To many, swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles then running a full 26.2 mile marathon in one day is ludicrous and just plain mad. But for Robin Atkinson, it was a year of planning, dreaming and dedicated training just to get to the start line.

Triathlete Lynsey Henderson won a silver medal in the European Age Group Championships, staged at the weekend at Athlone in Ireland.

At the weekend Shetland triathletes Lynsey Henderson and Robin Atkinson travelled south to compete at separate events, each taking on the standard distance of a 1500m swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run to test themselves against strong opposition.

Shetland triathlete Lynsey Henderson started her 2010 season with a great result at the weekend when she travelled to Warwickshire to compete in the Grendon Sprint Triathlon.

Six athletes lined up on Sunday for the last training duathlon of this series. Conditions were near perfect although there was a steady southerly breeze to hamper the return cycle. The 2.1 mile run, 13.5 mile cycle and 2.1 mile run has been the same course throughout the winter and the chance of a personal best time was certainly achievable.

Shetland Triathlon Club held the third of the winter duathlons at Tingwall on Sunday morning in near perfect weather.

Shetland triathlete Lynsey Hender­son travelled to the mainland at the weekend to compete in the Huntly sprint triathlon along with 70 other competitors.

The Shetland Triathlon Club claimed a stunning and unexpected victory by the smallest of margins in the first ever inter-county triathlon against Orkney and Caithness in Stromness at the weekend.

Triathlete Robin Atkinson travelled to Wick last weekend to take part in a standard distance triathlon.

Triathlete Lynsey Henderson recorded her biggest success to date by finishing second in Sunday’s Knockburn standard distance event in Aberdeenshire.

The flagship event for the North of Scotland always attracts a class field and this year was no exception with 2007 UK Ironman champion Scott Neyedlli and Scotland’s fastest ever Ironman Graeme Stewart among the…

A former Lerwick optician is suing his estranged wife and erstwhile business partner for more than £800,000, claiming that her actions after they went their separate ways six years ago effectively left him out of work.

New SIC chief executive Alistair Buchan came face to face with all councillors this week for the first time since taking up the post for what he described as “very positive” initial discussions about how to react to major criticisms in the Accounts Commission’s recent report on the local authority.

Multiple Grammy winner Steve Earle, the outspoken singer-song­writer responsible for a host of classic Americana songs including Copperhead Road, Guitar Town and Galway Girl, will be stopping off in Lerwick next Thursday for a re-arranged show at Clickimin.