Erica is 14 years old and a youth triathlete member. At Eton SS 19/05/13 she was 9th overall in women under 40 and was first out of the swim by 45 seconds! She actually had the 2nd fastest swim overall out of everyone!! Mark has been training her for 9 months now and todays race showed that the hard work is paying off.
Blenheim National Youth race is next – good luck Erica.
Huge congratulations to our very own chairman and club coach, who has passed his BTF level 2 coaching. He has been asked to mentor new and up and coming coaches and advance to level 3 so that they can utilise him at elite level.
After having run up and down the tow path past The Weir (Walton), we thought it was time to stop off for a quick drink after running on THURSDAY 30TH MAY. Bring a friend, come for a drink or dinner too – runners will be there from 8pm.
Main event this weekend was the third round of Surrey Cross Country League matches. Both the men and the women were in action at Mitcham Common, a new venue for almost everyone involved. Continue reading
Our very own Louisa Sawer has officially been selected for the 2012 London Olympics. Louisa will be representing Great Britain in the K4 kayak over 500m. She is one of four in the kayak and a great achievement as the selection process has been long and challenging. She is off to the European championships (Spain) next week before the final push. We wish her all the very best and hope she can do the business.
A big welcome to Sam and Amy-Jo.
In their own words….
Sam and Amy-Jo have recently returned to the UK after 18 months living in Bondi, Australia. When not sunning themselves on the beach, they spent a fair bit of time training and racing with the BRAT club in Bondi although Sam was known for shunning them in favour of his own company! Both have raced over a variety of distances with varying degrees of success! Current triathlon goals are up for discussion once some semblance of form has returned.
Great weekend for the VTC at the Bicester Sprint triathlon. The weather was sunny, but windy and with six VTC members rocking up, we looked set for business. The swim was set in a pool with the slowest going off first. With no marshalls counting athletes lengths, it was clear to see that there could be some intersting times. What can only be described as a stupidly long run from the pool to transition, times where set to be slow. These this was over shaddowed by the 400m run from T1 along a path to the bike mount line. The bike course was a two lap affiar, but due to poor sign posting, it was easily to get lost. Finally the run was five laps around a soft and spongey college field. Everyone battle hard against the persistant wind and we picked up THREE age group winners with Claire Lloyd (35-39), Mark Edmonds (20-24) and Mark Yeoman (35-39).
Open Water Swimming season is almost here!
Shepperton Lakes (formly Fresh lake) opens on Saturday 28th April due to the recent cold weather… come on in, the water is lovely 😉
Nearly one year since Andy was involved in a near fatal accident whilst out on a training ride he was interviewed by Tom Edwards for the BBC.
Phil, Andy’s brother writes:
One year on and Andy’s road to recovery is truly remarkable and inspirational for us all.
But as his older sibling and one of the first see him after his accident this is especially true for me.
He’s still very much in pain on a daily basis – but never moans! and his upbeat attitude never wavers!
Through this horrendous accident will come so much more, his journey now to promote Road ID and the use of helmets is at the forefront of his agenda.
Im so proud of him.
The interview can be found here.
Viceroys Member Andy Curran was knocked off his bike in 2011 and suffered serious injuries, to help with his rehabilitation the Viceroys led by our Chairman undertook to rebuild his bike, to make it the ultimate turbo bike. (Photos of the build can be found in the Gallery)
Last Saturday a number of the Viceroys were present when Project Pink was handed over to Andy in a surprise meet up at his local pub, Andy now takes over the story:
Hi one and all
Well what can I say! Continue reading
