Grimsby Tri Club

Weekly Run Group

grimsbytriclub — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:16:34 +0000

Members please note that the run group has resumed on Thursday evenings. The next session is at Grant Street, Cleethorpes, 7.00pm on the 1st of March. Once again, this coached session is available to all members of the Tri-club, and several others, so we hope to see you there. The costs is £ 15 for all the sessions in the block, i.e, 7 sessions remaining in this set. This is a great way to get prepared for the racing season, which is thankfully bearing down fast!

Point 7 Sports Offer

grimsbytriclub — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:03:03 +0000

Enter Grantham Sprint Triathlon before the end of February and your entry will go into a prize draw. One lucky entry will then be pulled out of the hat and will recieve their entry fee back and race for free at Grantham. So thats all entries recieved so far and all entries received up to midnight on Wednesday 29th February 2012. So lets encourage family, friends & work colleagues to sign up and get training. Visit http://www.point7.co.uk, to enter and you could be racing for free in April. The Grantham Sprint Triathlon is a 400m pool swim, 18km bike & 5km run, flat & fast ideal for first timers and experienced triathletes to get an early season triathlon in.

Chairman’s Update

grimsbytriclub — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:28:46 +0000

A quick update on some recent developments for the new season.

I would like to thank Karen Hames for her organisation of the social get together at the Millhouse last Friday night. Everyone had a great time with like minded people. I have put together some provisional dates for the duathlon events from the Clickem Inn and these will be posted soon. I have also proposed a new league points system so please take a look and see what you think – any feedback is most welcome. The league will culminate with an awards/presentation evening sometime in November. We are currently in the process of changing the mandate for the Tri club bank account. Subs are due on the first duathlon of the season – 5th April. A form will be put here on the website for you to complete and submit with your payment to Sarah Cook so we can keep a tighter check on who has paid. Dave Plunkett is quartermaster so any requests for Tri kit for the season need to be made directly to him-his e-mail is david.quantumleap@tiscali.co.uk

Shaun Robinson is proposing a trip to the Manchester velodrome so if you want further details about possible dates and costs contact him shaunr@blackrow.co.uk

If any of you need to make contact with anyone then please write a message as a comment here on the site and it will be uploaded onto the main site and e-mailed to those subscribed – keeping up communications is important so please let us know about any stories/results/planned training so that everyone is informed

Finally good luck to those competing in Lanzarote and commiserations to the rest of us trying to stay warm!

Gary T

Weekly Update

grimsbytriclub — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:18:30 +0000

A Happy New Year to all club members. Here is a quick round up of recent events which some of us have been involved in. The Cleethorpes 10k held on New Years day had a good showing from the club. All results and photos can be seen on the Wolds Vets web site: Paul Thompson 39.25 Shaun Robinson 45.13 Vicky Thomas 46.00 Georgie Young 46.57 Alan Cook 50.25

Several members had an enjoyable MTB ride last Saturday from Tealby in very mild weather conditions. The highlight of the ride was Shaun Robinson’s descent down a steep grassy track near Walesby – how he managed to hold onto his trusty steed was a miracle! And let’s not mention punctures…… Watch this space for another planned MTB ride in January from the Louth area.

Now that the race session is only just round the corner if you’re going to do any duathlons, and only a few months away for triathlons, Doug Eke is running Saturday swim sessions at Louth Meridian Leisure Centre, 3 – 4pm at £5 per session and Saturday turbo sessions at Louth Meridian Leisure Centre, 5 – 6pm at £5 or £6.50 if you need to hire a turbo trainer. Give Doug a ring on 07943 102739 if you have any questions.

Enjoy the winter training everyone, wherever you are.

Happy New Year

grimsbytriclub — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:11:54 +0000

After the most succesful year in our club’s history, here’s wishing everyone an even better 2012. Whether you’re new to the sport; an age grouper looking to up their game; or a reigning World Champion starting the defence of their title – good luck in hitting your goals for 2012. I’m sure everyone will be inspired by the arrival of the Olympic flame to get out there and smash it!

Seasons Greetings

grimsbytriclub — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:53:58 +0000

Hope you have had a relaxing christmas, and If you fancy losing a few excess pounds this weekend then we are doing a MTB off road loop from Tealby this Saturday 31st. Everyone is welcome. We’ll meet at the Kings Head at 9am where we will do a 2 hour cycle and get back for opening time. Let Gary T know via e-mail if you would like to join us. Best wishes and a happy new year to you all. Gary T

Christmas News

grimsbytriclub — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:35:03 +0000

With Christmas almost upon us, there are a few things to share with the membership. The first of which is an overdue link to some recent press coverage of our two Team GB athletes, Karen & Georgie. See their news report here and, as I wrote this post, I’ve been made aware that a New Year “Social” and Dinner has been proposed for members/husbands/wives/partners to get together before the new 2012 season begins. Karen has booked a date at the Mill House at Covenham for Friday 27th January meeting 7.30pm for dinner at 8pm. The cost will be £15.00 per head – either starter/main course or main course and pudding. If you are a hearty eater and require 3 courses this will be extra ( approx £5) with Coffee/Tea included in the price. You may purchase drinks from the Bar. Dresscode: Smart/casual. Please e mail Karen if you are interested and she will be in contact with the menu after Christmas. For those intending to participate in the BodyFit Sports Science Testing, keep an eye open for emails from Tony O who is organising this.

Finally, enjoy the festive break, or training camp for those who prefer Christmas in warmer climes. Looking at the events our members have signed up to next year, points to a great 2012 for Grimsby Tri Club.

Weekend MTB Invitation

grimsbytriclub — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:36:45 +0000

If anyone fancies a mountain bike ride at the weekend then you are more than welcome to join a few of us on Sunday leaving either Park Drive No 13, Grimsby at 10.15am or meet us at the Blacksmith’s Arms at Rothwell at 11am where we will do an off road loop for about an hour and then finish up in the pub for a few beers, as it is Tim Moss’s birthday and the beers are on him!!! Let me know by e-mail if you want to join us it would be a good chance to have a social get together before Xmas – weather permitting

Best wishes Gary T

Running Group Training Block 2

grimsbytriclub — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:18:02 +0000

Note that the run group meets this Thursday at the Peoples Park venue at 7pm. This will be the start of the second block of 8 sessions, and the cost is £15 for the full block of 8 sessions to avoid confusion. The session caters for a varied mix of abilities, so please feel free to come along, get involved and benefit from some off-season training. It’s only a month until the days start drawing out again!

Weekend Update

grimsbytriclub — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:28:11 +0000

Despite the winter bearing down on us there has been lots of activity this weekend with club members out and about all over the UK. From long Mountain Bike rides on the Lincolnshire Wolds to long runs in the Humber fog and mist, training is obviously still busy! The more notable activities include Paul Thompson’s incredible improvement at the Brecon Beacon Ultra on Saturday, where he finished 24th overall in 8h21m – an incredible 1h38m faster than his 2009 performance. Then, on Sunday, Fin took part in the Yorkshire & Humberside Triathlon trials in Leeds with a 2m24s 200m swim and a 4m30s 1500m run. Fin will find out later this week whether he’s made the squad. Meanwhile, at Loughborough University, 10 year old Jay Clarke was seen towing a sponge up and down the lanes to build up his muscles at the home of British Triathlon.