1. 1st male overall was Patrick Lange (GER) in a time of 7:52:39, who broke his own course best set in 2017 of 8:01:40. Advertisement 2. 1st female overall was Daniela Ryf (SUI) in a time of 8:26:16: swim 57:26 (struggled with a jelly fish sting), bike 4:26:07 and run 2:57:05, breaking her own course best […]
Read MoreCoach and Versace apologized after sparking a backlash in China over t-shirts that listed Hong Kong as a separate country. The images had sparked criticism from Chinese consumers that the brands don’t respect Chinese sovereignty. Designer Donatella Versace personally apologized on Twitter, saying “never have I wanted to disrespect China’s national sovereignty.”Fashion brands Coach and Versace apologized […]
Read MoreIt’s not often swim, bike and run makes football play second fiddle, but there are more spectators here for the inaugural Dubrovnik Triathlon than attended the Croatia v England international – 400 miles north along the Adriatic coast in Rijeka – the previous evening. And given this is a football-obsessed nation whose national team reached […]
Read MoreAn unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft carrying supplies and an experimental robot attempted to dock with the International Space Station early Saturday, but the spacecraft, unable to lock onto guidance signals, began slewing widely about its long axis, prompting Russian flight controllers to order an abort. In the tense moments leading up to the abort, cosmonauts Alexander […]
Read MoreThey have multiple established kayak, bike and run races in Ireland, but now the Quest Adventure Series race organisers have confirmed their first UK race for 2019. Advertisement Quest Wales will be staged in the surroundings of Snowdonia National Park, and challenges athletes to trail run, bike and kayak their way across the mountains of […]
Read MoreA strong earthquake Thursday killed at least 20 people and damaged a bridge, a hospital and other buildings on one of Indonesia’s less populated islands. Parts of a building at an Islamic university collapsed in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province. Local disaster official Albert Simaela said a teacher was killed there when parts of […]
Read MoreThe new 70.3 race is to take place on October 27 2019, and athletes will take in many of the famous monuments and landmarks historic Marrakech is famous for, including the Medina of Marrakech, the Bahia Palace, the Madrasa, the Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret, the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square and the Majorelle Garden. Advertisement “It is a […]
Read MoreAfter 157 days at sea and 1,792 miles of swimming, 33-year old Ross Edgley today became the first person to swim around the UK coast — breaking several world records into the bargain — and 220 were there to share the moment with him. Advertisement Finishing on 4th November, the swim has had some highs […]
Read MoreThe happy throng: Swimmers get ready to escort Ross over his last mile – 220’s Helen is in there somewhere… Advertisement Swimmers leave him to make the final yards on his own as the realisation he has actually done it, sinks in. Those final magic moments as @RossEdgley completed the #GreatBritishSwim Click Here: Atlanta United […]
Read MoreRoss Edgley completed the Great British Swim on Sunday 4th November, conquering a world record-breaking challenge that saw him swimming 1,792 miles over 157 days. There to meet him at the finish line was Ironman Hawaii 2018 silver medallist Lucy Charles, who had given Ross some swim tips during his epic adventure! We took the […]
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