It was a weekend of fast legs, quick transitions, and personal triumphs at the Holly Hill Sprint & Super Sprint Triathlon, another brilliantly run event by Challenging Events, held on Sunday 20th July. Several of our club members took part in the event, and new club Chairman Mark achieved something extra special, beating his time from last year by 7 minutes.

The sprint-distance course (400m pool swim, 28km bike, 6km run) is no easy feat, but a perfect beginners-level and a great test of speed and endurance. The course was the same as last season, making it a perfect benchmark for progress. Despite some windy conditions on the bike leg and torential downpours on the run, our athletes powered through with impressive results.

The finish line buzzed with smiles, high-fives, and well-earned medals. It’s always motivating to see hard work in training translate to real improvement on race day.

As the season continues, it’s clear that our athletes are leveling up! Congrats Mark, Lisa and Helen.

Did you know that many events organisations, including Challenging Events, offer a free race pass in exchange for giving up a few hours to marshal at these events? Triathlons are notoriously expensive - for good reason, as there is a lot of planning and safety elements around road closures, open water swims, and using private land - but this is a great way of side stepping the expense as well as gaining experience of the event, soaking up the atmosphere, and cheering on other triathletes!