In the past some have accused me of my Race reports being a little tongue in cheek and maybe not as accurate as they could be. So to put the record straight I have written this one and can confirm all the details are as they should be:
Category: Lincsquad
Jun 14
“Quitters wear big knickers” Lincsquad TT Series Overlords Pam and Johns cunning plan
Back in January we were tucked up in front of a log burner in a cosy cottage in Portinscale, just outside Keswick. I was busy completing the registration form for the ‘Falcon’ middle distance triathlon, but there was something niggling away at me, namely the fact that the week after the ‘Falcon’ was to be …
Jun 07
TT Report Rd 5 “Ride it like you stole it” (Lee Sutton)
14 of our 37 racers on the 06/06/18 did just that! The roll call of PB glory includes S Quirke, Stuart Grocock, Smart and Smart (tandem), Jane Taylor, Dave Gibbs, Camilla Morgan, Vikki Wilson, Malcolm Dent, Simon Wilson, Richard Murgatroyd, Shirley Hall, Valerie Scutt and Chery Orr. Ben Creasey equalled his PB! Fantastic work and …
Jun 04
Duathlon Results 30th May
Wednesday 30th May, 36 athletes prepared to battle the tough conditions of the Burringham duathlon training race. The 5th one in the series of 11 was a straight forward 2 / 14 / 1 which is not a real issue, the bank condition did not seem to cause to many problems (due to injury one runner …
Jun 01
Darren Hepworth being chased by a Beast! The Yorkshire Beast Sportive– 27 May 2018
Being a reluctant cyclist, attempting anything like doing 200 miles in 1 day was unthinkable 12 months ago. This time last year I was nervously training for the Coast to Coast in a day, and this time 2 years ago I hadn’t even done 100 miles in a day – Flat n Fast 2016 was …
May 24
Wind, more wind, punctures and a combine harvester, the setting for round 4 of Lincsquad’s TT
“5,4,3,2,1 good luck” was repeated 33 times by starter Anna Gibbs on the 23rd May 18:30. This phrase alone, enough to raise the heart rate of each racer being held on the start line. Holder upper, Kev Lovett, released 32 riders from the start line in one minute intervals. These racers, now on their own …
May 21
Duathlon results 16th May
Attached are the provisional results for training race 4. Forty four entered (43 completed) the 1 15 2. As always many thanks to all the time keepers for giving up their evening and standing on what was a rather chilly bank. If you have any queries regarding the provisional results please let me know at …
May 11
Here come the girls! TT Series Round 3
44 TT racers lined up at H/Q (King William IV, Brigg). More than 30% of the entrants were female. Jayne Taylor of Lincsquad led the ladies home in 1st place with an amazing time of 26:15. It is great to see Jane back in top form. Close on Jane’s heels in second place (with a PB) …
May 08
Coast 2 Coast Twice in 2 Months
On Wednesday 9th May Chris Spavin will be starting his coast to coast run in memory of his little boy Leo who the world lost to childhood cancer last September.. Chris, by his own admission will be running/jogging and at times even walking 190 miles from St Bees to Robin Hood Bay over the 6 days. He …