
Not content with hogging our TV screens in September in Channel 4’s Sink or Swim, Huub kept the exposure coming this week with the launch of two key new products at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Advertisement The Agilis swimskin was used by Alistair Brownlee for his maiden 3.8km Kona swim leg, while the Anemoi Read more about Huub launch the Anemoi + tri-suit[…]