One Life News

16/09/07 - Northumberland Tri Festival 2007 - Provisional results available here.

14/09/07 - Northumberland Tri Fest 2007. Well, its almost here - 18 months in the planning. This weekend sees the Tri Fest go to a whole new level. On Saturday 15th September, we have the One Life Kids Duathlon and the Relay Triathlon. Throughout the afternoon we have all sorts of family and activity based fun running alongside the events.

On Sunday 16th September its the One Life Standard Distance Tri (which is also the NE Regional Champs). This is one of the best fields assembled for years in the region. If you are racing you have the chance to race: World Champions, European Champions, National Champions, National Age Group Champions, World Age Group Champions as well as some of the best the North East has to offer.

If you're not racing - come along and watch some of the best athletes in Britain compete against some of the best in the world. Race information is a little further down the page.

11/09/07 - List of activities and times on the Saturday (15th) at Tri Fest here.

Congratulations to James Dickinson and Alan Copeland who have both qualified for the World Age Group Championships in Canada in 2008. James was 2nd in his age group and Alan 3rd at the Northampton Standard Distance Tri which also doubled up as a qualifying event. Not bad for their first year in Triathlon!

Also well done to Tim Wylie who was 3rd vet at Helvellyn Triathlon on Sunday.

07/09/07 - Race Information for the Northumberland Triathlon Festival available click correct link below:

17/08/07 - One Life 10 Mile Time Trial. The first One Life 10 took place yesterday. The race was won on the Widdrington - Amble - Widdrington course by Mike Harris (Northumbria Police CC) AND Ian Taylor (Sunderland Clarion) in an astonishing 21min 35secs. Full results are here.

The veteran ladies finished 7th in a time of 4.02.10 which was quite remarkable considering

Maureen was knocked off her bike on the 2nd corner and her bike( and self )was damaged. After getting patched up by the First Aiders she completed the run not wanting to let the team down. The team was Angela, Maureen, Sally and Claire.

One Life Vets are National Club Champions!

The men had their own race going on between the 2 club teams!! At the end of the bike section they was only a few places between them. John Barker and Dave Stevens started the run and John handed over to Alan Copeland first. Barry Jameson pulled away from Alan and by the end of their leg they were equal. It continued like that for the next leg between Phil Smith and James Dickinson. That's when the race between Phil Gray and Tim Wylie started!!!! Phil pulled away from Tim. However, determined Tim caught and overtook him and they both came home within seconds of each other. Vets time 3.14.52 in 26th position and seniors in 27th time 3.15.27 (I believe next year the seniors are out for revenge!). Hopefully we will have more teams entered next year.

Everyone had an excellent day but unfortunately Phil's Van was broken into and had some goods stolen which put a bit or a dampener on the day.

25/07/07 - One Life 25 mile time trial on Saturday 11th August has been cancelled due to lack of entries.

Ripon Standard Distance Triathlon: Tim Wylie (3rd Overall & 1st Vet), Angela Wylie (6th Vet) and James Dickinson (8th Senior Vet - with an injury!)

Selkirk Sprint Distance Triathlon: Alan Copland (1st Overall), Marianne Pughe (1st senior and 4th overall) and David Smith (58th Overall)

Wakefield (National Standard Distance Championships), Barry Jameson 2nd (50-54), James Dickinson 10th (50-54), Phil Jameson 10th (20-24) which provisionally means that Barry and Phil have qualified for the World Age Group Championships in Hamburg for 2007 and Vancouver in 2008.

Cleveland Steelman - Colin Hill finished 4th overall with David Barker 20th and Iain Haslam 27th whilst Angela Wylie finished 5th in the ladies event.

World Long Course Championships at Lorient, France: Phil Smith got 16th in his category in 4:26:10, closely followed by Phil Gray (21st in 4:32:15).

06/07/07 - Monkwearmouth Children's Triathlon - One Life had 19 kids and 6 parents taking place. Great turnout considering the weather. Full results are here - One Life guys and dolls are in red.

Flat swim – Nice bike with a couple of big, steep hills – very hard hilly run!!!

Phil Gray had to pull out after his chainring and front-mech fell off…..not a happy bunny…..

29/05/2007 - One Life 2up Team Time Trial - Results for the event are available here

14/05/2007 - Alnwick Triathlon - Well we nearly cleaned up... Phil Gray was 2nd (again!) to Tony Dixon (Hartlepool), Mick Golightly had the race of his life to finish 3rd. Dave Stevens was 1st Vet and James Dickinson was 1st Super Vet. In the ladies, Marianne Pughe was 4th Senior, Claire Jackson was 2nd Vet. Full results are listed here. Well done to everyone that raced... that was One Life's biggest turn out to date with 18 people from the club competing. Barry Jameson will be running a puncture repair session in the coming days after a front wheel puncture on the bike route.

30/04/2007 - Peterlee Triathlon - Well done to everyone from One Life who took part in the event. The full results are here. Phil Gray finished 2nd galantly trying to defend his title from last year - beaten only by his nemisis Tony Dixon (Hartlepool), Mick Golightly proved that all those fell runs in the winter were well worth it by finishing 4th. Other finishers were: Phil Smith (14th); David Barker (20th); Iain Haslam (24th); John Barker (26th); Keith Pinder (53rd - but looking mighty fine in the new tri suit).

12/03/2007 - One Life 2up Team Time Trial - Tuesday 29th May - I need some marshals. The event starts at 7pm from Ponteland Police HQ and should be well finished by 9pm. Entry Form is available here - if any One Life members want to race remember I need a marshal in return.

Entry's should be returned to me at: 26 Tyelaw Meadows, Shilbottle, Alnwick, NE66 2JJ and entry fee is: £12 per team of two.

11/03/2007 - One Life Training Day - One Life held a training day for juniors and seniors on Easter Sunday. The comprised of swim sessions for both juniors and seniors, followed by a junior cycle ride and a senior cycle time trial (mountain time trial) and then a run session for juniors and seniors followed by a meal (pizza) out in Hexham. It was a fantastic day for the club. Great attendance and well done to Barry, Judith, Tim and everyone else involved.

10/03/2007 - NE Team Duathlon Competition - One Life Racing are top of the men's league after the Stokesley Duathlon. Well done to Phil Smith, David Barker, John Barker and Iain Haslam who made up the scoring results. Also in the series are the Meadowfield (15th April) and Hamsterley Forest (6th May) Duathlons.

The Northumberland Tri Festival will move from its June date to the middle of September in 2007. The dates have been set for the 15th & 16th September. The weekend will consist of the One Life Kids Duathlon and two new events:

On the Saturday (15^th Sept) evening there will be the One Life Supersprint Team Time Trial. Teams of three will set off at 1min intervals and then swim together, cycle as a team and run together, times will be taken on the last man across the line. Distances will be 500m swim, 15km cycle and 3.5km run with a maximum of 50 teams.

The other new event will be the One Life Standard Distance Triathlon on the Sunday (16^th Sept). In 2007 this will be the North East Regional Standard Distance championships. The event will take place on closed roads with electronic timing. The event which is being supported by Northumberland Sport and Culture 10 has a three year development plan, which will see it become a national ranking event in 2008 and making it capable of hosting a World Age Group Championship Qualifying race in 2009.

The swim (1500m) is being held in Ladyburn Lake , the cycle (40km) on a tough several lap course which is completely closed to traffic and the run (10km) taking place around Druridge Bay Country Park . The event will cater for 400 athletes. We are looking forward to attracting some of Britain ’s best Triathletes to the region.

In addition to the events taking place above there will be other activities around the park on the Saturday. Activtities such as: cycle skills, dance, photography competition, farmers market and a lifestyle bus.

06/01/07 - One Life Kit has arrived. For those that ordered it back on October it is now ready to collect. There will be another order for kit going in to Impsport at the end of January. A list of kit items is available here. Photos of the design are below.

Membership for ‘One Life’ Triathlon Club should now have been paid. Forms available if required.

Swim training at Hexham for all juniors will start at 6.00pm – 6.50pm and seniors will start at 6.50pm – 8.15pm

Meet at Henshaw Garage Bardon Mill 9.30 where we will take the cars to the start.

Junior Social Mountain Bike Ride. Distances vary. Start at Haltwhistle Cycle Track at the Plenmeller junction off A69. Meet at Henshaw Garage at 12.30 if unsure where to go. Qualified coaches will be taking the children but parents and family can also come and enjoy a cycle ride or walk.

Barry will be giving a presentation on all aspects of triathlon at Wentworth Leisure Centre. All ‘One Life’ members are welcome but it will be of particular interest to senior members. If interested please could you put your name down at the registration desk or contact Barry 01434 344284.

Nick Gillingham Olympic Swimmer will be holding a specialist swim coaching session for all ‘One Life’ senior and junior members. The session will be split into groups so everyone will benefit from his training methods. If interested please sign the list at registration or let Barry know so we can sort out the groups.

Junior cycle, run and transition training will re-start at Tyne Green Football Field at the bottom of Burn Lane . Please bring running shoes, bike and helmet.

Our 2^nd Winter Aquathlon for all ‘One Life’ members will take place at Hexham Pool and Tyne Green as before. More details will follow later.

One Life 2up Team Time Trial (18miles) starting at Ponteland Police HQ. This is an Open event to all cycling and triathlon clubs in the region. It is also open to all club members over 12 years old kids will need to paired with a parent (or other suitable adult) – if you race you’ll need to provide a marshal.

One Life 25 mile Time Trial starting at Ponteland. This is an Open event to all cycling and triathlon clubs in the region. It is also open to all club members if you race you’ll need to provide a marshal.

One Life 10 mile Time Trial starting at Ponteland. This is an Open event to all cycling and triathlon clubs in the region. It is also open to all club members if you race you’ll need to provide a marshal.

One Life Kids Duathlon at Druridge Bay Country Park – part of the Northumberland Triathlon Festival. This is an Open event to all Triathletes aged between 8 and 16. It is also open to all club members aged between 8 and 16.

One Life Super Sprint Team Time Trial at Druridge Bay . This is an Open event to all triathlon clubs. It is also open to all club members if you race you’ll need to provide a marshal. This event will be for teams of three – at the same time all three of you will swim 400m (lake), cycle 10miles and run 3.3km, the time is taken on the third person across the line.

One Life Standard distance Triathlon (1500m swim – lake, 40km cycle, 10km run). This is an Open event. It is also open to all club members if you race you’ll need to provide a marshal. It is probable that this event will be staged on completely closed roads and up to 400 competitors.

There will be another order for Cycling / Triathlon kit going in to IMPSPORT at the end of January. Prices and design will be as before – closing date for orders will be 31^st January.

If you require anymore information on any of the above contact Paul Jones 07834 542086 or Barry Jameson 01434 344284

05/12/06 - One Life memberships are due for everyone from January 1st. For those of you who have joined recently - thank you. If you haven't rejoined can you get the forms filled in and to me asap that would be great.

Be great if we can have a good turn out at the Regional Presentation Evening on Thursday 14th December... more details on the British Triathlon regional website: northernpulse.co.uk

Nick Gillingham (Olympic Silver Medallist) is doing some swim coaching sessions:

In 2007 we have several dates in the calendar (these events are sanctioned either by British Triathlon or Cycling Time Trials):

12/09/06 - One Life Kids Swim Session - at Amble starting this Saturday (16th Sept). Session is technique based (not hard training!) and will run from 4pm to 5pm at the Granary Leisure Complex. £2 per session. Address: Amble Links Caravan Park, Links Road, Amble, NE65 0SD

05/09/06 - World Age Group Triathlon Championships - Paul Jones and Dave Stevens recently competed for Great Britain in Lausanne. Paul competed in the 30-34 Age Group whilst Dave was in the 45-49s. Paul had a fantastic swim (6th in his age group!), a good bike and (for him!) a stunning run completing the brutal course (and the bike was brutal!) in 2:23.19, finishing 65th in his age group and 10th Brit - Paul's chuffed with that as he had qualified 17th Brit. Dave says he didn't have such a great race but still produced a good performance to finish in 2:29.09, finishing 40th in his age group and 9th Brit.

05/09/06 - National Inter Regional Championships - Jack Ferguson had a good race to finish 10th in the Tri Star 3's (13/14 yr olds) in the event in Glasgow. Jack was racing against kids a year older than he is and who have been involved in Triathlon for a lot longer. Jack's performance helped the North East team finish a best ever 4th behind: South East, Scotland and Eastern regions.

29/08/06 - Northumberland Tri Festival 2007 - The Northumberland Tri Festival will move from its June date to the middle of September in 2007.

The weekend will consist of the One Life Kids Duathlon and two new events: On the Saturday evening there will be the One Life Super-Sprint Team Time Trial. Teams of three will set off at 2min intervals and then swim together, cycle as a team and run together, times will be taken on the last man across the line. Distances will be 500m swim, 15km cycle and 3.5km run.

The other new event will be the One Life Olympic Distance Triathlon on the Sunday. This will be a superfast flat course, with the swim being held in Ladyburn Lake and the run taking place around Druridge Bay Country Park.

29/08/06 - Good Luck to: Paul Jones and David Stevens who head off to the World Age Group Championships in Lausanne and also to Jack Ferguson who goes to the National Inter Regional Championships representing the North East region in Glasgow. Both events take place next weekend.

29/08/06 - Hartlepool Marina Triathlon - Top performance from the club this weekend. Paul Jones was 4th, Phil Smith was 6th, David Stevens 8th, John Barker 14th outsprinting Mick Golightley who was 15th and David Barker was 26th. One Life were best club on the day too.

21/08/06 - Ironman UK - An awesome performance from Phil Gray at the weekend. Completing the 2.4mile swim, 112mile cycle and 26.2mile run to finish 32nd overall in a time of 9hours 52mins 14secs. Well done that man!!

09/08/06 - Hebburn Children's Triathlon - Congratulations to all the One Life Kids who took part at the event on Saturday 6th August. Ben Gothorp was 2nd and Michael Willis was 5th in the Tristar 2's; Ben Davison was 5th in the Tristar 3's. Well done guys.

09/08/06 - Hebburn Triathlon - A day after the relays we all competed at the Hebburn Triathlon back in the North East. Phil Gray was 4th; Paul Jones was 8th, Mick Golightley 14th, John Barker 15th, David Barker 41st and Keith Pinder 47th. We also were the best team on the day, putting us back in contention in the NE club league.

09/08/06 - National Relay Championships - One Life took a team of four down to Holme Pierrepoint (nr Nottingham) and competed in the National Relay championships. We finished 25th Overall which is pretty impressive out of 350 teams. The team consisted of: Paul Jones; Ian Simon, John Barker and Phil Gray.

01/08/06 - Gullane Traithlon - Congratulations to Phil Gray who finished 4th at the event in Scotland last weekend (this despite riding the second half of the bike with a softening front tyre!). Also competing were John Barker who finished 26th, David Barker who finished 54th. Phil Smith crashed heavily on the bike when his stem snapped and was taken to hospital... no major damage, just cuts and bruises. Results are here.

01/08/06 - National Aquathlon Championships, Salford - Paul Jones took a Silver medal in the 30-34 age group at the event last weekend.

01/08/06 - National Inter Regional Championships - Jack Ferguson from One Life Kids has been selected to represent the North East at the National event in Glasgow on September 2nd in the Tri Star 3 age group. Well done Jack.

01/08/06 - World Triathlon Championships Lausanne - One Life has two qualifiers for the Age Group championships on 2nd September in Switzerland. Both Paul Jones (30-34) and Dave Stevens (45-49) have qualified.

01/08/06 - Quelle Challenge Roth - Unbelievable. In this Ironman distance event (3.8km swim; 180km cycle and 42km run) One Life had three guys out there. All three, Phil Smith, Phil Gray and John Barker, finished inside the top ten Brits home. Phil Smith was 178 overall, 3rd Brit, in a time of 9hrs 55min; Phil Gray was 338, 4th Brit, in a time of 10hrs 25min and John Barker was 408, 8th Brit, in a time of 10hrs 35min. Fantastic performance from all of those guys.

10/07/06 - Phil Davies Children's Triathlon - Congratulations to all the One Life Kids who took part in the event over the weekend. Particularly to Jack Fergusson (1st in T3's); Ben Davison (3rd in T3's) and Michael Willis (1st in T2's).

03/07/06 - National Age Group Triathlon Championships (Wakefield) - One Life has a National Age Group Champion, Barry Jameson (50-54). Also racing were Paul Jones (30-34) and Dave Stevens (45-49). Full results are available here.

21/06/06 - One Life Kids Club. The next session will be in THREE WEEKS on Tuesday 11th July.

21/06/06 - Castle Morpeth Triathlon update: One Life would like to apologise to Allison Robinson (Blyth Tri) who finished 2nd Vet Lady, we had made a mistake on the results sheet. We would also like to apologise to Jenny Holland who has now dropped down a place to 3rd Vet Lady.

20/06/06 - One Life Kids Club. There will be the usual session tonight at Lindisfarne Middle School in Alnwick. 3:45pm for a 4pm start, bikes and running kit required (don't worry if you haven't got your bike!). REMINDER: the next session is in THREE WEEKS on Tuesday 11th July.

20/06/06 - Northumberland Triathlon Festival 2006. The event this weekend was fantastic. A massive thank you for all the help we had from the volunteers over the weekend. If you, as a competitor or spectator can think of any way we can improve the event next year then please drop us an e-mail at onelife@makeitcount.org.uk

The results from the weekend are now on the Festival link above. The highlight from my point of view was the kids having so much fun in the Duathlon and some of the performances in the Triathlon.

The Castle Morpeth Triathlon was won by Donna James (Durham Tri) and Tony Weed (Hartlepooltriathletes.com). Congratulations to all who took part.

14/06/06 - Shropshire Triathlon: Dave Stevens qualifies for the World Age Group Championships in Lausanne. Congratulations to him. Another excellent performance came from Mick Golightly and Keith Pinder who did stunningly well in the National Fire Brigade Championships. Several other members of One Life are trying to qualify as well. They'll have to wait until Dambuster on in two weeks time!

07/06/06 - Weardale Triathlon: 5th Overall, 3rd Vet and that's just Dave Stevens! Mick Golightly was 8th, Paul Jones was 17th after recovering from illness in the week before and Keith Pinder was 43rd. Good news to see Mr. Stevens showing some form for the first time in two years, just before the World's Qualifiers begin next weekend.

22/05/06 - Quaker Triathlon (Darlington): Mick Golightly was 3rd with his first ever podium and Keith Pinder had his best result to date in 16th. Well done to both those guys.

15/05/06 - Alnwick Triathlon: 4th overall, 1st Vet and win the top club for the league. A good result for the club at the Alnwick Triathlon, with FIVE members in the top 11 overall. Paul Jones was 4th - just 9 secs off 3rd, John Barker 8th, Phil Smith 9th, Phil Gray 10th and Dave Stevens 11th (1st Vet). Full results are available on the Alnwick Tri Website. This puts One Life 2nd in the North East Club League - 2 points behind Hartlepool. Full report and league standings to appear on the North East Website.

08/05/06 - Fred Whitton Challenge. Congratualtions to John Barker for completing the Fred Whitton Challenge, 114 miles with 4000m of climbing. Not only did John complete the ride but managed it in a stunning time of 7hour 4mins and 3secs. There is a full incident packed report by following this link.

24/04/06 - Peterlee Triathlon: 1st and 3rd overall and we are top of the league... fantastic result yesterday for One Life. Good turn out from the club and the results speak for themselves. Congratulations to Phil Gray who won (he may stop moaning and saying he's not going well for a week or so!), Paul Jones was 3rd, Phil Smith (7th), Dave Stevens (13th - 2nd Vet), John Barker (15th), Keith Pinder (44th... again!) and Dave Barker (47th). In addition to collecting quite a few prizes One Life are top of the North East Club League... albeit very early in the season. Full results are available on the North East Regional Website - see links page.

18/04/06 - Results from the Durham Duathlon are now on the Regional Website - see links page - well done to Barry Jameson (7th); Phil Smith (10th) and Keith Pinder (44th).

10/04/06 - One Life kids club gets the go-ahead. One Life Kids Club will start on Tuesday 25th April (3:45 for a 4pm start until 5pm) at Lindisfarne Middle School, Alnwick. For more details go to the One Life kids section.

One Life has been identified as an outlet for kids in schools who are interested in cycling & triathlon by Northumberland County Council. This means the kids club is coming fast and will be up and running in March. Initially the plan is to have a two hour session once a fortnight (more if the interest is there). One Life is looking for volunteers to help with the club and get involved.

In addition One Life has been selected by North Country Leisure as part of their club development scheme. This means we can access funding for various workshops and courses to help us work towards Club Mark accreditation.

One Life Kids Duathlon will be part of the Northumberland Triathlon Festival 2006. Details to follow.

Senior Run & Cycle sessions have stopped for a while. There is a cycle session from Willowburn Sports Centre, Alnwick at 9am on a Sunday morning which is combined with Alnwick Tri Club. In addition there are run sessions with Alnwick Harriers. The Harriers meet on a Wednesday night at 6:45, again, at Willowburn.

Finally One Life is affiliated to British Cycling in addition to British Triathlon this year.