Interviews with your favourite triathlon stars

#GBKona 2019: Paul Lunn seeks a third Age-Group podium in Hawaii

Fifth in 2017 and third in 2018, can British Age-Group athlete Paul Lunn keep that upward trend going at the IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday?

#GBKona 2019: Kimberley Morrison makes her Kona Pro debut

Eight years after reading Chrissie Wellington’s book on a beach in Thailand, Kimberley Morrison will be lining up at the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship

#GBKona 2019: David McNamee – “It’s what I train all year for”

Third for the past two years, Scotland’s David McNamee will be seeking more further success on Saturday at the IRONMAN World Championship

#GBKona: Laura Siddall – “Hawaii is a different beast…”

A tough year may have knocked her confidence, but Great Britain’s Laura Siddall still founds herself excited to race in Kona – with a stunning new bike too

Elliot Smales: fastest British IRONMAN debut in Barcelona

Elliot Smales raced his first IRONMAN in Barcelona… and finished with the fastest British debut time ever over the distance. I asked him how it all went.

#GBKona 2019: Will Clarke – “I want to get top-10”

Feeling better prepared than ever, Will Clarke has his sights set on a top-10 finish at the IRONMAN World Championship, at his third attempt in Kona

#GBKona 2019: Ruth Purbrook is aiming to win in Hawaii. Again.

Ruth Purbrook is one of Great Britain’s best long distance Age-Group athletes – and on 12th October, she aims to be the fastest female amateur in the world

#GBKona 2019: Nikki Bartlett – “Back to prove myself” in Hawaii

A DNF in her first Kona start two years ago has not dented the passion or belief of Great Britain’s Nikki Bartlett. She’s back, and in her best shape ever

Last Chance: Try on the Tyne entries close tonight!

Entries for Saturday’s inaugural Try on the Tyne Duathlon close tonight (Tuesday). Elite British Junior Daniel Dixson will be one of those racing…

Steve Cram talks Try on the Tyne Duathlon (and future TRIathlon plans)

British Athletics legend Steve Cram has launched a major new Duathlon event, Try on the Tyne, coming up on 10th August. We spoke to him to find out more…

HUUB Wattbike – when the UCI says, “you can’t play any more…”

HUUB Wattbike Test Team founder, Dan Bigham, speaks to Tim Heming about the UCI’s recent rule changes which could effectively ban them from racing

Interview with Claire Hann: GB’s latest ‘first time’ IRONMAN 70.3 winner

Claire Hann is the latest British athlete to have reached the top step in IRONMAN 70.3 racing. Find out more about her journey here…

Interview: Frankie Sanjana and her first Pro win in France

A chat with Frankie Sanjana, Great Britain’s latest IRONMAN 70.3 winner about her fIrst Pro win at IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne in France

The Championship 2019: Lucy Charles-Barclay reflects on a third victory in Samorin

Her breakthrough race in 2017, on Sunday Lucy Charles-Barclay maintained her unbeaten record at The Championship. We spoke to her shortly afterwards

Fergus Roberts targets IRONMAN 70.3 racing success

Meet Fergus Roberts, another talented Brit aiming for success in the IRONMAN 70.3 Pro ranks. I recently spoke to him while on holiday in France

The Brownlee Brothers talk Tokyo 2020

Fit and healthy starting 2019, we spoke to Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee about their season plans, recovering from a poor season and plans for Tokyo 2020

How to win Red Bull Neptune Steps. Twice.

Swansea swimmer Dan Jones won the Red Bull Neptune Steps for a second year last week. Here’s an insight into his training

Vicky Holland: “one more shot” at Olympic Gold

The 2018 ITU Triathlon World Champion, Vicky Holland has one major goal left in her career – Olympic Gold – and says Tokyo will likely be the “one last shot” to achieve it

Xhale links with Challenge Family: a chat with co-founder Mark Livesey

We chat to Xhale Co-Founder, Mark Livesey, about the recently announced partnership of the training platform software with the Challenge Family

Stuart Hayes: A Life in Triathlon

Training and racing for fun these days, we spoke to Stuart Hayes about his career highlights, coaching, trying to keep up with Emma Pallant and more…

Lucy Charles talks Olympic Games ambitions

Is the Olympic Games and short-course racing still a potential for twice IRONMAN World Championship runner-up, Lucy Charles? Find out her thoughts here…

IRONMAN UK Race Director talks 2019 bike course changes

What is the background to the new IRONMAN UK bike course? We spoke to Race Director Sam Brawn to find out more about the changes…

Meet Victoria Kenny, English National Duathlon Champion

National Champion in your first ever start in a sport? That’s what Victoria Kenny did on Saturday at the Triathlon England National Duathlon Championships

Ben Price talks English National Duathlon Championship

Shortly after Saturday’s Triathlon England National Duathlon Championship I spoke to the men’s winner, Ben Price about his race and Powerman goals

Emma Pallant: 70.3 World’s is my A-race for 2019

Ahead of Sunday’s IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa, we chat to Emma Pallant and find out why the IRONMAN 70.3 World Champ’s in Nice is her key target for 2019

Elliot Smales: ready to step up again in 2019

With three IRONMAN 70.3 wins in 2018, will Great Britain’s Elliot Smales be able to step up in performance again this season?

Meet the AeroCoach: Xavier Disley

We meet Xavier Disley, the self-confessed “nerdy geek” who developed the fast-growing an increasingly influencial AeroCoach business

Caroline Livesey returns to an IRONMAN start line

After a year of battling injuries and illness, Great Britain’s Caroline Livesey will be back to IRONMAN racing on Sunday. We found out how she was feeling…

#GBKona 2018: Danny Bluff: The Lakesman champion debuts in Hawaii

He qualified for Kona in his first race over the distance. 13 months after surviving the epic conditions of IRONMAN Wales, Danny Bluff will face a very different challenge in Kona on Saturday

#GBKona 2018: Rich Whitfield – from Pro Football to IRONMAN

Rich Whitfield will be one of the British Age-Group athletes experiencing the IRONMAN World Championship for the first time on Saturday and he’s already looking forward to coming back next year. So how did a proFESSIONAL footballer end up becoming an IRONMAN?

#GBKona 2018: Paul Lunn – aiming for a bigger fruit bowl…

Great Britain Age-Grouper Paul Lunn is back in Kona this year after a great (podium) debut 12 months ago. He’s relaxed, chilling out… but has his eye on doing even better than in 2017, and going home with another (bigger) ‘fruit bowl’ if possible…

#GBKona 2018: Tara Grosvenor – “Kona really is a place of dreams”

Continuing our #GBKona coverage of the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship, here we profile Tara Grosvenor, a first-time Kona athlete, with a season which suggests she could well be a podium contender…

#GBKona 2018: Simone Mitchell – injury puts Outlaw champion out of Hawaii

After a stunning year, Great Britain’s Simone Mitchell should been preparing this week in Hawaii, aiming to become the fastest female Age-Group athlete at the IRONMAN World Championship. Injury means that the Outlaw Triathlon record holder will have to watch the race from home…

#GBKona 2018: Ruth Purbrook targets Hawaii victory

Third last year on her debut at the IRONMAN World Championship, can Great Britain’s Ruth Purbrook reach the top step of the Age-Group podium in Kona this year? That’s her goal…

#GBKona 2018: Gill Fullen’s Hawaii dream is over. For this year at least…

Gill Fullen is one of the very best Age-Group athletes in Great Britain and was fully focussed on success at the IRONMAN World Championship next week. Alas, that won’t be happening this year…

Jonathan Brownlee: “I’ve had a terrible season”

“I’ve doubted myself quite a lot over the last few months”

After finishing fifth at this past weekend’s Super League Triathlon Jersey event, I spoke to 2012 ITU World Champion and two-time Olympic medallist, Jonathan Brownlee, about his SLT experience and his frustrating 2018 season.

A win at the Beijing International Triathlon, second at the Lausanne ITU Triathlon World Cup and a series of World Triathlon Series top ten finishes would be a dream season for some, but for an athlete that once went almost four years with close on 50 consecutive podium finishes, it is one – in his words – he regards as “terrible”.

In this piece Jonathan discusses mistakes he has made this year, getting injured, lacking confidence and outlines some of the things that he’s learned along the way. “I used to be able to throw any training I wanted at my body and it could take it and I would get fitter and come out the other side…”