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Helen Russell - News |
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 Five Time British Quadrathlon Champion
Helen has been crowned British Quadrathlon Champion for a fifth time, having last won the title in 2022. The national championship race, took place at Manvers Waterfront near Rotherham and covered an 800m lake swim, 15km off-road bike, 4km kayak and 5km run. Racing for Fladbury Paddle Club, Helen led out of the swim and managed to build her lead throughout the race, finishing first overall woman in 1.48.24. Second place went to Tora Oetgen and Clare Addy took the final podium place.
Helen first won the national title in 2017 and went on to take it again in 2018 and 2019. She then took a break from the sport until 2022, when she returned to the top spot. |
 Bikes and Books
Helen led a successful ‘Bikes and Books‘ ride as part of this year‘s Evesham Festival of Words. The 20-mile social ride, run in conjunction with Cycle Evesham Vale, called in at places in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire connected to local writing and literature and passed through Aston Summervile, Dumbleton and Ashton Under Hill. Riders not only enjoyed beautiful scenery but also heard about writers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, AE Housman, Radclyffe Hall and Patrick Leigh Fermor, and their connections to the places on route. |
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 Escape to the sun
Helen was lucky to be able to escape the cold and wet British weather in January for a block of warm weather training in the Costa Blanca. The base for Helen‘s stay was the bike friendly Terralta Apartotel in Benidorm, which, situated near several Vuelta a Espana climbs, is ideal for cyclists. She teamed up with Coll de Rates Cycling Holidays for the use of a hire bike. The focus of her training was cycling but she was also able to take advantage of the warm sea temperatures to do open water swim practice and the Poniente Beach promenade was the ideal setting for some steady runs |
 Bike and Books
Save the Date! On 27th July Helen will lead this year‘s Evesham Festival of Words ‘Bikes and Books‘ ride. The 20-mile social ride, run in conjunction with Cycle Evesham Vale, will celebrate a love of cycling and books. Local places connected to literature will be visited, including writers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, AE Housman, Radclyffe Hall and Patrick Leigh Fermor, once described as Britain‘s greatest travel writer.
Saturday 27th July 2.00pm. Free of charge. Start venue: Evesham Velopark, Cheltenham Road, Evesham, WR11 2LZ
To register email: info@eveshamfestivalofwords.org
For other festival events:
www.eveshamfestivalofwords.org |
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