Gregory Barnett completes his first Iron-distance triathlon (“The Gregman”)
Gregory Barnett completes his first Iron-distance triathlon (“The Gregman”) On Saturday 4th May 2024, I completed my first iron distance triathlon (2.4 mile swim > 112 mile bike > 26.2 mile run) in Keswick, the English Lake District. On a year when the Lakesman Full triathlon did not run, I did my best to emulate…
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…
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,…
South Shields Tri Winter Round Up
South Shields Tri Winter Round Up The long dark cold winter days are slowing turning into lighter spring days but South Shields Tri members have been working hard during the off season to be ready for 2022 season. We have been running three session each week which consist of Running, Swimming and Turbo sessions. Our…
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 Award Winning Go Tri Series Returns
South Shields Tri Award Winning Go Tri Series Returns After a break due to the ongoing Global Pandemic South Shields Tri’s Go Tri Series returned on the 30th June. It was run under BTF covid regulations at Brinkburn CIO. 30 People turned up for the event with some first timers, some returning who have competed…
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…