Athletics

Simon Pilcher competing in the standard duathlon The Isle of Wight Triathlon Club had 19 of its members - and 4 of their coaches - competing at the recent Hever Castle Triathlon in Kent. Always a club season closer, the...

After a postponement due to the severe weather conditions, the first event of the Wight Tri Winter Duathlon Series took place at Yaverland Sailing Club in much more favourable conditions. 14 members took on the tough Culverland Duathlon, consisting of...

Wight Tri member and novice triathlete, Blue Pike, recently took on the London Classics Triple Challenge, despite undergoing spinal surgery at the end of December 2020. After husband Dean secured his sizeable London Classics medal in 2020, his wife Blue...

4 Wight Tri members ditched the swim and bike sections of triathlon to take on the Great South Run on Sunday (17th October). 25 year old, Natalie Lawrence had an excellent race and finished 12th in the Elite females race,...

Originally planned to be held at Yaverland Sailing and Boat Club, but due to the sewage outfall into the sea at Yaverland, the event was quickly transferred to Totland Esplanade. However, another outfall occurred at Totland on the morning of...

Sunday's running of the 65th Isle of Wight Marathon started in overcast conditions and ended in bright sunshine. Nick Fisher (White Horse Harriers) led the race all the way to record a personal best time of 2: 53:36 and put...

2 back to back events were in store for Wight Tri member, Jan Fletcher, when she travelled to Valencia to take part in 2 European Age Group Triathlon Championship events last weekend. On Saturday (25th September) Jan competed in the...

3 members of Wight Tri, Joe Norman, Grant Philbrick, and Anthony Mildenhall, took on the epic Ventouxman Triathlon, based in the Vacluse area in France. This event is not described as a race but as an ‘Experience’, and it certainly...

4 Wight Tri members - Laura Abrook, Nina French, Kev Winchcombe and Nick Kenny - took on the Outlaw Bowood Half Ironman Triathlon in Wiltshire last week. The event started with a 1.2-mile swim in the Bowood Lake, followed by...

Talented Athletes Liz Dunlop and Jan Fletcher travelled to Boxend, Milton Keynes last weekend to take part in not 1 but 2 triathlon races back-to-back in preparation for the upcoming European championships in Valencia at the end of September. It...