Lucy Charles talks Ross Edgley, Kona 2018 and the magic powers of chocolate brownies…

Ross 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…

220 Triathlon Awards 2018: Meet the winners!

2018 proved another phenomenal year for the sport of tri, with records tumbling across the globe, new races making their mark on a bumper-packed tri calendar and brands continuing to strive for ever-greater performance advancements. And if that wasn’t enough, the first-ever paratriathlete made her debut on one of the country’s top entertainment shows, Strictly Come Dancing. At…

5 of the best triathlon books for Christmas

1. IRONWOMEN Advertisement Tiffany Jolowicz £8.11 This book charts author Tiffany Jolowicz’s mission to share the experience of finishing Ironman Switzerland. In it she interviews dozens of female M-Dot finishers, and the end result is an at-times amusing and always inspiring collection of those who have taken on the phenomenal iron-distance challenge. Buy from www.amazon.co.uk   …

Austrian doctor sues FDA for seizing abortion drugs she sent to patients in U.S.

Boise, Idaho — An Austrian doctor who prescribes abortion drugs to patients around the world is suing the United States for allegedly blocking her American patients from getting abortions by seizing their prescriptions. Dr. Rebecca Gomperts filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Idaho on Monday, asking a judge to stop the Food and…

China bristles at Pompeo’s criticism as video challenges narrative on Uighur camps

Beijing — China’s government on Monday denounced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for saying that Beijing is trying to erase Muslim culture in its northwest. A foreign ministry spokesman rejected Pompeo’s comment at the United Nations that the detention of Uighurs was unrelated to anti-terrorism activity. The verbal jousting comes amid new evidence to challenge…