Lots of Wheelers triathletes were in action over the weekend, from Llanberis to Lanzarote. Lee French kicked off the weekend on Saturday, competing in Lanzarote Ironman. Hot conditions, combined with an undulating bike course made this an ultimate test. Lee completed the 3.8km swim in 1.13.34, 182km bike in 7.32.37 followed by a marathon in 4.58.50. Very well done, Lee. …
Angela Joiner-Handy took on the best of Europe and the worst of the weather at the European Duathlon Championships in Soria Spain last week and came away with a superb result. Here’s her excellent report… “Well, having qualified months ago, I thought ‘I am on this, this year I am going to train hard’. Life never seems to work out …
West Suffolk Wheelers are announcing a Go-Tri Aquathlon (140m swim plus 1.7 km run) at Moreton Hall Health & Fitness Club in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 2nd June. Go-Tri are short races ideal for novices to have a go at multisport races or for the more experienced athlete to gain some race practise in a safe, less pressured and friendly environment. …
Five Wheeler duathletes (run, bike, run) were in action at Bedford Autodrome on Sunday 12 March. A rather wet and miserable morning didn’t dampen spirits and there were some great performances, particularly from the debutants. Although very wet, the flat and closed track circuit made for some very fast times. Craig Stewart was first off in the high quality field men’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
