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The Big Reboot
Here is the BTF Roadmap for returning to club activities...
Emma Fletcher
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Westcroft Team Time Trial, 28km (Cycling - Zwift)
They say that to finish first, first you must finish. Well, of course that is true, but you know that at Westcroft we like to challenge...
James Hibbert
Feb 9, 20215 min read
Rusty Lockdown
Another year older and wiser (or should that be wider), you don’t need me to remind you that it has been a strange year, but at the...
Dan Holdsworth
Feb 1, 20217 min read
Who would have thought the most stressful part of a triathlon is getting to the venue!
There’s always talk about the fourth discipline in Triathlon; some say it’s the transition, some say it’s nutrition … well, I would like...
By Steven (Also known as @SteveThePirate)
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Competing in an Event under Social Distancing
Your intrepid chairman has been out in the big bad world and has done a real life triathlon! I did the New Forest Triathlon last weekend...
Rachel Eaton
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Rusty Rehearsal
The 12th of July was meant to be rather significant day to the more oxidized members of Westcroft tri club. It was on that Sunday we...
Dan Holdsworth
Jul 23, 20207 min read
Thames Turbo Virtual Duathlon 2020
Race Report for Westcroft Tri Club – Weekend May 08-10 2020 Our head coach is a prophet! Back in January, he wrote “Welcome to the GoTri...
Simon Bailey
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Rusty Update
Ironman UK got cancelled, it was bound to happen I suppose. I think Dave has already outlined what the plan is (assuming that all our...
westcrofttriclub
May 7, 20203 min read
Rusty (Singular)
The update emails from Ironman Europe are long but say little. Without committing themselves they will apparently try and give all...
westcrofttriclub
Apr 17, 20207 min read
The Hilly 50
Just for a change this blog is going to feature some actual training... "The Hilly 50" is an annual CTC sportive which is 50 km long and...
westcrofttriclub
Mar 20, 20206 min read
Rusty and Broken...
The annoying alarm goes off at 5.35am. I don’t leap out of bed, I haven’t leapt out of bed for years, I start flexing my toes, when I...
westcrofttriclub
Mar 6, 20206 min read
We Tri Caravanning !
As we drove through the New Forest passing the wild ponies we started to get excited and a little nervous about our first SAS... I mean...
SAMANTHA DALZEL
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Commitment to Ironman- A sermon by the Reverend Dan
As I sit down to write this it is Sunday evening and I am in reflective mood. This afternoon as I stood at a pelican crossing, soaking...
westcrofttriclub
Feb 12, 20205 min read
Dan & Dave Ironman part 2
Equipment (clutching at straws) I’ve realised, that training for the Ironman there are a few bits and pieces that I need... ‘Need’ is a...
westcrofttriclub
Jan 28, 20206 min read
Doing the Thingy or how Dan and Dave ended up entering an Ironman
Doing the Thingy or how Dan and Dave ended up entering an Ironman Since that evening about 4 years ago when Dave found me in his...
Dan Holdsworth
Jan 6, 202013 min read
Hever Castle Triathlon September 2019
Well, the curtain finale to the triathlon season was held at Hever Castle, and for most of the Westcroft Improvers group this was their...
Malc Duncan
Oct 7, 20193 min read
Event Report - L’etape du tour
I’ve always been a fan of the Tour de France and was aware that each year amateur cyclists get the chance to ride one of the stages a...
written by Chris Holland
Aug 29, 20193 min read
Leeds Castle Triathlon 2018
What a difference a year makes... Leeds Castle 2017 had been a small affair, beautiful setting and 160 competitors (a mixed bag of sizes,...
Dan Holdsworth
Nov 30, 20185 min read
My First Year of Trying to Qualify for the British Age Group
This was my journey to qualify for the British Age Group October 2017 Losing motivation in my training so think maybe I need a remote...
Rachel Eaton
Oct 19, 20183 min read
The Woburner 2018
I’ve got a history with the Woburner, last year when I felt fit as flea and having trained well I entered the half Ironman event. A week...
Dan
Oct 19, 20186 min read
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