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Jennifer Done: Working mum & 2x Ironman
Jennifer Done: Working mum & 2x Ironman
I'm Jen, a speech and language therapist living in Hampshire. I started running when I met my husband in 2008 after never being sporty or into fitness! I went on... Read more...
British adventurer Isaac Kenyon completes the world's first 15kg weighted vest Ironman challenge
British adventurer Isaac Kenyon completes the world's first 15kg weighted vest Ironman challenge
In the early hours of Sunday morning (10th September), a groundbreaking and symbolic endeavour was achieved by British adventurer and endurance athlete Isaac Kenyon, who has completed a historic milestone:... Read more...
Aerodynamic and thermoregulatory optimisation of tri-suit design for triathlon
Aerodynamic and thermoregulatory optimisation of tri-suit design for triathlon
Last week, our HUUB funded PhD student Philippa Jobling graduated from Nottingham Trent University. The final title of her thesis was 'Aerodynamic and thermoregulatory optimisation of tri-suit design for triathlon',... Read more...
Sky Sports documetary covers The Big Rugby Swim
Sky Sports documetary covers The Big Rugby Swim
Sky Sports covers Rugby Union vs Rugby League Relay Race across the English Channel in 'The Big Rugby Swim' four-part documentary. A worldwide first for an event of this nature,... Read more...
Sam Holness awarded Guinness World Record
Sam Holness awarded Guinness World Record
The world’s first openly autistic athlete to complete the IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon in Hawaii has been awarded a Guinness World Record for his achievement.  29-year-old Sam Holness from Kingston... Read more...
Goodbye & Good Luck: Gordon Benson & Elliot Smales
Goodbye & Good Luck: Gordon Benson & Elliot Smales
We have encountered some remarkable triathletes in our 12 years of creating the world's best triathlon products. Many have come into triathlon and then left, whilst others are still to... Read more...
Prof. Greg Whyte takes on Thames Swim World Record
Prof. Greg Whyte takes on Thames Swim World Record
125 miles of swimming in under 4 days No stranger to endurance challenges, Professor Greg Whyte was the coach who helped David Walliams complete an epic swim of the River... Read more...
A year in triathlon: 2021 long course season review
A year in triathlon: 2021 long course season review
If we thought most of Triathlon’s highlights would come from short course racing in 2021, then we were certainly mistaken. In recent years the long course scene has been set... Read more...
A year in triathlon: 2021 short course season review
A year in triathlon: 2021 short course season review
As we look towards a hopeful 2022 triathlon season it gives a great opportunity to look back on an eventful 2021. For many, Covid-19 still had its impacts, however, there... Read more...
The most brutal one-day swimming challenge on the planet is completed in a HUUB Varman
The most brutal one-day swimming challenge on the planet is completed in a HUUB Varman
On Saturday the 16th of October 2021, Michael Coates and Nathan Jones set a new world record for swimming 26.2 miles in what has been called ‘The most brutal one-day... Read more...
Billy Monger completes Billy's Big Red Nose Day Challenge
Billy Monger completes Billy's Big Red Nose Day Challenge
An elated but exhausted Billy Monger completed his gruelling 140-mile triathlon inspired Red Nose Day challenge that saw him walk, cycle and kayak across England, as he crossed the finish... Read more...
‘Super’ Sam Holness Joins HUUB’s Family of Athletes
‘Super’ Sam Holness Joins HUUB’s Family of Athletes
We're excited to announce our partnership with ‘Super’ Sam Holness, who recently launched his campaign to become the first autistic Ironman athlete. The three-year deal will not only provide the... Read more...