Aug 23, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s Chad Bean and John Potter took part in the Ashbourne Sprint Tri on Sunday. The race consisted of a 400m pool swim, a 17km undulating bike ride and a 5km out-and-back on a section of the Tissington trail. The standard was very high but John and Chad...
Aug 2, 2021 | Triathlon
Report by John Potter I love Wirksworth. I’ve loved it since the moment I decided to live here just over 5 years ago. I love the community feel you get from just living here and the tranquil feel you get from walking round the town and the friendly people who...
Jul 25, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter raced in the Locko Park sprint triathlon on Sunday. There were a handful of very high quality triathletes in the race, with some very fast times but John finished 12th, towards the top end of the next bunch. The swim for this triathlon...
Jul 18, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter competed in the Mallory Park Sprint Triatrhlon today. The event was a qualifier for the 2022 European championships so the standard was very high. Despite this, John managed to finish 47th overall, which placed him 8th in his age...
Jun 28, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter raced in the Wilmslow Sprint Tri on June 27th, placing 5th overall and winning his age group. The Wilmslow triathlon is a great event for anyone wishing to try a triathlon as the swim is just 400m in an indoor pool. Any Wirksworth...
Oct 24, 2020 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter (pictured running proudly for the club in the pre-lockdown days of 2019) competed in the Clumber Park duathlon today, which consisted of a 6.9km run, am 18km bike ride and a 2.25km run. Despite a tough field, John raced well to come... 
