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Long Eaton Triathlon Club, West Park, Long Eaton (2026)

06/10/2026

Being part of LETC isn't *just* about getting fit, improving your technique, enjoying the camaraderie and boosting your motivation. When you bring a bunch of people together with shared interests, it often results in new friends - and nothing says 'friendship' better than shooting someone repeatedly in the back at Laser Quest 😁

Saturday night saw a girls vs. boys shoot out (the boys won but it was a hollow victory as they had an additional player!) then an 'every person for themselves' melee. Obvs recorded on Strava by the most dedicated activity trackers 😂, it was also surprisingly hard work 😅🥵.

Fancy joining us? Laser Quest participation optional 🔫 - we're welcoming new members who can swim two lengths of front crawl, and want to stay committed over the winter months. First swim is free 💃🏻🕺

05/10/2026

It's Medal Monday, and what a beautiful weekend for racing! On Saturday Claire took part in the Goyt Valley Challenge, a 24KM run with 700m of ascent (15 miles / 2,300 ft for the imperial brethren). Not only does it look like an absolute stunner of a course, you got pie and peas, and apple crumble at the finish! Definitely going into next year's plan 🤤

On Sunday, Helen, Sue and Louise took part in the Dovedale Dash, a Derbyshire institution which almost immediately plunges 1,400 runners through the River Dove, and then on to a 4.75 mile, often extremely muddy, trail run - it's chaotic and bonkers and a fantastic, fun event for all ages and abilities.

Liz entered Stratford Sprint Triathlon in a last ditch attempt to secure first place in the LETC Club Champs 😆 - failed miserably at that (I'm Liz, so I can say this without being mean!), but achieved a PB of 01:07:49 and a second in AG place, so definitely worth the early start. It's a popular event, and a fast and mostly flat course - however, navigating the traffic in Stratford while trying to race was a bit sketchy, especially for the later swim times!

Well done everyone! Definitely feeling inspired to enter some trail runs this Autumn / Winter!

29/09/2026

Massive congratulations to Tom Pope, LETC’s youngest adult member, and one of our brightest stars! He not only won his age group at East Leake Sprint Tri on Sunday, he was second overall! That’s competing against grown men with loads more experience 🫡 😮

Absolutely incredible work, Tom 🤩🙌🏻🥳. And did we mention he coaches the Junior tri club too? What a legend!

28/09/2026

It was a busy weekend for LETCers, so let's get stuck into Medal Monday!

First up, Corrina and Liz took part in the inaugural Clumber Dirty Dozen, organised by the Worksop Harriers. Beautiful course, very well marshalled, and a fantastic medal - and very well supported for a first year with almost 400 participants. One to look out for next year!

Sunday saw Robin Hood Half Marathon; it's always a popular event and this year it had 15,000 runners! Among them LETC's Micky, Claudia and Nick - Micky becoming insta-famous with his much-shared pic (in purple)! Nick didn't have any pics to share because he ran a blistering 1h 32m and was too spent 😂

Here's what they had to say:

Micky: "Nottingham is great city full of life and culture. The Half Marathon starts on the embankment near the forest ground; the first 10k is hills, some steady incline, some more sharp. Once past Wollaton hall it’s a steady run into the city again, coming to Abbey Bridge at 10ish miles - another little lump to cross.

"Then my least favourite bit: Castle Boulevard, usually the longest mile, but yesterday lots of people made it more enjoyable along with lots of music and drag queens and disco balls. This brings you into the last 2 miles, past the majestic railway station, onto London Road and into the embankment.

"Slight route change which takes you closer to the Trent under Wilford suspension bridge, followed by a sharp right uphill turn, and into the finishing straight; the noise level increases, there are a couple more turns and you see the finish line.

"Great well organised event, sold out this year 15000+ runners. I chose the VIP experience; for the extra £25 pounds you get pre and post massage, pictures, a hot meal and unlimited tea and coffee; you can even watch people finishing their event. In the future I hope to go sub 2 for a half. Great event around an amazing vibrant city. Even the non vip event worth the money."

Claudia: "Robin Hood Half Marathon, part 2. What a beautiful day for a brilliant event!! Every single road was full of cheering supporters, the volunteers were amazing... And if I would stop fussing dogs and hugging people I also would go sub 2! And yes, just for the atmosphere the non VIP entry is soo worth it, even though I missed Robin Hood again for a power-up, but plenty on the way!! 🏹"

Then our fabulous Coach Sue took part in the Brownsea Island Swim, raising money for the RLSS Poole Lifeguard. It's a 6.5KM swim 😯 which Sue said was "very choppy but great fun" (I don't think those two words belong in the same sentence 😅) and she came away with a trophy!

Lastly the local Golden Gates Gallop was also on Sunday - the 40th year this event has been run in Elvaston Castle. It supports Blood Cancer UK and attracted 300+ runners - a very pretty and well supported event, with a surprisingly well stocked goodie bag! Mark, Liz and Dave took part along with a (delighted) teenager in tow 😆

Well done everyone! We love to see it!

21/09/2026

We had a great LETC turnout for the Cowman Triathlon series from Big Cow Events! Mark, Micky, Sue, Josh and Liz tackled the Olympic distance "Calfman", Nikki did the Bike/Run (she's coming back from injury), and Leah and Steve did the Sprint distance "Stampede". Great results, with Josh coming 5th overall, Nikki winning her event, Leah coming second, and Liz coming third! Here's what some of the team had to say.

Sue: "Was a great race! Really loved it; super friendly and lovely location, great road surface too."

Micky: "Well organised event, nice area to be in. Swim was nice although shallow in places. The bike was nice with rolling hills, road surface good, only criticism was the two feet down 400m from the mount line was congested and a short dismount area. Run was nice with some steady inclines, and a mix of road and trail back into the country park."

Nikki: "Well organised, small friendly race. Roads were in good condition and the run was really enjoyable, well, the downhill second half bit anyway 🤣! Would recommend 👍"

Mark: "Great event in a lovely huge park with loads of lakes. Yes, shallow in spots but this gave me chance to stop and de-fog me goggs. Bit of a chore getting up the ramp with a dodgy knee as I nearly went back in!
Excellent road surfaces (can tell you’re dahn saarf!). A nice mix of terrain on the run which was ok for road shoes. (Trail shoes if wet).
Very well marshalled and sign posted, although the compere at the start briefing didn’t even know which way we were to swim… so didn’t fill you with much confidence (the benefit of being slow, you follow everyone else).
I’d do it again! The only gripes I had was the price of the fish and chips at the pub; the fish must have been that fresh it had eaten my chips! And I didn’t get time to look around the co-located classic Ford Granada show.
On the whole, a great little season-end Tri!👍🏻"

Leah: "Entered a bit last minute, but I'm so glad I did. The swim was nice (not too weedy) calm lake, although I had no clue where I was going as I couldn’t see the course before the start. On to the bike, after the mandatory 2 foot down stop at the start, the course became a slightly undulating but quick course with some nice down hill sections. The 20km seemed to fly by and then onto the run. This was on path and trails, and I really enjoyed the second half which was definitely downhill. It was a great course with great support, and loved having so many from the club there. I was so pleased to come 2 lady overall and get a nice bottle of w**e as part of the prize!"

Steve: “Great venue, well organised and friendly marshalls. Lake swim was great except for grounding once. Bike was smooth tarmac with rolling hills and well signposted. Enjoyed the mixture of terrain on the run.
Bad bits: camping was quite away from the facilities, no showers or toilets nearby.”

Well done everyone! 🏃🏊🚴‍♀️🏆🏅

21/09/2026

A great weekend of racing for LETCers! Starting with Dave who smashed Ironman Weymouth in 5h 23m - despite a mechanical and having to go back for his race number! Here’s Dave’s race report:

“Weymouth Iron Man 70.3
I couldn’t recommend a race enough. The event was very well organised and the support around the course was the best I’ve ever seen. Free pizza and b**r at the end is always a bonus.

-swim: warm (ish) sea swim, clear water and no currents
-Bike: the road surface for the majority of the race was really good. Just under 1000m of elevation which brought some really fast downhill sections into play. Lots of farmers cheering you on.
-Run: 2.5 loops along Weymouth sea front with DJs, massive crowds and good vibes. Pretty flat the whole way round.

Overall happy with my times across all three disciplines. I left around 6 mins out there after my chain came off during the bike and I forgot my race number in T1 so had to go back to put it on. All good learning, bring on the next one.”

Dave is pretty new to but I think he’s found his calling - massive congrats! 🥳

17/09/2026

Can you swim a couple of lengths of front crawl and want to improve your technique, speed and endurance?

Our coached adult swim sessions at West Park Leisure Centre are designed for people who can already swim, but want more structure, better technique and a proper workout.

You don’t need to be a triathlete, and you don’t need to be a strong swimmer. The sessions include drills, coaching, speed work and endurance training, with swimmers working at their own level.

Tuesday 7.15-8.15pm
Saturday 4-5pm

Your first session is free!

After that, club membership is £30 a year, with swims at £6.75 PAYG or £6.50 each when you buy a block of 10. Message us on Facebook or email [email protected] to find out more.

15/09/2026

Last but most definitely not least of last weekend’s LETC exploits, Claire tackled the legendary “The Lap” in absolutely biblical weather 😅. Here’s what she thought about this super challenging Ultra:

“The Lap is a 47 mile (76km) ultramarathon around Lake Windermere in The Lake District with approx 2500m elevation. It is run anticlockwise in September and clockwise in May. You have 24 hrs to complete the route, with cut offs at certain aid stations.

I registered on the Friday night with my friend who was due to run the course with me. Registration was 7 to 10pm. We got there around 8pm and there was a long queue but it was very well organised and moved fairly quickly. Registration included a kit check, getting a tracker attached to your pack and an optional bag drop for the halfway point (spare shoes and whatever you can fit in them) as well as t shirt collection. After registration we went back to our hotel and I managed around 4 hrs of sleep before we had to get up at 3.30am!

We left the hotel around 4.30am for a 6am start as traffic can be an issue on the narrow road to the race village. Arrived with an hour to spare. The atmosphere was very friendly and positive but the rain started almost exactly at the same time as the race! The fast runners were set off first and then the rest of the masses. We were mid-pack at the start and nobody was running so we walked the first bit and actually I was momentarily not even sure if we had officially started! Once we got off grass and onto the road people started jogging and for the first few km as did we.

There then was a bottleneck where we went through a gate into a wood where it was single file for a long stretch. This was frustrating as we were probably waiting a good 45 mins and the very slow going for a while so probably added on an hour. Lots of people were unhappy with this especially with the cut offs. I think it happens every year but this year was worse because of the mud.

We had constant heavy rain for about the first 6 hours of the race and having this delay near the start wasn't ideal as people got cold waiting. The 8km to the first aid station took us something like 2h 30m because of the delays and all the mud. When we got there my friend was unsure whether to continue because she was not enjoying the wet weather and she was worried that she was slowing me down and we would not make the race cut offs. She was advised that if she wanted to drop out it was easier to do it there than continue another 14km to the next aid station which was in a more remote location. She made the decision to quit and walk back with some other participants who had also had enough. I went on knowing I had to push myself to have any chance of finishing.

The second section was tough going. The ground was largely swamp or any stony paths were like rivers so my feet were sodden. I saw several people suffering with injuries from slipping on wet mud or slippery rocks so although I was trying to keep up a reasonable pace I also was very cautious. It was very misty with strong winds up on Gummers How.

I did my best to keep pushing forwards, largely walking but jogging any easy sections. The rain did die down to a drizzle in the afternoon. Thankfully I managed to reach Troutbeck which is just over halfway in distance and halfway in elevation by 4.15pm. You had to be leaving this aid station by 4.30pm in order to continue. I managed to quickly change my top and socks and apply some blister plasters. Topped up my water and grabbed half a vegan pizza to take with me which I ate whilst walking. Lots of people quit or were time out at this point and many had also quit at earlier aid stations.

Having done a reccy of the next part of the route in May I knew some of the hardest hills were to come. Climbing Wandsfell was hard work but OK except very boggy so my feet got sodden again very quickly. Coming down was a big struggle because it is very steep rocky steps and my left knee did not like the incessant descent. I was very slow but a marshal kept me company as I was the final runner. I was happy to make it to Ambleside but concerned about time as had to make the next aid station by 10pm and knew I still had Loughrigg Fell to contend with and only around 2.5 hrs to play with. It was getting dark at this point too and I was on my own at the back (the Marshall had left once I was safely down Wandsfell). Thankfully a nice woman who had been a little ahead of me had been to a shop in Ambleside for supplies and waited for me. She suggested we team up for safety over the night time section and kindly shared a bottle of coke with me. She was called Jen and we stayed together for the rest of the route.

Loughrigg Fell was again quite boggy but the markers showed up well in our head torch light as they are reflective. We passed a male participant who we spoke to briefly who said he planned to drop out at next aid station as he had had enough. We made it to the top, took some trig point photos and chatted to the marshal there who followed us to make sure we got down safely. The descent was again hard going but not as bad as Wandsfell. We went past a campsite where the campers cheered us on which was nice and made it to the next checkpoint with about 10/15m to spare. Managed to top up drinks, plug our phones into battery packs, have a quick loo visit and got going again by 10pm

After that it's all a bit of a blur. We just kept pushing forwards. Chatting helped distract from the pain. Going up and down Latterborrow in the dark was a challenge - Jen was struggling with her knee by then. Mine was feeling better after some pain killers! I did get concerned that we wouldn't make the final 3am cut off at Far Sawrey and would have hated being timed out so close to the finish!

Thankfully we reached the final aid station at about 2.40am and were cheered in. There were portaloos and still a good selection of food and drink so refreshed our supplies. They told us we had 5k to go and "just a small hill". It did not feel small at this point!!!!

The final few km felt tough. My feet were hurting and I just wanted to get to the end. There was a stone flight of steps a couple of km from the finish which felt unnecessary! Then after we came into Cunsey when I thought we must be almost there it seemed to go on forever with no sign of the finish line and then a final stile to get over which just seemed like torture! Anyway finally the finish came into view and we matched as best we could towards it. We got a big cheer for being the final finishers and my friend was at the end to congratulate me and guve me a hug. Jen's husband and dog were there for her.

We got medals, official finish photos taken and were given hot dogs (vegan one for me).

Overall apart from the weather and the hold up early on, this was a great event. Extremely challenging terrain, very technical in places but very well marked and organised with well stocked aid stations. I might consider trying the May version sometime but it sells out fast so probably have to be 2028 at least. Would like to better my time of 23h 29m but am happy that I completed it as it was my biggest challenge yet!”

This is just staggering, Claire! Massive massive congrats!

14/09/2026

Here’s our second race report, from Colin who absolutely smashed the Olympic distance triathlon at Sundowner! We had been planning to get quite a few LETCers to this event but it sold out, so Colin flew the flag for Long Eaton 💪🏻

“Signing up to Sundowner Olympic distance was a bit of a knee jerk reaction, as I signed up the same day that I failed to complete a different race during the summer. But it was a great decision!

The event was brilliant, plenty of parking, transition and registration were close to each other and well signposted. The atmosphere was brilliant and there was always someone on hand to help if needed.

The swim was three laps of the lake which was quite shallow in places. It turned out to be one of the most physical swims I’ve taken part in so far, from being hit over the head by stray arms and getting kicked in the face a few times. Despite this I managed to make it round and into transition.

Onto the bike, I’d borrowed a bike for the race and it was an absolute rocket ship! Managed the 40 kilometres in my fastest time ever and shaved off 5 minutes 40 off my previous best. The course was nice and flat which I liked but there was a lot of crosswind to keep you on your toes!

Throughout the bike I thought I’d over done it but when I got into the run I was still able to put one foot in front of the other. The run course was two laps with a lot of switchbacks and mostly on trails around the park.

Managed to cross the line in 2 hours 37 which I was absolutely delighted with! Overall a great event and one which I would recommend to anyone!”

And a fabulous finisher tee and medal to boot! Well done Colin, that’s a blisteringly quick time! 🙇‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️ 🚴 🏃

14/09/2026

Lots of LETC athletes racing last weekend, and that means lots of race reports 🤩🥳! Starting with Simon who took part in the Derby Sprint Triathlon on a very soggy Sunday morning…

“So after completing the Ashbourne Sprint, the Burghley Olympic, & the Outlaw 70.3 this year, I thought I would have one last outing in 2026 & signed up for the Derby Sprint a couple of weeks ago.

Having taken part in this event last year, I had some times to aim for. My swim was 1m 30 seconds quicker & the cycle was over 1 min quicker as well in wet conditions, which I was happy with. My run was nearly 3 mins slower so room for improvement on that one.

Overall this is a well organised event with a high number of entries being first timers. I would highly recommend this event for anyone looking to try one for the first time, noting that this event is quite late in the year.”

Well done Simon - to take that much off a 400m swim is *massive*, and shows the commitment you’ve put in. Congrats and chapeau! 🫡

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