Category Archives: Race reports

A Tale of Perseverance

Posted on October 28, 2012 by admin

At the beginning of 2012 I set myself the challenge of qualifying for the GB Age Group Triathlon team for the world champs in Auckland. A fair enough challenge, but as someone who couldn’t swim 25m front crawl in the … Continue reading →

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Newbiggin Tri 2012 Race Report

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jock

Beautiful sunshine! A Light breeze! The light reflecting off the tiny ripples on the sea! This is Newbiggin 2012!! Forget the hurricane of 2011 this was going to be a race to savour, with Alnwick Tri club racers out in … Continue reading →

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Helvellyn Race Report

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

Race report from Henrietta Bolton-Carter, successfully completing the very tough Helvellyn Tri course in 5:05 on Sunday: If it hadn’t been for the race, it was a great weekend in the Lakes! I enjoyed the swim once I’d managed to … Continue reading →

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Gr8 events Aquabike – Ellerton Lake

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Race report from Ian Simon. Jock & I travelled down to Ellerton Lake (venue for the Clevelend Steelman) a couple of weeks ago to take part in a rare event, an aquabike.  Both of us had been suffering from restricted … Continue reading →

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Castles Challenge – sprint race, Bamburgh – race report

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Race report from Ian Simon – I originally thought that timing the race to start at 5pm on a Saturday afternoon was perfect.  That was, until I noticed it clashed with the Olympic road-race and hopefully Gold for Cav – … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Steelman – race report

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Tracey

Cleveland Steelman 2012 – race report by Richard Agan There were three members of Alnwick Tri Club who went to take part in the Cleveland Steelman on 7th of July, 2012. Helen Jones, Mark Davis and I travelled to Ellerton … Continue reading →

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National Emergency Services Sprint Triathlon Championships

Posted on May 29, 2012 by admin

Race report from Stu Bruce – Alnwick Tri members ( Melissa Hepburn, Matt Holt and myself ) made up a quarter of the twelve strong team from Northumbria Police who took part in the National Emergency Services Sprint Tri Championships … Continue reading →

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5 things I learned before my first triathlon

Posted on May 23, 2012 by admin

Sarah Moor’s just completed her first tri – Keswick Long Race. Here’s what she’s learned: 1. Don’t be embarrassed about your bike. Legs and lungs get you around the bike course, not a fancy bike. Riding it beforehand helps (the … Continue reading →

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Tony Lummis at Challenge Barcelona

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

Well done to Tony Lummis, who raced the iron-distance Challange Barcelona at the weekend.  He finished in a storming time of 13:09, knocking 30 minutes off his PB despite suffering with a particularly hot run. It looks like he won … Continue reading →

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Social half-Ironman – a review

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

Many thanks to Jo, Tracey & Rebecca for organising/supporting last week’s fun. Simon Tibbitts has kindly written about his experience of the social half – I hadn’t really planned on doing the Club’s Social Half Ironman. When I first saw … Continue reading →

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