We’re only in April 2014 and already dates are being confirmed for next year’s triathlon competition events in Lanzarote. We wanted to share them with you in case you are already planning your holidays and training camps for 2015.

Timanfaya Triathlon

The 3rd edition of the sprint distance Timanfaya Triathlon will take place on Saturday 14th February in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. There is a children’s event at 10:00, handbike race from La Hoya to Playa Blanca at 13:00 and Timanfaya Triathlon at 15:15.  The 6th edition of the Vuelta Playa Blanca handbike race will be held on Sunday 15th February.

Desafío Octava Isla

The 4th edition of the Desafío Octava Isla will be held in La Graciosa, Lanzarote from the 20th to 22nd February. Read more »

The charity marathon 'Correr, Caminar e Integrar'  takes place on Sunday 13th of April in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote. The event is to raise the profile and funds for the local charity Tinguafaya towards their programme of leisure activities for people with disabilities on the island.

Registration is on race day, in the car park at Playa Bastian in Costa Teguise from 9:00 to 10:45. There are three distances available 500m, 2.5 km or 10 km for the “Run, Walk & Integrate” race which starts at 11:00.

Entry fees are €10 for the 5 km & 10 km distance and €5 for the 500m. Read more »

Registration has opened for the annual swim Travesía a Nado “El Río” from Lanzarote to La Graciosa which will take place on Saturday 4th October.

This is a popular open water swim, places are limited to 650 adults and 50 children on a strict first come basis, so early entry is essential if you want to include this race on your event calendar in 2014.

Swimmers depart from the Playa de Bajo Risco underneath the Mirador del Río in Lanzarote at 13:15 to swim the El Río over to the harbour of Caleta de Sebo on the island of La Graciosa, a distance of 2,600m. Participants have a maximum of one hour after the first swimmer has arrived to complete the distance. Read more »

After a winter lay off, Stephen Bayliss returned to long distance racing at Ironman Los Cabos with an impressive 2^nd place finish on Saturday.

The four times Ironman champion has meticulously planned 2014 in a bid to qualify for The Kona World Championships, and is hoping to achieve the highest ever finish by a British male there.

Bayliss completed the Los Cabos course in 8:32:19, sandwiched between two Italian athletes, 5 minutes down on winner Daniel Fontana and 2 minutes ahead of Domenico Passuello.

He finished the swim split in first place in an impressive 45:37. Saving some energy for his run, he stayed in touch with most of the leading group on the bike, and delivered his best bike performance for three years. The run started smoothly enough, although keeping pace with Fontana proved impossible – he finished with a marathon time of 2:55:06. Bayliss maintained second place until he suffered from sickness halfway through the run, and was passed by Passuello. Once he’d dealt with the issues, and taken some more energy on board, he had an excellent last lap and re-took 2^nd place to get his 2014 campaign off to a great start. Read more »