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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
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European Middle Distance Aquabike Champs, Menen, Belgium
Multi sport is such adventure, the nerves, the stress, the highs and the lows and taking it abroad heightens all of these. Why do we do...
Sep 5, 20235 min read
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Ironman Cork – Sunday 20th August 2023 by Louise Sinclair
Having previously completed 140.6 distance at Outlaw in 2021 and Lakesman in 2022, I was keen to try an Ironman-branded event. After...
Aug 27, 20236 min read
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Cowman 70.3 - Mark Taylor
Having come out of the Snowman 70.3 the week before feeling in decent condition (surprisingly decent given how hard that race was in the...
Aug 13, 20233 min read
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SEC Athletes At Outlaw Full Weekend
Lead by Nigel Swepson, one of only 6 people to complete all of the Outlaw Full races, SEC descended on Nottingham. Mark Bedford and...
Aug 1, 202311 min read
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SEC Slate Day At Lakesman
Lakesman 2023 So the Lakesman weekend is a favourite of the SEC team, and this year didn’t disappoint. We had 11 athletes entered in the...
Jun 25, 20238 min read
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Rebecca Smith at Challenge Salou
I signed up for Challenge Salou 70.3 after looking for a race to get stuck into in preparation for The Lakesman Full. Salou is a renowned...
Jun 10, 20234 min read
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Siobhan Brewer Conquers IM Lanzarote
Ironman Lanzarote- the world’s hardest ironman event. Siobhan Brewer Summary If you are short on time and can’t be bothered to read about...
May 26, 202316 min read
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First Lady at Cheshire Sprint Tri for Caroline Stalker
500m swim (outdoor brine pool - interesting), 21k Bike (1 loop - nice scenery, shockingly bad road surfaces), 5k Run (4 laps - not fun)...
May 24, 20234 min read
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Outlaw Notts 70.3, big PB for Nigel Swepson
The closer race week was getting the more excited I was getting. For me this race was my first test of the year and first race in SEC...
May 24, 20234 min read
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To the finish line….. and beyond!
Waaaaay back in 2016 at the London Marathon Expo I came across a little unassuming stall that had a display of the most amazing running...
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Fastest Lady at 53 Years Old!!
Bangor Half Marathon (to start or not?) On an easy long run in October last year I got ‘caught up’ in the Bangor half marathon and...
Nov 5, 20224 min read
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Ironman Barcelona - Rebecca Smith
After what felt like good night sleep (I couldn’t believe it either!!!) I arrived in transition in good time to re-inflate my tyres and...
Oct 7, 20224 min read
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Outlaw X - A spectator's view
So, spectator boots on again, missing the 3rd of my September 70.3s due to the old COVID, we headed off to Outlaw X. This would be Danny...
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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European Championships Bilbao - Helen Pickett
In 2019 I unexpectedly crossed the finish line of Outlaw X 2nd in my age group and subsequently qualified to race with team GB at the...
Sep 25, 20226 min read
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Ironman 70.3 Weymouth by Nigel Swepson
Weymouth was my end of season race, and at the beginning of the year I had no goals or targets connected to it. As the season went on and...
Sep 19, 20226 min read
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Banishing the Lakesman Swim Demons by Ann Sellars
At the start of 2022 I sustained a knee injury which stopped me doing all my regular exercise. So at the grand old age of 57 I asked...
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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The day I got burnt by the dragon
Ironman Wales 2022 race report – Siobhan Brewer The ‘A’ race. I always secretly like have to have the fear and the knot in the stomach...
Sep 14, 20229 min read
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Shropshire 70.3.....or Sprint?
Adaptability or just plain stupidity, only time will tell, but my final race leading into Bilbao Middle distance did not go to plan at...
Sep 14, 20225 min read
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Helvellyn Triathlon
Way back in March and in the midst of LakesMan training, I must have been on a rest day and bored or something because I got to thinking...
Sep 14, 20224 min read
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