Blogs
The Vitruvian Triathlon
If you haven’t read Norma’s previous blog, find it here. The date for the Vitruvian half iron man arrived quickly. I had been doing a structured 4 week training plan in the lead up to Read more…
News
Grand Prix Round 6 – The Arundel Triathlon
Round 6 of the ELT Grand Prix saw 7 athletes descend upon the very picturesque town of Arundel. With the race starting at 6.40am and Arundel being a few hours drive away most decided to Read more…
News
4 weeks to go!
If you haven’t read Norma’s previous blog, find it here. After the Edinburgh marathon at the end of May, I needed to start training for triathlons again with the Vitruvian half iron man coming up Read more…
Races
Herts and Essex Tri Super Series: Hoddesdon Aquathlon
A summers evening on the 19th June saw round 2 of the new Hertfordshire and Essex Triathlon Super Series underway. As a complete contrast to the last grand prix race a few days prior at Southend, Read more…
Races
Grand Prix Round 4 – The Southend Triathlon
Round 4 of the ELT Grand Prix saw 27 ELT’ers take on the Southend Sprint Triathlon and it was a bit of a gloomy day, with a light drizzle in the morning and the winds Read more…
Training
Getting Ready for Open Water Swimming – Part 3
You’ve put in the hard work and preparation to get you ready for open water swimming, but what should do once the starting gun goes? ELT’s Head coach writes up her top tips here. If Read more…
Blogs
Edinburgh Marathon
If you haven’t read part 3 of Norma’s blog, find it here. The weekend of the marathon finally arrived. My longest training run was 35km. I tapered for the 2 weeks before with longest runs Read more…
Blogs
Just Keep Running
Here is the latest update on my training for the Edinburgh marathon and the Vitruvian half ironman in September. Part 2 can be found here. In fact, this is more of an update on my Read more…
Races
Grand Prix Round 3 – Nuffield Health Sprint Triathlon
On Sunday the 20th May, Eton Dorney Lake played host to over a 1000 competitors racing at the Nuffield Health Sprint Triathlon. This was round 3 of the ELT Grand Prix and was the first sprint Read more…
Races
Dragonslayer 2018
East London Triathetes hosted the Dragonslayer duathlon (3 mile run, 15 mile bike, 2 mile run) at the Lee Valley Velopark on Sunday 13th May. This is a challenging annual event for both seasoned athletes Read more…
Races
Grand Prix Round 2 – St. Neots Triathlon
Round 2 of the Grand Prix saw ELT taking on the St. Neots Triathlon (Olympic Distance), which was actually held at Grafham Waters. ELT was well represented across several age groups with 10 competitors trying Read more…
News
Juggling Training
If you haven’t read part 1 of Norma’s journey, read it here. My training this year has been interrupted quite a few times with injury and illness. In particular, I have had a problem Read more…
Races
Herts and Essex Tri Super Series: Redbridge Duathlon
It was shaping up to be a scorching hot day for the inaugural event of the Herts and Essex Tri Super Series events. The series was created in the hope of bar increasing participation in Read more…
Blogs
An Interview with Ben
After running the hottest London Marathon ever we spoke with Ben about his objectives and goals for the year, enjoy! Tell us a little bit about yourself… I’m 38, and live in E17 with a Read more…
Training
Getting Ready for Open Water Swimming – Part 2
You’ve put in the hard work and preparation to get you ready for open water swimming, but what should you do before jumping in? ELT’s Head coach writes up her top tips here. If you Read more…
Training
Getting Ready for Open Water Swimming
As the weather starts improving and with the triathlon season only around the corner; ELT’s Head Coach has written up some of her top tips for preparing for your first open triathlon swim. Practice swimming Read more…
Blogs
The Next Challenge
Hi, I’m Norma and I recently signed up to do my first marathon and first half Ironman this year, so I was asked by ELT to provide a few posts to give an update on Read more…
Blogs
An Interview with James
This is the first of a series of interviews with our club members, this time it’s with James. Tell us a little bit about yourself… Hi, I’m James, I’ve been part of the club for Read more…
Blogs
My First Duathlon – The Bedford Duathlon
Hi, my name is Isabelle and I joined ELT late Spring 2017. Each year the club creates a list of events that they wish to race called the Grand Prix. I dutifully entered the Bedford Read more…
News
Swimming 31st March
Swimming on the 31st March 2018 is cancelled due to the pool being closed. Swimming will resume as normal on the 3rd April.