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Tucked away on the ruggedly beautiful, North West coast of Lanzarote, Club La Santa is the sporting paradise you might never have considered. But the truth is, it’s heaven for any fan of an active lifestyle. My name is Meg. Back in the June of 2019, before I even worked for Sports Tours International (where I am now the Content Editor), I was a keen runner, novice rider, and lapsed swimmer. Naturally, I was therefore looking to get into the mad world of triathlon. It was then that I embarked on my first ever journey to the much mythologised Club La Santa. A Playground for the Pros  Club La Santa is the worst kept secret in triathlon. From IRONMAN World Champion, Anne Haug to British golden girl of all things tri, Lucy Charles – Barclay, the resort is a playground to the pros. Week after week you can scroll through Instagram, drooling over photos of your favourite athletes training at world class facilities, in the Lanzarote sun. I had never thought that CLS ( Club La Santa) would

Mass participation events have been sorely missed over the last 18 months. As restrictions kicked in, and it became clear that it wasn’t safe to take part in events with thousands of fellow athletes, lock-down meant the community had to get creative. Several of the events you know and love moved to a virtual model. Events such as Haute Route Wattopia and the Virtual London Marathon meant that you could, to some extent avoid missing out. Many events were cancelled however, or at best postponed until deemed safe to host. Now, with the announcement that mass participation events are making a comeback, we’re sure they will return even stronger in 2022. Come Back Time  As restrictions lifted in the UK on July 19, a number of events were able to return within in the same week. With scientific research demonstrating that COVID-19 is less transmittable outdoors, the likes of This Mum Runs community, parkrun and ASICS London 10k are all able to make imminent safe returns, with addition meas

Mass participation events are back! It’s what we’ve been waiting for for months. It has been so great, over the past few weeks, to be back out, on the road, and at all the events we know, love, and have missed dearly. We also love hearing YOUR stories. Finding out about your adventures and achievements on Sports Tours International trips. A few weeks ago was the Mont Blanc Marathon. This iconic trail race, on one of the world’s most famous peaks, is always a highlight of out trail running calendar and it was great to be able to send runners off on this ‘once in a lifetime’ challenge once again this year.  Carolyn (pictured below, training her handstand) was one such client. Despite numerous challenges, detailed below, Carolyn was determined to be at the start line of the MBM this year. Although her race did not entirely go to plan, she still got to have her Mont Blanc adventure, raised vital money for charities close to her heart, and best of all documented her journey to share – we

“I don’t know what to say. Just being here is special enough. I didn’t think I’d get to come back to this race,” said Cavendish. “I thought I’d never come back to this race, honestly.” This was Mark Cavendish’s reaction on Tuesday 29th June, when he took his first stage victory at the Tour de France for four years. That was his 31st stage victory. In terms of Tour de France stage wins ‘The Manx Missile’ is now second only to the great Eddy Merckx (34 stages). Now, with a second win, on stage 6, from Tours to Châteauroux, it would appear that Cav is truly and indisputably back! 06/29/2021 – Tour de France 2021 – Stage 4 – Redon / Fougères (150.4 km) – Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK – QUICK – STEP) – With the green jersey – Photo Credit Aso/Charley Lopez Cavendish’s inclusion in the 2021 tour, following the sad news of Sam Bennett’s ongoing knee injury and his fairly public fall out with Patrick Lefevere, was probably as much of a surprise to the 36 year old Manx rider himself, as it w