Long Eaton Triathlon Club

Long Eaton Triathlon Club Long Eaton Triathlon Club is a friendly, local, inclusive triathlon club, based in and around Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

We have members ranging from novices, yet to compete in their first triathlon, through to established British Age Group triathletes. Long Eaton Triathlon Club is a small friendly club for people in and around Long Eaton . We have members ranging from novices yet to compete in there first adventure through to british age group athletes. If you are thinking about trying triathlon for the first time we can help you through it.

We had a great LETC turnout for the Cowman Triathlon series from Big Cow Events! Mark, Micky, Sue, Josh and Liz tackled ...
21/09/2026

We had a great LETC turnout for the Cowman Triathlon series from Big Cow Events! Mark, Micky, Sue, Josh and Liz tackled the Olympic distance "Calfman", Nikki did the Bike/Run (she's coming back from injury), and Leah and Steve did the Sprint distance "Stampede". Great results, with Josh coming 5th overall, Nikki winning her event, Leah coming second, and Liz coming third! Here's what some of the team had to say.

Sue: "Was a great race! Really loved it; super friendly and lovely location, great road surface too."

Micky: "Well organised event, nice area to be in. Swim was nice although shallow in places. The bike was nice with rolling hills, road surface good, only criticism was the two feet down 400m from the mount line was congested and a short dismount area. Run was nice with some steady inclines, and a mix of road and trail back into the country park."

Nikki: "Well organised, small friendly race. Roads were in good condition and the run was really enjoyable, well, the downhill second half bit anyway 🤣! Would recommend 👍"

Mark: "Great event in a lovely huge park with loads of lakes. Yes, shallow in spots but this gave me chance to stop and de-fog me goggs. Bit of a chore getting up the ramp with a dodgy knee as I nearly went back in!
Excellent road surfaces (can tell you’re dahn saarf!). A nice mix of terrain on the run which was ok for road shoes. (Trail shoes if wet).
Very well marshalled and sign posted, although the compere at the start briefing didn’t even know which way we were to swim… so didn’t fill you with much confidence (the benefit of being slow, you follow everyone else).
I’d do it again! The only gripes I had was the price of the fish and chips at the pub; the fish must have been that fresh it had eaten my chips! And I didn’t get time to look around the co-located classic Ford Granada show.
On the whole, a great little season-end Tri!👍🏻"

Leah: "Entered a bit last minute, but I'm so glad I did. The swim was nice (not too weedy) calm lake, although I had no clue where I was going as I couldn’t see the course before the start. On to the bike, after the mandatory 2 foot down stop at the start, the course became a slightly undulating but quick course with some nice down hill sections. The 20km seemed to fly by and then onto the run. This was on path and trails, and I really enjoyed the second half which was definitely downhill. It was a great course with great support, and loved having so many from the club there. I was so pleased to come 2 lady overall and get a nice bottle of wine as part of the prize!"

Steve: “Great venue, well organised and friendly marshalls. Lake swim was great except for grounding once. Bike was smooth tarmac with rolling hills and well signposted. Enjoyed the mixture of terrain on the run.
Bad bits: camping was quite away from the facilities, no showers or toilets nearby.”

Well done everyone! 🏃🏊🚴‍♀️🏆🏅

A great weekend of racing for LETCers! Starting with Dave who smashed Ironman Weymouth in 5h 23m - despite a mechanical ...
21/09/2026

A great weekend of racing for LETCers! Starting with Dave who smashed Ironman Weymouth in 5h 23m - despite a mechanical and having to go back for his race number! Here’s Dave’s race report:

“Weymouth Iron Man 70.3
I couldn’t recommend a race enough. The event was very well organised and the support around the course was the best I’ve ever seen. Free pizza and beer at the end is always a bonus.

-swim: warm (ish) sea swim, clear water and no currents
-Bike: the road surface for the majority of the race was really good. Just under 1000m of elevation which brought some really fast downhill sections into play. Lots of farmers cheering you on.
-Run: 2.5 loops along Weymouth sea front with DJs, massive crowds and good vibes. Pretty flat the whole way round.

Overall happy with my times across all three disciplines. I left around 6 mins out there after my chain came off during the bike and I forgot my race number in T1 so had to go back to put it on. All good learning, bring on the next one.”

Dave is pretty new to but I think he’s found his calling - massive congrats! 🥳

Can you swim a couple of lengths of front crawl and want to improve your technique, speed and endurance?Our coached adul...
17/09/2026

Can you swim a couple of lengths of front crawl and want to improve your technique, speed and endurance?

Our coached adult swim sessions at West Park Leisure Centre are designed for people who can already swim, but want more structure, better technique and a proper workout.

You don’t need to be a triathlete, and you don’t need to be a strong swimmer. The sessions include drills, coaching, speed work and endurance training, with swimmers working at their own level.

Tuesday 7.15-8.15pm
Saturday 4-5pm

Your first session is free!

After that, club membership is £30 a year, with swims at £6.75 PAYG or £6.50 each when you buy a block of 10. Message us on Facebook or email [email protected] to find out more.

Last but most definitely not least of last weekend’s LETC exploits, Claire tackled the legendary “The Lap” in absolutely...
15/09/2026

Last but most definitely not least of last weekend’s LETC exploits, Claire tackled the legendary “The Lap” in absolutely biblical weather 😅. Here’s what she thought about this super challenging Ultra:

“The Lap is a 47 mile (76km) ultramarathon around Lake Windermere in The Lake District with approx 2500m elevation. It is run anticlockwise in September and clockwise in May. You have 24 hrs to complete the route, with cut offs at certain aid stations.

I registered on the Friday night with my friend who was due to run the course with me. Registration was 7 to 10pm. We got there around 8pm and there was a long queue but it was very well organised and moved fairly quickly. Registration included a kit check, getting a tracker attached to your pack and an optional bag drop for the halfway point (spare shoes and whatever you can fit in them) as well as t shirt collection. After registration we went back to our hotel and I managed around 4 hrs of sleep before we had to get up at 3.30am!

We left the hotel around 4.30am for a 6am start as traffic can be an issue on the narrow road to the race village. Arrived with an hour to spare. The atmosphere was very friendly and positive but the rain started almost exactly at the same time as the race! The fast runners were set off first and then the rest of the masses. We were mid-pack at the start and nobody was running so we walked the first bit and actually I was momentarily not even sure if we had officially started! Once we got off grass and onto the road people started jogging and for the first few km as did we.

There then was a bottleneck where we went through a gate into a wood where it was single file for a long stretch. This was frustrating as we were probably waiting a good 45 mins and the very slow going for a while so probably added on an hour. Lots of people were unhappy with this especially with the cut offs. I think it happens every year but this year was worse because of the mud.

We had constant heavy rain for about the first 6 hours of the race and having this delay near the start wasn't ideal as people got cold waiting. The 8km to the first aid station took us something like 2h 30m because of the delays and all the mud. When we got there my friend was unsure whether to continue because she was not enjoying the wet weather and she was worried that she was slowing me down and we would not make the race cut offs. She was advised that if she wanted to drop out it was easier to do it there than continue another 14km to the next aid station which was in a more remote location. She made the decision to quit and walk back with some other participants who had also had enough. I went on knowing I had to push myself to have any chance of finishing.

The second section was tough going. The ground was largely swamp or any stony paths were like rivers so my feet were sodden. I saw several people suffering with injuries from slipping on wet mud or slippery rocks so although I was trying to keep up a reasonable pace I also was very cautious. It was very misty with strong winds up on Gummers How.

I did my best to keep pushing forwards, largely walking but jogging any easy sections. The rain did die down to a drizzle in the afternoon. Thankfully I managed to reach Troutbeck which is just over halfway in distance and halfway in elevation by 4.15pm. You had to be leaving this aid station by 4.30pm in order to continue. I managed to quickly change my top and socks and apply some blister plasters. Topped up my water and grabbed half a vegan pizza to take with me which I ate whilst walking. Lots of people quit or were time out at this point and many had also quit at earlier aid stations.

Having done a reccy of the next part of the route in May I knew some of the hardest hills were to come. Climbing Wandsfell was hard work but OK except very boggy so my feet got sodden again very quickly. Coming down was a big struggle because it is very steep rocky steps and my left knee did not like the incessant descent. I was very slow but a marshal kept me company as I was the final runner. I was happy to make it to Ambleside but concerned about time as had to make the next aid station by 10pm and knew I still had Loughrigg Fell to contend with and only around 2.5 hrs to play with. It was getting dark at this point too and I was on my own at the back (the Marshall had left once I was safely down Wandsfell). Thankfully a nice woman who had been a little ahead of me had been to a shop in Ambleside for supplies and waited for me. She suggested we team up for safety over the night time section and kindly shared a bottle of coke with me. She was called Jen and we stayed together for the rest of the route.

Loughrigg Fell was again quite boggy but the markers showed up well in our head torch light as they are reflective. We passed a male participant who we spoke to briefly who said he planned to drop out at next aid station as he had had enough. We made it to the top, took some trig point photos and chatted to the marshal there who followed us to make sure we got down safely. The descent was again hard going but not as bad as Wandsfell. We went past a campsite where the campers cheered us on which was nice and made it to the next checkpoint with about 10/15m to spare. Managed to top up drinks, plug our phones into battery packs, have a quick loo visit and got going again by 10pm

After that it's all a bit of a blur. We just kept pushing forwards. Chatting helped distract from the pain. Going up and down Latterborrow in the dark was a challenge - Jen was struggling with her knee by then. Mine was feeling better after some pain killers! I did get concerned that we wouldn't make the final 3am cut off at Far Sawrey and would have hated being timed out so close to the finish!

Thankfully we reached the final aid station at about 2.40am and were cheered in. There were portaloos and still a good selection of food and drink so refreshed our supplies. They told us we had 5k to go and "just a small hill". It did not feel small at this point!!!!

The final few km felt tough. My feet were hurting and I just wanted to get to the end. There was a stone flight of steps a couple of km from the finish which felt unnecessary! Then after we came into Cunsey when I thought we must be almost there it seemed to go on forever with no sign of the finish line and then a final stile to get over which just seemed like torture! Anyway finally the finish came into view and we matched as best we could towards it. We got a big cheer for being the final finishers and my friend was at the end to congratulate me and guve me a hug. Jen's husband and dog were there for her.

We got medals, official finish photos taken and were given hot dogs (vegan one for me).

Overall apart from the weather and the hold up early on, this was a great event. Extremely challenging terrain, very technical in places but very well marked and organised with well stocked aid stations. I might consider trying the May version sometime but it sells out fast so probably have to be 2028 at least. Would like to better my time of 23h 29m but am happy that I completed it as it was my biggest challenge yet!”

This is just staggering, Claire! Massive massive congrats!

Here’s our second race report, from Colin who absolutely smashed the Olympic distance triathlon at Sundowner! We had bee...
14/09/2026

Here’s our second race report, from Colin who absolutely smashed the Olympic distance triathlon at Sundowner! We had been planning to get quite a few LETCers to this event but it sold out, so Colin flew the flag for Long Eaton 💪🏻

“Signing up to Sundowner Olympic distance was a bit of a knee jerk reaction, as I signed up the same day that I failed to complete a different race during the summer. But it was a great decision!

The event was brilliant, plenty of parking, transition and registration were close to each other and well signposted. The atmosphere was brilliant and there was always someone on hand to help if needed.

The swim was three laps of the lake which was quite shallow in places. It turned out to be one of the most physical swims I’ve taken part in so far, from being hit over the head by stray arms and getting kicked in the face a few times. Despite this I managed to make it round and into transition.

Onto the bike, I’d borrowed a bike for the race and it was an absolute rocket ship! Managed the 40 kilometres in my fastest time ever and shaved off 5 minutes 40 off my previous best. The course was nice and flat which I liked but there was a lot of crosswind to keep you on your toes!

Throughout the bike I thought I’d over done it but when I got into the run I was still able to put one foot in front of the other. The run course was two laps with a lot of switchbacks and mostly on trails around the park.

Managed to cross the line in 2 hours 37 which I was absolutely delighted with! Overall a great event and one which I would recommend to anyone!”

And a fabulous finisher tee and medal to boot! Well done Colin, that’s a blisteringly quick time! 🙇‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️ 🚴 🏃

Lots of LETC athletes racing last weekend, and that means lots of race reports 🤩🥳! Starting with Simon who took part in ...
14/09/2026

Lots of LETC athletes racing last weekend, and that means lots of race reports 🤩🥳! Starting with Simon who took part in the Derby Sprint Triathlon on a very soggy Sunday morning…

“So after completing the Ashbourne Sprint, the Burghley Olympic, & the Outlaw 70.3 this year, I thought I would have one last outing in 2026 & signed up for the Derby Sprint a couple of weeks ago.

Having taken part in this event last year, I had some times to aim for. My swim was 1m 30 seconds quicker & the cycle was over 1 min quicker as well in wet conditions, which I was happy with. My run was nearly 3 mins slower so room for improvement on that one.

Overall this is a well organised event with a high number of entries being first timers. I would highly recommend this event for anyone looking to try one for the first time, noting that this event is quite late in the year.”

Well done Simon - to take that much off a 400m swim is *massive*, and shows the commitment you’ve put in. Congrats and chapeau! 🫡

We’re very proud that the youngest member of LETC seniors, Tom Pope, has come 25th in the National Youth A Super Series!...
06/09/2026

We’re very proud that the youngest member of LETC seniors, Tom Pope, has come 25th in the National Youth A Super Series! Yes he’s literally one of the best in the country 🤩🤩🤩

There were five events: a performance assessment, Llanelli, Lochore aquathon, Mallory Park heat and finals, and British elite triathlon at Mallory Park (which was a duathlon due to blue green algae).

They race across the five events, get points based on where they come, and the best three results of the five count towards the final placing.

Tom also helps out with the junior tri club, and sets a great example 🙇‍♀️ I’ve got to say, the swim leg in particular looks *so* intense - massive congrats, Tom!

Better late than never, we want to salute LETCer Nick Plummer for completing Ironman Leeds recently! Nick, of course, wa...
05/09/2026

Better late than never, we want to salute LETCer Nick Plummer for completing Ironman Leeds recently! Nick, of course, was expecting the full 3.8km swim, 180km bike and marathon. A blue-green algae bloom in Waterloo Lake put paid to the swim at the last minute, leaving athletes to tackle an exceptionally hilly bike-run instead.

Nick’s verdict on the bike course?

"The level of support and the relentless hills and technical sectors made it exceptional."

Those hills came with a price: around 2,700m of climbing on the bike 🫠, followed by a marathon with nearly another 500m of ascent. Nick finished the run in 4:29:41 after what he described as "two laps going to plan, and two laps of damage limitation."

And despite the missing swim, there was no shortage of atmosphere:

"The vibes at the end were everything the start wasn’t. The red carpet, deep crowds of spectators… noise, fireworks… and the words ‘you are an Ironman’."

As for whether it technically counts as an Ironman without the swim, Nick has found his own solution: at 98.3% of the planned distance, he reckons he’s a "manganese man". 😂

Huge congrats, Nick, on a seriously tough day out.

Read Nick’s full, brilliantly detailed race report here: https://nickopotamus.co.uk/posts/im-leeds-2026/

03/09/2026

Saturday swimming is BACK 🏊

From Saturday 5 September, our 4pm swim sessions are back after the summer break.

And, despite the name on the club kit, you absolutely do not need to be training for a triathlon to join us. In fact, that’s probably one of the least common reasons people turn up.

Swimming regularly is brilliant for:

💪 Full body strength without hammering your joints
❤️ Cardiovascular fitness and endurance
🧘 Switching your brain off for an hour
🏃 Active recovery from running, cycling or other training
📈 Improving technique, confidence and efficiency in the water
🤝 And, importantly, training with other people rather than ploughing up and down a lane on your own!

Whether you’re training for something, trying to get fitter, coming back from injury, or just fancy making swimming a regular part of your week, come and join us.

Saturdays, 4pm at West Park Leisure Centre. First one back: 5 September.

No triathlon required😀

The end of the season is just a few weeks away, and the LETC Championship Leaderboard looks like this! Massive congrats ...
02/09/2026

The end of the season is just a few weeks away, and the LETC Championship Leaderboard looks like this! Massive congrats to Leah and Drew, their exceptional performance at the Ashbourne Triathlon several months ago still topping the charts.

But equal respect to everyone who's tackled any triathlon distance this year - it's always tough, it's always scary, and it's always easier to *not* do it. So a huge well done to all 💪🫡🏊🚴‍♀️🏃

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