When & where? Sunday 11 September 2011 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London.

Sprint distance triathlon perfect for everyone from the novice to the seasoned triathlete.

Indoor 400m swim, a 15km cycle in Crystal Palace Park and a 5km run finishing in the Jubilee Stadium.

Supported by Triathlon England, tri247.com and the Crystal Palace Triathlon Club.

Individuals and Teams are welcome to enter and take on the challenge on their own or shared.

It’s an accessible triathlon with hand cycles, sports wheelchairs and tandem bikes welcome.

A low entry fee in fact one of the lowest entry fees on the market from just £30 per person.

It’s a fundraiser too as we ask participants to raise £220 per person or £600 for a team of three. It’s worth it! Our charity provides innovative, life-changing services for disabled people to live life their way.

Race entry is still open so to register online or for more info visit www.lcdisability.org/tritogether

Launched in the UK only last May, the brand is keen to build on its strong initial performance within the triathlon market and move into professional cycling.

Cherie Pridham, Team Raleigh’s team manager said: “Compression gear is the latest revelation in aiding recovery pre/post training and racing. I had no hesitation when speaking to Compressport about a partnership with Team Raleigh. All of my riders use their Compressport gear virtually 24-7. Team Raleigh riders have all said that the Compressport gear is by far the best compression clothing they have used.”

Team Raleigh rider Jamie Sparling said: “Compression for me is something that has positively impacted on the way in which I recover and travel. I really feel spoiled being sponsored by Compressport; it has allowed me to trade in my old compression tights for well thought out sports-specific compression attire. Now, post-workout and travel compression feels more comfortable and beneficial.”

For a great choice of Compressport products check out http://www.itriathlete.co.uk

It has a hybrid transmitter that will work under water, new G5 GPS device (with smaller and better battery life), works with the S3 Stride sensing unit and the screen displays  up to four lines. with the option to zoom in on important figures.  A touch of a couple of buttons in transition and the watch will have a different profile wether it be swim, bike or run. There are other programmable profiles also for other sports, particularly cardiovascular workouts.. You can adjust your heart rate zones to match the profile – my heart zones for running and cycling vary quite significantly.

The data link is included in the package for loading the information up through a web browse allowing you to analyse performance. The web browser interface means that this will work on Windows PC and Apple Mac.
The information from the footpod will allow you to see your efficiency whilst you review the “Running Index” provided from PolarPersonalTrainer

The new watch allows:

• HR belt that works in water
• Easy switch between the sports
• Integration with Polar power meters
• Different HR zones for different sports

I am a keen swimmer and the HR in water feature is a huge benefit. Whether I am training/arcing in pool, river or lake I would like to know how body is reacting to the time of day, conditions, distance, drill etc. This is the first watch of its kind to provide this. There are other watches that can measure distance, number of lengths and even quickly record your HR at end of a set of lengths but this is one of a kind.

The watch is slim and can easily be worn during the day, with the added benefit of the GPS not running down the battery as it is a seperate unit. The watch is slim and will be so much easier to work with when removing a wetsuit in T1 of a triathlon race, For those people that like to have the watch over the wetsuit there are also longer straps available.

I am due a new sports watch and have been drawn to the Garmin 310XT and/or Garmin 610 but this has really added to the mix.
The RCX5 is available in 4 packages

• Watch (incl. Wearlink+ Hybrid Datalink)
• Run Package (incl. Wearlink+ Hybrid Datalink, S3+ Sensor and S3+ Holder)
• Bike Package (incl. Wearlink+ Hybrid Datalink and Speed Sensor)
• Multi Package (incl. Wearlink+ Hybrid Datalink, GPS G5 and S3+ Holder)

It works with Polar’s W.I.N.D. sensors for bicycling. As I already have speed and cadence sensors with W.I.N.D. technology and for me as a triathlete I will go for the Run Package which includes the S3 foot pod. The bike mount is the Polar Universal Bike Mount. The Keo Look Power sensors are due later this year and although pricey could be worth a punt.

The GPS unit is so much smaller than G1 and G3 and is about the size of a mobile phone battery making it so much easier to put into a small pocket.

Release to market is imminent and looks like it should really shake the market up.

Check out Compressport, 2XU, Swimovate, Garmin and Gu products at http://www.itriathlete.co.uk/

A study of 1,500 children aged between six and 15 showed twice as many spent their free time watching TV than playing sport, while around half surfed the internet, chatted on social networks and played video games.

Tata Steel said its study found 15% of children could not swim, one in 10 had not learnt how to ride a bike and almost a quarter had never run a distance of 400 metres.

I have three children and two have them have physical special needs. This makes it more difficult for them to partake and enjoy the activities available to most. We do however have them swimming at least twice a week, along with visits to park, walks on woodland and attempts to get them riding bikes. My daughter is nearly 10 years old and can still not ride a bike. She has a condition called Dyspraxia (sometimes referred to as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder [DCD]) but she does what she can to overcome issues with balance and confidence. Between us, my wife and I participate in triathlon (sprint, Olympic and middle distance), marathons, half marathons, park runs, bike time trials and training in the pool and runs with the Harriers. We have a great local triathlon club (www.lbt.org.uk) and appreciate all they do to provide assistance and encouragement,

With such a fast growing sport of Triathlon, it seems a shame that so many able bodied children are not channeled into physical activity and team play. An incredible athlete who up until recently was a civil servant is a shining example of what can be achieved if mind and body allow – I am of course talking about Chrissie Wellington. Now, the civil servant from rural Norfolk is the greatest female endurance athlete on the planet.  “I love my body,” she declares. “I am more than content with it. I take a holistic view and see it not just as the contours of my skin but as the muscles, sinews, bones and everything else. This body has taken me to heights that I never imagined. I do love it, and I don’t mean that in an arrogant way”. “I’m not flawless,” she says standing, muscular arms akimbo, on the wobbly table. “I have unattractive feet, unruly hair and oversized calves, but I push this body to its absolute limit and it has never let me down.”

Sport England’s Executive Director of Children and Young People Mike Diaper said: “Youngsters have to make an active choice to go and do sport in their own time and that is where it is competing with computers, going meeting their friends and other things.

“What we’ve found is that when you actually talk to youngsters ask them what sports they want to do in their own time, where they want to do them, and you actually try and provide that, they will actually take that opportunity up.”

We have home computers, Nintendo Wii, Apple iTouch, Nintendo DSi consoles with a variety of reasons:- Wii is good group fun and we often have music on the iTouch and PC. I’m not suggesting there isn’t a place for these modern day entertainment units but let’s get them out of the house, “playing out” and contributing to society and their self development with team, group and individual recreational activities.

More blogs at http://www.itriathlete.co.uk

Wow and congratulations, my Compressport Calf Guards arrived in the post today and I just wanted to say how impressed I am with the service. I placed my order late on Bank Holiday Friday expecting that the order would be looked at today (Tuesday) at the earliest, and be processed to arrive before Thursday at the earliest (your website says 5 to 7 days delivery which is more than fair for Free Delivery !). So you can imagine how impressed I am that my order has been processed and arrived in less then 1 hour of a working day (post arrived at 10:00 following a bank holiday weekend).

You should all feel proud of the service I have received – thank you and I will certainly use you again and recommend you to my running friends.”

Check out Compressport, 2XU, Swimovate, Garmin and Gu products at http://www.itriathlete.co.uk/

1. Nat Barnard came 2nd at the Lisboa International Triathlon in Portugal (half IM distance)
2. Emma Smith came 4th at Challenge Fuerteventura (half IM distance)
3. Sally Bigham came 2nd at the Rocky Mountain Bike Marathon 100km MTB race in Italy

For a great choice of Compressport products check out http://www.itriathlete.co.uk

UK Managing Director Tim Williams said “We are delighted to be putting our products into these two high profile events. Triathlon is our number one market and events such as these are the ideal platform for triathletes to road test our products and learn how compression can boost their performance”

Compressport has renewed its link with Nottingham’s Outlaw Triathlon, which was recently voted 220 Magazine’s Event of the Year, and is set to return to Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre on 24 July.

Lou Collins, Hawaii Ironman age group winner, will be racing at Challenge Henley. She said “The main concern for endurance athletes is the ability to stay injury free and recover quickly. When you are putting in hundreds of miles on the road and pounding the pavements day after day, you need the right products to help you stay healthy. Since using Compressport, I have noticed that I am able to train harder without picking up injuries”.

Check out Compressport products to assist training and recovery at http://www.itriathlete.co.uk

Compressport produce world class sports compression garments which help to maximise performance and speed up recovery.  Having been developed by our Research Team, consisting of professional athletes, scientists and doctors, Compressport have created the best compression on the market and it is now available in the UK.

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Chrissie Wellington won her first race of 2011 finishing Ironman South Africa in another world record time.

Finishing in eight hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds, she beat her own previous best by 2.17 minutes.

Wellington’s final leg, a marathon, took her 2:52:54, faster than any athlete in the field.

She also revealed that her record time was nearly in jeopardy before the race had started. “I took my bike down at around four-o’clock [on Saturday] and put it in the rack. “Then this gentleman by the name of Franz came over and said: ‘you do know you’ve got a huge thorn sticking out of your front tyre don’t you?’,” she said. “Sure enough there was a thorn the size of my thumb sticking out, I pulled it out and heard a big hiss, I’ll definitely be treating Franz to a glass of wine tonight,” she added.

CompresSport are proud sponsors of Chrissie’s. Check out Compressport products to assist training and recovery at http://www.itriathlete.co.uk