Race Reports
Worcester Tri Club 3rd in Ironman 70.3 UK and Qualifies for European and African Ironman 70.3 Club Championships in Barcelona, May 2018
On Sunday 25th June, 3 triathletes from Worcester Triathlon Club competed at Ironman 70.3 UK in the heart of Exmoor National Park. Arguably the toughest race on the Ironman 70.3 World calendar, the race was made up of a 1.9km swim in Wimbleball lake, 52 hills during...
National Aquathlon Championships – Ellen Hemsworth
Having decided to put last years terrible organisation behind me I decided to head to Leeds again for the National Aquathlon Championships. I am glad I did. The race was better organised and I came away with a silver medal in my age category and quicker time than last...
Pulling on the GBR kit again – Nigel Watson
Challenge Walschee European Middle Distance age group championships - 4th September 2016 This was my third consecutive trip as an Age Group athlete with GBR and the experience gets better every year. Add to that the venue was the most stunning scenery I have ever...
A day at the Cotswolds Classic as a new Worcester Triathlon Club Member – Nigel Watson
Report 1 - Cotswold Classic Sunday 21st august 2016 Looking around for a practice race to get ready for a Middle Distance GBR Age Group event in Austria in September I came across someone selling their entry for the Classic. Never done it, never crossed my mind doing...
Ultra marathon madness!
Congratulations to club member Jonathan Gray who competed in the Lakeland 100 on July 29th. He finished in 29hours and in 67th place. Jonathan also competed in another ultra run this weekend in which he managed to finish in 11th place even though it was only a trot to...
Cotswold Triathlon Race Report – Ellen Hemsworth
Cotswold Sprint Triathlon took place on Sunday 4th September. It is a race that I always go back to as it is well organised and a nice course. I was pleased with my result today, winning my age category and finishing 10th female overall. New club member and my husband...
National Relay Champs Race Report
We had three teams racing at the National Relay Champs last weekend. All three teams did fantastically but a special mention to the women's team of Ros, Gill, Kim and Rachel who won gold in their category! Below is Jason Bloomer's race review. National Relay Champs –...
Triathlon X, Neill Crump, 6th place at the World’s Hardest Ironman
I have had a couple of Hardknott ales at the local pub. My girls have just taken an early night. And there are a couple of beers in the fridge. Fast Soul is on the stereo. As I write this race report on the balcony there is the sound of rushing water. We are still in...
National Aquathlon Championships – Ellen Hemsworth
On Saturday 11th June I raced at the National Aquathlon Championships in Leeds. The race was enjoyable, especially getting to swim the same course as the elite ITU racers would do on the Sunday. However, I have to say the event organisation was very poor. Receiving a...
Tewkesbury Aquathlon Series Report – Ellen Hemsworth
Tewkesbury Tri Club put on another great value aquathlon series this year. The event consists of 4 aquathlons spread out from January to April. The race is a 400m pool swim followed by a very muddy 5k run around a field. It has always been a regular on my race...
Elbaman Triathlon Race Report
The Elbaman triathlon has built a reputation as being one of the toughest Iron distanced triathlons in the world attracting athletes from around the world to be able to say they have finished 3.8km of swimming, 180 kms of cycling (including more than 3,000m of...
Cotswold Triathlon Race Report – Ellen Hemsworth
After having a poor race at Bredon Tri following a virus, I entered Cotswold triathlon wanting to have a good, solid performance. However, after a series of disturbed nights from my teething toddler, I wasn't hopeful and decided to just treat the race as training. I...
Stratford Triathlon Race Report
Congratulations to Catherine Kelly who raced and won her age group at the Stratford Triathlon. Her race report is below. 'On a sunny day in May 2009 I stood terrified at the side of the pool as I was about to take part in my first triathlon. My friend wanted to do one...
Bredon Hardwick Sprint Triathlon
There was good representation from the club at the Bredon Triathlon today. Congratulations to all club members that competed. Christopher Ricketts: 18th open male. 52nd overall. 1hr 25:42 Duncan Jubb: 11th male supervet. 73rd overall. 1hr 28:07 Ellen Hemsworth: 7th...
2015 Banyoles ETU Triathlon Youth European Championships – Report
The Great Britain first and second youth women’s teams enjoyed great success at the European Youth Relay Championships last Sunday 26 July. In temperatures of around 30 degrees each of the three team members first completed a 300m swim in the crystal clear waters of...
National Aquathlon Championships Race Report – Ellen Hemsworth
I entered this event as something to aim for after giving birth to my son a year ago. I hoped to be competitive but most of all I wanted to enjoy it as I love racing and have missed it. The event was in Falmouth and involved a 750m sea swim followed by a 5km run...
Jodie Ruane selected to represent the West Midlands
Congratulations to club junior Jodie Ruane who has been selected to represent the West Midlands at the National Inter-Regional Championships. Jodie only started triathlon last year but has had a very successful year including first place finishes at Sandwell...
Nixie Qualifies for GBR
Worcester Triathlon Club junior Nixie Turner has qualified to represent Great Britain in the 2015 European Youth Relay Championships in Banyoles, Spain on 26 July by finishing in fifth place at the Blenheim Triathlon which this year acted as the qualifying event. A...
Ironman Staffs 70.3 race report
Congratulations to club member Kaine Pritchett who completed Ironman Staffs 70.3 at the weekend. His race report is below. Respect the distance. Something we all hear from time served triathletes and after this weekends Ironman Staffs 70.3 I fully understand. Having...
Ironman Lanzarote race report by Ben Martin
So after the past two years of DNF’s at the full iron distance this year was going to be the year I turned it around and what better place to do it than what is regarded as one of the toughest Ironman events in the world, Ironman Lanzarote. Preparation leading up to...
Worcester Half Marathon
Congratulations to Ben Martin for completing the Worcester Half Marathon in 1hr 36mins. He will be competing in Ironman Lanzarote next month. Good luck!
National Duathlon Championships
Congratulations to Rachel Ward who finished with a silver medal in her age category at the National Duathlon Championships. Rachel also finished 17th female overall.
Kona Ironman World Championships Race Report – Neill Crump
864th of 2187 Athletes 172nd of 288 Athletes in M40-44 During the week there had been a lot of pre-race activities that helped build the excitement leading to the race. The parade of nations, Guinness World Record Attempt for an Underpants run, the banquet, and...
ETU Middle Distance Championships Race Report – Russell Kingston
The inaugural Challenge Paguera-Mallorca played host to the 2014 ETU Middle Distance Championships. Promoted by the organiser (and the BTF) as a ‘fast flat course with PB potential’ meant that all of the 230 strong GBR team were expecting it to be a short day at the...
Duathlon Success
Congratulations to Rachel Ward who raced at Oulton Park Duathlon on 5th October. She came first in her age group, qualifying for the European Duathlon Championships next year. Rachel also raced at the British Duathlon Championships on Sunday 12th October. Rachel raced...
World Triathlon Championships
Well done to Rachel Ward who competed for Great Britain at the World Age Group Triathlon Championships in Edmonton. The race took place in Hawrelak, which Rachel described as being fabulously friendly and clean. Rachel competed in the standard distance race in a time...
Avenger Race Report – Ratan Alexander
The Avenger Ragley Hall 22nd June 2014 Ragley Hall has been hosting the Avenger for only a couple of years and so the number of entries isn't very large. It is a middle distance and olympic race based by the boating lake. This year you signed on on Saturday and racked...
Ironman Boulder Race Report – Neill Crump
Boulder Ironman – 3 August – 09.58.34 - 35th Overall, 5th in Age Group & Qualification for World Championships in Kona, Hawaii 2343 Participants, 338 in my Age Group (M40-44)) Boulder (Colorado, USA) is a mecca of Triathlon. It has been ranked as one of the 10...
Neill Crump Qualifies for Kona
Congratulations to Neill Crump for qualifying for the Ironman World Champs in Kona after racing at Ironman Boulder! Awesome result!
Upton Olympic Distance Triathlon 12th June 2014 – Ratan Alexander
Upton Olympic Distance Triathlon 12th June 2014. This is one of the few Triathlons held on a Saturday because of the big party they have in the evening. This triathlon has developed a bit of a reputation for being relaxed and fun with competitors coming from far and...
Windsor Olympic Distance Triathlon 15th June 2014 – Ratan Alexander
Windsor Olympic Distance Triathlon 15th June 2014. This triathlon has been running for many years now and is organised by Human Races. It is based in Windsor town itself and the facilities are good. Arrival by car from the M4 is a breeze and there is ample...
Top Barn Duathlon Race Report
On Sunday 29th June 85 committed individuals participated, over 3 distances, in second ever Top Barn Duathlon. Yes, unfortunately, for the second year running the water quality at the venue didn’t meet our standards. Despite efforts by Top Barn staff to remove the...
Success for Nixie at Blenheim
Worcester Tri Club Juniors member Nixie Turner achieved her best ever result in the Youth Super Series with a fifth place finish in the Blenheim Palace Triathlon on Sunday in a time of 44.18 minutes, just under a minute behind winner Kate Waugh. On a warm, sunny day...
Snowdonia Slateman Report by Adam Jackson
I did this race in 2012 as my 1st ever triathlon and the event has grown exponentially! There are now 1700 competitors taking part in the Sprint and Standard distances making it one of the largest UK triathlons. The Standard was a 1k/51k/11k distance with the...
Children’s Duathlon Race Report
Worcester Triathlon Club held its annual Children's Duathlon race at the University of Worcester on Sunday 25th May-it was the eighth year of running the event. Weather was ideal with no rain, little wind and a pleasant temperature. The race takes place on the...
ETU Long Distance Duathlon Championships – Horst, Netherlands
Sunday 13th April 2014 marked a significant milestone for me (Russell Kingston) and represented a proud personal achievement when I made my debut as a GBR Age-Group Athlete. The journey began at Ironman Copenhagen last year where my time was good enough to entitle me...
Hereford Duathlon
Congratulations to all Worcester Tri Club members that raced at Hereford Duathlon yesterday. There were some fine performances including Dan Geisler finishing 1st, Neil Wicks finishing 4th and Rachel Ward finish 4th lady. Worcester Tri Club results: Dan Geisler - 1st...
Halesowen Sprint Distance Triathlon 6th April 2014
A tough day at Halesowen on Sunday reminded us that the Midlands can be very hilly! The 400m swim in Halesowen’s 33m pool (ok, 399m) was straightforward and was followed by a re-routed bike course around the blustery Clent Hills. Some dodgy road surfaces after the...
Ballbuster Duathlon
Ballbuster Duathlon – 1st March (8 miles/24 miles/8 miles) An early start saw me head down to Box Hill for my opening race of the year. I last raced here 4 years ago with a time of 3:07 and 40th place. Since being used in the Olympic road race, the climb up to Box...
Duathlon Report
Worcester Tri Club’s first event of the year took place on Sunday 2nd March. The Peopleton Duathlon was a great success with over 100 competitors taking part and a new shorter distance race taking place as well as the usual standard distance race. Spirits were not...
Icebreaker Duathlon Report
Congratulations to Rachel Ward who finished 1st in her age group and 6th lady overall at the Icebreaker Duathlon on Sunday 9th February. Great result!
Sandwell Closer to the Edge Duathlon Race Report
Having won the Naunton Nearly 19 off road run in January, the Sandwell Closer To The Edge Duathlon was a chance to test my resilience to mud on the bike, as well as on foot. The format was 4km run/20km bike/6km run. It was an interesting course featuring some fast,...
Powerman Malaysia Report
In the final Powerman World Series event of the 2013 year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Michelle Parsons from Evesham and racing for Team Tri UK produced yet another superb performance to finish yet another successful season following up her recent Iron distanced...
Elbaman Triathlon Report
Rated as one of the toughest Iron distanced triathlons in the world, the Elbaman triathlon is in its ninth year and continues to attract athletes from around the world to take the challenge of swimming 3.8km in the bay at Marina di Campo following that with 180 kms of...
World Championships Race Report
Two club members represented Great Britain at the recent World Age Group Championships in Hyde Park, London. Neill Crump competed in the aquathlon in the 40 - 44 age group and finished 26th overall out of 72 finishers. Ellen Hemsworth competed in the sprint triathlon...
Ironman Copenhagen
Congratulations to Russell Kingston who completed Ironman Copenhagen in an excellent time of 10:02:59.
Jurassicman Extreme Triathlon Report – Ben Martin
So it’s a couple of days after the first instalment of the Jurassicman Extreme Triathlon from Brutal events which covered the Iron distance of a 2.4mile swim, 112mile bike & 26.2 mile run. This wasn’t your standard Iron distance race as it was a point-to-point...
English National Aquathlon Championships – Neill Crump
The day started brightly with my 4.30am alarm call from our little girl, Calista. When you see her smiling and laughing at that time in the morning, it does make you reassess your mood! Plenty of time for us to have breakfast as the English National Aquathlon was...
Race Report – Oswestry Tri
Congratulations to Rachel Powell who raced her first Sprint Distance Triathlon at Oswestry on Sunday 11th. After doing 2 lengths too many in the swim she came out on the bike on a very challenging course and rode exceptionally well despite having a mechanical problem...
Race report – Mark Tanner
I raced the long course weekend in Tenby, the weekend just gone. It is an ironman distance over 3 days. The swim course is the same as ironman Wales and Friday was a perfect day. The sea was as calm as a mill pond, the water warm and crystal clear. Saturday saw us...
Top Barn Triathlon Race Report
The sun was shining for Worcester Triathlon’s Club annual Top Barn Triathlon on Sunday 30th June. The event had to be changed to a duathlon last minute due to problems with the water and therefore the competitors had to run before embarking on the bike leg, instead of...
Idroman triathlon report?
Michelle Parsons racing for Team Tri UK in Northern Italy on Sunday returned victorious from the aptly named Terrible Triathlon or Idroman Triathlon winning the female race in an overall time of 6 hours 2 minutes and 25 seconds. Normally a time like that wouldn't see...
Half Ironman ‘Ragley Hall’ Relay Winners
The day started with a text from 'Daysey' stating he would be arriving in a bright yellow Audi and he would be clearly visible. I was not sure I would spot him though as I assumed his white teeth would blind me in the early morning mist. On the other hand, he...
European Triathlon Championship Results
Ellen Hemsworth – 6th in age group in female 25 – 29 sprint distance race. Time: 1:12.27 Rachel Ward – 9th in age group in female 50 - 54 Olympic distance race. Time: 2:49
Successful Start to the season for Dan Geisler
Dan Geisler has had a successful start to the season, winning Hereford Duathlon and qualifying for the World Duathlon Championships after racing at Dambuster Duathlon. Dan raced at Dambuster Duathlon on 9th March. The duathlon was a qualification race for the 2013...
Ellen Hemsworth wins Tewkesbury Aquathlon Series
An email last week confirmed that Ellen Hemsworth was the overall series winner in the female open category at the Tewkesbury Aquathlon series.
Tewkesbury Aquathlon Series – Final Race
The last race of the Tewkesbury Aquathlon series took place on Sunday 7th April. The weather was better and the run course was much drier for this race compared to the previous ones in the series, which led to faster run times. Dan Geisler had another good result...
Liverpool Half
Congratulations to Rachel Ward who competed at the Liverpool Half Marathon last weekend. Rachel was 3rd in her age category with a 1.44.01 chip time and 1.45.07 gun time.
Peopleton Duathlon Race Report
PEOPLETON DUATHLON REPORT Worcester Triathlon Club held their annual Peopleton Duathlon on Sunday 3rd March in dry, calm but very chilly weather. This was the 9th year of this very popular early season race with over 80 competitors signed up. Triathletes from...
Dirtrun Results
Several members from the club competed at the Dirtrun at Top Barn on 3rd February 2013. Well done to all those that competed. Below is a list of the results. Kirk Denton - 11th Place - 48.11 mins Carl Kendall - 15th Place - 50.09 mins Rachel Ward - 44th place overall,...
Tewkesbury Aquathlon Series – Race 2
The 2nd race in the Tewkesbury Aquathlon series took place on Sunday 3rd February. Once again Worcester tri club members were out in force. Dan Geisler finished 3rd overall with the fastest run split of of the day. He finished his 5km run in a time of 17.42 mins....
Good Results at Tewkesbury Aquathlon
The first race of the Tewkesbury Aquathlon series took place on Sunday 6th January 2013. The race consisted of a 400m swim, followed by a 5km run. The club achieved good results at the race with Dan Geisler finishing 3rd overall in a time of 25.07 mins and Ellen...
Suicide 6
Club member Rachel Ward competed at the Suicide 6 on Sunday 25th November. The suicide 6 is a multi terrain running race with tough climbs and serious mud and water. Rachel was the 14th lady overall. Well done Rachel!
1, 2, 4 at Worcester Park Run
Worcester tri club achieved a 1st, 2nd and 4th place finish in the ladies category at Worcester park run on 10th November 2012. Rachel Ward finished 4th, Ellen Hemsworth finished 2nd and Nixie Turner finished 1st. This is particularly impressive from Nixie as she is...
Midnightman race report
Thanks to Neil Wickes for submitting his report on this race which took place on Saturday 18 / Sunday 19 August. An excellent third-place finish - well done Neil! I had planned to do 3 Ironman-distance events this year and after choosing Forestman and Ironman Wales,...
Marlborough Fast Twitch Triathlon
Concept Sport have been organising the Fast twitch Triathlon at Marlborough Leisure Centre since 1984 and so it is probably one of the oldest UK triathlon events still on the racing calendar. It is an interesting race because the distance of each of the three...
Outlaw Triathlon 2012 Race Report
Thanks to Ben Martin for the report below on his first Ironman distance race - and congratulations on the achievement! Below is my race report from the Outlaw triathlon which I raced on the 1st July. I am in white in the photo. After months of long bike rides getting...
Droitwich Sprint
The Droitwich Sprint Triathlon on Sunday 29th July was a huge success, even a shower didn't dampen competitors spirits. A big thanks to members of the club were out in force making sure everything ran smoothly Alex Thorley (Junior) (Triks/Cardiff Uni) was the overall...
Kempley Duathlon Report
Thanks to Andy Day for the following report - and congratulations on the win! Kempley Duathlon 17/06/12. The weather was looking kind to me as I travelled the 90 miles down to Kempley to fly the flag for WTC. My 2 other team mate entrants Danny Harris & Iain...
Children’s Duathlon 2012 Report
Budding young triathletes from across the West Midlands flocked to Worcester University on Sunday to take part in Worcester Triathlon Club’s annual Children’s Duathlon (run-cycle-run) at Worcester University, the first event of the 2012 West Midlands Children’s...
Race Report Number 2 – Ironman 70.3 Mallorca 19 May 2012
Saturday saw the 21st running of the Lanzarote Ironman Triathlon. The event has become recognised as the toughest Ironman Triathlon in the World with the competitors having to battle against not only the 140.6 miles of total distance but also the well known winds and...
Race Report – Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
Thanks to Ben Martin for the following report: With the weather in England constantly raining for 2 weeks in a row I couldn’t wait to head off to Mallorca to the sunshine and compete in my first Ironman 70.3 race in what was a build up to the Outlaw later on in July....
Tewkesbury Tri Results (13 May 2012)
Thanks to Rachel Ward for the following report: Quite a few of Worcs TriClub members turned out for this afternoon's race. The weather was very kind and the race went off very smoothly. The run has change0 ,so the start and finish all happens at the Leisure Centre. ...
Ironman 70.3 St. Croix race report – Henry Walker
This race had been described as being ‘relentless’ in the lead up to race weekend. Somebody had forgotten to mention it was going to include relentless rain! The preceding week had been beautifully sunny and warm but the race was certainly going to be a lot wetter....
Cotswold Super Sprint Tri Report
Congratulations to Ellen Winter who won cat E (25 - 29) on Sunday 6 May at the Cotswold super sprint tri (400m swim, 20km bike, 5km run). Ellen was 8th female overall and 133rd out of 328 men + women. Ellen's time was 1:09:59 Ellen commented 'It was freezing that...
Childrens duathlon results
Worcester Triathlon Club - Childrens' Duathlon results 27th May 2012 Tristart Girls Time Club 1 Ella-Mae Fereday 8.40 Rugby Triathlon Club Tristart Boys Time Club 1 Harry Cockroft 6.16 2 Daniel Evans 8.02 Stratford Cycling Club Alex Barker DNS Black Country...
Race report – Worcester Marathon
Many thanks to Ben Martin fior the following report: With the weather being kind to us on the Sunday and living only a 5 minute drive away from the start line I left what I thought would be plenty of time but ended up being stuck in a queue all the way to the Sixways...
Hereford Duathlon 15/04/12
Another clear and sunny morning for this race. We really have been lucky so far with the weather this season. We were out in numbers today as well - Danny ‘Gorilla Hands’ Harris, Lee Oliver, Paul Scriven, Daniel Geisler, Neil Wicks and Ros Townsend-Hope and yours...
Newent Duathlon Report
Newent Duathlon 5k/18k/5k on Sunday 1/04/12. It was an early start for me on Sunday morning, as I’d failed to realise that the Newent Duathlon was two hours and 95 miles away from my bed! In the end I got there in plenty of time and had my pre-race strong coffee with...
BCT Junior Aquathlon Report
It was a great start for Worcester Triathlon Club’s junior girls at the first event in the West Midlands Children’s Aquathlon series at Wombourne Leisure Centre on Saturday. Competing in the TS3 (13/14 years) age group Nixie Turner won the 300 metre swim / 3km run...
Powerman Alabama Duathlon Race Report
Michelle Parsons of Team Tri UK and Worcester Triathlon Club started the Powerman World Series for 2012 by winning the first race of the season In Alabama, USA on Sunday. The Powerman World Series is a group of duathlon races held throughout the year across Europe,...
DOUBLE ENDUROMAN
Andy Day (aka Daysey!) hailed a "fantastic start to the year" after picking up a bronze medal in the 2012 Double Enduroman in Lanzarote in February. Daysey braved driving winds to come third in the 40-strong race in Playa Blanca, on the south coast of the Spanish...
Big Adventure Store Chilly Duathlon at Castle Combe
The Big Adventure Store Chilly Duathlon at Castle Combe on Sunday 26 February proved to be a successful start to the 2012 duathlon season for four Evesham triathletes. Leading the way as usual was Michelle Parsons racing for Team Tri UK and Worcester Triathlon Club,...
Worcester Tri Club Juniors at the Burntwood Spring Aquathlon
Junior girls Jordan Prust and Rachel Powell both put in an extremely brave effort at the Burntwood Aquathlon on Sunday 4 March. Racing in appalling weather conditions of driving rain and snow, which turned the run route in to a mudbath, the girls finished in 8th and...
Upton Triathlon Report Saturday 9 July
Michelle Parsons racing for Team Tri UK won the 5th annual Upton Standard Distanced Triathlon on Saturday finishing an impressive 21st overall out the Mens and Womens fields combined and building a winning margin of almost three minutes over second placed Christina...
Beijing-Bound
A third place result in the 50-55 year age group at the Ellesmere Triathlon has resulted in Worcester Triathlon Club’s Rachel Ward qualifying for the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Grand Final in Beijing in September. Ward completed the 1500...
Diga Triathlon report – Sunday 12th June 2011
Michelle Parsons racing for Team Tri UK on Sunday clinched her first overall victory of the season in a half iron distance triathlon at the Diga in Nibbiano, Italy. The event was being held for the first at the picturesque setting at the Nibbiano Dam and started with...
2011 Worcester Children’s Duathlon Report
Worcester Triathlon Club held it’s annual Children’s Duathlon (run-cycle-run) at Worcester University on Sunday, part of the West Midlands Children’s triathlon series. The youngest competitors in the Tri-Start category battled it out over a 3km course and Erin...
Junior Aquathlon Series Update
Promising Start for Young Triathletes The 2011 West Midlands aquathlon (swim / run) series is now under way with the first two of the six-race series completed. Worcester Triathlon Club members Helen Jubb and Nixie Turner are both competing in the girls’ under-13...
Peopleton Duathlon Press Article
Worcester Triathlon Club staged its first event of the season on Sunday at Peopleton with the annual Peopleton Duathlon organised by super veteran duathlete and villager Les Bailey. The vent attracted a strong field who were a little unfortunate to be greeted with...
Powerman Malgrate (Italy)
Michelle Parsons of Worcester Triathlon Club and TriUK continued her successful run of results in the 2010 World Powerman Long Distance Duathlon Series with yet another superb performance in Malgrate in Italy. The race was held in possibly one of most picturesque...
National and Inter-Regional Triathlon Championships
Three Worcester Tri members competed at the national and inter-regional championships held at Parc Bryn Bach in mid September. Having qualified through their performances earlier in the season, David and Helen Jubb raced for the West Midlands team in the Youth and...