The government’s first easing of lockdown restrictions in mid-May lifted the previous ban on open-water swimming – but naturally where this is now allowed, strict guidelines are being enforced to keep everyone safe.Nevertheless, the people behind our sister website Myopenwaterswim.co.uk, in conjunct …

After the initial success of the first 'virtual' triathlon events - the Castle series - organisers of the Jersey Triathlon are among those who have now decided to go down the same route.To ensure that competitors can still get their racing 'fix', the Jersey event has been completely revamped, to bec …

British triathlete superstar Alistair Brownlee is reported to be self-isolating after hurriedly returning home from a training camp in America.He and brother Jonny had been training together in New Mexico, when they heard of Home Secretary Dominic Raab’s call for all UK citizens who were abroad …

No sooner had we posted our article suggesting that British Triathlon was holding back on introducing restrictions on forthcoming events due to the COVID-19 outbreak than it did announce decisive steps.So as of yesterday (Tuesday 17 March) all official triathlon events organised by British Triath …

“These are unprecedented times”. The words of the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he announced a wave of new measures to instigate the biggest restrictions on the movement of people in Britain since the Second World War may have had a ring of foreboding about them.But as of yesterday (Monda …

Right now, it’s easy to feel as though your whole life – and particularly your sporting one – is on hold.While there has been no formal announcement from the UK’s triathlon federations on the official start of the new race season at the time of writing, the statement by Prime Minister Boris Johns …