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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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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INSCYD Testing
Over the summer of 2022, I was researching options for getting a more detailed understanding of my own, and some of my athletes,...
Nov 13, 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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INSCYD Bike & Run Testing - James Hall
Having underperformed at Kona, I've reached out to Paul to be tested using the Insycd software. I was looking for insight mainly on...
Nov 5, 20221 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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