Congratulations to Donald Smith of Bangor, County Down, who has won our competition for a race place at this year’s Ironman Lanzarote on May 19.Thanks to our friends at Sports Tours International – and, in his words, “an understanding wife” – Donald
If you've been training hard all winter, here's chance to reward yourself – by racing round the gorgeous island of Lanzarote.We've teamed up with Sports Tours International to offer you the chance to win a race place at Ironman Lanzarote. The race
and stunning scenery.For the 14th year running the International Challenge held at Club La Santa on Lanzarote saw runners of all abilities and from all over Europe (including a couple of chaps in a different, risqué fancy dress costume each day), tackle four
Joanna CarrittAge 34Trains TauntonJoanna was third at this year's Ironman UK in Bolton, in August, and earlier in the year was sixth at Ironman Lanzarote. She turned professional this year and now races as part of Team TBC Sportsaid. She was the 40
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in the sport,” she says. “So to me the ‘best’ are those with history: Challenge Roth, Embrunman, IM Lanzarote, IM Germany, Alp d’Huez, IM Lake Placid, Hawaii, IM France, Challenge Wanaka. However, I’m also interested in the newer formats that are appearing
was seventh in Ironman Lanzarote in May, eighth in Ironman France in June and then came that third place in Ironman UK, where she finished in 10:16:22, earning a slot at the World Championships in Hawaii. "I'd had a very full race schedule and was wondering
, to drag me up the high kerbs.I was beginning to wonder whether the secret of achievement in athletics was gross excess. Listening to some old pros at the Lanzarote Challenge last year, they seemed to train on a diet of Guinness and curry.Dyer remember
alternating between training blocks at home and training camps in Lanzarote. It's been good to get away from the snow late last year and to able to get in some good cycling sessions. When I'm at home I focus on my swimming with my club and on my running
Barlist. He was referring to Ironman Lanzarote – the toughest Ironman course in the world – which he had completed with a small group of Pirates two months earlier.At the front of the Pirate contingent, battle for the coveted forum Ironman trophies