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Rebecca Smith at Challenge Salou
I signed up for Challenge Salou 70.3 after looking for a race to get stuck into in preparation for The Lakesman Full. Salou is a renowned...
Jun 10, 20234 min read
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Siobhan Brewer Conquers IM Lanzarote
Ironman Lanzarote- the world’s hardest ironman event. Siobhan Brewer Summary If you are short on time and can’t be bothered to read about...
May 26, 202316 min read
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First Lady at Cheshire Sprint Tri for Caroline Stalker
500m swim (outdoor brine pool - interesting), 21k Bike (1 loop - nice scenery, shockingly bad road surfaces), 5k Run (4 laps - not fun)...
May 24, 20234 min read
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Outlaw Notts 70.3, big PB for Nigel Swepson
The closer race week was getting the more excited I was getting. For me this race was my first test of the year and first race in SEC...
May 24, 20234 min read
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To the finish line….. and beyond!
Waaaaay back in 2016 at the London Marathon Expo I came across a little unassuming stall that had a display of the most amazing running...
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Fastest Lady at 53 Years Old!!
Bangor Half Marathon (to start or not?) On an easy long run in October last year I got ‘caught up’ in the Bangor half marathon and...
Nov 5, 20224 min read
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Ironman Barcelona - Rebecca Smith
After what felt like good night sleep (I couldn’t believe it either!!!) I arrived in transition in good time to re-inflate my tyres and...
Oct 7, 20224 min read
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Outlaw X - A spectator's view
So, spectator boots on again, missing the 3rd of my September 70.3s due to the old COVID, we headed off to Outlaw X. This would be Danny...
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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European Championships Bilbao - Helen Pickett
In 2019 I unexpectedly crossed the finish line of Outlaw X 2nd in my age group and subsequently qualified to race with team GB at the...
Sep 25, 20226 min read
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Ironman 70.3 Weymouth by Nigel Swepson
Weymouth was my end of season race, and at the beginning of the year I had no goals or targets connected to it. As the season went on and...
Sep 19, 20226 min read
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Banishing the Lakesman Swim Demons by Ann Sellars
At the start of 2022 I sustained a knee injury which stopped me doing all my regular exercise. So at the grand old age of 57 I asked...
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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The day I got burnt by the dragon
Ironman Wales 2022 race report – Siobhan Brewer The ‘A’ race. I always secretly like have to have the fear and the knot in the stomach...
Sep 14, 20229 min read
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Shropshire 70.3.....or Sprint?
Adaptability or just plain stupidity, only time will tell, but my final race leading into Bilbao Middle distance did not go to plan at...
Sep 14, 20225 min read
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Helvellyn Triathlon
Way back in March and in the midst of LakesMan training, I must have been on a rest day and bored or something because I got to thinking...
Sep 14, 20224 min read
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IM Vichy 140.6
IM Vichy has been on my list for a long time. As a family, we have spent a good chunk of July and August in our caravan in France for...
Aug 22, 20227 min read
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SEC Takeover at 255 Festival of Endurance
Credit to SEC founder member William Galvin for the report and to his wife Kate for outstanding logistics management and an awesome pasta...
Aug 5, 20228 min read
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Cotswold Classic 70.3 (putting Lakesman to bed!)
After such a disappointing Lakesman weekend I wasn’t even sure I would get to the start line for the Classic, morale and motivation...
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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AG Win at Challenge Roth
Challenge Roth is truly incredible! The support and event are completely out of this world and I would 100% recommend this race to...
Jul 8, 20227 min read
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Challenge Roth
Way back in 2019, after I had done Roth in 2018, me and Dan decided to play the lottery game and try to get a place for 2020. For those...
Jul 8, 20228 min read
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Lakesman 140.6 - Lindsay Straughton
Me again…… not entirely sure where to start this time……. When I signed up with Coach Paul in March 2021, I told him that I firstly needed...
Jun 24, 20225 min read
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