Category: Race Report

Greg conquers his first marathon 

Greg conquers his first marathon On 3rd April 2022, I completed the Manchester marathon in 04:47:23. Not only was this my first marathon, it was my first event representing South Shields Tri, which I joined in November 2021. Here’s a summary of my experiences and lessons learned. Training From the Club’s GoTri events last year,…

By southshieldstri April 11, 2022 Off

Fausto Summer Solstice​ Relay Triathlon

Meet the Teams! Meet the three South Shields Tri relay teams who were an absolute credit to the club and gave it their all in this unique summer solstice triathlon. SST Team #1 Steven, Paul & Michelle This fabulous bunch ended up winning first prize for the fastest relay team! An amazing performance by all (especially…

By southshieldstri June 21, 2019 Off

South Shields Tri – Go Tri Event May 2019

Our Biggest Event Yet South Shields Tri were back at it again with the next installment of their Go Tri series at Brinkburn Community Association, South Shields. The athletes could compete in one of three disciplines: An aquabike (300m swim, 6km bike for 14+) (100m swim, 1.6km bike for 9+) An aquathlon (300m swim, 2km…

By southshieldstri June 10, 2019 Off

Kielder Run Bike Run

What a fantastic race weekend in the forest and brilliant efforts from everyone who took part. It was an early morning start and a longish drive along a rollercoaster type road to the destination, We met up with a few nervous folks and had a coffee to calm nerves, Along we pooped to the registration…

By southshieldstri November 24, 2018 Off