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Welcome to the Speares Extreme website Speares extreme is formed in association with the highly successful Speares Rowing Club. As with the Rowing Club we enter events to have a good time, while still being competitive! Dull, boring and slog are not words associated with our membership of adrenaline enthusiasts! Regular events range from charity bike rides to more energetic rides such as cycling from London to Paris; hot air ballooning to paragliding; coastal paddles to kite surfing; from a gentle jog to 3-day endurance marathons; and, that's just for starters... The social calendar is equally as challenging with weekly “thirsty Thursday” pub sessions and an annual black tie ball that tops 200 guests! To join us, click here Latest News 25/06/09 Team Nunatak finish third Team Nunatak have completed their marathon 3 peaks challenge, finishing the race in third place behind EADS Innovation and Hazard Chase. Team Isle of Man also finished ahead but by the rules of the race will/should be disqualified after using their engine & accepting emergency help when they ran aground.
23/06/09 Slow progress for Nunatak The last 24 hours have been slow progress with the wind less than 5 knots for most of the day, they are rowing in 10 minute shifts until dawn when we hope the wind will increase. Apparantly the boys technique is not that great so Richard is having to do a lot of coaching! Poor guys... 22/06/09 Nunatak lie in 3rd after Scafell -2000BST After completing their Scafell run/cycle in 8 hours and 4 minutes, John & Rich came into Whitehaven lying in third place behind GFT and Ulula. They had a good cycle and run, but didn't push 'full-on' because they had a little time allowance with the lock being closed until sometime after 8pm. 22/06/09 Nun too pleased with the wind -0830BST After eventually clearing the Menai Straits, and moving into the open sea Team Nunatak were faced by light winds, making life very frustrating. At 0830BST they were 4 miles or so from Whitehaven, having spent 8 hours rowing last night, they should hopefully by 0930BST. Katy has been prepared the bikes for the ride to Ennerdale, and from there they will climb Scafell. 21/06/09 Team Nunatak 2nd into Caernarfon Team Nunatak had a great overnight sail, arriving in Caernarfon in second place behind Ulula. John & Rich had a great run taking 15 out of Ulula, but both were caught by the quick runners of GFT adventure. 20/06/09 John and Richard start 3 Peaks Yacht Race John Taylor & Richard Ludlow are again attempting to win the 3 Peaks Yacht Race, after disaster struck last year when the boat ran aground coming into Caernarfon. John & Richard have been training solidly for the last 2 years. 18/06/09 Wednesday night bike rides are back! Wednesday night mountain bike rides officially return next week (24th June) with 2 levels of
difficulty/fitness but with ultimate end result -the pub. Contact us to join in! 28/10/08 The Ball is massive success! Thanks for your support!! We are delighted to confirm that the Ball raised more than £1,100 , which, along with other money raised through other events, is enough for us to complete our target of buying a hand crank bike for Dave Martin. Read on... 12/10/08 Ball Pictures Now available... View the pictures now! Click here 29/06/08 Disaster strikes for running duo! John Taylor & Richard Ludlow’s attempt to win the 3-peaks yacht race has ended in disaster after the yacht that they were sailing in ran aground. Team Nunatek was leading when disaster struck as they ran aground on the sand just inside Caernarfon Bar! They had to retire after using their engine to move off the sand bank at the entrance to the Strait. More news here: www.sleepmonsters.co.uk 27/06/08 John & Richard ready for massive challenge Speares members John Taylor & Richard Ludlow are all set for the start of one of the greatest adventure challenges in UK sport when The Three Peaks Yacht Race starts tomorrow (Saturday) at 4pm. The race combines 389 miles of coastal sailing, 18 miles of cycling and 72 miles of running, with 14,000 feet of ascent to reach the highest points in Wales, England and Scotland! John & Richard are the running part of a 5-man team with Mike Jaques, Colin Rawlings and Sam sailing to complete ‘Team Nunatak’ This will be Richard’s 11th time competing (he has won once before & came 2nd last year) while it will be John’s 1st time. This year all teams will carry satellite tracker systems so you can track their progress and race position via this link: http://live.adventuretracking.com/tpyr2008 You can also leave messages with the teams & view pictures via this site: Good luck boys! 28/04/08 Speares members complete the 3-peaks challenge! Speares extreme members John Taylor, Paul Bartlett, Richard Ludlow & Alex Julien have successfully completed the Three Peaks 24-hour challenge. They finished in 17 hours 52 minutes, 6 hours 8 minutes under their target! Click here to see the picture gallery & also John’s video clip of how to descend Ben Nevis quickly! A news report will follow shortly... Click here for older stories
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