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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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IM Vichy 140.6
IM Vichy has been on my list for a long time. As a family, we have spent a good chunk of July and August in our caravan in France for...
Aug 22, 20227 min read
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SEC Takeover at 255 Festival of Endurance
Credit to SEC founder member William Galvin for the report and to his wife Kate for outstanding logistics management and an awesome pasta...
Aug 5, 20228 min read
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Cotswold Classic 70.3 (putting Lakesman to bed!)
After such a disappointing Lakesman weekend I wasn’t even sure I would get to the start line for the Classic, morale and motivation...
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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AG Win at Challenge Roth
Challenge Roth is truly incredible! The support and event are completely out of this world and I would 100% recommend this race to...
Jul 8, 20227 min read
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Challenge Roth
Way back in 2019, after I had done Roth in 2018, me and Dan decided to play the lottery game and try to get a place for 2020. For those...
Jul 8, 20228 min read
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Lakesman 140.6 - Lindsay Straughton
Me again…… not entirely sure where to start this time……. When I signed up with Coach Paul in March 2021, I told him that I firstly needed...
Jun 24, 20225 min read
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Lakesman 70.3 - Chris McKee
The Lakesman is one of my favourite weekends in the calendar. This being my fourth time racing the event, two fulls and this would be my...
Jun 24, 20224 min read
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Lakesman 2022
This weekend saw the annual athlete gathering in Keswick for the Lakesman 70 .3 and 140.6 triathlons. This event has been running since...
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Cotswolds 113
This is a race that I’ve always fancied doing, but have always favoured Outlaw 70.3 Notts as my 140.6 prep race, because its generally a...
Jun 8, 20226 min read
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Taper Time
In the lead up to your A race(s) there will come a time when it is appropriate and necessary to reduce the training load and prepare for...
Jun 7, 20225 min read
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Outlaw Half Nottingham
Where to start! First event of the year and my first in the SEC colours! Training has been great through the winter and into the spring...
May 22, 20224 min read
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Bike Speed
So, after a few conversations over the weekend, and having spent a decent amount of time on my own bike outside this weekend, I thought I...
Apr 18, 20224 min read
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Dave Hodkinson takes on Lanza 70.3
For the last 5 or 6 years (apart from the obvious Covid restrictions) I have been over to Lanzarote with others from my Tri club around...
Mar 28, 20225 min read
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Siobhan Brewer Lanza 70.3
I have very fond memories of the Canary Islands. My parents held the view that Tenerife had all you ever required from a holiday...
Mar 24, 202211 min read
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