The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves

The GE Great Britain team landed it’s first home gold medal at the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships today over the 5.75km run, 23.3km bike, 3km run course in Holyrood Park. Iain Dawson won gold in the Tri 6 category (visually impaired) after overhauling Ralf Arnold from Germany on the challenging, hilly bike course.Dawson said: “That was hard. It’ s quite a tough course for a tandem. The hills are technical and testing and the descents are pretty quick.

The 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships are set to take place this weekend (3-5 September) in Scotland, UK. World titles will be contested at Edinburgh’s iconic, and very hilly, Holyrood Park – one of the most challenging courses ever used for an ITU Duathlon World Championships, as confirmed by those athletes already at race site.

Worldwide Olympic Partner, Panasonic, has today announced a new sponsorship with the British Triathlon Federation to become an Official Supplier to British Triathlon. The sponsorship of British Triathlon – the governing body for triathlon in the UK – will last for an initial one year period and will see Panasonic supply a range of equipment, including plasma screen TVs and camcorders, which can be used for creation of digital content and enhanced athlete profiles giving an insight into training and preparation of British triathletes. 

Britain’s Youth men’s relay team won silver behind the Italians at the 2010 Vila Nova de Gaia ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships in Portugal (29 August). The women’s team finished 4th in a highly competitive race won by the Hungarians.

Jonathan Brownlee was beaten into silver medal position in a sprint finish at the 2010 Vila Nova de Gaia ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships in Portugal (28 August). The 20 year old from Leeds pushed the pace throughout the run, but was beaten on the line by Portugal’s Joao Silva.

On Saturday 4 September, at the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in Holyrood Park, over 300 leading British amateur duathletes will compete in one of the largest GE Great Britain Age Group Teams to represent Great Britain at an ITU Duathlon World Championships.  211 men and 111 women (246 from England and 76 from Scotland) aged between 18 and 76 will compete in 23 age categories. 

triathlonscotland are delighted to announce that elite coach Darren Smith will be delivering a CPD session for triathlon coaches on Friday 3 September.Darren started his coaching career in Australia where he established the Queensland Academy of Sport triathlon programme.  He moved to Scotland in 2000, initially joining the Scottish Triathlon Association (now triathlonscotland), before moving in to freelance coaching in 2005.Darren has worked with some of Scotland’s top athletes and has a wealth of experience working as both a federat

The 2010 West Midlands Regional Championship Race was held in conjunction with the Barton Marina Standard Distance Triathlon on the 8th August 2010.

To be eligible, athletes had to be resident in the West Midlands Region or a member of a West Midlands Club and additionally a member of Triathlon England.

Jonathan Brownlee is in the hunt for triathlon titles again this weekend when he competes at the 2010 Vila Nova de Gaia ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships in Portugal. He became World sprint champion last weekend in Lausanne.

The 2010 GE Parc Bryn Bach Triathlon on the 19th September 2010 plays host to a truly spectacular finale to the triathlon season in the UK, with not only the Inter Regional Championships taking place, but also the British Elite Triathlon Championships featuring former world champion Helen Jenkins and newly crowned Sprint Triathlon World Champion Jonathan Brownlee.

You can be a part of this exciting event as a volunteer, giving you the best view possible of Great Britians finest Triathletes.