FROM THE VAULT ISSUE 117

Much like today, ‘Fit kit’ was the big sell for us back in the year 2000, although 18 years ago there was a touch more flesh on show thanks to a fetching three-page spread of the very latest trisuits and two-pieces (head to p61 for our 2018 sleeved recommendations).

The issue also celebrated the 16th edition of Ironman New Zealand, a race that’s still going strong to this day (see p104 to get the lowdown on this epic race by the 2018 women’s winner Laura Siddall, the first-ever British victor over the Kiwi course).

In 2000, Germany’s Thomas ‘Hell on wheels’ Hellriegel broke the course record in 8:22:46, which was bested in 2018 by New Zealander Terenzo Bozzone, who won the event at his sixth time of asking in 7:59:56.

Elsewhere in the issue we reviewed the newlyopened Bath Centre of Excellence, looked ahead to triathlon’s debut at the Olympic Games, which took place in Sydney, Australia in September 2000, and trawled a fledgling ‘internet’ for tri bargains. According to us, we proudly declared that the internet was ‘here to stay’.

Flip the issue and you also got '220 Xtreme', a 15-page special that promised ‘x-rated stuff’, such as how to dress for an adventure race and reports from Tough Guy, Kayak Challenge 2000 and Australia’s Surf Life Saving series. Pure filth if ever we saw it!

“Much like today, ‘fit kit’ was a big sell for us in 2000, although back then there was more flesh on show”