Carmarthen Triathlon Club

15/06/2026

Not one but 2 club members chosen as Baton Bearers.
Ian Philip Morgan Marks and Andrew Jones, we are immensely proud of you 🖤💚

🏅 Baton Bearers – Carmarthen Leisure Centre
As the King's Baton Relay continues its journey through Carmarthenshire on the road to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, we’re proud to introduce the baton bearers for Carmarthen Leisure Centre.

Each individual has been selected in recognition of their contribution to sport, their community, or their inspiring personal journey, and will play a special role in this stop on the relay route.

📍 Carmarthen Leisure Centre baton bearers:
Andrew Jones, Oliver McCabe, Ian Marks

We look forward to celebrating their involvement as Carmarthenshire’s journey continues across the county.

15/06/2026

🏅 MEDAL MONDAY! 🏅

Another weekend, another set of incredible results for Carmarthen Triathlon Club! From the brutal climbs of the Brecon Beacons to the seaside sprint of Porthcawl, the CTC spirit was out in full force.

Here’s the lowdown on how our members got on:

⛰️ Brecon Titan (Middle Distance)
This course is legendary for being one of the toughest out there, with punishing hills and technical terrain. Massive respect to the trio who conquered this.

Rhys: 6:51:00
Mark: 7:29:00
John: 7:38:00
(A huge display of grit and determination on a very challenging course!)

🌊 Porthcawl Standard Triathlon
The conditions were perfect for racing at the coast, and we had a brilliant performance on the Standard course:

Lauren: 2:55:00 (3rd in Age Group! 🥉🏆)

A special mention to Lauren’s mum who raced alongside her — what a fantastic way to spend a Sunday!

❤️ A Quick Shoutout
Wishing a speedy recovery to Marksy, who unfortunately had to withdraw from the Porthcawl Aquabike due to illness. We know you’ll be back stronger for the next one!

We are so proud of everyone who raced, supported, and dug deep this weekend. Now time for some well-earned recovery! 🖤💚

12/06/2026

🚀 RACE WEEKEND READY! 🚀

The weekend is here, and we have a fantastic CTC contingent heading out to race across Wales. Whether they’re tackling the mountains or hitting the coast, we know they are going to do us proud!

Here is where to send your good luck vibes over the next two days:

⛰️ Saturday: Brecon Titan
Good luck to John and Rhys as they take on the brutal and beautiful Titan middle distance! Those hills are no joke, but we know you've got the grit to conquer them. Smash it, boys! 🦏💪

🌊 Sunday: Porthcawl Standard
Huge good luck to Lauren as she takes on the Porthcawl Standard distance on Sunday! Have an amazing race out there on the coast, Lauren! 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

🏽 Sunday: Porthcawl Aquabike
Sending all the best luck to Ian, who is flying the CTC flag in the Aquabike on Sunday! Swim strong, bike fast, and leave it all out there, Ian! 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️

Go get 'em team! We can't wait to see the results (and the photos!) on Monday. 🖤💚

08/06/2026

🏅 MEDAL MONDAY! 🏅

What an absolute blockbuster of a weekend for Carmarthen Triathlon Club! Our members were out in force, smashing PB's, tackling freezing waters, and leaving it all out on the course.

Here is how the CTC crew got on:

🏊‍♂️ Bala Swim
Shoutout to Donna, Kerry, Katie, and Tim for surviving the Bala swim! Word on the street is it was incredibly long, freezing cold, but they smashed it anyway!

💨 Fishguard Sprint & Aquabike

Steve G: 3rd Male Overall in the Aquabike! 🥉

Nerys Blue: 2:48:25 (4th Female, 1st in Age Group! 🏆)

Dan Rodenhurst: 2:49:24

Dyfed Bolton: 2:53:01

Nia: 3:01:03

Bethan: 3:15:34

Glyn: 3:17:45

Kim: 3:49:55

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Wales Triathlon (70.3)

Ricky Pearson: 4:56:04 (An incredible 8th Overall! 🔥)

Conrad Anderson: 5:29:44 (30th overall in his first-ever 70.3! 🚀)

Chris Francis: 5:56:12

🏃‍♂️ Swansea Half Marathon

Owen: 1:24:54

Aled: 1:43:18

Carl: 1:52:37

Leighton: 1:54:01

Arwyn: 2:10:48
(Amazing running boys, but we need to work on your photo-taking skills! 📸👀)

🌳 Cotswolds 113 Middle Distance
It was a day for digging deep, and every single one of you showed incredible grit!

Ana Chaplin: 5:27:49

Jeremy: 5:48:26 (Massive 1 hour 10 min PB! 🤯⏱️)

Paul Stone: 6:18:01 (First time EVER beating his brother in a tri! 👑🤫)

Sarah Jones: 6:19:38

Miranda: 6:23:00

Michelle: 6:51:05 (First 70.3! 🌟)

Marienyth: 8:15:00 (First 70.3! 🌟)

🚴‍♂️ Cotswolds Aquabike
A brilliant, friendly rivalry between the CTC lads:

James Moore: 11th Overall (3rd in Age Cat! 🥉👏)

Marksy: 15th Overall (7th Vet! 🙌)

We are incredibly proud of every single one of you. Rest up, recover, and let’s get ready for the next one! 🖤💛

04/06/2026

🖤💚 BUMPER RACING WEEKEND FOR CTC! 💚🖤

The black & green army is deployed across the UK this weekend for an absolute blockbuster of racing. We know how hard you’ve all been training, now it’s time to let it fly! 🚀

Here is where to spot the kit and who to cheer for.

🏊‍♂️ SATURDAY

Big Bala Swim: Katie & Tim

Fishguard Aquabike: Steve & Bethan

Fishguard Sprint Plus: Ally, Dyfed, Glyn, Kim, Nerys & Nia

Wales Middle Distance: Chris, Ricky P. & Conrad (Conrad’s 1st year in tri and already hitting a middle distance—huge milestone! 💥)

🏃‍♂️ SUNDAY

Swansea Half: Arwyn, Carl & Owen

Cotswolds Aquabike: Ian & James

Cotswolds 113: Ana, Jeremy, Miranda, Paul, Sarah, Michelle & Marienyth (Massive shoutout to Michelle & Marienyth taking on their very first half-distance! 💥)

Good luck to every single one of you. Race hard, stay safe, and represent the club with pride! 🖤💚🖤💚

01/06/2026

They only went and smashed it!

Ian, Gav, Rhys, Dan, Ger and Si all completed the cycling 3 peaks challenge in daylight

In Marksy's words, Scotland was unreal, wild, vast and stunning, England, notably the North Pennines, was equally as beautiful, and Wales, well Wales is home so it will always be No. 1 in my books. I feel like a little boy that's received everything he's ever wanted on Christmas Day, what a weekend.

Congratulations lads, we are super proud of you all 🖤💚🖤💚

28/05/2026

🚴‍♂️ 3 Peaks, 1 Day, 1 Epic Cause! 🚴‍♂️

This Sunday, an incredible crew, Dan, Gav, Geraint, Ian, Rhys, and Simon are taking on a cycling challenge that is nothing short of legendary.

They are attempting to conquer three of the UK’s toughest and most iconic mountain climbs, all within the daylight hours of a single day.

Bealach na Bà (Scotland) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Great Dun Fell (North Pennines) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Electric Mountain (Eryri) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

While the group represents a mixed bag of cycling abilities, this isn't a race. The goal is simple but powerful, start together, push through together, and finish together as one team.

Why They’re Riding ❤️
This self-organized challenge is all about giving back. The boys are raising vital funds for the Cardiology Department at Glangwili Hospital.

This cause hits incredibly close to home for Ian. After having a pacemaker fitted, the exceptional care he received is the exact reason he’s able to be out on his bike today, tackling monsters like Bealach na Bà alongside his mates.

🙌 How You Can Help
Drop a comment below to wish them luck! They are going to need every ounce of encouragement when those gradients hit double digits.

Support the cause here
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/simondavid-thomas?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

Good luck, lads! Watch out for the Scottish wind, brace for the Pennine chill, and we'll see you at the top in Wales! Safe riding! 🏔️🚴‍♂️

25/05/2026

Medal Monday: The Scorcher Edition! ☀️🏅🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️

No time machines needed today—we are hot off the press with this weekend's incredible results! Our members braved the heatwave and put in some truly spectacular performances across the country.

🏔️ Tour of Pembrokeshire
The club turned up in force for some beautifully brutal miles on a scorcher of a day. The hills were tough, but the riding was tougher!

The Epic 105 Crew: Ricky, Rob, and Sam tackled the massive 105-mile Epic route. Absolute machines! 💯🚴‍♂️

The Classic 60 Trio: Aled and Gav flew the flag on the 60-mile Classic route. Brilliant riding all around, boys! 🙌

🏰 Edinburgh Marathon
Talk about dedication! After an overnight drive all the way up to Scotland—hardly the textbook pre-race prep—Jenny lined up for the Edinburgh Marathon and clocked an incredible 3:42! Truly impressive running, Jenny! 🏃‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🌊 Swansea Swim Squad
Saturday afternoon saw our swim squad diving into the Prince of Wales Dock for some open water action:

Kim smashed the massive 3000m distance! 🐟

Marienyth and Jeremy took on the 1900m, with Jeremy clocking a super-speedy 33:05! ⏱️

Unfortunately, both Beth and Nia had to withdraw due to chest infections - wishing them both a speedy recovery.

A huge well done to Ian as well, who put in a fantastic shift to build up his open water racing experience.

⏱️ Adele’s TT Streak Continues
Adele was back on two wheels on Saturday, flying through the 10-mile Time Trial. She crossed the line in a blazing 25:40, earning herself a fantastic 2nd Female overall! 🏎️💨

🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Swansea Triathlon Milestones
Sunday was a day of massive milestones and comebacks under the Swansea sun:

🚨 The First-Timers: Huge congratulations to Conrad for completing his first-ever open water tri, and to Donna for completing her first-ever triathlon! Not only did Donna smash it, she bagged 2nd in her Age Category with a cracking time of 1:29! 🥈🎉

🚀 The Comeback: Andrew continued his stellar comeback, putting in a seriously strong performance out on the course. It is absolutely great to see you back out there smashing it, Andrew!

What a weekend for the club. Grab a cold drink, enjoy the recovery, and celebrate those medals! 🍦🥳

23/05/2026

Here is the final instalment of your catch-up series, bringing the club completely up to date with some massive recent performances, a bit of race-day heartbreak, and some serious ultra-running grit!

Medal Monday Catch-Up: The Grand Finale! 🏁🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️⛰️

We’ve finally reached last weekend, and what a way to close out our massive catch-up series. Our athletes were scattered across the country tackling everything from local duathlons to brutal ultra-marathons!

🌿 Garden of Wales Duathlon
Dan proudly represented the club closer to home at the Garden of Wales Duathlon. It was absolutely fantastic to see the return of this local club favourite to the racing calendar. Brilliant work, Dan! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️

🏹 Nottingham Invasion (Outlaw Sprint & Half)
Over at the National Water Sports Centre, we had mixed fortunes but 100% effort.

Vicky lined up for the Outlaw Sprint and completely smashed it! Despite some pre-race nerves, she absolutely loved every single minute of it. That’s what it’s all about! 🥳🙌

Owen also made the trip to Nottingham for the Outlaw Half, but unfortunately, a dreaded mechanical issue put an early end to his day. Upwards and onwards, Owen, you'll bounce back stronger! 🛠️💔

🏔️ The Ultra Legends (UTS 100 & Jurassic Coast)
Finally, two of our members decided that normal distances just aren't enough and took on some seriously brutal terrain.

Tomos Foulkes tackled the legendary Ultra Trail Snowdonia 100km. In a notoriously savage field and on a brutal course, he put in an absolutely mind-boggling shift to finish an incredible 19th OVERALL! Mind blowing stuff, Tomos! 🐐⛰️

Rhian headed south for the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge. In her own words, the course consisted of "ups and more ups," but she dug deep and conquered the coastline like a pro! 🦖🌊

And just like that, the social media team is officially caught up! 😮‍💨

A massive congratulations to every single club member who has raced, volunteered, or cheered over the last month. You make the club what it is. Now, who is racing this weekend?! 🚀

22/05/2026

The May 8th Mega-Weekend! 🐟⛰️🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️

🐟 Sospan Charity Swim (Friday Night)
Kicking off the weekend under the Friday night lights, James and Ian took to the water for the Sospan Charity Swim. Both put in absolute fish-like performances, gliding through the water and setting a fantastic tone for the weekend ahead! 🏊‍♂️🌊

🏔️ Jim vs. Pen y Fan (10Y Fan Challenge)
From Saturday through to Sunday, Jim took on the legendary 10Y Fan—a truly brutal challenge to scale Pen y Fan 10 times! Jim battled through every single weather condition the mountain could throw at him to achieve it. An absolutely mind-boggling feat of endurance. Huge respect, Jim! 🧗‍♂️🌧️☀️
Rick from the club also took on the epic challenge and deserves a huge shout out for getting part way through and then having to withdraw after taking a tumble - there is always next year Rick 👊

🚴‍♂️ Carten 100 Takeover
We had a massive contingent of the club taking on the iconic Cardiff to Tenby ride, congratulations to everyone that took on the challenge, a massive shoutout to Vicky and Marienyth, who conquered their first-ever 100-mile ride! What a milestone! 💯🚴‍♀️

The Support Crew: A huge shoutout to everyone from CTC who volunteered at the Carmarthen Athletic Club feed station, keeping everyone fuelled and smiling! 🍌🍪

🏆 Club Sprint Championships (Llanelli)
Sunday brought the highly anticipated Club Sprint Champs in Llanelli! It was an all-Open field, and the level of banter and camaraderie between the team was at an all-time high.

🥇 Andrew was officially crowned our Club Champion after a stellar race!

🥈 Gav took a incredibly close second place—and then immediately headed off to do a shift as a firefighter. Truly, not all heroes wear capes! 🧑‍🚒🔥

👀 And finally, well done to Steve, Steve, and Dyfed for successfully keeping their distance and getting zero drafting penalties this year! Progressive improvement, boys! 📐🚴‍♂️

What a weekend of laughs, grit, and silverware. One more catch-up post to go, folks—stay tuned!