The Beer Half Marathon
The Beer Half Marathon Let’s start with a bit of background. Gregory B watched a video of in which they thought it was a great idea to run a Marathon around Sydney, Australia while stopping for 10 beers along the way (a pint every 4 km). Absolute nutters. Back to the story at hand, Gregory…
What’s been going on recently
What’s been going on recently What has the club been getting up to recently? The Multisport season got underway in March with the normal season opener event SunCity Duathlon at Roker. The popular event always attracts clubs and athletes from around the local area looking for an early season race after a long winter’s training.…
South Shields Tri starts its Cross Country journey
South Shields Tri starts its Cross Country journey As SST are now registered with English athletics, this means we can take part in the cross country races held during the winter. On a mild Sunday 9th October, the XC warriors headed over the water to duridge bay country park for the event. The weather wasn’t…
South Shields announces English Athletics affiliation
South Shields announces English Athletics affiliation South Shields Tri is pleased to announce that our affiliation has been accepted by English Athletics. This mean South Shields Tri is now a true Multisport club and is leading the way in South Shields. The committee proposed the idea to the members of the club and the members…
Nick Flanagan heads to the Europeans and beyond
Nick Flanagan heads to the Europeans and beyond We are pleased to update that in 2022 Nick Flanagan has qualified for European and world championship for Ireland. He will be competing in the discipline of aquathlon which consist of Swimming followed by a run. He will be competing at the European championship in Bilbo, Spain…
Emma White goes sub 20 for 5km
Emma White goes sub 20 for 5km On a windy Sunday morning at Monkton stadium, Emma White lines up for an attempt at sub 20-minute 5k effort. The race was around a 400m track and 12.5laps to make the 3.1mile/5km, the target pace was 6:25 per mile or 3:59 per km. The attempt was going…
South Shields Tri Secures Funding
South Shields Tri Secures Funding South Shields Tri has secured funding via Sport England’s Return to Play-Small Grant Program. During 2020, the triathlon season was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. As a result, South Shields Tri applied for the Return to Play- Small Grant Program which aims to “support projects addressing the challenges coronavirus…
The Lakesman | Ian’s Story
My first ever full iron distance triathlon “The Lakesman”. What an event and what a weekend. Training never seems to go to plan, and these were my thoughts on the dive over to Keswick on the Friday night after picking the kids up from school. “Not swam enough in open water”, “Not been on a…
Go Tri 2019 Dates
We are delighted to release our dates for Go Tri 2019. For full details and entry, please go to our events page. Hope to see you there.