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We're Lanzarote's dedicated English language website for all things triathlon here on the island.

As well as covering all the island's triathlon events, with news, photos and inscription details, we'll also tell you about any other events based on running, swimming and cycling in Lanzarote.

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From Volunteer Couple To Ironcouple?

Submitted by Mike on Mon, 02/12/2013 - 08:56

I have to confess I don’t think I’d heard of Ironman when our family moved to the island of Lanzarote 13 years ago.

Team

I remember walking into Puerto del Carmen the night before the race that year, and being amazed at the very strange bikes in the racks, with odd looking potions in their drinks bottles and little packets taped to the cross bars. I was stopped in my tracks when I read the information boards – a 180KM bike ride followed by a marathon? We watched the race, not really understanding what we were seeing, or knowing any of the names of the crazy people who were competing, but filled with awe at what seemed an extraordinary thing to do. I didn’t know it at the time, but that first race was the start of a journey that would find us working in some way at every Ironman event on the island since and will culminate in both Julie and I becoming two of those “crazy people” in May 2014.

Team 2

For the following two years, we worked with a local radio station who broadcast the event live – Julie compiling all the results and stats, while I commentated on the race and interviewed finishers. An early memory was interviewing a very young Bella Bayliss for the radio station, not knowing at the time that she would become one of the sport’s legends. Or that we’d stay in touch for many years and that she would come back into our lives in such a big way as part of our Ironman journey. But more of that later. Read more »

How On Earth Do You Find The Time To Train For An Ironman?

Submitted by Mike on Thu, 28/11/2013 - 10:13

It’s the second thing most people say when you tell them you’re training for an Ironman event. The first is usually either “You’re very brave” or “You’re mad!” depending on how well they know you.

Watch

It’s tough. I work a minimum of 55 hours a week. I need to sleep 56 hours a week. Add in the time it takes to cook, eat, perform my daily ablutions and I’m left with around 36 hours a week for everything else in my life!

My current training program requires around 18 hours actual training each week, but then you have to add in the time to get to and from the pool and to get changed and showered (sometimes 3 times a day.) Suddenly “everything else” in my life is distilled into about an hour and a half each day! Blink, and I’ve missed it!

The bottom line is that every week seems to be a non stop whirl of rushing from one thing to the next. If anything simple goes wrong (like dealing with a flat battery on a car)  the whole thing comes crashing down around you. Read more »

Results Night Marathon Lanzarote 2013

Submitted by Julie on Mon, 25/11/2013 - 11:52
CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL
5 - KM
POS. DORSAL PARTICIPANTE POS.CAT. CATEGORÍA TIEMPO RITMO
1 100 Bernal Hernández, Álvaro 1 Infantil - M 00:18:32 03:42 min/Km
2 103 Martín Juli, Joel 2 Infantil - M 00:21:57 04:23 min/Km
3 102 Cabrera Bravo, Álvaro 3 Infantil - M 00:22:10 04:26 min/Km
4 104 Rijo Hernández, Paula 1 Infantil - F 00:23:18 04:39 min/Km
5 217 Cedres Cruz, Jorge 4 Infantil - M 00:23:50 04:46 min/Km
6 105 Wigmore, Charlie 5 Infantil - M 00:23:55 04:47 min/Km
7 101 Brenes Rucinski, Adrian 6 Infantil - M 00:27:06 05:25 min/Km



CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL
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Desafío Canarias

Submitted by Julie on Mon, 25/11/2013 - 11:25

Lanzarote-Desafio-Canarias

Darío Dorta successfully completed the first 70km stage of his Desafío Canarias challenge in Lanzarote yesterday.

The ultra distance runner from Tenerife plans to continue running across Fuerteventura today, then Gran Canaria on (Tuesday 26) , La Palma (Wednesday 27) , El Hierro (Thursday 28) , La Gomera (Friday 29) and , finally to the finish line in Tenerife on Saturday 30th November.

Darío is running to raise funds for the cancer research charity Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC). Friends will accompany him on each island during his longest trail run to date. Juan Carlos Hernández and Fran Godoy were with him during the run covering the length of Lanzarote from Órzola to Playa Blanca, as well as other volunteers to keep his spirits up. Read more »

Sporty Facts about England

Submitted by Mike on Wed, 20/11/2013 - 10:26

We came across this interesting infographic. It has some fascinating facts about sport in England in it!

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Observations On Training For An Ironman

Submitted by Mike on Thu, 14/11/2013 - 18:24

Training

We started training in earnest for next May’s Ironman Lanzarote about seven weeks ago, with some fantastic help from Bella and Stephen Bayliss, who know a bit about triathlon!

The other day we were laughing about some of the things that we have discovered so far.

  • All your clothes get larger, and
  • You end up changing clothes so many times a day, and
  • Your sports kit takes over your wardrobe and your normal clothes get squeezed into the two drawers that used to be allocated to sports kit
  • No amount of perfume overcomes the smell of chlorine
  • Pull buoy rash really, really hurts in the shower
  • Meals are simply for fuelling the body
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Night Marathon Lanzarote-23 November 2013

Submitted by Julie on Thu, 14/11/2013 - 18:20

Night Marathon 23 Nov

The next edition of the Night Marathon Lanzarote will take place in Playa Blanca on Saturday 23rd November. This popular event is open to everyone with a choice of three distances including 5 KM, 10 KM and 20 KM. This race was originally for the emergency services so has categories for police, firemen and emergency rescue workers.

Registration is available online Register Night Marathon 2013 and open until the 21st November.  The entry fees are €6 for the children’s distance of 5 KM (12-17 years old) and €15 for adults participating in the 10 KM or 20KM distances. Read more »

Carrera Nocturna Solidaria 8 KM Teguise-30 November 2013

Submitted by Julie on Thu, 14/11/2013 - 17:40

9km Teguise 30 NovCarrera infantil 30 Nov

Originally the Carrera Nocturna Solidaria was planned for the 23rd November, but as that clashed with the Night Marathon in Playa Blanca, the organiser’s have moved the date to the 30th November. This also clashes with the last race in the Copa de Carreras Montaña HTT, which is a night race in Máguez.

8 km route

The route is a circuit of 4 KM from the start / finish line in the Plaza de la Constitución around the historic old capital and including a run up to the Castiillo de Guanapay. The maximum time allowed for the two loops and distance of 8KM is 1 hour 30 minutes. Read more »

Carrera Solidaria contra la Violencia de Género en Lanzarote–16 November 2013

Submitted by Julie on Tue, 12/11/2013 - 19:17

I Carrera Solidaria contra la Violencia de Genero en Lanzarote 2013Route

The first I Carrera Solidaria contra la Violencia de Género en Lanzarote 2013 will take place on Saturday afternoon at 17:00. The race is a charity event of 2.5km around the historic capital of Lanzarote starting and finishing in Parque Ramírez Cerdá

Inscription is €10 which should be paid into La Caixa 2100 6937 38 0200053752 in advance or registration can be completed on the day up to 30 minutes before race start at the stand by the start / finish line. Read more »

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