• swim
    The Story behind Ecolast™
    02 Aug 2019
    Zoggs are passionate about the ocean and what changes they can make to protect our world for the future. Their mission is to reduce their impact as a business on the environment. From greener packaging to recycled swimwear and supporting various environmental causes, they believe in doing everything they can to preserve our oceans for the future...
  • Triathlon
    What to pack for your triathlon
    10 Jul 2019
    Packing a kit bag the night before a big race is often stressful. ‘Packing anxiety’ is a real term coined to explain the utter panic many people feel when it comes to packing for important events. A lot of people will have experienced the universal ritual of packing a bag, reckoning the task is done, forgetting whether or not a crucial...
  • Triathlon
    Three race day hacks for triathlon success
    09 May 2019 / Nassrin Chamanian
    Swim, bike, run. The three components of a triathlon. Simple, right? What many people don't realise is that there's actually a fourth discipline in a triathlon. Transition. How do you switch from swim to bike, then bike to run without getting flustered and making costly mistakes, or taking a big chunk of time? The clock's still ticking...
  • Triathlon
    Meet Daphne Belt, the 80-year old triathlete
    08 May 2019 / Martin McKinlay
    Daphne Belt is living proof that you're never too old to #GetThere. Daphne was fifty when she started competing in triathlons. This year she'll be turning 80 but she's not slowing down any time soon. Wiggle buying manager Martin McKinlay, who competes in the 30-34 age group, caught up with Daphne to find out more about her illustrious...
  • Triathlon
    From gym to Ironman - Annie's story
    02 Apr 2019 / Annabelle Lancaster
    It was January 2011. New year, new me. Like many of those 'New Year’s Resolution-ers,’ I'd decided to lose a bit of weight and get fitter. I'd been getting out of breath walking up a flight of stairs so I needed to make a change. Along with countless others at that time of year, I joined a gym. Little did I know, I was...
  • Duathlon
    Believing and achieving - the Portsmouth Duathlon
    13 Mar 2019 / Dan Bartlett
    Run bike run. That's all there is to it. We caught up with Wiggle athlete Dan Bartlett to see how he did at his first duathlon in Portsmouth. The week before my first event of the season was not the best time to come down with the flu. Confined to bed with days to go, unable to train, I resolved to get back on track as soon as possible and...
  • Triathlon
    Racing in the Age Group Triathlon European Championships 2018
    19 Sep 2018 / Martin McKinlay
    It’s not every day that you’re doing your weekend shopping and you receive an email from British Triathlon congratulating you for making the Age Group squad for the European Championships . A year of training harder than I ever have before had paid off. My performance at the qualifying event at Thorpe Park in September last year had...
  • Team Wiggle Live To Tri
    09 Aug 2018
    With a choice of four distances and the option to compete solo or as part of a relay team, the AJ Bell London Triathlon has become a 'must do' event in the sporting calender. It's organised by Live To Tri who help people to 'overcome the scary stuff and information overload associated with triathlons' and get involved. We sent...
  • Triathlon
    My first triathlon
    18 Jul 2018 / Peter Henry
    I am a lucky man; just over three months ago I got a cool job as a senior UI developer at Wiggle and it is a great place to work. Not long after I started I spotted a message on Yammer, our internal social network, from our Marketing Team: Are you training for your first Triathlon? Or maybe you're taking the next step and upping your distance...
  • swimrun
    The ÖTILLÖ SwimRun
    10 Jul 2018 / Harvey Bennett
    SwimRun is small but rapidly growing multisport that can take you to some beautiful places. Wiggle Chief Marketing Officer, Harvey Bennett, recently took part in his first SwimRun – The Otillo Isles of Scilly SwimRun event. Below he gives us an insight into the sport. Having competed in triathlons for over ten years and completed many...

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