It’s not long now until the best triathletes in the world hit Hyde Park and unleash four years of training in one race. In the final ITU WCS race before the Olympics the Southern Hemisphere athletes proved they will be in the mix come August 4th and 7th. Richard Murray used his strong duathlon background … Continued
Congratulations to all those who have been competing over the last couple of weekends. Here’s a little review of how the team went. The forecast was pretty awful for the Cowman Middle Distance Triathlon. Thankfully the weather gods chose be kind to the LFTC crew that headed to the race which was also the National … Continued
It’s another huge weekend for triathlon this weekend. There is a massive group of LFTC athletes taking part in the Cowman Middle Distance Triathlon. For some this will be their longest race yet! It’s going to be great fun being surrounded by so many team mates. It’s my first race of the season too…eeek! This … Continued
Any fears that Alistair Brownlee might not be fully fit for London 2012 can be well and truly laid to rest as he won the latest round of the ITU WCS in Kitzbuhel Austria. Jonny Brownlee was second with Javier Gomez taking third. The Browlees made a break on the bike along with Denis Vasiliev … Continued
Another huge weekend for LFTC athletes last weekend. The results below show place in category. Pretty impressive reading huh? UK 70.3 Wimbleball5:21:59 17th Gabriel Sayer5:35:04 24th Nathan Dytor5:47:01 7th Gail Wilkinson6:33:23 10th Shiz Gerami Lakeside Triathlon1:09:04 2nd Felipe Almeida1:28:51 1st Hannah Moora Dambuster TriathlonThere were some impressive results in very testing conditions. This was a … Continued
Triathlon has seen it’s fair share of controversy this week. Liz Blatchford is appealing against not being selected for the GB Olympic team. Lucy Hall, ranked over 100 places further down the world rankings, was chosen over Blatchford. Lucy Hall may have been selected to perform the role of ‘domestique’. She will sacrifice her own … Continued
Just in case you missed the latest race from the ITU WCS in Madrid, Jonny Brownlee was again in formidable form. He ran away from the rest of the men’s field after a fascinating race not without a little drama. A small group broke away on the bike, working together they got a sizable break … Continued
Another big weekend this weekend! It’s the ITU WCS race from Madrid; the last chance for athletes to qualify for the Olympics. There are a lot of GB athletes racing in the men’s race including Tim Don, Will Clarke and Jonny Brownlee. It’s looking far more like Alistair Brownlee’s first race of the year might … Continued
If GB weren’t favourites already for Olympic gold in the men’s and women’s triathlon they certainly are now. Both Helen Jenkins and Jonny Brownlee ran away from the rest of the field in a dominant display over the weekend. There were a few big names missing from both the men’s and women’s line ups but … Continued
Unfortunately due to vehicle problems Zone3 are unable to visit us tomorrow. The session will still go ahead but obviously we won’t be able to provide wetsuits for those without wetsuits of their own. Sorry guys but it is out of our hands. See ya, Tim (LFTC Coach).