race reports

Chantilly Sprint – 400m/20km/4km – August 26, 2017 Race reporter Stéphanie   My decision to run a triathlon came out after a chat with my colleagues at a coffee machine: I just started running at the end of May and at first running 2km at 7:30min/km was a struggle (not that I have made much […]

Mont Blanc Triathlon – S & M Distance – 26 August 2017 Race reporter Anaïs During Saturday’s race, as people watched us cycle up the hill leading to Plaine Joux under the 32°C heat, some supportive people were shouting “Allez, Courage”, but others were saying “Ohlala les pauvres, quelle souffrance !”. 3 years ago, I would’ve […]

Chantilly Sprint – 26 August 2017 – Castle Triathlon Series Race reporter Louise On the 26th of August 2017, for the first time of my life I completed a triathlon, the Chantilly Sprint triathlon. I am very new to triathlon. I had just come back from a one month holiday in the South of France […]

Challenge Iceland 70.3 – July 23, 2017 Race reporter Vivian    #racelikeaviking The hashtag echoes the slogan, organizer and the weather on race day. #WOW  It really was a hella WOW viking race!  (the race is sponsored by WOW Air 😛 )   This is my first Challenge Family race, and I think I picked […]

L’Etape du Tour / Stage 18: Brainçon to Izoard – 181kms D+4000 / July 16th 2017 Race reporter Ross   The France / Hong Kong challenge started in 2015; it’s an annual competition between myself and an old friend of mine, Gareth, taking place somewhere in Europe in summer. After Marseille (2015) and London (2016) […]

Oeiras Sprint – Portual – July 16th 2017 Race reporter Bruno   My first participation in Oerias was in 2016; I returned this year with higher expectations for myself. It is one of the fastest races in Portugal and also one of the oldest, 2017 edition being the 30th. It is also one of the events […]

Aquathlon du Lac du Bourget – S and M distance available / July 14th 2017 / Aix-les-Bains Race reporter Miguel   Other Expats who participated: Antoine, Xenia, Rose, Djil et Côme C’était en parcourant les 10 000 évènements Meetup, que je suis tombé sur l’Aquathlon du Lac du Bourget. J’ai dû avoir une première pensée : Tiens ! […]

Paris Triathlon 2016 + 2017 / Deauville Triathlon 2017 Race reporter Igor     Dimanche 25 juin 2017 14h25, sur la plage de Deauville en combinaison de natation. Cinq minutes avant le départ, concentré, m’échauffant les bras, regardant la mer dans le groupe des « Elites »car il y avait de la place, je repense à tout […]

Frankfurt Ironman – July 8th 2017 Race reporter David B   The journey started on Friday morning catching the 9am train from Gare de l’Est to Frankfurt. A 4 hour journey that went by well, with only a few other people on the train apparently heading to the Ironman race (by bike bag counts) which […]