How we structure our training and other club activities

With a massive increase in interest in our club and many new members signing up each week this seems like an opportune time to explain how our sessions are run. Over the summer months our swim sessions take place on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. On Wednesday we have a 7pm session and an 8pm session … Continued

Race! Race! Race!

The SportPursuit Splash & Dash took place at West Reservoir and was a big success for the club. Many raced for the first time, there was a win for Ellen Greaves and plenty of team members generously volunteered their time to help make it work. Here are the results.

BUT THAT’S NOT IT!

Our London League Aquathlon at the lido takes place on 7th October and entries are open! It’s a really great race (this will be the 5th!) – sign up here.

Nice work Team GB triathletes!

Well what an amazing 16 days we had! It is such a pity it’s all over. Next time around at least we will have three days of triathlon racing to look forward to! I was lucky enough to get a ticket for the women’s triathlon. The race had everything, a break away, a catch, crashes … Continued

One day to go!

Just one day to go until the London 2012 women’s triathlon! Good news for Canadian fans, Paula Findlay is fit to race it seems, not so great news for anyone else as Findlay proved last year if it comes down to the run she is incredibly dangerous. She has not competed at the elite level … Continued

Southern Hemisphere athletes in great form

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

Race round up

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

A new race!

LONDON FIELDS TRIATHLON CLUB & CAPITAL TRI ANNOUNCE THE HACKNEY SPLASH & DASH 2012 LFTC and Capital Tri will be hosting the first open water triathlon event in Hackney on 25th August. It’s a race we have been hoping to make happen for over a year and we are finally there – so it’s over … Continued

Go the LFTC crew at the Cowman!

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

Alistair is back!

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