220 Triathlon Magazine

FROM THE EDITOR...

I’ve done some interesting races during my time on 220, but one thing I would never have considered doing is completing an iron-distance in Antarctica, swimming alongside a penguin and keeping half an eye out for peckish leopard seals. Maybe I’m just...

THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST TRIATHLONS

The gnarliest multisport events in the calendar Plus Full 2026 race listing

FROM THE EDITOR...

If anything, this year’s women’s Ironman World Champs was a lesson in a race never being over before the finish tape is broken. I’ve lost count of the number of people who told me they went to bed during the run (tsk tsk), figuring it was a done-deal...

2026 EVENT GUIDE EXTREME GRAVEL TRI BOARDMAN SLR 9.8 TESTED

FROM THE EDITOR...

Given most readers of this mag are a similar age to me – late forties – chances are most of you are facing a similar list of injury niggles. I like to think of a niggle as something that’s not going to stop me, but probably needs attention to stop it...

10 WAYS TO CONQUER IRONMAN

PLUS: HOW TO RUN STRONG

FROM THE EDITOR...

My journey in triathlon started some 15 years ago now. I’ve competed in most distances in triathlon, swimrun, running and open-water swimming events over the years and mostly considered my experiences to be good ones. But as a woman competing in the...

FROM THE EDITOR...

Sometimes the stars align and a theme starts to come through for an issue of this magazine. This month, we came up with ‘push your limits’ as a topic. That’s certainly true for the athlete in our lead feature – former marine Mitch Hutchcraft – who has...

WHAT ALISTAIR DID NEXT

We catch up with the older Brownlee as he launches nutrition brand Truefuels and talks about trianing just for fun.

FROM THE EDITOR...

Overheard at my swimming pool this week: two leisurely swimmers : “Busy this morning”, grumbles one. “Yes,” the other wisely nods. “All the triathletes are back!” Not that they’ve really been away over the winter months to be honest, but it did make me...

2025 SEASON PREVIEW

WILL LUCY CHARLES-BARCLAY RETURN TO KONA..?

HOW TO RACE A TRIATHLON RELAY

10 WAYS TO AVOID INJURY

Don’t let injury derail your season. Follow these tips now to stay in top condition.

MASTERCLAS S

PRACTICING REGULAR STRENGTH TRAINING WILL GIVE YOU BENEFITS BEYOND YOUR TRIATHLON CAREER. COACH SIMON WARD SHOWS YOU HOW – PLUS TURN THE PAGE FOR HIS 10 HANDY TIPS. I just don’t have the time with all my swim, bike, and run training.” This is the...

GEAR OF THE YEAR

Whatever your level of ability, the right kit has the potential to make you faster, to help you train smarter and to allow you to better measure your performance. But what has impressed our test team over the last 12 months? With hours of kit testing...

TRAIN FOR A DUATHLON HEARTY SOUP RECIPES LAURA PHILIPP Q& A

FROM THE EDITOR...

We’re celebrating our paratriathletes in this issue and make no mistake – there’s a lot to celebrate! Our columnist Tim Heming runs you through the big stories to come out of the paratriathlon in Paris this summer (p10) and you can see more in a photo...

FROM THE EDITOR...

There’s no doubt about it – endurance is my thing. Ask me to do something for many, many miles at a moderate pace and I’m happy. Ask me to do anything involving the ‘s’ word (speedwork) and I’ll be downright grumpy. That’s not to say I’m not wowed by...

FROM THE EDITOR...

This issue might not come around very often in the calendar, but it always sits in a strange place. I’m writing this on the day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony (I have snacks in for later) and many of you will be reading this after the...

THE 220 TRIATHLON GUIDE TO PARIS 2024

Everything you need to know about Team GB and the greatest spectacle in sport

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