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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 …
Jul 25
Hatfield Tri 2010
25th July brought the 12th running of the Hatfield Triathlon with Lincsquad well represented with Lewis, Chris, Matt and Lauren doing their first open water Triathlon. Overall winner was Tim Ashelford from Leeds Bradford Tri in a time of 01:04:45. Lincsquad performed well to take 2nd (1st open senior), 7th with Steve Grocock, 9th Pete Connolly, …
Jul 18
British Quadrathlon Championships
British Quadrathlon Standard Distance Championships 2010 The Brigg Bomber is a quadrathlon, which from its inception has been designed as an international event. It was conceived with the World Middle distance championships in mind, and also as an addition to North Lincs’ Adventure Challenge for those who like a swim. The event is made up …