by Ben Tisdall | Dec 9, 2021 | cycling guides, General
On the road cycle sportives we organise the longer distance is around 100 miles. Or on the gravel sportives the equivalent is more like 50-60 miles. Riding 100 miles or more in one go does require some training & preparation. Here are ten tips which will help you... 
by Ben Tisdall | Jan 25, 2021 | Breaking, General, Running Guides
Here are 10 Top Tips that will help you stay fast & keep safe while running at night Be seen. The night trail races we organise are mostly off-road. However several have road crossings or short tarmac sections to link up the best bridleways. So be sure to wear... 
by Ben Tisdall | Oct 28, 2020 | General
Navigating with GPX or GPS Self Navigation Devon Grit is self-nav. We’ve decided to put our time & effort into producing excellent, accurate GPXs & course descriptions. And to providing technical support to make sure everyone arrives at the start line with... 
by Ben Tisdall | Jan 30, 2019 | General, News, Technology, Triathlon Guides
Your child comes bouncing in saying “Mum! Dad!, guess what? I’m doing a triathlon!” You answer with enthusiasm “That’s Great! Well done! A triathlon!” But one of two things will be going through your head. The first might be,... 
by Ben Tisdall | Apr 25, 2018 | General, News, Triathlon Guides
We’re getting lots of questions from first time triathletes. So we’d thought we’d put together some of the most common questions into a Beginners FAQ aimed at peple taking on their first triathlon. What order do you complete the swim, bike and run? (nb this is a... 
by Ben Tisdall | Oct 8, 2016 | General, News, Triathlon Guides
A duathlon is almost always a run, bike, run. Distances can vary but a typical sprint distance duathlon is a 5K run, a 20K bike and a 2.5K run. A standard distance is double those distances. The winning time in a sprint distance duathlon is likely to be around an hour...