Reminder that the Junior Triathlon Training takes a break over the Easter School holidays. The training resumes for the Thursday swim on 19th April (7pm – 8pm) & Sunday 22nd April for the Track (3.45pm -4.45pm) & Swim session (5pm – 6pm).
New Club Trophies
We have always been proud of the huge range of Trophies and Awards that the club makes available for members to compete for each year. With the massive increase in membership that we have enjoyed in recent years, we believe this aspect of the club activity has become less well known. Following discussions on the subject at Open Meetings, a …
Wheelers Endure Harsh Conditions at Downham Duathlon
Duathlon report Mud and Mayhem Santon Downham Almost certainly the coldest multi sport race I, Ray, have ever done. Three layers of Lycra, and a thin jacket, combined with leggings and a large pair of gloves seemed to be just right!! Conditions overall were not too bad underfoot or on the bike, with only a few really muddy sections and …
Wheelers on Home Turf
Results are in from the Nowton Park round of the Winter XC series – sadly no times seem to have been recorded only the finish placings 🙁 Anyway, we had our best turnout ever with 21 wheelers taking on the challenge, and our best points haul of the season so far ! 🙂 Numbers overall seemed to be down compared …
Wheelers in Action at Haughley
Round 3 of the winter XC series was just up the road at Haughley Park. A merry band of Wheelers assembled to take on the best and toughest course of the season, the weather was mild and over cast – which is better than the snow and rain we’ve had the last few years. A great run from Clem Wallace …
2018 Prize Giving and Roller Racing
For the second year the club’s prize giving evening was combined with the Chenery Rose Bowl Roller Racing competition. While several of the prize winners were unable to attend, there was still a healthy turnout to applaud the club’s 2017 champions. The full list of winners are below. Prize Giving With such a diverse club, there were trophies to be …
Wheelers at Woodbridge
The second round of the X – country league last Sunday saw 14 wheelers take on the short ‘n’ fast, sandy course at Woodbridge. The ‘mizzle’ at the start gave the impression we were in for a damp race, but just after the start the sun came out for near perfect run conditions. As the shortest course on the circuit, …
Framingham Castle – First Event of the Cross Country Series
Framlingham Castle: A great turnout for the first race of the season saw 18 senior Wheelers and 1 junior taking on the first race of the 2017 Winter League series. The new team vests arrived in time and looked awesome – check out the photos on the club Facebook page. Again, the Framlingham Flyers put on a great race with …
Hoxley Cup Nominations 2017
The Hoxley Cup is awarded for Triathlon Achievement as voted for by the members, so check the list below and email your vote to triathlon@westsuffolkwheelers.org The Triathlon committee have made nine nominations that highlight some of the amazing achievements/wins that have been posted by our members in the name of club and country, both at home and on international duties. The …
Angie & Steve National Champions!
Huge congratulation go to Angela Joiner-Handy and Steven Rue who both won their respective English National Duathlon Championships at the weekend. Competing in the standard distance duathlon at Oulton Park on Sunday (8th Oct), both came 1st in their age group over the 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run event. Angie put in a great performance to finish not only …