Last weekend triathlete Lynsey Henderson took part in the British Championships Speedy Beaver sprint triathlon at Belvior Castle in Leicestershire. Lynsey was up against tough competition in the 25-29 age group as this was a qualifier event for the World Championships 2011 in Beijing and the European Championships 2012 in Israel.

Shetland Triathlon Club members Lynsey Henderson and Kevin Gifford started their 2011 triathlon season by heading to Glasgow on Sunday to attend the GE Strathclyde Park triathlon.

Shetland triathlete Lynsey Henderson rounded off an excellent season with a fifth place at the age group World Championships in Budapest.

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.