Blogs, films and adventures

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   Written by event organiser, Gordon Miller. One cold day late last December, whilst out cycling a familiar route on the south Hertfordshire lanes, I had a eureka moment. In 2019, why not try to align my passion for cycling with a challenge, my work and charitable cause. That way, I reasoned, I could...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   Written by Kitbrix ambassador Finley Greenleaf My final Obstacle Course Race (OCR) of the year was one not to be missed. 195 competitive kids from all around the globe descended on Castaic Park in Los Angeles to battle it out on a wet muddy Spartan course to decide the World rankings for 2019....

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures Chris Collerton, a Team GB Olympic Coach and High Performance Development Coach from Which Training Camp is here to tell you how you can make the most out of triathlon training camps. So how can training camps help you jump start your training? There are 2 main reasons why athletes go on a warm weather training camp. To improve...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   Ambassador blog written by Ed Laverack, elite road cyclist, two time British Champion and British Hill Climb Champion. There’s a rather common mindset among endurance athletes that if you are not building towards your ‘A’ race then the training you are doing is not important. However, shouldn’t everything, no matter the season, be...

With the recent outbreak of Coronavirus spreading worldwide, the UK has gone into lockdown. With this lockdown comes a shift in how many of us live our day-to-day lives, fitness and training included. With this comes postponed triathlons, marathons and OCR races to name a few. In addition to this, places where training usually takes place are also closed such...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   Has your child got stacks of energy, have a passion for sports or just loves a new and exciting challenge? Or maybe they have expressed interest in giving a Triathlon a go, and you’re left thinking “a Tri-what?”. If you want to know what you are both getting in for, we have created...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   The triathlon originally emerged to settle the long-standing debate, ‘who is the fittest athlete, swimmers, runners or cyclists? This led to the Triathlon being conceived in France in 1920. The athletes competing in the first recorded Triathlon had to complete a 3 kilometre run, followed by a 12 kilometre cycle and finish with...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   An OCR race stands for Obstacles, Course and Race. This means you will need to be wearing something flexible to manoeuvre obstacles, something that is equally lightweight that you don’t get bogged down in mud and water throughout the course and something that you can comfortably run in as you race to the...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   An OCR is an Obstacle Course Race and does exactly what it says on the packet- obstacle courses, racing and throw in a bit (or a lot) of mud and you have an OCR! If you are an endurance athlete that is looking for their next new challenge, an OCR should be a...

For most people working out is deeply ingrained in their routine. Wake up, exercise, shower, go to work. Or… leave work, go to the gym, shower, come home, dinner. Having exercise as part of your daily schedule keeps you on track to your fitness goal by making exercise a habit. Whilst this routine ensures you are working out regularly, when...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures There is something at the moment on the news and around the world that we can’t escape at that of course is the Coronavirus. This virus has caused chaos around the world, with countries struggling to control this and some countries even going into a lock down. Many events so far have been cancelled,...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   If you are training for a triathlon or long distance bike race, part of your training will be to improve your cycling. Whilst the most obvious way to do this is physically riding your bike, this is not the only way. If it is winter, you're stuck indoors, your bike is out for...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   A triathlon is a well known and beloved sport, with the race consisting of running, swimming and cycling in equal measures, one after the other. However, training for all three sports (see our blog on brick training here) can be strenuous, or perhaps swimming or cycling isn’t something you particularly enjoy. In response...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   Brick training is a method of practicing more than one discipline back to back in a single training session. Brick training is one of the methods used to prepare your body for the demands of competing in a triathlon, and one you should definitely include into your schedule if you’re preparing for a...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures Written by Yannis Christodoulou, an experienced multi-sport athlete, winner of the National Aquathlon Championships and the European Aquathlon Championships. Scheduling training around your daily life commitments can be hard for a number of reasons, such as family engagements, working hours and so on. For me, it is very difficult because not only do I...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   If you’re reading this, you are probably thinking about competing in your first triathlon. A triathlon is a sporting event that consists of three separate disciplines; cycling, swimming and running, one after the other. For more information on what a triathlon is you can read our blog post here. When preparing to compete...

Back to: Blogs, films and adventures   It always pays to be prepared, and that includes what you eat before (and after) an OCR race. What you put in your body can make or break your performance on race day, which is why it is important to plan ahead. The food and drink you consume will be your source of...

KitBrix will be partnering with Team Vitus Pro Cycling for 2018.  Cherie Pridham was manager for the former Raleigh-GAC team, and now, with a new title sponsor sought after, Raleigh decided to withdraw from supporting a road team at the end of the 2017 season, Cherie is now the team owner / manager for Team Vitus Pro Cycling. “2018 will...

KitBrix partners with 3x Olympic Gold Medalist 5x World and European Champion Ed Clancy OBE KitBrix and Ed Clancy announce 4-year partnership to focus on product development and innovation. Starting with the development and launch of the KitBrix CityBrix v2. KitBrix have been working alongside Team JLT Condor for the past 12 months and have successfully identified Clancy as the man...