There is no greater challenge than chasing a record said to be impossible, nor more rewarding when it is achieved. It has been a long but encouraging journey to put this event together, from its beginnings as idle discussion over […]
I have always been of the opinion that a sport has entered the big league when it is able to support its professional athletes with the means to make a living from competing. While triathlon was built on mass participation, […]
Macca has been on the show a number of times. Today he joins Heather and Mark to discuss his plans in coordinating an attempt to go under 7hrs (men) and 8hrs (women) for the traditional long course triathlon distance (3.8km […]
“I think a frontrunner’s mentality is what you need when you’re chasing times.” To go under eight hours for the women’s record, common wisdom perceives it as a matter of when, not if. Chrissie Wellington’s record in 2011 came tantalisingly […]
Macca joins us to fill us in about the latest announcement by the Pho3nix Foundation, Alistair Brownlee, Lucy Charles-Barclay, Kristian Blummenfelt and Nicola Spirig facing off against each other to try and break a seven and eight hour iron distance […]
Four of the most successful and decorated athletes in Olympic and triathlon history announce an audacious attempt to push the limits of human performance and smash the current male and female times for the iron distance triathlon (3.8km Swim/180km Bike/42km […]
