top of page


Ironman Leeds : An Unexpected Journey
When Leeds was announced as the new venue of Ironman England 140.6 it was an easy decision to make this my tenth long distance triathlon....
4 days ago10 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Inaugural SEC Training Camp - Lanzarote, March 2025
It had taken me 3 years to build up to organising this camp, as I wanted it to be a unique and bespoke camp catering for everyone’s needs...
Apr 159 min read
Â
Â
Â


Dragon Slaying In Wales Where Even The Swim Has An Elevation At Times I’m Sure by Mhairi Wear
It's 5 Years since I managed to get to an Ironman start line due to injury and that small episode called COVID lockdown. Now I could...
Sep 26, 20246 min read
Â
Â
Â


IronMan World Championships Nice 2024 - A Spectators Jackpot! By Lindsay Straughton, Louise Ireland and Bex Smith (although she was a bit busy!!)
Early 2024 and we decided we needed a girls trip to Nice to support Bex Smith and see what all this World Championships fuss was about. Â ...
Sep 24, 20247 min read
Â
Â
Â


European Long Distance Triathlon Championships Race Report by Nige Swepson
Unfinished business I had my first ever DNF at the European Champs in Almere last year, so this was unfinished business. After coming off...
Sep 23, 20247 min read
Â
Â
Â


Alpe D’Huez Triathlon - A Big Day Out! By Paul Sellars
So as anyone that read the IM Vitoria Gasteiz race report will know, we are currently making our way around Europe with our caravan for a...
Jul 27, 20249 min read
Â
Â
Â


Adventures & Mishaps in Vitoria Gasteiz by Paul Sellars
After mine and Ann’s European Tour in 2023, I started to look for races that could be included in a similar tour in 2024. Ironman Vitoria...
Jul 16, 20249 min read
Â
Â
Â


An extremely good time in Sweden! By Nathan Holden
Ever since being the support crew on Swissman last year, I had a desire to push myself on an extreme triathlon event.  Knowing I don’t...
Jul 11, 20244 min read
Â
Â
Â


Roth - The race of my life! By Rebecca Smith
Challenge Roth. Those who know, know🤯. My main aim was to enjoy this one and soak it all in. Challenge Roth is recognised as the biggest...
Jul 11, 20244 min read
Â
Â
Â


Race Pacing Plans: Best Bike Split vs Garmin Power Guide Strategy (By Lindsay Straughton)
Generally, there are 4 methods of race pacing for the bike leg of a triathlon: 1)Â Â Â Level of effort aka watch your heart rate, 2)Â Â Â ...
Jul 1, 20245 min read
Â
Â
Â


First Time Team GB (By Katie Locke)
What do you like to do on your Birthday? Spend time with family and friends, maybe eat a bit of cake and drink a glass or two… For my...
Jul 1, 20245 min read
Â
Â
Â


"Fueling Success: A Journey Through Sports Nutrition, and a Personal Transformation"
TL;DR: Overcoming weight issues and sugar addiction. I developed a tailored food plan and macronutrient tracker with a sports...
Jun 4, 20244 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Run in the Wild, the Cape Wrath Ultra
Well, that happened - Cape Wrath Ultra – just under a week since I completed 400km with 11,400 meters of elevation over 8 days in the...
Jun 4, 20248 min read
Â
Â
Â


Breakfast Butty in a Coffee Cup, No Bread Roll Please!
I’ll start this blog by saying that it is NOT a diet blog…… it’s a blog about changing my diet and the impact it’s had on my training and...
Nov 12, 20235 min read
Â
Â
Â


Storms, stress, saviours and stench 💩 - Rebecca Smith, Ironman Portugal-Cascais.
This race report begins a few days ahead of race day, it’s definitely worth setting the scene here… Wednesday - Arrival I travelled with...
Oct 30, 20236 min read
Â
Â
Â


2023 Ironman World Championships, Kona – Saturday 14th October 2023 - Louise Sinclair
Prior to Ironman Cork in August, I knew about Kona of course, but it had never even crossed my mind that it would even be a possibility. ...
Oct 22, 20237 min read
Â
Â
Â


Coniston Swimrun – Daniel King
Legend has it that Swimrun originated in 2002 in Sweden. The story goes that the brothers Matt and Jesper Andersson, Anders Malm and...
Sep 28, 20237 min read
Â
Â
Â


Ironman Italy - Paul Sellars & Danny Bluff
What would an 8 week European vacation be without a triathlon in it somewhere! 4 weeks in France and a week at the side of Lake Garda,...
Sep 21, 20239 min read
Â
Â
Â


‘Popping’ the Ironman cherry………..Erkner 70.3 by Helen Pickett
In 4 years of doing triathlons I had steered clear of the Ironman brand viewing it as expensive and (if I’m honest) a bit scary – only...
Sep 14, 20236 min read
Â
Â
Â


IronMan Wales 2023; (Fish) Guts and Glory! -Lindsay Straughton
On the back of the highs of LakesMan and 255 in 2022, I decided I wanted to tackle my first IronMan, and what better course than the...
Sep 10, 20235 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page