Our club has welcomed the news that we now have two new Level 3 coaches. Sean Webster, the club’s president, and Rose Mac, who look after our para tri section, both achieved the UKCC Level 3 Triathlon Coach award last month. The Level 3 High Performing Coach Programme has been designed to revolutionise the way British […]
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500-plus members at Glasgow Triathlon Club
Our club is delighted to announce a membership of more than 500 people. Having welcomed the 500th member, Susan Cameron, earlier this week, another two people joined up to give a total club tally of 502. The split of male-female members is almost 50-50. It’s believed that GTC is the largest club in Scotland and […]
Read more ...500-plus members at Glasgow Triathlon ClubGTC athlete of the month: Alan Anderson
Few people will have missed our athlete of the month, Alan Anderson, in fancy dress as he ran the final stage of Ironman Wales last month. In fact, he often likes to dress up for races, such as this outfit for the Ayr Sprint Triathlon in 2006 – and he has plans for an even […]
Read more ...GTC athlete of the month: Alan AndersonTop tips on Cycling to Power
Have you thought about trying the club’s power pedals? Are you unsure about how to use them and the benefits? GTC member Sarah Heward offers a very helpful guide to “Cycling to Power”. She is training for 70.3 and IM distance triathlons in the F50-54 age category and this is based on her first 18 months’ […]
Read more ...Top tips on Cycling to PowerViv Gough: What I learned at Ironman Wales
An impressive 10 GTC members headed to Ironman Wales 2018 earlier this month. Next year, the number looks set to quintuple (thanks to Alan Anderson’s campaigning). We asked Viv Gough to give us an insight into the race. It was Viv’s first Ironman. She is a working mum of two with an understanding husband, Gareth […]
Read more ...Viv Gough: What I learned at Ironman WalesCharlie races with Team Scotland at prestigious champs
Twelve-year-old GTC member Charlie Treharne recently raced in the British Triathlon Inter-regional Championships. He took fourth place in the TriStar 2 boy’s race, helping Scotland to become the overall winners. The IRC is part of the British Triathlon Under 20s’ festival and last month it took place at Mallory Park in Leicestershire. The festival is […]
Read more ...Charlie races with Team Scotland at prestigious champsCallum qualifies for Triathlon Scotland Academy
Callum Miller, 14, is the first GTC member to qualify for the new Triathlon Scotland Scottish Academy. The aim of the Triathlon Scotland Performance Programme (TSPP) is to develop Scottish athletes capable of representing Great Britain. The TSPP dovetails with the British Triathlon World Class Performance Programmes. As a result, the Scottish Academy has been […]
Read more ...Callum qualifies for Triathlon Scotland AcademyGTC triathlete of the month: Fiona Maurer
Always smiling, Fiona Maurer may have been with the club for only nine months but many people already know her for her up-beat outlook and have-a-go attitude. Like most people, she juggles many commitments at home, work and in training. Yet there are even greater pressures for Fiona and her husband Gary (also a club […]
Read more ...GTC triathlete of the month: Fiona MaurerIntroducing GTC training squads
Our club is growing and changing and with more than 420 members (300+ adults and 100+ juniors), it’s time to introduce a new training and coaching strategy. The aim of the new structure of squads and coaches is to ensure that we best serve all of our many members with the highest quality of coaching. […]
Read more ...Introducing GTC training squads12 tips for taking up (or getting back to) running
If you are new to running, or coming back from a spell away or an injury, read these 12 running tips. 1) Go back to basics Many people believe that running is just something we can all do, so why would we need to learn how to do it? But while we all ran as children, […]
Read more ...12 tips for taking up (or getting back to) running