The conditions down on the Burringham bank where perfect, the sun shone, the temperature around the 22 degrees with not a site or sound of the wind. The bank it’s self-looked as close to Bowling green quality as we could get (thanks to Mr F for cutting the grass in the rain earlier that day) …
Category: Lincsquad
May 03
A Breezy Club Champs at The Early Brigg Sprint
The inaugural Lincsquad Club Champs took place on Sunday 29th April, as part of the Family Autos FastFWDSports Early Brigg Sprint Triathlon. Thirty-seven Lincsquad members took part, in what was for many, the first race of the season. It wasn’t the warmest of spring days, and the ‘slight breeze’ made sections of the cycle and …
Apr 26
PB’s Galore at Round 2 of the Linsquad TT Series
TT report 25/04/18 “Don’t worry, you are only there in case a train comes, and I don’t think we’ve have had one in years…” Rob Walsh, in reply to Becky Hollis, 2018 29 riders gathered at the King William IV pub, Scawby Brook and raced from 18:30 on the 25/04/18. The TT weather Gods dictated …
Apr 24
Graham Ellwood’s Report from the Hottest London Marathon on Record
Time to gather my thoughts after an amazing weekend at the London Marathon. I put a lot of training in to prepare for this event, over 900 miles for the year before the day itself. Wasn’t sure the speed was there, but my heart rates for any given pace were at an all time low, …
Apr 20
Duathlon results 18th April
Well what a difference two weeks can make to the weather. A lovely warm summer night shone on the 59 athletes who entered the second in the Scunthorpe Triathlon clubs training race series. Some new faces, and some very old, all race as hard as they could to complete the 2ish 13ish 1 mile course …
Apr 12
Rider Resilience at Rainy Round 1 TT
TT report 11/04/2018 Thank you to all helpers on the night, marshals and timekeepers. It was a cold night and we all appreciate your dedication in volunteering your time to make this event run smoothly. Thanks to the King William pub for being a welcoming host for HQ. Special thanks To Wayne Beedham for …
Apr 11
Lincsquad Flying at Scampton
It had been a last minute decision to take part in the Duathlon at Scampton in 2017 and only then so I could get onto the base to have look around, and hopefully see the Red Arrows. It was a fantastic event and the bike section was very fast, so I knew I was going …
Apr 06
Duathlon results 4th April
Wednesday the 4th April marked the return of the Scunthorpe Triathlon clubs Summer series. Having had to have a last minute change of venue, due to potholes and road works, we hope for a lovely evening and the sun would shine down on all those who turned out. How wrong could we be, the heavens …
Mar 17
Elizabeth Wood, Elizabeth could. Barcalona Marathon race report – “Vamoose Chica!”
Zurich Barcelona Marathon 2018 Vamoose Chica! Having previously resisted any suggestions that I do a post event write up, for feeling like I might have nothing to say, I’ll just tell it like it happened and then reflect (oh, so very briefly) on lessons learnt.
Feb 25
Questions and Answers with Lincsquad’s Steve Clark.
Ex professional Ironman Steve Clark has enjoyed great success and many headline results over the years in both Tri and Quadrathlon. Steve has been a prominent member of Lincsquad going back to the Club’s inception. He also runs Off that Couch Fitness personal training/coaching and is part of the Fast FWD Events team. Steve has …