220 Triathlon

220 Triathlon is the UK’s No.1 selling Triathlon magazine and brings together all the finest elements of the world’s fastest growing sport in a visually stunning and practical format.

FROM THE EDITOR…

START • DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF TRI

WHEN INDOOR TRI BLOWS A FUSE • Allegations of a technical hitch left a sour taste after Super League’s Arena Games Final, but it’s unclear whether it’s the equipment or athlete trust that needs fixing

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GARMIN FORERUNNER 265 & 965 • FROM £429.99 Garmin goes AMOLED with two new feature-packed watches…

“WOMEN NEED TO FEEL SUPPORTED TO RACE IRONMAN” • Sarch Curtis & Rowan Bowcutt set up “10IronWomen’ to improve the gender split in long-distance tri. Here they tell us why they won’t stop the equality fight

FAO 220 • Your emails & pictures

your INSTAGRAM TRI PICTURES • WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

THE STUDENT CHAMP • AS THE REIGNING U23 WORLD CHAMPION, CONNOR BENTLEY JOINS A PRESTIGIOUS LIST OF BRITISH MEN TO HAVE WORN THE CROWN. SO WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE 22-YEAR-OLD WHO BOASTS ALEX YEE AS A TRAINING PARTNER? LET’S FIND OUT…

MASTER THE MIDDLE • FOR MANY IT’S THE PERFECT DISTANCE, REQUIRING BOT ENDURANCE AND SPEED TO RACE WELL. BUT HOW IS THAT ACHIEVED? CUE OUR GUIDE TO MIDDLE-DISTANCE MASTERY…

IF YOU ARE COMPLETING A MIDDLE DISTANCE AS YOUR FIRST-EVER TRIATHLON • TRAINING GOAL I BUILD ENDURANCE

IF YOU ARE DOING YOUR FIRST MIDDLE-DISTANCE HAVING MOVED UP FROM OLYMPIC-DISTANCE • TRAINING GOAL I PUSHING THE EFFORT OUT, NOT GOING HARDER

IF YOU ARE AIMING FOR A MIDDLE-DISTANCE PB • TRAINING GOAL I WORKING ON STRENGTHS, ELIMINATING WEAKNESSES

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO QUALIFY IN YOUR AGE-GROUP • TRAINING GOAL I TRAINING FOR THE COMPETITION

BACK FROM THE BRINK • THE TRI WORLD HELD ITS BREATH IN OCTOBER WHEN NEWS CAME THAT PARALYMPIC MEDALLIST GEORGE PEASGOOD WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOLLOWING A FREAK BIKE ACCIDENT. A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. A BLEAK PROGNOSIS. BUT EARLY 2023 INSTAGRAM LIT UP WHEN GEORGE POSTED A VIDEO OF HIM WALKING DOWN A HOSPITAL CORRIDOR…

GEORGE’S CAREER TO DATE

KIT ZONE • THE LATEST GEAR - TESTED BY EXPERTS

MEET THE TEST TEAM

BUYER’S GUIDE TRIATHLON WETSUITS • Keen to swim faster and get out of T’1 quickly? Then you need a triathlon-specific wetsuit…

KEY BUYING INFORMATION • Here are the five main things to look out for when buying your wetsuit

READER QUESTIONS

PREMIUM & BUDGET • There’s something for every price point here - but what do you get at the extremes?

HUUB AGILIS • • The top-end suit with design input from the Brownlees is stiii going strong in 2023

ZONE3 VANQUISH X £699 • • Does this suit, returning for another season, continue to have the X-factor?

KIT ZONE

KIT ZONE

BUYER'S GUIDE RUNNING BOTTLES • Looking for a way to stay hydrated on your runs without carrying a running pack? Step forward four running water bottles…

TRAINING • BOOST YOUR PERFORMANCE - TODAY!

COURSE-RECCE MASTER CLASS • RACE DAY IS EDGING CLOSER - BUT KNOWING THE COURSE CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO YOUR PERFORMANCE. HERE’S HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF THE RECCE…

10 WAYS TO PERFECT THE COURSE RECCE • Get to know where you'll be racing from the inside out. Follow these key pointers for strategically figuring out the lie of the land ahead of race dayw

20-MINUTE RECOVERY MEALS • This month's recipes are designed with speed and health in mind - four, fast meals for rapid recovery

SWEETCORN AND SWEET POTATO FRITTATAS • RECIPE OF THE MONTH

A ROUGH GUIDE TO TRAINING INTENSITIES • Training in 'zones' can often be confusing, so Ben's here to make it as simple as possible for the...