Total Transition Triathlon Club

31/08/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 31st August 2026.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coach Tim Barrett
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.
Jon is away this week so anyone riding will need to coordinate this amongst themselves.

Weekend

If you're out and about on any rides, runs or swims and fancy some company, let us know.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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24/08/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 24th August 2026.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Boardman 5TT in Raby organised by Birkenhead North CC. Retro week.
Sign-on from 6.15, first rider off at 7pm.
These are run every Tuesday during August.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Tim Barrett and Victoria M E Moody-Smith
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

If you're out and about on any rides, runs or swims and fancy some company, let us know.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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19/08/2026

Huge congratulations to Matt Rutherford who recently took on a self-created 24hr triathlon challenge as part of his fund raising efforts in support of Alder Hey .

Matt split the challenge across 3 days, completing 8 hours of swimming on Saturday, cycling Sunday and running on Monday.

Throughout the challenge Matt received a huge amount of support from club members, family and friends who were there to help him get through the 8 hours each day.

This was a really tough challenge all for a great cause.

It's not too late to still show your support by donating to Matt's Alder Hey just giving page via the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/matt-rutherford

17/08/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 17th August 2026.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm with Jon Fairhurst
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Boardman 5TT in Raby organised by Birkenhead North CC. Aero week.
Sign-on from 6.15, first rider off at 7pm.
These are run every Tuesday during August.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Christine Evans and Laul Paul Avison
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Thursday

GWR 10 mile Time Trial, Wrexham. Sign-on from 6.15pm
First rider off at 7.01pm
This is the FINAL TT here of the season so get involved.

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

If you're out and about on any rides, runs or swims and fancy some company, let us know.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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10/08/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 10th August 2026.

Well done to Matt Rutherford who has completed 2/3 of his 24hr triathlon following 8hrs swimming on Saturday and 8hrs riding yesterday. He's finishing it off today with 8 hrs of running in West Kirby around the marine lake so if you're out and about go and join him for some laps or give him a cheer.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
Matt Rutherford 's final day of his 24hr triathlon with 8 hrs of running left to do. All in aid of Alder Hey.

Helen Hislop is swimming the length of Loch Lomond starting 07.15am Monday morning.
Track her progress here:

https://maps.findmespot.com/s/K65Z /assets

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm with Jon Fairhurst
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Boardman 5TT in Raby organised by Birkenhead North CC. Road bike week.
Sign-on from 6.15, first rider off at 7pm.
These are run every Tuesday during August.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Jon Fairhurst & Victoria M E Moody-Smith
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Thursday

Thornton Hough 10 mile Time Trial. Sign-on from 6.15pm on Smithy Hill.
First rider off at 7.01pm
This is the FINAL TT here of the season so get involved.

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

If you're out and about on any rides, runs or swims and fancy some company, let us know.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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See the interactive map.

03/08/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 3rd July 2026.

Huge well done to everyone who was out and about at thr weekend whether that was the Across Mersey Swim, the 4UP TTT, competing in the Dirty Dozen or out on a group ride.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No Swim session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm.
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Boardman 5TT in Raby organised by Birkenhead North CC. Aero week.
Sign-on from 6.15, first rider off at 7pm.
These are run every Tuesday during August.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Karen Thelwell
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Thursday
Saighton 10 mile Time Trial. Sign-on from 6.15pm.
First rider off at 7.01pm

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

Saturday
Matt Rutherford s charity 3 days of 8hrs pf swimming, cycling and running on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All being done for charity so please support him in any way you can.
See the separate post for details.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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28/07/2026

It has been another few busy weeks of racing action for our members.

In international action at the European Triathlon Championships in Banyoles, Spain, as part of the Great Britain age group team, we had Victoria M E Moody-Smith , Martin Pritchard-Howarth and Chris Ball racing.

It was a tough, technical course and the weather conditions were brutally hot, so much so that the the whole event was nearly cancelled for the safety of the athletes. But it did go ahead, albeit with a shortened run down to 14km, instead of 21 and a compulsory non wetsuit swim.

All three battled hard to race well and finsih 🥵👏

Two weeks ago it was the local 10 TT in Thornton Hough organised by Birkenhead Vics CC.
We had John Dougherty and Gavin Hunter both taking part.

Last week was the popular Birkenhead Park 5 mile race and Neil Oakes, Matt Rutherford and Gavin Hunter all put in an incredible performance. So very fast times on show.

We also had 2 teams in action in the 3UP Team TT at the GWR Deeside 10 mile event. Although due to some road works on the course, it ended up being a two lap, 18mile race.

Well done to Martin Pritchard-Howarth, Matt Rutherford and Jon Fairhurst and also Victoria Moody-Smith, Gavin Hunter and Danielle Scott .

Si Cole travelled to Belgium to race in an 8hr Endurance bike event on the famous Spa F1 race track. What an incredible venue for an event.
In the 8hrs, Si rode an impressive 129 miles. Superb riding.

Last weekend down at Thurstaston it was the Wirral Back Yard Ultra run event. In this event competitors run 4.167 miles every hour, on the hour until you can no longer complete a full lap or you are the last person stranding.

Sam Yates and Chris Ball were both racing.

Sam completed 12 laps covering an impressive 50 miles, whilst Chris completed 8 laps / 33 miles. Well done to both of you.

The eventual winner completed a staggering 34 laps covering 141.6 miles whilst still managing to look fresh 🤯

Down in London Tim Barrett and Greg Sinnott were both competing in the T100 triathlon event.

Both put in typically strong performances. They alsoet someone pretty famous 😉

Superb racing from everyone.

We now looking ahead to this weekends Across Mersey Swim and a 3UP, 31 mile Team TT on Sunday.

27/07/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 27th July 2026.

Huge well done to everyone who raced at the weekend, some incredible performances- update to follow.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No Swim session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm, with Jon Fairhurst
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Tim Barrett
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Thursday
Birkenhead Vics 10 mile Time Trial, Thornton Hough. Sign-on is on Smithy Hill from 6.15pm.
First rider off at 7.01pm

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

Saturday

Across Mersey Swim

If you're out and about over the weekend then post up details to share the fun.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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20/07/2026

Here's this week's club training sessions for week commencing 20th July 2026.

Huge well done to everyone who raced at the weekend, some incredible performances- update to follow.

If you're heading for an OW swim this week, why not see if anyone else wants to join you.

Monday
No Swim session

Tuesday
Track session at Bebington Oval, 6.30-7.30pm, with Jon Fairhurst
Pay on the night, £5 to the Paul Lavelle Foundation.

River swim
Details to be confirmed. Keep an eye on the OW swimming thread in the club WhatsApp Community.

Wednesday
Swim session at Europa pool, 9-10pm with coaches Jon Fairhurst & Victoria M E Moody-Smith
Please book your place via the Club Shop on our website.

Thursday
GWR Deeside 3UP 10 mile Time Trial. So far, we have 2 teams entered but still time to grab your team and get entered.

Friday
Group social ride at 6pm. Meet outside Creation PT studio ready to roll.
Option for refreshments afterwards.

Weekend

Saturday

If you're out and about over the weekend then post up details to share the fun.

Hope to see you at a session very soon.

The Coaching Team
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13/07/2026

Huge well done to everyone who was racing at the weekend in very hot conditions 🥵

Si Cole was out in Banyoles, Spain racing in the European Duathlon Championships as part of the Great Britain Age Group team. Si put in a typically strong performance. Well done Si 🇬🇧👏

Also in Spain, Andrew McCarthy was racing Ironman 70.3 Vittoria Gasteiz. Andy raced well to finish with a 14min PB over this distance in a time of 7 hrs 16 mins. Superb Andy.

Also in Ironman action were Danielle Scott , Matt Rutherford and Chris Branscombe at IM Swansea 70.3.

Matt was first home in 5 hrs 30 mins with Dani not too far behind in 5 hrs 55 mins which secured her 5th place in her Age Group. This was good enough to qualify for a World Championships place but opted not to accept it.
Making his 70.3 debut, Chris put in a fantastic performance to finish in 6 hrs and 20 mins. Superb Chris 👏

In the Cotswolds we had a big group racing the popular Cotswold Classic middle distance triathlon and aquabike.

In the Aquabike we had:

Anne Pritchard-Howarth who had a great race to finish in 3.50.48 and 2nd in her age group 🥈. Fantastic Anne 💪👏

Christine Evans stormed to finsih in 3.58.42 and first in her age group 🏅 💥

Paul Avison was next up in 4.13.44. Nicely done Paul.

Don Holmes wss back in UK action and finsihed in 4.29.48 and was 2nd in his age group. Great work Don.

In the triathlon:

Martin Pritchard-Howarth was first home in 5.21.35

Sam Maher had a great race to finish in 5.48.36

Mike Webster had a good race finishing in 6.09.55

Julie Cullen raced really well 7.11.48

Libby Shaw continues to put in super solid performances in 7.19.19

Terrie Maddock off the back on her incredible full IM debut, finsihed in 7.41.44

More locally, Jenn Robson was running the Race Wirral Arrowe Park 5 miles. Well done Jenn 💪

Superb racing from everyone 👏