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Keswick
Update 4 : 11.5C. Swam in Derwent water today. It is
chilly but 11.5C means that it's looking good for a triathlon on Sunday.
The forecast is for similar air temperatures to those we have enjoyed
recently in which case it will likely only be cool at best on Sunday
morning. You should carefully consider what you wear for the cycle section.
I would suggest that a tri-suit only will be insufficient. It might
tale a few seconds longer in T1 to slip a windproof top on but it will
be time well spent.
If the water temperature
remains the same the Derwent Island Swim will
also still take place. Again I suggest you should consider what you
do immediately you come out of the water. Have plenty of dry clothing
to change into and perhaps a flask with a hot drink to hand would be
a worthwhile item to have in your kitbag.
Keswick
Update 3 : Please see below extract from and email sent
to me today (Monday) from a Keswick local. I can't vouch for its accuracy
of course, however I will be swimming in there on Wednesday so hypothermia
permitting a first hand update will follow.
"How’s things? I just looked at
the weather forecast and it’s looking generally good for the coming
week, a few showers only. A friend measured the lake temperature a couple
of days ago and it was 11.6 deg!!! Chilly but still swimmable."
A
Day in the Lakes... we are introducing an increaed safety
feature to A Day in the Lakes triathlon this year based on feedback
from competitors, motorists and the safety advisory group. All competitors
are to be prepared for poor weather conditions on both the bike section
and the run section. For the bike section all competitors will be required
to have a working back light on their bikes. On the run section all
competitors will be required to have prepared a race bag containing
full body cover - long arms and long legs, a map a compass and a whistle
and knowledge of how to use them. If weather conditions are poor you
will be told in the race breifing that this must be taken with you out
on the run and spot checks will be carried out around the course. You
will not be allowed into transition to rack your bike without both of
these.
 Stockton
Triathlon Festival 2012....There is still a
technical issue about water testing and limits in a moving body of water,
entries will open as soon as possible, in the meantime register your
interest via
and you will be emailed as soon as entries open.
Stokesley
Duathlon 2012.... Well that's the first TriHard
Event of the year over with and a grand start it was too, 296 starters
in the main race and 91 in the novice. The weather was superb and we
have booked the same for the rest of our events. Well done to all those
who took part and HUGE thank you to all of our sponsors and marshals.
.....
Need
a new wetsuit? A1 Multisports are offering an
extra £20 off their already discounted Aquashere 2012 range range
to anyone that enters a TriHard race.
Here are some examples:- Pursuit 2012 RRP £170 our
price £150 TriHard price £130
Racer 2012 RRP £336.99 our price £305.99 TriHard price £285.99
Phantom 2012 RRP £499.99 our price £449.99 TriHard price
£429.99.
If you want to take advantage of this you will need to contact us via
the contact us form on the www.TriHard.co.uk website. State which event
you are entered in and we will forward the necessary discount code to
you for you to then contact A1.
Race
shirts available now for A Day in The Lakes....
We are pleased to offer techinical cycle shirts as the race shirts for
ADIL this year, click on Event Merchandise to purchase.
Stokesley
Duathlon is officially a Quality Event..
Next
round of entries open on 1st February.... Entries
for Redcar and Helvellyn triathlons open on 1st February, both filled
fast last year so don't miss the boat. There are still some technical
issues with both Stockton and Lakeland so entries for them will open
as soon as possible. Entries for Keswick Triathlon for those who missed
out will re-open on 20th April, places are slowly becoming available.
Stockton
Try a Tri program for 2012 announced. Aimed
at beginners, starts in January. Further
Details
Keswick
Short Race Is Also Full. Entries for both the short and the long
races will re-open on 20th April with any places released by withdrawals
up to that date, no more entries before then, no if's no buts!
Keswick
Long Race Really Is Full. Even quicker than last year.
We will not be operating a reserve list as this has proved very difficult
to manage and not effective. Sorry Gran, I can't even get you in...
Entries will reopen on April 20th when any withdrawn places will be
available on a first come basis. There are still places available in
the equally beautiful short race at the same location on the same day
and the water will be just as hot.
Congratulations Alan Carling.You
registered at Godley's cycles on the Saturday before Stockton Triathlon
and your name has been drawn for the free entry into one our races next
year.
2011
in a Nutshell. A Short video compilation
of the the TriHard Events th at
those very friendly
and reasonably
priced SportSunday people attended. Many thanks to Dave and Laura.
November
1st sees the opening of TriHard Events entries for 2012
and as we are committed to providing safe, friendly and quality events
at a reasonable price we have reviewed our entry process for 2012. Something
that causes us big problems are late entries and late requests for refunds.
Many refund requests come about because people have entered races too
early and family members then decide to get married, have a holiday,
have children, etc, etc.
We are therefore trialing a new entry and refund process for 2012 events
which will be as follows:-
Entries for races in the first six months of the year, ie, Stokesley,
Keswick, A Day in the Lakes will open on 1st November 2011. Entries
for races in the second six months of the year, ie. Redcar, Lakeland,
Stockton, Helvellyn will open on 1st February 2012.
Refund policy for every race will be; up to 8 weeks before the race
refunds will be given less £5 admin fee; 8 to 4 weeks before the
race refunds will be given less £10 admin fee (by this stage some
entry expenses will have already been incurred); less than 4 weeks to
the race NO REFUNDS – NO ARGUMENTS!
Entry policy for every race will be; Once the race fills NO RESERVES
will be taken. However entries will REOPEN 4 weeks before the race to
fill any places made available by people withdrawing.
If the race doesn’t fill then 4 weeks before the race the entry
fee will increase by £5 and 2 weeks before the race the entry
fee will increase by £10, 1 week before the race entries will
close NO ENTRIES TO ANYONE – NO ARGUMENTS.
We hope that this will encourage people to enter races in good time
and alleviate the organisational difficulties caused by the trend to
enter races at the last possible moment.
Middlesbrough
Marie Curie Cancer Care Duathlon. 52 competitors set off in the
unseasonal blazing heat and over £550 was raised for Marie Curie
Cancer Care. , race report to follow....
Helvellyn
Triathlon ....Well that is the last TriHard race of
the season and what an ending, after the endless rain all day saturday,
sunday was hot and sunny. Martin Cain won the race and set a new course
record of 3:27:50 beating Alistair Brownlee's previous best by 24seconds,
I feel a rematch coming on next year! Provisional Results .
Pictures and
Stockton
Triathlon Video (full edit)
Now
is the time to stock up on your fuel. TriHard's main sponsor
this year A1 Multisport have some very attractive deals on energy products
at the moment. Click on their logo to find a bargain .
Stockton
Triathlon Festival....Results updated on links below .
I'm not too sure how BTF legal this is but it was certainly different
and caused some amusement to the thousands of spectators at the Stockton
Triathlon. The roads were closed. I see he has brakes fitted. Now I'm
no physicist but it's got to hurt your face if you pull them on too
hard. Picture coutesy SprotSunday.
Stockton
Triathlon Festival....Congtaulations to all those who
took part, and many thanks to all those who gave up their day to marshal
for us. Without either the race wouldn't happen. Once again the weather
was fantastic and the race provided a great spectacle for the centre
of Stockton. Photos are available from Sports
Sunday and Provisional Results are -
- .
Due to the power cut we are still missing some split times - please
bear with us a full set of results will be updated here as soon as possible.
Lakeland
Triathlon. .
Helvellyn
Triathlon. The 2011 Helvellyn has
been full for a while. As the
reserve list is now over 1 00
that has also now been closed off. We have no plans for a second reserve
list, sorry. Entries for the 2012 event will open on November 1st along
with all other TriHard races. We very much appreciate the support our
events are receiving.
Redcar
Tri Photos. Courtesy
and courtesy
Fantastic
First Redcar Triathlon. Glorious sunshine,
flat sea and large crowds. Only
a small race but with a big race feel. Great atmosphere, it was more
like watching a crit than a triathlon. Well done to all that took part
and congratulations to Richard Anderson and Lucy Walker fastest man
and lady and winners of the Redcar Pier Trophy. Provisional
results
"A
Day In The Lakes" Final Results.
New
to triathlon and not too sure what what it's all about? Here's
the answer if you live in the Teesside area. Redcar
& Cleveland council are hosting a series of adult triathlon taster
sessions in the lead up to the Redcar Sprint Triathlon on July 31st.
Anyone over 16 is welcome to attend the sessions which will be led by
qualified British Triathlon coaches. Further details HERE.
Calling All Junior Triathletes. Entries
are now available online for this exciting open water youths and juniors
triathlon to be held at Hetton Lyons Country park located near Sunderland
in the North East of England. The park will be home to the Inter regional
championships in September so why not take the opportunity to race the
course before the IRC event.
The races are for ages 8 to 16 and are split into the standard Tri-Star
categories. The cycle and run are held on closed roads within a country
park and the distances have been set to fit into the Tri-Star categories.
More
information and entry here.
 For
those that thought it was windy at Keswick over the weekend.
This was Derwent Water on Monday.
Keswick
Mountain Festival Triathlon... Conditions yesterday appeared
calm compared to today, wet, wild and windy a day for disc wheels it
wasn't. Well done to all those who braved the weather and started the
race and a thousand thanks to the marshals who stood for hours to help
you around the course.
Photographs were taken by and . Sports sunday also have some of the Derwent Island Swim
Derwent
Island Swim... Well done to the 195 hardy souls who
took part in the swim today, the conditions were brutal, lots of rain
recently meant that the lake was high enough to get in and out from
the park but the mud crawl to do so was interesting! The waves and the
wind on the far side of the island was also very challenging. Results
.
Photogtaphs of the event courtesy of
 Wouldn't
You Rather Be Cycling? Cheryl Frost and her partner
Gavin McDonald have set up a NEW company organising inspirational
Cycling Holidays and Events. Take a moment to check out the selection
of Road and Mountain Bike Adventure Holidays.
Who knows, you could soon be bagging classic cols in the Alps, getting
off the beaten track in Nepal, or discovering Berber Culture in Morocco.
Excellent training for the cycling stage at TriHard's events, where
hours in the saddle count! as they say "Life is a Journey, Ride
it." Visit http://www.ratherbecycling.co.uk/
to sign up to their newsletter. Cheryl was the original coordinator
of the Keswick Mountain Festival and Gav knows a thing or two about
cycle touring having circumnavigated the planet on a bike towing a
trailer.
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