Triroxtraining

19/10/2026

🏅 An age-group win for Steve and a pleasing sub-two-hour half for Peter — a great weekend for our TRT athletes!

🇮🇹 Peter Rogers – Palermo Half Marathon: 1:59:33

Peter has been working on his running form over the last few months, and with a disrupted build-up, it was really pleasing to see him come away with this result. He also shared the first 8km with his friend, making time for the experience together before continuing his own race. 👏

Next up is Conwy Half Marathon in a few weeks — a very different setting and likely a rather different feel to the weather after Italy! A good result to build on as we head towards that next challenge.

🥇 Steve Allport – Abergele 5km: 19:16 and 1st M55–59!

Steve lined up to get a baseline of where his running is after a break. Well, it’s safe to say he hasn’t lost much fitness! A cracking 19:16 and an age-group win give us a very encouraging starting point as he gets back into training. 💪

A big well done to both — lovely to see your work rewarded and plenty to look forward to!

16/10/2026

🏅 Cardiff Half Marathon completed for Kate Roe! 👏

A big well done to Kate, who successfully covered 13.1 miles through the Welsh capital and earned herself that finish-line moment! 💪

Starting outside Cardiff Castle, the route takes runners past the Principality Stadium, out towards Penarth Marina and across Cardiff Bay Barrage. From there, it heads through Cardiff Bay before looping around Roath Park Lake and returning to the Civic Centre for the finish. A brilliant tour of her home city, with plenty of running still to do between those landmarks!

Completing a half marathon is an achievement to be proud of, and it was lovely to see Kate get across that line. Well done, Kate — enjoy your achievement and that well-earned medal! 🏅❤️

14/10/2026

🥇 AN AGE-GROUP WIN FOR PAUL, A HUGE MARATHON DEBUT FOR LLEW, AND A PB FOR IONA! 💙

Some brilliant results to celebrate from our TriRox Training athletes!

Paul Garstang won his VM60 age group at Bangor Half Marathon, taking a little more off his PB despite windier conditions! 👏

A PB is always worth celebrating, but to come away with an age-group win as well is fantastic. Well done, Paul—a really rewarding result for all your hard work!

Iona Jones also improved her PB at Bangor and finished an excellent 5th in VF55! 🌟

With coastal stretches, Garth Pier and woodland paths, Bangor is a beautiful course, but the exposed sections offer little shelter when the wind picks up. Both athletes finding a PB in those conditions makes their performances even more satisfying!

And then there’s Llewelyn Edwards… 🔥

His FIRST standalone marathon, and he runs Chester in a remarkable 2:48:00—a massive marathon PB!

⭐ 39th out of 1,766 in the senior category
⭐ 84th out of 5,780 finishers overall

That puts him inside the top 1.5% of the entire field. What a debut!

Chester takes runners through the historic city, out into the Cheshire countryside and across the border into Wales before returning home. Covering those 26.2 miles in 2:48 is a tremendous achievement in its own right.

But Llew did this with IRONMAN Leeds not so long behind him, and after ankle and calf issues had made the preparation far from straightforward. We’ve had to adapt along the way, and I’m really pleased to have helped him reach the finish line with such a fantastic result.

Rest time now, Llew! Let this one sink in before we begin looking at next year’s goals. 😊

Paul, Iona and Llew—three performances with plenty to celebrate. Really proud of you all! 💙

02/10/2026

🏅 A half marathon PB and another age-group win for TriRox Training athlete Jenny Neville!

Jenny headed into the Preston Half Marathon with her confidence a little low. A bout of shingles and pressures at work had disrupted her training, but we knew she still had a great race in her — and she certainly delivered! 🙌

⏱️ A new PB of 1:34:29
⭐ 5th female overall
🥇 1st in her age group — yet again!

It’s easy to lose confidence when training hasn’t gone to plan, so seeing Jenny produce this performance was especially rewarding. A brilliant result to add to the amazing season she’s having!

Huge congratulations, Jenny — time for a well-earned rest now! 💙👏

02/10/2026

🌧️💨 A wild day at Sandman — and two brilliant performances from our TriRox Training athletes!

Last weekend’s Sandman brought heavy rain, powerful gusts and rough seas, with the swim cancelled for safety and the races changed to duathlons. The exposed bike course gave athletes little shelter from the weather, making an already challenging event even tougher.

⭐ Anna Mills Morgan took on the sprint distance, adapted brilliantly to the change of format and finished an excellent 5th in her age group! A fantastic result in such difficult conditions.

🥈 Sarah Gallacher faced a particularly tough time on the Legend bike leg, being blown around and almost coming off her bike. She managed to regain her composure and followed it with a strong run to finish 2nd in the Welsh Middle Distance Championships!

With many athletes unable to finish in the conditions, completing the full revised race was a considerable achievement in itself. We’re so proud of Anna and Sarah for how they handled a demanding day — and for coming away with such brilliant results. 👏💪

Well done, both! 💙

29/09/2026

IRONMAN Italy 2026 🇮🇹 — what a day for Rhian!

After completing her first Ironman in 2011, TriRox Training athlete and coach Rhian Roxburgh swore she would never do another. But years of coaching athletes through their own Ironman journeys inspired her to take the plunge again.

Training and racing had gone well, and Rhian arrived in Cervia ready for the challenge. Thunder and lightning on the walk to transition made for a nervous start, but the skies cleared, the race went ahead, and the swim was wetsuit legal.

Rhian was out of the water in a speedy 57 minutes and headed onto the bike feeling good. The course may be mostly flat, but its 2.5 km hill certainly made itself felt on the second lap! By the run, the sun was out and a pharmacy display was showing 27°C. The crowds in Cervia were incredible across all four laps, with music, cheering and drumming carrying athletes towards the finish.

Rhian crossed the line in 10:17:04, winning the women’s 50–54 age group! 🏆

A huge well done, too, to her GOG training mates Carlo Galeotti, who finished in 13:43:52, and Dimitri Pitton, who completed his first Ironman in 14:48:58. Fantastic efforts from all three!

And a heartfelt thank you to Natalie, Lou and Sophia for being such a brilliant support crew and cheering all the way. ❤️

20/09/2026

🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ **IRONMAN WALES 2026 – WHAT A DAY!** 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Four Tri Rox Training athletes took on brutal conditions in Tenby, with the sea making an already tough course even harder. Simply reaching the finish was a huge achievement. 🌊💨🌧️

⭐ **JOE BROOKS – 12:16:26**
A superb all-round race, capped by an outstanding **3:32:11 marathon** on the hilly Tenby course. Brilliant work, Joe! 👏

⭐ **HUW WATERS – 15:20:51**
Facing his biggest challenge in the swim, Huw battled through the rough sea, then overcame a puncture that cost around 20–30 minutes. He kept going and earned a fantastic Ironman finish. 💪

⭐ **WILL – 15:27**
After an excellent **1:09 swim** and strong bike, Will faced severe digestive problems on the run. Despite being repeatedly sick, he kept moving and secured his Ironman finish. What determination! 👏

❤️ **BRIDGET HARPWOOD**
Bridget fought through the brutal swim and rode the bike on target, only to arrive just **four minutes outside the cut-off** and miss the marathon. A heartbreaking result, but her courage and commitment were immense — and she’s already entered for next year! 😂💪❤️

I’m incredibly proud of all four of you. Ironman Wales demanded everything this year, and you trained hard, prepared properly and gave absolutely everything on race day.

**Three Ironman finishes and one bit of unfinished business.**

**Tenby… we’ll be back. ❤️🖤**

12/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🏰 PB & PODIUM FOR IONA AT CAERNARFON HALF MARATHON! 🥉🎉
A fantastic race last weekend for Tri Rox Training athlete Iona Jones, who took on the Caernarfon Half Marathon with one big goal in mind…
👉 Run a PB.
And she absolutely did it! 🙌
⏱️ 2:05:57 – NEW PB!
🥉 3rd in her Age Group
What a result! 👏👏👏
Caernarfon is such a spectacular place to race, with runners setting off and finishing in the shadow of the incredible Caernarfon Castle before heading out through the town, onto cycle paths, country lanes and the coastal roads around the Menai Strait.
It might look like a potentially fast course on paper, but it certainly isn’t without its challenges. There are a few testing climbs to break up the rhythm, exposed coastal sections where the wind can make you work, and some deceptively tough little rises later in the race when 13.1 miles are starting to make themselves known! The reward comes with some faster downhill running and, of course, that fantastic finish back beside the castle. 🏰
Iona went into the race hoping that all the consistent work she has been putting in would translate into a PB — and 2:05:57 proves that it absolutely has.
Even better, that performance was good enough to put her THIRD in her age group! 🥉
A PB AND a podium… we’ll take that! 💪💗🖤
There’s not too much time to admire this one though, because we have another target on the horizon…
➡️ NEXT UP: Bangor Half Marathon in three weeks! 🏃‍♀️
Recover, regroup, then we go again. There’s definitely more to come from this lady! 🚀
Huge congratulations Iona — fantastic running! 👏👏👏

12/09/2026

09/09/2026

⛰️ JOE BOWEN TAKES ON THE ROC ENGLAND! 🔥
A huge performance from TriRox Training athlete Joe Bowen at THE ROC England this weekend.
And this is no ordinary triathlon!
Starting with a 1.5km swim in Windermere, competitors then take on a tough road bike through the Lake District before swapping bike shoes for trail shoes and tackling an 18km mountain run to the summit of Scafell Pike — England’s highest mountain — and back down. Then it’s back on the bike for the return journey before a final 1km trail run to the finish. In total, it’s around 112km of racing with nearly 7,000ft of ascent! 😳⛰️
Joe completed this monster of an event in an incredible:
🔥 6 hours 27 minutes
🏆 18th OVERALL
💥 4th in the Senior category
That is a seriously impressive result on a course that demands strength, endurance, climbing ability and a fair bit of determination when the legs are already tired!
Massive congratulations Joe — fantastic racing and a result to be very proud of! 👏👏👏
Now there’s only one job… RECOVER! 😂
Because in just two weeks’ time, Joe will be swapping triathlon for the trails again at the Abersoch 20km Trail Race. 🏃‍♂️⛰️
Brilliant work Joe. Enjoy the recovery — you’ve definitely earned it!