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Mar 11
Sports Club of the Year 2011
The North Lincolnshire Leisure and Culture Awards take place every year to recognise and reward the outstanding achievements that volunteers have made. Lincsquad was awarded “Sports club of the year” after coming runners up in 2010. This is a real credit to all the people involved in making Lincsquad what it is today. I originally started …
Feb 06
Kirmington Muddy Duathlon
16 hardy competitors and plenty of supporters turned out on a dry Sunday morning for the Kirmington MUDDY Duathlon. Although the weather was fine on the day, some heavy rain over the last few days had made the tracks and fields very muddy and slippery. A short race briefing to confirm route and directions and they …
Jan 29
This bike helmet saved my life
Steve Clark with the remains of his broken cycle helmet, which helped save his life! Steve Clarks recent accident involving a bus has re-opened an age old debate on whether cycle helmets should be made compulsary. British quadrathlon champion Steve Clark, from Bottesford, was involved in a collision with a bus when on a 30-mile training …
Jan 20
Linc’s Road Race League 2011 Calendar
2011 Lincs League Road Race Diary April events start at 18.45 hrs. all others at 19.00 hrs DATE EVENT COURSE Wed 27/04/11 Newark Castle CC. Start 6.45pm (leave HQ at 6.30pm) Entry Fee £6 Contact: Chris Hobey Telephone:01636 681317 Website: http://www.newarkcastlecc.co.uk/ Long Benninton Directions Wed 04/05/11 Lincoln Wheelers Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6 Contact: …
Jan 09
Barnetby off-road Duathlon
The Winner’s Story …. in his own words – Duncan Wright I wasn’t particularly confident going into the race, having not done a great deal of training at all recently. Though since that’s due to the weather I guess we’re all in the same situation. On top of that I wasn’t certain how my energy …
Jan 09
Barnetby off-road Duathlon
A good turnout on a chilly morning for the off road Duathlon at Barnetby organised by Dan. The mileage is still currently being debated as “country miles” are very different to normal miles. However the course was roughly just under a 4 mile run, a 10 mile mountain bike followed by just under a 2 …
Jan 02
New Year Swim in the Ancholme
Today saw a few members from Lincsquad kick off the New Year in crazy style with a swim in the River Ancholme. The river still has a number of areas covered in ice from the recent cold snap, in fact cold snap is an understatment!! (Pictured from Left to Right) – Phil Binch, Steve Clark, …
Dec 01
Snow hits Humberside
Humberside Police are experiencing significant calls for service due to the weather as are our partner agencies. We are asking the public to consider whether calls are essential before ringing and also to expect an increased response time. As the bad weather continued across the region Humberside Police are still advising motorists to take extra …
Oct 04
Humber Sprint Tri 2010
Lincsquad take team prize and title. Sunday 3rd of October saw another great turnout for Lincsquad in the Humber Sprint triathlon. Lincsquad actually won this event earlier in the year but couldn’t bask in their glory as it was incorrectly awarded to Barracudas. No such problems this time although Lincsquad had to draft in the on …
Sep 14
Running Pace Chart
Use this chart to determine your time/mile for various distances runs. time/mile 2 miles 3 miles (3.107 miles) 5K 3.5 miles 5 miles 6 miles (6.214 miles) 10K (9.321 miles) 15K 4:45 9:30 …