Front crawl: how to improve your arm recovery technique

Click:Ceiling Fan Your arm recovery adds a great deal to the momentum and rhythm of your stroke, and drills that train you to position your elbows and hands correctly will improve your arm recovery and maximise your forward propulsion, in some cases drastically reducing swim times. Advertisement Arm recovery is often overlooked by athletes trying…

Daniela Ryf storms to Challenge Roth 2017 win

Click:软文推广 On a hot and windy day at one of triathlon’s most spectacular and historic races, Daniela Ryf has taken her second consecutive Challenge Roth title in front of 200,000+ spectators. Her currently unofficial time of 8:40:03 fell short of Chrissie Wellington’s 8:18hr iron-distance world record, but was still the 10th fastest women’s iron time…

Bolton to stay as home of Ironman UK

Click:Piping bag making machine Ironman have announced that the full 226km distance Ironman UK will remain in Bolton, Greater Manchester, until 2022. Bolton will also continue to host the world’s biggest Ironkids event, with 2,500 children participating annually. Advertisement The announcement comes off the back of a 2017 event, won by Lucy Gossage and Cyril…

ITU Honorary President, Les McDonald, dies at 84 years of age

Click:api接口 It is with great sadness that the ITU has learned of the death of its Honorary President, Les McDonald. He died on September 4 in Vancouver (Canada), at 84 years of age. McDonald served as ITU’s President from its inception in 1989 until 2008, and he was largely credited with getting the sport of…

Karen Smyers USA picks: ‘who my money is on for Kona’

Click:national clothing asian costume One of the triathlon’s greatest athletes and captain of the USA Team for the Collins Cup, Karen Smyers, tell us which USA athletes she thinks will be making the podium at Kona Advertisement The Collins Cup: a new Ryder Cup-style team competition for long distance tri Is the Collins Cup the…

Age groupers to get drug tested in Glasgow

Click:ai续写 Taking place 9-11 August, the European Championships features the Elite Standard Distance, Elite Mixed Relay and age-group ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championships, and qualified athletes are encouraged to fully understand the process and implications of random drug testing. It is advised they access free Clean Sport training webinars in the lead up to…

Test your Ironman fitness at the London Revolution

Click:home decoration design platform If you’re racing an Ironman later this summer, then the Dulux Trade London Revolution could provide a worthy gauge of your long-distance bike fitness. Advertisement The event takes place on 12-13th May around London, and has a mix of distances and packages on offer, including: •   All inclusive weekender – (300km, 2 days…

Gomez secures Kona spot at Ironman Cairns

Click:路軌燈 One of the most eagerly-awaited full Ironman debuts took place in Cairns, Australia, this weekend when Spanish superstar Javier Gomez took on 226km for the first time. Advertisement And the record ITU world championship-winning athlete didn’t disappoint, breaking the eight-hour barrier on debut to finish two minutes down on race winner Braden Currie to…