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What Home Of Triathlon really means!

As many are starting to get Olympic fever, I am getting plenty of notes asking for my take, after the last series of ITU races. I thought...

Athletes like us!

This week we would like to highlight a special athlete who first joined us for a camp in 2017. JP had decided that his next sporting...

The best I can be

Today I'm proud to present another of the athletes training in my squad. Melanie's story has a twist, I'd say about three positive...

The beauty of triathlon

I'd like you to meet Ralf, who I'm particularly proud of. He is my go to guy when I need to give hope to athletes that really struggle. I...

An Inspiration for all!

This week a social media post by James Cunnama informed the tight knit triathlete community of his retirement from racing as he...

The long journey!

Mariana was one of the first age group athletes to join my private squad. We know her as SwissMex, not just for her heritage, but also...

Arnaud's story

It was a long bike day in winter in St Moritz and I prescribed a four hour ride, thinking all would do it indoors. But that night when I...

Coke, Mars bars and a world record!

People are always looking to improve things, or what I call 'Looking for clues'! Whether that be 'free speed' on the bike, or new 'go...

Heroes are human too!

Nicola’s new fans: Support from Ingrid’s family. Nice story from Camp this week on con!icting assumptions made by both pro and age group...

Ron Clarke: A triathlon legacy

One of the greatest distance runners of all time passed away recently in Australia (17 June, 2015). Ron Clarke, for our international...

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