4am on Saturday 23rd February the alarm clock goes off waking Amy and I. Why are we up this early on a Saturday we ask ourselves, blurry eyed and tired...then we remember, we are running our first ultra marathon today! Fortunately we have been prepared and packed all our kit the night before, so the…Read more Endurance Life Northumberland Ultra Marathon
Races
Spanish City Triathlon 2018
Pos. Bibno. Participant Category Club/Company Finish time 1 225 Chris Pearce (M) Veteran40 Tyne Triathlon 1:09:45 12:23 0:53 34:46 1:03 20:40 2 246 Keith Robson (M) Veteran50 Tyne Triathlon 1:12:08 12:57 1:01 34:46 0:46 22:38 3 224 Arabella Pearce (F) Veteran40 Tyne Triathlon 1:12:56 11:14 0:46 35:38 0:43 24:35 4 194 Robert Lambert (M) Veteran50…Read more Spanish City Triathlon 2018
Tyne Tri Take Three Trophies at Northumberland Tri 2018
The Northumberland Triathlon up at Druridge bay is one of our favourite tri's in the region and today was no exception and the event seems to be growing every year. Credit to the dedication of the Vo2 Max Event team. A drizzly grey start to the day met most of the competitors at the…Read more Tyne Tri Take Three Trophies at Northumberland Tri 2018
The Yorkshire Beast
Post ironman blues hit sometime in October last year. I had completed the Lakesman, even winning my age group, before hitting the run training hard leading up to Kielder Marathon but once these were done there was the inevitable question of what next? Jonny Lowes came to 'the rescue', suggesting we do The Yorkshire Beast,…Read more The Yorkshire Beast
Tyne Triathlon’s IRON Year
2017 was the year of the IRONMAN for 5 of Tyne Triathlon's members. For four of them, this was their first foray into the world of long distance triathlon, but for the other it marked their second attempt at the distance. For those who don't know, an IRONMAN, or iron distance triathlon (in the case…Read more Tyne Triathlon’s IRON Year
National Team Relays 2017
The national relays are great event where clubs from all over the country to compete as a club rather than individually which makes this event fantastic. Due to a couple of drop outs and a late entry the club entered into the open category. Unlike a conventional triathlon relay where each member does a leg,…Read more National Team Relays 2017
Bamburgh Sprint Triathlon
A blustery Saturday saw Angela, Arbella Nigel, Heather, Steve and Chris representing Tyne Tri at the Castles Challenge Sprint Triathlon. The swim had to be altered to suit the conditions as the safety team where unable to hold positions against the wind. So the swim was kept shallow and a near side bouy used and…Read more Bamburgh Sprint Triathlon
