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Gullane Beach Triathlon

The Edinburgh Triathletes Gullane Beach Triathlon has been a staple in the Scottish Triathlon calendar for almost 30 years now and I had looked at it several times in the past, this year the stars aligned and I entered. It was 3 weeks ahead of the Restless xTri event I […]


People’s Marathon Mission Bay Auckland March 23rd 2024

Sean MacBride-Stewart Race Report Weather: air temp at start 14°C and at end 23°C; water temp 19°C, sunshine, no cloud with a light breeze Race course: swim 3 laps around 500m triangle of buoys, ride 4 laps of a 10km waterfront road (start finish half way along the loop), run […]


Magic 5 Partnership

The club has partnered with Magic 5 goggles, so you now have a club shop to get discounted products. As a bonus during September, we have 2 sets of goggles to give to members attending swim sessions during the month. See you at the pool!!


Hebridean Way – July 2024

In the years BC (Before Children), Claire and I discussed a plan to cycle the length of the Western Isles. We joked that perhaps not wearing ponchos would be a good idea. And we’d have to have decent bikes. And we’d need a week. And then children came long. 20 […]


Northumbrian 70.3

At the end of May I was looking forward to this race (to complete, not compete), we’d had a good club bike weekend in Morzine and I’d done the Inverness half marathon at the end of March fairly comfortably.  After returning from Morzine I got a chest infection which didn’t […]


Club la Santa March 2024

The visit to Club la Santa in Lanzarote has been a regular in the E#3 spring calendar for several years now.  This year 13 of us headed out for a week of warm weather training. There is a packed schedule to give the week some structure but it’s very much […]


The Northumbrian Half IM – Sunday 2nd July 2023

If I remember right, I got sucked into this event because a friend (Jill Muirden) wanted to take on a half IM before she reached 50. I agreed I’d do it with her – this was back in 2021. Jill, however, had injuries that completely hampered her running programme – […]


Southport Sprint (Worlds Qualifier)

After a disappointing 2022 Team GB qualification due to getting Covid at the wrong time I had decided to really focus and train properly for 2023.  My experience in Munich at the Europeans which are now draft legal meant I had to significantly improve my swimming to be competitive and […]