JAMES WITTS
Writer > Editor > Copywriter
I am a writer and editor who specialises in endurance sport, health and fitness,
outdoor adventure and sports science. This is an overview of my features and interviews…
BOOK AUTHOR
As of 2020, I'd written two books and updated one…
THE SCIENCE OF THE
TOUR DE FRANCE
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published in 2016
How the world's best riders train and fuel for the planet's biggest bike race.
TRAINING SECRETS OF
THE WORLD'S GREATEST FOOTBALLERS
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published in 2019
Discover how Ronaldo, Messi et al reach physical peak each and every game. Click here for more info
THE BIKE BOOK
Haynes
Published in 2017
Banish The Off Day
220 Triathlon
A subject close to my heart: trying to banish those race days when everything just unravels and you struggle to finish. Piece focused on the physical and mental aspects, so interviewed leading psychologists and exercise physiologists. Also tapped up the world's finest triathletes to proffer their views.
Click here to read the feature
Sample of other recent features for 220 Triathlon magazine include:
> Run shoe grouptest. Over the years I've tested a plethora of swim, bike and run gear.
> Doping in age-group triathlon. A fascinating piece to research that looked at the prevalence of illegal ergogenic aids in recreational triathlon.
> Impact of genetics on performance. Spoke to geneticists, coaches and athletes to ascertain how much of performance can be attributed to nature over nurture.