All posts tagged Richard Hobson

Kona Report 2015

Six team athletes made the long trip to Kona for the 2015 edition of the Ironman World Championships. Charlie Pennington had qualified in Austria, Richard Hobson at Lanzarote, Alison Rowatt […]

London Calling

Definitely our favourite weekend of the year is the Virgin Active London Triathlon. A chance for the whole team to get together (apart from Sam who was off racing Ironman […]

Team dominate at Wimbleball

Ironman UK 70.3 has been a key race for Team Freespeed Virgin Active in every year of our existence. It is a notoriously tough but fair course and the strongest […]

Ironman 70.3 UK this weekend

As usual Team Freespeed Virgin Active will be arriving at Wimbleball for one of our favourite events of the year with real strength in depth. We are very proud to […]

Virgin Active London Triathlon

At Team Freespeed we are lucky to have several incredible supporters including our headline sponsor, Virgin Active. A couple of years ago Virgin Active identified triathlon as a sport that […]

Richard Hobson fifth in the 70.3 World Championships

In September, Matt Molloy and Richard Hobson headed to Las Vegas to compete in the 70.3 World Championships. Both had high hopes of a podium finish but with temperatures soaring […]

Richard Hobson Team Freespeed Virgin Active

Big weekend for the team

This weekend sees four of the Team Freespeed Virgin Active athletes racing at half ironman distance. On Saturday, Tim and Sam will be racing The Vitruvian in Rutland. This is […]

Team Freespeed Virgin Active video

French Alps video

This short film was filmed and edited by friend of the team Ben Brown. The team stayed at Chalet Le 4 in Le Grand Bornand, near Annecy, and took full […]

Team Freespeed Virgin Active London Triathlon

Virgin Active London Tri training day

As headline sponsors of the London Triathlon, Virgin Active run several initiatives to get club members involved in the sport of triathlon. They asked Team Freespeed if we could put […]

Tim Bishop Team Freespeed

Great results at UK 70.3 in Wimbleball

The annual trip down to Exmoor for Ironman UK70.3 is a highlight for the team. A chance to race on one of the toughest and fairest courses in the world, […]