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South Wales Argus
01-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Holly Lawrence over-the-moon to clinch fifth place
The 35-year-old from Hammersmith in London took part in the T100 Miami last year before becoming a parent for the first time in October. Just seven months later and Lawrence crossed the finish line in San Francisco in fifth place, and with daughter Poppy and husband Sean there to congratulate her, it was a moment to remember for the former world champion. "I thought best case scenario was top 10 so to come fifth feels like a win," she said. "It's really sweet to see her here, I always worry that when I've been away for a couple of hours she'll look away. But she always looks at me and smiles and it's amazing." Lawrence missed out on a podium in San Francisco, with Switzerland's Julie Derron taking her maiden T100 win, and the USA's Taylor Knibb and Britian's Kate Waugh completing the top three. The San Francisco course takes place on the iconic 'Escape to Alcatraz' triathlon route, with cold waters, a hilly bike leg and windy run. It's a difficult course for any triathlete to undertake, never mind for one of your first races back. But even with the technical aspects still needing work, Lawrence admitted surprise in an unexpectedly strong 18km run in which she moved up the rankings to take fifth place. "It was really fun, the bike I was kind of beating myself up a bit and taking the technical parts of it too gingerly but I just had an open mind on the run," she added. "I didn't really expect much out of it because I've only done about three weeks of workouts on the run. "I've had steady progression, but I feel strong and not fast. It just felt super steady and smooth. "And I know it sounds super cliché but I've usually tune out all the shouts from people but everyone was saying 'welcome back' and it was really nice." The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world's best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations. For more information visit
Powys County Times
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Holly Lawrence over-the-moon to clinch fifth place
Holly Lawrence was over-the-moon to clinch a fifth place finish on her return to T100 Triathlon following the birth of her daughter. The 35-year-old from Hammersmith in London took part in the T100 Miami last year before becoming a parent for the first time in October. Just seven months later and Lawrence crossed the finish line in San Francisco in fifth place, and with daughter Poppy and husband Sean there to congratulate her, it was a moment to remember for the former world champion. "I thought best case scenario was top 10 so to come fifth feels like a win," she said. "It's really sweet to see her here, I always worry that when I've been away for a couple of hours she'll look away. But she always looks at me and smiles and it's amazing." Lawrence missed out on a podium in San Francisco, with Switzerland's Julie Derron taking her maiden T100 win, and the USA's Taylor Knibb and Britian's Kate Waugh completing the top three. The San Francisco course takes place on the iconic 'Escape to Alcatraz' triathlon route, with cold waters, a hilly bike leg and windy run. It's a difficult course for any triathlete to undertake, never mind for one of your first races back. But even with the technical aspects still needing work, Lawrence admitted surprise in an unexpectedly strong 18km run in which she moved up the rankings to take fifth place. "It was really fun, the bike I was kind of beating myself up a bit and taking the technical parts of it too gingerly but I just had an open mind on the run," she added. "I didn't really expect much out of it because I've only done about three weeks of workouts on the run. "I've had steady progression, but I feel strong and not fast. It just felt super steady and smooth. "And I know it sounds super cliché but I've usually tune out all the shouts from people but everyone was saying 'welcome back' and it was really nice."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Donald Trump Talks Alcatraz And There's No Escaping His Wild, Rambling Answer
Donald Trump on Monday served up a word salad for the ages after being asked to explain his thinking behind his order to reopen the notorious former prison of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. The president, while taking questions following a press conference confirming the NFL 2027 draft will take place in Washington, D.C., was asked: 'How did you decide to reopen Alcatraz? Can you walk us through that decision? How will you use it? How did you come up with the idea?' Trump rambled in response: 'It represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order. Alcatraz is I would say the ultimate, right? Alcatraz, Sing, Sing. And Alcatraz, the movies. But it's right now a museum, believe it or not. A lot of people go there. It housed the most violent criminals in the world and nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there but they, as you know, the story, they found his clothing rather badly ripped up and it was a lot of shark bites, a lot of, lot of problems. Nobody's ever escaped from Alcatraz and just represented something strong having to do with law and order. We need law and order in this country. And so we're going to look at it. Some of the people up here are going to be working very hard on that and we had a little conversation. I think it's going to be very interesting. We'll see if we can bring it back, in large form, add a lot. But I think it represents something right now. It's a big hulk that's sitting there rusting and rotting. You look at it, it's sort of an, you saw that picture that was put out. It's sort of amazing but it sort of represents something that's both horrible and beautiful and strong and miserable, weak. It's got a lot of, it's got a lot of qualities that are interesting and I think they make a point. Watch here: Critics on social media accused Trump of not really answering the questions. Some pointed to the airing on Saturday of the 1979 Clint Eastwood film 'Escape to Alcatraz' on WLRN in South Florida, where Trump was staying at his Mar-a-Lago resort, as possibly the real explanation for his order to get the long-shuttered penitentiary back up and running, despite its crumbling infrastructure. Related...
