A quick update on what various members of the votwo/USN race team have been getting up to in the last few weeks.......

 






First up; Andy, Eliot, Frosty and Steveo got a sudden rush of motivation on receiving their brand new race team kit and met up in Bath to do the famous '5 hills' bike ride. Click here to see the route.  Rumor has it that Frosty handed it to the rest of the lads on every hill with Andy lagging off the back, obviously saving energy for later in the season! A few more images of the lads looking very smart in the new kit can be seen here.











Adam runs more than most people drive.
On 23 January 2011 Adam took part in the Shell Four Villages Half Marathon, also called the Helsby Half and smashed his half marathon PB by finishing the hilly course in 1:14:45 (photo).
The Tavistock Times reported that in the weekend of 19 February he chose to do a marathon, a hockey match, a 10 mile race and a 7 a-side football match! By the way he lost the football match.
In March Adam went to Lanzarote for a week to....yep run! He ran about 120 miles with Liz Yelling (Olympic marathon runner and Commonwealth Bronze medallist) and Richard Whitehead (GB Paralympian, 200m World Champion and Marathon World Record holder).










Frosty experienced that starting cider hydrated after a late night birthday party was the right preparation for the Soggy Bottom XC Race as he came away with the win!









Macca got off to a start this year with a cheeky little mixed pairs action with Clair in the Peaks at an Open5 Adventure race. They managed 2nd at the 2hr running and 3 hr biking event, clearing all the controls on the bike course and getting back with just 8 seconds to spare. The picture shows Macca taking a short cut which, luckily for him, did go unnoticed!




Steveo's legs are showing good signs for the season to come as he came 2nd at the New Forest Heartbreak half marathon. His Ironman loooong endurance legs couldn't outsprint winner Nick Buis who beat Steveo by 7 seconds!
Neil Lewis came in 10th overall and 3rd Vet. Great start!














Eliot went for his first fast and furious multi-sport race for quite some time, the Asics Ice Man (10km run, 18km mtb, 5km run).
He finished 7th after trottering around the second run with very heavy legs. Nice return to fast racing, which has blown out the cob webs ready for some speed training to get fully firing for his next race!




Last best............ The Ladies!!



Anja went to Worksop for the British Age Group Duathlon Championships. She finished 8th overall and 2nd in her age group. The Golden girl from the World Championships beat her by less than 30 seconds. Clumsy transition as usual!











Ute Baird took part in the Tames Trot, a 50 mile race (running!) from Ifley to Henley on Thames. She finished 3rd in 7 hours and 48 minutes, less than 8 minutes from the winning time and 1 hour and 50 minutes faster than last year!










Nicky Aitken - running, showing her UKA London Marathon Team Gold Champion 2010 medal. She is hoping that coaching/cycing combo will see her smash her marathon PB (and others!) this year. We are watching this space!
The lady in green is Rosie Swale-Pope, adventurer who has run (yes run!) around the world.