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Please feel free to e-mail me with any race reports, results, pictures etc. of any events you have taken part in, I will gladly post them. If there is anything you want to see on the web site click here.

Charlotte Ellis - European Champion

Teesdale Triathlon 2010
We had 14 members travel to Teesdale Triathlon this weekend. Here are the results. Well done to you all, Kay won the ladies super vets (01:35:07) with Joyce Thompson finishing 4th (01:52:21), Andy Pearson was 10th overall (01:20:27) with Michael Osei following close behind in 13th (01:20:57), Katies Simpson was 8th open woman (01:35:12), Tony Main was 4th Super vet (01:30:12) with Joe Foley close behind taking 5th (01:34:53), Sandra Main was 5th lady super vet (01:56:39), Vicki Howe just missed out taking 4th vet 40 (01:39:03), also competing were Brian Pasco (01:39:28) Darren Trotter (01:40:46) Richard Kitson (01:42:14) and Shaun Joughin (01:40:17). added 26-07-10

Great North 20k Run

Carol Murray's Lyke Wake Run Triumph
Carol Murray competed in the Lyke Wake Run last Sunday (10th July), its a 42 mile trail run from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, not only did she manage to navigate the course she also won the handicap trophy in a fantastic time of 9hrs 40 minutes. Carol has written a report about her Run, click here to read it. Well done Carol. added 14-07-10

Cleveland Relays - Saturday 28th August 2010
Here is the entry form for this years Cleveland Relays. PLEASE NOTE: this year the Relays will be taking place at Stokesley Leisure Center. added 12-07-10

The Black Sheep Ripon Triathlon - 10th July 2010
There are now photo's of this event in the gallery. We had several club members taking part all doing brilliantly in extremely hot weather. The results are now available here. Ryton Triathlon also took place this weekend, well done Rob our only member who took part. All the grand prix points have been updated and can be found in the grand prix section. updated 14-07-10

Anna Hatton, Cleveland Steelman 2010

Cleveland Steelman - 3rd July 2010 - 2000m Swim, 56m Cycle, 11m Run
Our 6th Cleveland Steelman Triathlon took place yesterday, the weather was glorious for the spectators if a little warm for the athletes. Richard Hunt won for the 3rd year running in a time of 04:02:12 and the ladies overall winner was Jaci Swinbank in a time of 04:57:31. We had 12 Cleveland Triathlon Club members competing, many for the first time all doing an outstanding job. Arthur Puckrin who's still going strong won his age group, the battle of Brian Roberts versus Andy Smith was won only just by Andy after Brian's outstanding run, we also had Jeff Belt finishing 21st overall, Jonathan Skidmore, Paul Young, Dave Murray, Danny Braun, Peter Ball and Jerome Macsween also competed doing excellently, for the ladies Anna Hatton competed weeks after completing Lanzarote Ironman and Fiona Smith finished in her first long distance event with ease. Well done to you all! Here are the provisional results. Our Grand Prix results have now been updated with the Steelman. Any feed back welcome. If anyone has any photo's please e-mail me them, there are some now in the gallery, also if anyone wants to write a race report e-mail me also. Many thanks to the marshals who did an excellent job as usual. added 04-07-10

2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Paratriathlon Championships - 3rd July 2010
Charlotte Ellis has won the European Championships claiming a well deserved gold medal. Well done Charlotte we are all very proud of you. Here is a race report from Charlotte: My guide Hannah Bedford and I traveled to Ireland for the European Championships. The paratriathlon was the first race on Saturday morning. The weather was mild and cloudy. 
The swim was a loop in the Shannon, which is apparently the magic river. After a warm up all the paratriathletes lined up on the pontoon and were presented individually. The swim was pretty straight forward and about fifteen minutes later we were making the long run to transition in second place behind fellow GB athletes Sara and Kylee, who are amazing swimmers, but crucially ahead of the Dutch girls.  The bike was an out and back course with no major technical sections. We dug in on the bike as we knew the Dutch pair were strong cyclists and we needed to close down Sara and Kylee. The first half of the bike was into a stiff wind and the Dutch girls flew past at about 9km. Around the turnaround point and we were flying assisted by the tail wind. We passed Sara and Kylee just before T2 and were told the Dutch pair were catchable. Onto the run, a short section then 2 laps on smooth roads, where even the speed bumps had been smoothed over, very helpful as all the visually impaired athletes were running in blacked out glasses in accordance with ITU rules. The course had a few twists and turns and some steep ups and downs, but Hannah ensured that I knew as much information as possible and skillfully guided me round the course. We passed the Dutch girls part way round the first lap after a very steep downhill. We kept running, assisted by some great support from Brits and Irish alike, to win gold in the female, visually impaired category.  
I couldn't stop smiling and really enjoyed the post race celebrations and the medal ceremony; where Britain's paratriathletes and age groupers were so successful. The icing on the cake was fellow north east triathlete Marie Stansmore winning the 35 - 39 category. added 05-07-10

QEII Sprint Triathlon 6th June 2010
We had several of our members travel to Queen Elizabeth II Country Park to take part in this sprint event. Kay Stokes finished second in her age group and Charlotte Ellis won the paratriathlon category, for our other members results click here. There are some photo's in the gallery. added 06-06-10

Lanzarote Ironman 22nd May 2010
I am pleased to tell you that not one but two of our club members completed the Lanzarote Ironman. It's billed as "the worlds toughest Ironman", with the heat and the wind in Lanzarote I could see why, but Anna Hatton and Andy Smith got round in times of 14:25:07 and 12:43:46 respectively. Well done to the pair of you. The full splits are Anna: Swim, 01:33:44 T1, 12:22 Bike, 07:42:09 T2, 13:31 Run, 04:43:22 Total,14:25:07 and Andy Swim, 01:06:37 T1, 06:04 Bike, 06:33:15 T2, 06:00 Run, 04:51:53 Total, 12:43:4. Andy Smiths Race Report. updated 01-06-10

Club Training
Monday night bike rides and Tuesday night open water swimming (weather permitting) are now open, see Club Training for full details. added 09-05-10

River Rat Race
The River Rat Race has been designed by the guys behind the legendary Rat Race Urban Adventure events, partnering with Stockton Borough Council. It is a 10+km walking or running journey along the banks of the Tees, interspersed with adventure activities based on, near (or in!) the Tees.
It takes place on Sunday 29th August and starts at 1pm. It’s open to everyone and costs £35 to enter. You enter as a solo participant, but on the day you can participate alongside your mates, family, club or team mates if you wish – just enter your ‘team’ name in the box on the online entry form. To enter and for more information click here. added 18-04-10

Online Membership
Online membership via Tri Hard is now available. When registering please ensure you fill in a current e-mail address and contact number or you will not be included in any circulations about club events and we can not contact you if the pool is closed. updated 05-01-10

Adult Training Academy just turn up and join in
The adult training sessions are held in conjunction with our junior academy. Head Coach - Tony Main British Triathlon Qualified Level 3, Assisted by a number of our Level 2 coaches. The sessions include: Structured swim sessions: including video sessions and one to one coaching, Cycle technique and turbo sessions, suitable for experienced and novice triathletes, Running training on the track, Core and strength training sessions, Advice on how to get started if you want to complete a triathlon – e.g. open water swimming, wet suite advice, nutrition and much more . For more information look in the club training section of the website. Any advanced juniors are now invited to join in with the adults, if you are new to the triathlon sessions I would advise trying a junior session first, if you feel this it too "easy" you can then join in with the next adult session. Please note the adults sessions start at the earlier time of 1pm. updated 26-11-09

Albert Park Run
For any club members that don't know about it Albert Park hosts a run on a Saturday morning as part of "Park Runs", the run is free and excellent training practice with a lovely atmosphere. The results are posted on line the same day and its a very efficient set up. For more information here is the link. added 31-10-09

New to triathlons?
If you are thinking of competing in a Triathlon it may seem a bit daunting, but it’s not as terrifying as it sounds. Click here to read a novices guide to taking part in a continuous event. Click here to read about Triathlon Origin, distances and various other information.
We have now also added a kit list for a pool triathlon, a continuous triathlon and a training ride click here.

Simple Exercises for Warming up and Cooling Down
One of our juniors asked for this and I thought it would be useful for the adults as well, it's even got pictures! here.