Bassetlaw triathletes tackle a wintry Round Sheffield Run
After being cancelled last year due to the weather, RSR Winter faced Storm Goretti bringing snow, freezing rain and sheet ice on parts of the course in the week leading up to the 2026 edition.
With other events dropping one by one the outlook didn’t look good but throughout the organisers were hopeful that it would go ahead, and finally on the morning of the race it was confirmed to be going ahead in the wintry conditions.
Such was the conditions for a group of triathletes from the Bassetlaw Triathlon Club. Running either as pairs or solo they took too the hills around Sheffield on a bright but cold Saturday morning. The event, made up of 11 stages takes in many of the city’s well know parks. Starting from Endcliffe Park the route rises steadily until eventually the runners were on the moors at the western edge of the city. Over the course of all the stages the runners clocked up some 20 km of running and 600 meters of climbing.
The organisers had emphasised the need for ice spikes given the wintry conditions and this proved the case as many of the slopes were tricky at best underfoot and all runners had to be extremely careful with some slowing to a careful walk to ensue safe descents in places.
On a day when fun was more the order of the day and the times being less important the five brave triathletes all came home safely.
Matt Ilett, one of the clubs coaches was first back in two hours and 6 minutes saying “a great event, well organised and marshalled despite the tricky conditions. Others to finish were Gav Toulson, Dale Bloomer, Helen Humphries and Kat Wisniewski.
As the new year opens up the club, based in the BPL Your Space leisure centre has sessions in all three triathlon disciplines and if anyone wants further information they should check out the clubs website at /www.bassetlawtriclub.co.uk