Aug 18
So an open water swim, mid August in South Wales,it’s called “” but swimming steady stroke rate low impact how “brutal” can it get, even over 10km…Well that was the thinking anyway and why Rosie Brister, Andy Parratt and myself found ourselves heading across to North Wales this weekend to Llanberis commonly known as home …
Jul 27
From a Non-Swimming MTB Rider to IRONMAN, Mike Catley’s IM Bolton race report. RACE DAY 2.45 am Sunday , I got out of bed . Notice I never said woke up as I didn’t sleep. Poked down my trusty 100g of porridge and a black coffee, toilet trip then in the car to the macron. Waiting …
Jul 27
I keep having a recurring dream (or nightmare you could call it) where I’m in a triathlon. The swim feels like the inside of a washing machine, the bike has hills that go on forever and the run seems no matter how long I’ve been moving the finish line never actually gets any closer. Only …
Jul 24
My Ironman Experience. Where do I begin? I can’t really remember the exact time that I made the decision that I wanted to do an Ironman but I can remember the first time I made it public and from then on it was going to happen. I was in Portugal on holiday with all the …
Jul 24
A busy weekend of racing saw many a Lincsquad member embark on the journey up North to what has now become (for some) an annual pilgrimage for the Cleveland Steelman. This event has always proved popular with the Club and as its title suggests, is a toughie. If the free T-shirt is to be believed the …
Jul 07
IM Austria was my first main race of the year and also my first racing under a Professional Licence for GB as a Pro. I know i’m not on the level of the other Pro athletes but at the start of the year Austria was a race I really wanted to do and as it …
Jun 29
Late on in 2012 the Cycling Time Trial committee approached Lincsquad to run the local round of the GHS trophy. Unfortunately we were unable to help that year but with such a strong youth squad it made sense to run a local round and pledged to share the running of this well respected event with …
Jun 21
Steve Grocock’s recent race report. A trip down South for the Half Ironman at the Eton Dorney Olympic rowing Lake was a golden opportunity to visit family and get them involved in a bit of support crewing. The superb venue (think Holme Pierrepoint at Nottingham but with a fresh facelift) was host to Votwo’s …
Jun 04
‘The Race Of Truth’, Rob Carpenter’s toe dipping into Time Trials TT – Another First in a Year of Firsts This is what is so great about Triathlon and Lincsquad in particular. Variety. Kayak: Wet and involves lots of swimming Swimming: Pool and open water, freestyle, breaststroke, back-crawl, butterfly (really?) doggy-paddle (more like it)….. Cycling: …
Jun 02
The Slateman Sprint was possibly an ambitious introduction to my first outdoor swim triathlon event, but the thought of a weekend back in Wales, just a short bike ride away from the folks home, got me sufficiently excited that any thought of the actual event itself was somewhat clouded over……and what an amazing event …