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ISSUE 100 / JAN-FEB 2017 Subscribe today SEE PAGE 86 It’s nearly Christmas, which can only mean staying in the warm eating mince pies and downing mulled wine, right? Of course not, we’re triathletes and we won’t let cold weather and festivities get in the way of our training. We’ve been busy testing a dozen turbo trainers, so you can bring your bike sessions inside when the weather is too lousy to venture out. But we’ve also tested six of the best over shoes to keep your feet dry and warm when you do hit the road. If the cold and wet has dented your motivation, read our top tips from Newcastle Tri Club on how to head off lethargy before it strikes (TZp5). Plus coach Phil Mosley has put…
ISSUE 100 / JAN-FEB 2017 PHIL MOSLEY Coaching Editor Phil is an Ironman Certified Coach with 20 years experience. His race CV includes top-10 Ironman 70.3 finishes, several national age-group titles and an 8 hour 55 minute Ironman. He runs the triathlon coaching business myprocoach.net, where he writes a popular fortnightly training advice blog. GEMMA SAMPSON Gemma is a Registered dietitian with the Health and Care Professions council and an accredited sports dietitian with Sports Dietitians Australia. She’s a keen triathlete and is currently studying for an MSC in sports nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University. Gemma also recently joined Healthspan Elite as an ambassador for their range of high quality vitamins and supplements. GUY KESTEVEN Guy Kesteven has been testing bikes and components professionally for 18 years, and was…
PASS IT ON! Mixed relay bid for Tokyo Olympics Triathlon Mixed Relays came agonisingly close to being introduced at the Rio Olympics, the International Triathlon Union has revealed. The ITU is now “fairly confident” the event will make its debut at the Tokyo Games in 2020, says the organisation’s president and International Olympic Committee member Marisol Casado. “We were very close for Rio,” Casado told Triathlon Plus. “But at one point the IOC decided not to make any changes in the programme. Now we are in the phase of bidding again to the technical team of the IOC. “It is very important for our athletes to have the opportunity of a second medal and it will add a “team touch” – as our sport is very individual. It also adds…
YOU MAY NOT HAVE heard of the Collins Cup yet. But the Professional Triathletes Organisation, the team behind it, is confident it will trigger as much excitement and media attention as the golfing Ryder Cup. Named in honour of lronman triathlon founders Judy and John Collins, the Cup, to launch in June 2018, will follow the same lines as the famous golfing tournament, encouraging continents to compete for world glory over long distance. The race is the brainchild of Charles Adamo, an American age-grouper living in England who is also the CEO of the PTO and an avid golfing fan. Three teams, the USA, Europe and the Internationals, will battle it out over a long day of racing in June in a yet-tobe-announced host city. (Bids will be encouraged soon).…
THERE WERE celebrations all round when double gold medal winner Alistair Brownlee was named Olympic Athlete of the Year at the British Triathlon Awards 2016. The only Olympic triathlete to top the podium on two occasions scooped the evening’s top accolade, presented to each of the 33 Olympic governing bodies to bestow on their top Olympic athlete. On receiving the award, a delighted Alistair said: “This year was all about the Olympic Games, so to achieve that goal was fantastic and this award is just the cherry on the cake. It’s the end of a very tough four years and it was always in my head to have a decent bit of time off now. “I’m not thinking too much into the future, but just enjoying the achievements before I…
WHEN IT’S FOR unsporting behaviour or abusing an official we’d all agree it’s a fair penalty well deserved. But there are also grey areas where the athlete has no idea they’re breaking the rules. This season, several disqualifications (either mid-event, or at the finish) triggered a huge response on forums. South Africa’s Richard Murray was disqualified from the Hamburg World Series event, in July, for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Murray was said to have over-reacted to a 10 second time penalty awarded for depositing his wetsuit in another athlete’s transition box. The following month, at Ironman Vichy 70.3 in France, race favourite Diana Riesler was one of a number of racers disqualified in T1 for wearing a swim skin over a race suit (French federation rules insist on one layer only in…
