Major cycle and triathlon brand distributor Madison has announced that its iceBike show will be open to Immediate Media subscribers and British Cycling members to celebrate its 10th year.
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Major cycle and triathlon brand distributor Madison has announced that its iceBike show will be open to Immediate Media subscribers and British Cycling members to celebrate its 10th year.
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Registration officially opened this morning, and the event will be open to the public on Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28 February 2016. It will be held in at Arena:MK, the home of the MK Dons in Milton Keynes.
The first ever public weekend is exclusive to British Cycling members and Immediate Media subscribers, and places are expected to be in limited supply. Those who register will be in with a chance of seeing a host of great brands, athletes and exclusive product reveals.
For the public weekend, Madison is partnering with the world’s largest cycling media company (and 220’s parent company) Immediate Media, to offer subscribers the unique opportunity to get unprecedented access to some of cycling’s biggest brands. Public access to this well established and market leading trade event is a chance for members of the public to see the latest products ahead of the new season, as well as obtain access to team launches, pro cyclist Q+A’s and insightful seminars on everything cycling and triathlon-related. Tickets for the weekend will also be open to British Cycling members along with Immediate Media subscribers.
Dominic Langan, Madison CEO, said: “To celebrate 10 years of iceBike we are going to throw open the doors to the public for an exclusive open weekend. Not only will you get to see and experience some of the best brands in the world, we will also provide some highly educational seminars, team launches as well as hearing the pros talk about their experiences and aspirations for the future.”
Over 50 of the most popular brands in the UK will be exhibiting including Shimano, Genesis, Saracen, Pearl Izumi, Park Tool and Lazer with many more details to be revealed in the run-up to the show.
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For more information and to register your interest in attending the show, visit www.icebike.co.uk.
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Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
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The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
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Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
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The Brownlee brothers were two Boardman-sponsored athletes in attendance at the new launch of the major Brit brand’s range in London this week.
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The brothers have long ridden the brand’s road bikes for their ITU races, and have contributed ideas and feedback to the design process of Boardman’s exhaustive new line-up. We caught up the 2012 Olympic champ Alistair in Shoreditch to chat through the latest range and how his fitness is shaping up…
ON PARTNERING WITH BOARDMAN
“It’s just fantastic working with them, we’ve been involved for a long time now – about seven years. It’s good to see the bikes progressing. The race bike is the most important thing for us, but the whole range is great – we’re using cross bikes a lot at the moment. I’m riding a cyclecross bike with mudguards a lot, which is great fun!”
ON THE DESIGN PROCESS
“We feedback tonnes of stuff. We’re one of the first to get to ride the road bikes and feedback to the team the smallest details, as well as practical stuff – for example, what the bikes are like to travel with. The signature Air 9.8 frame we’ll be using is fairly similar really, but with a few updates.”
ON BOARDMAN’S NEW ETHOS
“We spend a lot of time riding with local groups. ‘Out there with you’ is a fantastic ethos.”
ON BOARDMAN PRO’S
“For the brand it’s important to cover bases with other triathletes, the long-distance athletes [Brit Ironman stars Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage], too.”
ON RETURNING TO RACING
“I’ll be doing lots of training over the next few months! I haven’t set a goal for returning to racing yet, though. Of course, there’s the Olympics next year and obviously I’d love to race in [the ITU World Series leg at] Leeds. My ankle has healed well and I’ve been doing loads of cycling and have started running as well.”
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To view the new Boardman range, head to www.boardmanbikes.com
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Last night saw British Triathlon host their annual awards event, recognising the best from every aspect of the world of triathlon.
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Held in a venue just outside London, 220 Triathlon attended the awards ceremony and dinner which saw leading athletes, coaches, age-groupers and triathlon officials come together to celebrate a fantastic year for the sport as well as to look ahead to next year’s Olympics.
The evening began with a moment of reflection to remember French triathlete and coach Laurent Vidal, who sadly died earlier this week aged just 31 (see story here).
Many athletes attended the event which saw Jonny Brownlee awarded male elite triathlete of the year and Vicky Holland female elite triathlete of the year. In the long distance categories it was Lucy Gossage and 220 columnist Tim Don who took the wins, while the junior categories were won by Kate Waugh and Ben Dijkstra.
Lauren Steadman and George Peasgood were awarded the paratriathlete of the year awards, while Phil Wylie and Emma Pooley were recognised as duathletes of the year.
Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins received Gold Pin awards, recognising their contribution to triathlon. The final presentation of the evening was the Olympic Athlete of the Year award, which went to Non Stanford.
See below for a full list of winners. To find out more about British Triathlon and to see more images of all the winners, visit the website here.
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2015 British Triathlon Awards – full list of winners
British Triathlon Female Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Georgina Jennings
British Triathlon Male Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Edward Castro
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year
Andrzej Warhaftig
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year
Peter Lambert
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year
Penny Rother
British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the Year
Emma Pooley
British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the Year
Phil Wylie
British Triathlon Event of the Year
TriExercise Pembrokeshire Coast
British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Lucy Gossage
British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Tim Don
British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Kate Waugh
British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Ben Dijkstra
British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year
Lauren Steadman
British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year
George Peasgood
British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year
Vicky Holland
British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the Year
Jonathan Brownlee
Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition
Men’s European Games Team (Gordon Benson, Tom Bishop and Phil Graves)
British Triathlon Gold Pin Awards
Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins
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Olympic Athlete of the Year Award
Non Stanford
Organisers of the Outlaw Triathlon, One Step Beyond, have confirmed that their new Outlaw Half event on 3 July will be at Holkham Hall (pictured) in North Norfolk. The new event was announced last week, but the location was kept secret until now.
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Holkham Hall is privately-owned and a lived-in family home. The Hall is a member of the Treasure Houses group, which consists of ten of the most magnificent palaces, houses and castles in England today.
Visitors can explore the 3,000-acres grounds and the National Cycle Network route 1 – Wells and Holkham circuit – passes through the park from the north to south gates. Whilst the triathlon will take place in the lake pictured above, there is a beach at Holkham, which is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful stretches of sand in the country. Find out more here: http://www.holkham.co.uk.
Just like the original Half in Nottingham, competitors can expect:
· On site camping
· Easy to navigate out-and-back 1900m lake swim
· Fast, flat 56mile bike course
· Looped 13.1 run course, perfect for spectators
· Amazing venue with some great family activities
· Fun family friendly events on the Saturday pre event
· First class customer service pre event and on your race weekend
Pre-registration is open until this Wednesday, 18 November. Signing up offers first access to the entry system when it opens on 25 November.
Outlaw Half, Holkham – 3 July 2016 – Pre registration open now via http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/secret-outlaw-half-triathlon-info-request-2016.php
The Outlaw Half, Nottingham is sold out with no more places being released. The Outlaw Triathlon has around fifty places remaining.
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Cancer doctor and five-time Ironman champion, and defending Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire champion, Lucy Gossage, is calling for team mates to take on the gruelling Ironamn 70.3 Staffordshire to raise vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust. The professional triathlete is calling on others to join Team Lucy to take on this challenge with her and raise money for the only UK charity who supports young people with cancer aged 13-24.
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Teenage Cancer Trust has reserved special places for Team Lucy participants in the sold-out Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire. Taking place on 12 June 2016, it’s not for the faint hearted – Team Lucy will be completing a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride across the countryside, finished off with a 13.1-mile run.
Team Lucy participants will have access to an exclusive package worth over £2,000, including a tailored training plan written by Lucy, an exclusive training day including a morning open-water swim course run by Elite swimming academy (eliteswimmingacademy.co.uk), a sports psychology session, sports nutrition session and injury prevention session, one night’s pre event accommodation in a luxurious hotel and an exclusive kit package to support and train athletes as they prepare for the 70.3 mile challenge.
The cancer doctor, who is also an Ambassador for Teenage Cancer Trust, came in the top 10 in the World Championship at Kona last month. Now, Lucy Gossage is stepping up once again to the challenge for a charity close to her heart. Gossage became Ambassador for Teenage Cancer Trust after visiting one of their specialist cancer units for young people and was inspired to raise money for the charity.
Lucy Gossage, said: “I want people to join me and take on one of the toughest Ironman’s in the UK in aid of the charity that does so much to support teenagers with cancer. Ironman Staffordshire will be one to remember and it will be an honour to take it on as a team whilst raising vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust.”
Joanna Sullivan, Head of Mass Participation at Teenage Cancer Trust, said: “Team Lucy is going for gold this year, with an amazing package that will train and support our athletes to help them conquer Ironman Staffordshire. Every person that signs up will be making a difference to the lives of young people with cancer.”
Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and chances of survival for the seven young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer every day. The charity funds and builds specialist units in NHS hospitals and provides dedicated staff, bringing young people together so they can be treated by teenage cancer experts in the best place for them.
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To find out more about registering for Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire for Teenage Cancer Trust, please contact [email protected] or see our web page www.teenagecancertrust.org/team-lucy
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Germany’s Michael Raelert, former Ironman 70.3 World Championship, made an impressive comeback at Laguna Phuket this weekend when he finished first in the 22nd annual Laguna Phuket Triathlon race.
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Winner of the classic race in 2011, Raelert finished the 1.8km swim, 55km bike and12km run event in 2:30:14, with a swim of 23:55mins, the bike in 1:20hrs and the run in 43:44mins. Following home in second and third places were Switzerland’s Ruedi Wild (2:32:57) and Brit racing stalwart Stuart Hayes (2:36:17).
In the women’s field it was Swiss pro Simone Braendli who took home the win in 2:48:04. Followed Braendli in second was Hayes’ fellow Team Dillon athlete – and recent World Duathlon Champion – Emma Pallant (2:52:43) who then saw Phuket-based Australian pro Dimity-Lee Duke finish in third (2:56:08). Pallant’s fellow Brit Imogen Simmonds took fifth in 3:05:33.
“My practice was to get a bit used to the heat for today was really hot. I am very happy I am concluding my season here this year because I love Thailand and I like Phuket,” said Raelert. “Next weekend I’m hoping that I’m doing fine as well. Right now I hope to get a little bit of rest.”
Braendli also strategically planned her way to tackle the heat. “I arrived last Sunday from Switzerland and had been trying to stay indoors. I did treadmill sessions and swim in Olympic swimming pool, then I checked out the courses, and I tried the bike course three times before the race today.”
A field of over 1,300 individual pro and age group athletes representing 44 nationalities, 66 relay teams and 6K Fun Runners raced in the 22nd edition of the race, which has been won in the past by Mark Allen, Greg Welch, Craig Alexander, Paula Newby-Fraser, Chris McCormack, Michellie Jones and Chrissie Wellington.
Results
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Men
Michael Raelert (DEU) 2:30:14
Ruedi Wild (SUI) 2:32:57
Stuart Hayes (GBR) 2:36:17
Massimo Cigana (ITA) 2:39:15
Alberto Casadei (ITA) 2:39:40
Women
Simone Braendli (SUI) 2:48:04
Emma Pallant (GBR) 2:52:43
Dimity-Lee Duke (AUS) 2:56:08
Deirdre Casey (IRL) 3:05:05
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Imogen Simmonds (GBR) 3:05:33
The Off-Road Series has always had a reputation for being tough, but the 2015 WildMan was looking to be extra wild when, at around 8am on Saturday, the sleet suddenly transformed into thick snow ahead of the race.
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Over 600 athletes made their way to the army testing ground of Ash Ranges, ready to take on either a 10km or 15km trail run, or the duathlon where the hardy off-roaders would take on first a 10km run, then an 18km bike and a final 5km run tackling hills, mud, sand, bogs and pretty much every surface known to man.
The duathlon at the Off-Road Series is always a highly competitive affair, with many familiar faces returning to battle it out year after year. Tom Elwood came out top with a stunning time of 2:00:21, pulling out a superior bike leg after a run that was neck and neck. Rick Fetherston (Specialized Concept Store) was close behind in 2:01:44 and Ross Smith came in third in 2:03:55.
Jackie Field (Haslemere Borders Athletic Club) took the female win in 2:27:06, with Rachel Clay (Petersfield Triathlon Club) second in 2:29:56 and Ruth Purbrook third in 2:33:10. Ruth’s transition skills deserve a special mention – in and out of T1 in 31secs and T2 in 30secs.
Plaudits must go the hardy marshals and everyone who raced at WildMan to brave the extreme conditions. Look out for a race report in issue 321 of 220.
Human Race’s next off-roader is in two weeks’ time – the IceMan at Frimley, where you can ‘enjoy’ either an 11km or 16km trail run, or the duathlon (10km run, 18km bike, 5km run). To get 15% off your entry, Human Race have offered a discount code of OFFROAD15 when you enter online at www.humanrace.co.uk
Images: Matt Alexander/Human Race
The Off-Road Series has always had a reputation for being tough, but the 2015 WildMan was looking to be extra wild when, at around 8am on Saturday, the sleet suddenly transformed into thick snow ahead of the race.
Refusing to be beaten, the sun fought its way through and sunny conditions prevailed with a bright blue sky and biting November air.
Over 600 athletes made their way to the army testing ground of Ash Ranges, ready to take on either a 10km or 15km trail run, or the duathlon where the hardy off-roaders would take on first a 10km run, then an 18km bike and a final 5km run tackling hills, mud, sand, bogs and pretty much every surface known to man.
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The duathlon at the Off-Road Series is always a highly competitive affair, with many familiar faces returning to battle it out year after year. Tom Elwood came out top with a stunning time of 2:00:21, pulling out a superior bike leg after a run that was neck and neck. Rick Fetherston (Specialized Concept Store) was close behind in 2:01:44 and Ross Smith came in third in 2:03:55.
Jackie Field (Haslemere Borders Athletic Club) took the female win in 2:27:06, with Rachel Clay (Petersfield Triathlon Club) second in 2:29:56 and Ruth Purbrook third in 2:33:10. Ruth’s transition skills deserve a special mention – in and out of T1 in 31secs and T2 in 30secs.
Plaudits must go the hardy marshals and everyone who raced at WildMan to brave the extreme conditions. Look out for a race report in issue 321 of 220.
Human Race’s next off-roader is in two weeks’ time – the IceMan at Frimley, where you can ‘enjoy’ either an 11km or 16km trail run, or the duathlon (10km run, 18km bike, 5km run). To get 15% off your entry, Human Race have offered a discount code of OFFROAD15 when you enter online at www.humanrace.co.uk
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Images: Matt Alexander/Human Race
To combat cold weather in the saddle, Adidas Cycling have launched the men’s Rompighiaccio Jacket as part of their Climaheat range.
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It includes the brand’s own Climaheat technology, which is formed from hollow fibered fabrics that trap warm air without bulk, also allowing sweat to evaporate quickly.
Named after the Italian meaning for icebreaker ship, the Rompighiaccio jacket aims to do just that and is supplemented by an upgraded winter Supernova range of jerseys and bibtights in red and black colourways, all available at www.adidascycling.com.
The material is designed to keep cyclists warm in the winter months whilst staying dry, letting the rider direct full concentration to the road.
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The jacket is retailing at £85.00, whilst there is also a Rompighiaccio Jersey available for £80.00 and some bib tights in the range for £85.
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The team behind ÖtillÖ, the Swedish swimrun World Championship, have today announced exclusively to 220 Triathlon that a UK qualifying event will launch in 2016.
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The date for your diary is 18 June 2016 and the location will be the Isles of Scilly, a venue that offers the perfect mix of sea swims and beautiful running terrain that the organisers were looking for. There will be space for 100 teams, with eight qualification spots for ÖtillÖ itself next September up for grabs.
Back in our November issue we reported on the tenth anniversary of ÖtillÖ (meaning ‘island to island’) and on the rise of the swimrun phenomenon, which sees competitors running and swimming across a series of islands while always within 10 metres of a race partner. At the time, adventure racer and organiser Michael Lemmel told 220 they were keen to bring the format to the UK, but that finding the right venue was key.
“The most important three things for us,” Lemmel said, “are to keep our races personal not anonymous, to create awesome races in awesome places and the belief that love makes everyone stronger. Swimrun is natural. We go back to the stone-age mentality of moving through nature as effortlessly as possible and taking care of yourself and your partner.”
The Isles of Scilly are made up of 140 islands (five of which are inhabited), making it the perfect choice for a swimrun race. Don’t think it will be easy though – the race will offer a true test as teams tackle a course close to 45km long, with a minimum of eight swims.
The open-water swim sections will total around 10km and the 35km remaining will be made up of picturesque trail-running over and around the major islands of St. Mary’s, Tresco, St. Martin and Bryher.
“Finally we can bring ÖtillÖ to the UK and thanks to the Isles of Scilly and their hospitality, we will put on an awesome show!” said Mats Skott, Race Director for ÖtillÖ.
Registration opens on 26 November 2015 at 3pm (UK time) for this inaugural race. See www.islesofscillyswimrun.com for more info and visit www.otilloswimrun.com to find out more about the series.
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You can read our reports/see images from ÖtillÖ 2015 here and here.
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