Freezing Rain at Fritton

Pip MooreNews, Running, Triathlon

The penultimate round for this year’s winter series was held a Fritton Lake, near Bungay.  Driving out from Bury to Fritton it looked like we might have left the rain behind us.  However, at 11:15 the race started and so did the freezing rain.  This made the conditions tricky and several sections of thick mud gave the tight and twisty …

Wheelers perform well on home turf.

Pip MooreNews, Running, Triathlon

The lastest round of the winter cross country series was on our doorstep at Nowton Park. Another great turn out from the Wheelers saw 20 runners take to the start, with blue skies and the course soft, but not too muddy it was perfect conditions. Another great run from Matt Shingleton saw him first Wheeler home with Keith Marten right …

Hard Going at Haughley

Pip MooreNews, Running, Triathlon

The Winter Cross Country race at Haughley Park over the weekend had another great turn out from the Wheelers – despite the conditions being cold, grey and wet. This didn’t deter several new faces from comming along. The course was a challenge, as always – a proper cross country course. Plenty of mud and those ‘bomb hole’ exits are just …

Wheelers at Woodbridge

Pip MooreNews, Running, Triathlon

Sunday 4th December saw another fantastic turnout of Wheelers for the second event in the Winter League Cross Country series at Woodbridge. A bright day at race HQ but an icy breeze to deal with made conditions challenging.  Not that it put people off. In total, 17 Wheelers took part which meant another full complement for the team standings.   It …

Wheelers in Action at Cross Country Season Opener

Pip MooreNews, Running, Triathlon

The results from the first 2016 Winter League Cross Country at Framingham have now be published.  13 Wheelers, out of a field of well over 400, had a great season opener on Sunday 30th October.  So many Wheelers meant we had a full complement for the team result (at least 7 males & 3 females). Strong performances all round – particularly from …

Wheelers at Wattisham

Pip MooreNews, Triathlon

As the Triathlon season draws to a close, Matt Shingleton posted another fine performance at  a windy Wattisham Triathlon on 22nd October.  Matt completed the 300m swim in 5:05, 20km bike in 32:06 and 5km run in 18:07 to claim overall 2nd place, together with an age group win and the fastest bike split. Repeating his age group win at …