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Open Water Swimming For Beginners With the weather picking up and summer months on their way, you may be turning your mind to venturing into the open waters and training; maybe even for the very first time. Open water swimming...

What to Eat and When During a Triathlon If ever there was a hot topic of debate, it comes in the form of triathlon nutrition and more importantly, nutrition intake on race days. What exactly do you need to eat...

The mental washing machine Celebrating its 40th year, St Albans Half Marathon will take place on Sunday 12th June and will see around 5,000 runners take on multiple distances and for various personal reasons. It will be a joy to see...

Ten Top Tips for Tidal Open Water Swimming – by Tim Wiggin’s Open water swimming in tidal waters is a thrilling and unique experience. The open waves are like no other pool and coastal open water swimming can open up...

Spread some hap-pea-ness with Carly!     Last year, regular Merchant Taylors Lake swimmer Carly donned a strawberry outfit to take a unique dip in the lake for charity.  She returned again this Sunday but this time, dressed as a...

Active Training World announces new partnership with OTE Sports! We are delighted to announce that OTE Sports is officially our new partner for 2022! This new partnership will provide our long distance runners and triathletes with performance approved nutrition, available...