Ellie and Matt have been a long-standing members of our committee and our maginificent Club Captains for the last two years. Last night, during our AGM, they presented the awards for our 2018/2019 season (winning our one of our…
One of our Junior members, Alice Metcalf, shares her experience in triathlon so far and the inspiration behind her journey into the sport. Here's why she thinks you should dabble in the wonderful world of Tri and see if…
Guy Holbrow is not only one of the co-founders of LFTC, but he also is the first male athlete in the club to qualify for Kona. Here's his account of the big day on the island, the emotions, the…
Do you remember …
the 26th night of September? Love was changing the minds of pretenders. At least I felt a little like a pretender. Fresh to the club, I had signed up for the South Downs trail running weekend…
This was my first Ironman, so what follows is only representative of my experiences as someone new to the event, and might be obvious to the more seasoned Ironpeople out there. It’s mostly practicalities and a race review as…
Throughout this summer, some of our members have been training and racing for amazing charities, raising money to support some great causes. You can read all about what they are taking on, how they are feeling and also the…
Since finding LFTC back in October last year, it has been a (off) season of firsts: first time training on a track, first full length of front crawl at the lido, first [accidental!] duathlon, and my first bike ride…
A few months ago, maybe after a pint too many, you were dragged into signing up for your first triathlon race. And now the dreaded race day is getting closer and you are starting to panic about all the…
Renee Recaps a Rainy but Awesome Weekend on the Coast
Two weekends ago I embarked on a trail running weekend getaway in Devon with LFTC. Having never done any off-road running prior to this, I didn’t know what to…
Our club is full of inspiring individuals and we wanted to share a story from one of our Members, Becky Horsbrugh, who recently swam the Bangla Channel, a 16km openwater sportive. Not only has she raised a huge amount…