Matt Sheeks – Endurance Sports Junkie – Seattle, Washington
Endurance sports junkie Matt Sheeks grew up in the bicycle racing world, riding the road and track in high school. He transitioned to distance running in college, and ran under Coach Rob Conner at the...
View ArticleSimon Bourne: Training for Decaman and Beyond
Simon Bourne, the ultra-distance triathlete currently working towards competing in Decaman this November (that’s 10 Iron Man races in a row!), is cranking up his training to the next level. Not only is...
View ArticleTommy Tippetts: Q & A
So TT congratulations!! You’re back after 82 days 8hrs and 40 mins at sea, how is the body, mind and ‘castaway’ beard? I am feeling surprisingly good physically, considering I have been rowing everyday...
View ArticleIain Dawson: European Championships Race Report
A fantastic race report from Paratriathlete Iain Dawson, covering his recent success in the European Championships. On Wednesday 18th April we travelled out to the holiday resort of Eilat in Israel...
View ArticleLuke Watson Bio
We’ve signed up a new blogger to the Orbana Team! A big welcome to Luke Watson, who you may have read about already on the Orbana blog. Luke’s a student at Loughborough University and a keen...
View ArticleSimon Buckden: Race to 100
Simon Buckden is currently undertaking the gruelling challenge of running 100 marathons in 100 weeks, to raise awareness for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and raise money for Help for Heroes....
View ArticleKARINA BRYANT SECURES BRONZE MEDAL
Congratulations go to Karina for her emphatic Bronze medal in the +78kg class of the Judo. Competing in her 4th Olympics, Karina added and Bronze Olympic medal to her vast collection of World and...
View ArticleMatt Sheeks – Ironman Update
You may have already heard about Matt Sheeks from our biography on him back in April (click here). But did you know about the challenges he has faced in the last year? We’re glad to say that he’s back...
View ArticleWORLD DECATRIATHLON CHAMPION – Simon Bourne
Congratulations to Simon Bourne, who has just been crowned World Decatriathlon Champion in Monterray, Mexico. Competing in a grueling 24 mile swim, 1120 mile cycle and 262 mile run (the equivalent to...
View ArticleTri…as you might
This year three of us decided to compete in the New Forest Triathlon (Olympic Distance) on the 6th July. This was the second triathlon we had each done... so we were confident we knew what to expect....
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