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2nd February 2025 - Setting up Your Bike Cleats
How to set your cleats up in a good neutral starting position. It's not as complicated as you might think! 1) Take note of your foot and...


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27th January 2025 - Rivington Pike Petzl Night Run
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but rest assured, PTC athletes were out in force throughout last year and it’s been hard...


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29th May 2024 What A Month For PTC Athletes
May was a busy month for PTC athletes – here’s what they got up to: Karen (and partner Denis) successfully completed the gruelling hilly...


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30th July 2023 - Barry, John and Sam at Ironman Bolton
In its final year, Barry (previous Ironman finisher), John (Ironman first timer) and Sam (previous Ironman finisher) all finished Ironman...


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30th June 2023 - Yvette – Ironman Austria Experience
Yvette did a great write up of her recent Ironman experience in Austria in June. If you’re getting a bit bored of domestic racing, then...


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May 28th 2023 - The Coach Becomes An Athlete
It’s not often coaches talk about themselves and their own trials and tribulations, so I thought I’d break that trend in the hope that my...


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8th January 2023 - PTC Zwift TT 2022 Series Winners
When the monthly series of Zwift 10 mile TT races ended late last year, discounting myself, there were still two clear winners: Jackie B...


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6th November 2022 - Kona Baby!
So…it’s been a long time and a lot has happened, but more on that later. In the mean time, just a quick epic well done to Sam and Tom who...


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11th January 2022 - The Boys Did Good
Well it’s been a long time since I did a race report despite PTC athletes racing here there and everywhere, so a little update is better...


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8th August 2021 - Ironman UK – 3 x Success, 2 x Kona Bound & 2 x DNF's
Well, it’s been a busy month and now the dust has settled, it’s time to share what five brave Team PTC athletes got up to at Ironman UK....


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27th June 2021 - The Outlaw and The Lakesman Halves
So with racing almost back in full flow, all be it with COVID-19 restrictions, it’s great to have more Team PTC members completing races...


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June 8th 2021 - Epic Racing By Team PTC
Finally Team PTC has been back in action! Liz and Jackie both completed the Epicman Windermere Middle Distance Triathlon in challenging...


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2nd May 2021 - Xendurance – Something Worth Shouting About
For those of you that know me, you will already know I am sceptical of everything until shown/proven otherwise and if I recommend...


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1st January 2021 - Bike Maintenance – Save Yourself £250
Being a professional bicycle mechanic (as well as a Triathlon Coach), I’m often asked what the most common problems are that I see with...


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21st November 2020 - Roger's Epic Solo Lockdown Ironman
Roger should have been racing his first Ironman in Portugal earlier this month (and only his second triathlon ever) but because of...


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11th October 2020 - Epicman, Outlaw X, Virtual London Marathon and a Group Ride
It’s great when races actually happen (under the circumstances) enabling me to report back on some results from Team PTC. First up was...


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21st September 2020 - Bikes, Bikes and More Bikes Serviced
It’s been a busy few months in the workshop, fixing and servicing a whole variety of bikes including wheel building, wheel servicing, tub...


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10th September 2020 - Capenwray, Hellvellyn and Shropshire Triathlon Results
And just as we thought things were getting back to normal… Anyway, there’s been a few more races, and a few more results: Karen had a...


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14th August 2020 - Website and Athlete Update
As PTC continues to grow, I thought it was time to update the website – I hope you like it. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions...


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14th August 2020 - So You Bought A Heart Rate Monitor- What Now?
So everyone keeps telling you that you need a heart rate monitor and how it will change the way you train and make you into a better...
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