Tag: Triathlon

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the comedy programme ‘Benidorm’. In January, whilst the stars of the show gathered at a celebration in London, I was in the programme’s namesake for a training holiday!   Whilst the Benidorm depicted in the show is a place for sun seeking, beer drinking Brits, in winter the […]

Each year when the days get shorter and the temperatures start to plummet I try to get away to do at least one week of warm weather training. Most professional sportspeople have a period of warm weather training during the winter and whilst most of us can’t escape for as long as the professionals, a […]

Cyclists and triathletes seem to love training on islands! You will often see training updates posted on social media from the old favourites Lanzarote, Tenerife and Mallorca. However, there are plenty of other island destinations less associated with cycling and triathlon but which offer some great training facilities and cycling terrain. So if you fancy […]

Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. Last year Helen was part of the One Day Ahead team which raised £1million for Cure Leukaemia by riding the entire route of the 2015 Tour de France one day ahead of […]

Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. Last year Helen was part of the One Day Ahead team which raised £1million for Cure Leukaemia by riding the entire route of the 2015 Tour de France one day ahead of […]

With triathlon season well under way and the Triathlon World Series in full swing we thought what better time to compile a list of the best triathlon destinations in the world. Now a triathlon may seem like a daunting feat tackling all three disciplines of swimming, cycling and running but with stunning routes and exceptional […]

We spoke to one of our sports travel insurance customers, triathlete Amy Kilpin, about her experience of the Lanzarote Marathon 10K and training out of season.   A small island off the African coast in the Pacific Ocean, characterised by majestic volcanoes and dramatic lava fields. Who knew it would become a triathlon Mecca. Lanzarote […]

Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. Last year Helen was part of the One Day Ahead team which raised £700,000 for Cure Leukaemia by riding the entire route of the Tour de France one day ahead of the pros. […]

Summer may only just be ending but soon the race season for cyclists and triathletes will be drawing to a close. After a break many will evaluate their season, set new goals and start to plan their winter training, including for the lucky ones a spell of warm weather training. As a triathlete I try […]

In celebration of the Ironman World Championships in Kona over the weekend, we asked ironman enthusiast Phil Collard to write about his experience and how he got involved in the sport.   Taking part in Ironman Sweden had never really been on my agenda to be perfectly honest.   In fact; taking part in any […]