Recently I took part in my first Swim Run Event the ‘BRECA Buttermere Sprint’ and I loved it! The event consisted of nine run stages (shortest was 100m, longest 7.8k) and eight swim sections (shortest was 300m, longest 600m). I…
Coniston Standard
~by Steven Vaughan This is a sort of transition (no pun intended) back to racing seriously again year, so I’m focused but trying to make sure I enjoy myself and don’t get lost in the obsession of it all! So,…
Eton Dorney Para Tri
~by Kath Finn I have just returned from the Eton Dorney Para Triathlon World Cup which was a very interesting race! I was supporting Andrea Logan who is visually impaired in her first triathlon with an open water swim. It was at…
We do like to be beside the seaside…
~by John Moreton Southport Standard Tri – 20/5/18 This is a well organised event, I think around 1400 athletes entered the various distances on the day, from the sprint to the standard, 2019 ETU Sprint Distance Qualifier, 2018 ITU Standard…
A day at the Palace
~bt Anne-Marie Jesson Ok, here is my race report!! Blenheim palace sprint triathlon: Lovely swim in a small lake, deep water start with no messing about, very well marked with bouys about every 30m, as well as large bouys to…
A bit of a Struggle
~by Nat Pawlowski ‘Struggle Dales’ is 108miles with over 10’500ft of climbing, add in the heat (mid 20s) and the wind (a gusty 30+ south easterly) and it’s name ‘Struggle’ was certainly warranted. The event start used part of the…
The Deva
~by Kath Finn Out playing – Deva Middle distance last weekend with Bob Muirhead and Helen Farthing who completed the Olympic course. Paddy has always said this is a good, really well organised race but I haven’t done it before. I thought it lived…
Trawlerman Tri
~by Dave Hollingham Great fun at the trawlerman triathlon today. Demi sprint distance so very short. 400m swim, 8.75km bike and 3.6km run. Haven’t seen the results yet but I think my bike made up for the usual slow swim.…
Ultra Training
~by Vikki McGarry Training for the Lakeland Trails Ultra 55km on 8th July 2018 (which I believe from Angela White now, is actually 58km). Last Saturday we set off from Ambleside for the second time, hoping on this occasion to complete…
Velothon Wales
~by Sylvia Chudley Velothon Wales 8 July 140k in the heat – the high point being the uphill, the closed motorway treating us like an oven, Garmin registering 37. It’s a great event, fantastic scenery with masses of support from…