Race smart in open water

As a proud West Midlander I’m often reluctant to acknowledge any regional shortcomings we might have, but even I have to admit defeat when it comes to one – sea swimming. While God’s metropolitan regi

As Dr Mark Harper, cold-water swimmer and author of Chill: The Cold Water Swimming Cure says, there are two main benefits to group swimming. The first is safety, the second is the social buzz. “Social

What’s the hardest race you’ve ever done? The NYC Marathon. After I won gold in Rio for triathlon, I really wanted to do marathons. I didn’t train specifically for the marathon before running NYC, and

The Flamingo Diaries

If transition is oft-cited as triathlon’s fourth discipline, then nutrition is most definitely the fifth (and it’s surely more crucial than transition, too, but that’s a story for another time). That

For many swimmers, a new suit is chosen mainly on visual appeal and price point. As athletes training to compete, we’re a little different though. We need a suit that won’t impede our front crawl stro