Video: meet Ironman pro Joe Skipper
Five years after doing his first triathlon self-coached Joe is one of Britain’s most exciting talents in Ironman for 2016. Watch the video below, produced by Recon, to hear his thoughts on the upcoming season and how he is preparing. Last year’s season highlights for Joe included coming second in Ironman Texas and third in ITU Long Distance…
Sport nutrition: could carb-loading be at an end for triathletes?
Endurance athletes who restrict carbohydrates burn more than twice as much fat as high-carbohydrate athletes.’ The headline-grabbing study from Ohio University made news as ‘fat expert’ professor Jeff Volek proclaimed it the highest fat-burning rates he’d ever seen. Advertisement The study involved 20 top-end ultra-endurance runners. One group of 10 were habitual low-carb consumers, their…
Adidas considers withdrawing its sponsorship of IAAF
The sportswear giant is IAAF’s largest sponsor and it is believed that the decision is a direct result of the doping scandal sweeping the sport. Advertisement Neither organisation would confirm the split to the BBC, but both issued short statements referencing the “reform process” under way. Click Here: newcastle falcons rugby jerseys An statement from…
Wearing helmets increases risk taking
Wearing helmets could make cyclists more likely to take risks, new research from Bath University shows. According to their results, rather than making cyclists more safe, helmets could actually increase the wearer’s likelihood of taking risks. Advertisement The scientists, led by Dr Tim Gamble and Dr Ian Walker, measured sensation-seeking behaviour and analysed risk taking in adults…
New 54km Swimrun event to be held in Ireland
County Donegal on Ireland’s beautiful northwest coast will be home to a new Swimrun event, the first of its kind in Ireland, on 20 August. Advertisement Organised by Breca Swimrun and named the Breca Árainn Mhór it will be taking place across the stunning Árainn Mhór Island and The Rosses. Teams of two will…
Caribbean venue for Challenge Family’s latest long-distance triathlon
The new half-distance race will take place on the spectacular Caribbean island of Aruba. Advertisement The 1.9km swim is a single lap course in the clear warm Caribbean sea, while the undulating 90km bike course is over four laps along the coastline. The run is entirely along the island’s stunning white beaches. A sprint distance…
Yankees’ Jonathan Loaisiga finally shows off
BALTIMORE — Over the past few springs, scouts, coaches and executives would fall in love again. They would watch Jonathan Loaisiga’s stuff and predict that this would be the year the slight right-hander used that stuff to become a dominant pitcher in the big leagues. After three years of struggling to use that stuff to…
Edwin Diaz blames back tightness on poor sleep; J.D. Davis goes on IL
Edwin Diaz and his back tightness nearly cost the Mets the game. The right-hander went in to close up shop on what would have been an 8-4 Mets’ win against the Phillies on Sunday. Instead, he turned the game into a one-run lead after giving up three runs on two hits), two walks and a…
Astros avoid sweep as Jose Altuve homers off Chad Green to spark Houston past Yankees
Jose Altuve had one last shot to shut the fans up. The Astros’ diminutive shortstop had been heckled and harassed for three straight days by angry Yankees fans. Altuve, the face of the franchise exposed as cheaters, spent most of Thursday afternoon, his 31st birthday, hearing obscenities shouted at him. His eighth-inning, three-run home run…
Mudman race focus : 6 tips for a successful conquest
As the name suggests, expect to get very muddy and messy at the third and final event in Human Race’s popular off-road series. Advertisement Taking place in March on Army military training ground, the Mudman duathlon, “won’t trouble your PB collection but is guaranteed to give you an adrenalin-fuelled ride,” claim the organisers. 1 Nutrition…