{"id":2242,"date":"2026-02-15T22:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/southnottinghamshire\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2242"},"modified":"2026-02-15T22:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:49:47","slug":"why-we-do-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/southnottinghamshire\/news\/why-we-do-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we do Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"container-fluid\" id=\"full-width-left-right\">\r\n            <div class=\"row p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 p-0 fw-lr-image-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"fw-lr-image-ratio\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/southnottinghamshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/516\/2026\/02\/riches.jpg\" class=\"fw-lr-image-fw\" alt=\"Image\"\/>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 px-0 py-5 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