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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Entries will reopen on April 20th when any withdrawn places will be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.
Paid
work in triathlon!! TriHard Timing are looking
for two people to be trained as race timers for next season.
Rates of pay are good, however the people we are looking for will need
to commit to a lot of often early start, long and stressful weekend
work throughout the race season. So if you want to do lots of racing
it’s not for you. A reasonable knowledge of triathlon will be
very helpful, but the ability to problem solve and some IT experience
is very desirable. If interested please drop me an email rob@trihard.co.uk
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....
2012
Dates. One season is not quite over and we are already well ahead
in planning for the next, frightening. We are getting a lot
of enquiries about dates for next year's races, so here they are;
- Stokesley Duathlon; Sunday March 25th. Filled early
this year.
- Keswick Derwent Island Swim; Saturday May 19th.
- Keswick Mountain festival Triathlons; Sunday May 20th.
Filled in one day this year.
- 'A Day In The Lakes' 1/2 Ironman Distance;. Sunday June
24th.
- Redcar Sprint Triathlon; Provisionally Sunday 29th July.
(Subject to tide and seafront development)
- Lakeland (Bass) Standard Distance Triathlon; Provisionally
Saturday 11th August (subject to National Parks approval)
- Stockton Triathlons; date to be confirmed.
- Helvellyn Triathlon; Sunday 2nd September.
All events are planned to pen for entries, unless they are still provisional
at that time, on November 1st.
Updated
Stockton Triathlon Video. The link just below
the large Helvellyn picture will now take you to the updated full edit
version of this year's Stockton Triathlon video.
Charity
Duathlon in Middlesbrough, Saturday October 1st.. In
aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.Two of the Stockton Council co-organisers
of the Stockton Triathlon are taking part in a 300 mile sponsored bike
ride across California to raise funds for the charity. The duathlon
comprises a 3k run -15k cycle -3k run based at the new Middlesbrough
Cycling Circuit. So no traffic to worry about. . Only £8.50 and all proceeds to the cause..
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
2012
TriHard Races....Entries will open on 1st November 2011
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. .
Hebburn
Tri.
. This event was superbly organised as ever by those oh so genial Tyne
and Wear Fire people.
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
The
Ever Changing Redcar Tri. Cancel my post below. Numbers will
be strictly limited to 160. The hoped for move of transition
to a much larger area cannot now happen. There are quite a lot of seafront
alterations taking place at Redcar at the moment and as is often the
way with these things schedules change quite regularly. Ourselves, Redcar
and Cleveland Council, and Birse the main contractors are working closely
to provide the best facilities possible for the triathlon, however work
now needs to commence near to where the larger transition was planned
and the area is no longer available. We will now revert to plan A, which
means that we are restricted as to the space available for transition.
More
Good News For Redcar Tri. The numbers for Redcar were
restricted to 150 because of lack of space available for the transition
area. More space has just become available 100m further along the seafront
next to the lifeboat station. The transition and swim start has now
been moved there which means that we can now take at least 50 extra
entries. Entries are now re-opened.
Change
to Redcar Triathlon Run Route .Because of delays with some of
the seafront updating work
the run route for the Redcar Triathlon has had to be changed. It
will now comprise just one 5k lap heading east along the seafront to
a point just beyond Green Lane. It is still absolutely pan flat and
will make for a fast finish to what promises to be a very fast sprint
distance course. Don't forget that the bike route is 6 laps of a closed
road circuit right in the heart of the town which should make it very
exciting and spectator friendly triathlon course.
"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
Marshals
for Keswick. Many thanks to all of those that answered
my appeal for a few more marshals for the Keswick Tri this weekend.
We got a fantastic response and I hate to turn down offers of help,
but I'm sure we have enough now. Thanks again.
Extra
Keswick Entries. We are getting our usual
rush of late withdrawals, all the reserves have now been used or have
failed to respond when offered places which means that entries have
re-opened. There are currently 6 places available in the Keswick Long
race and 4 in the Short race.
Countdown
to Keswick....The swim and triathlon races draw ever
nearer, race information will be emailed out to all competitors and
put on this site ONE WEEK
before the race.
Keswick
Mountain Festival Triathlon Places Auction. The ebay
auction for the four places available raised £200 for the festival's
chosen charity Nurture Lakeland. Thanks to all those that took part
and congratulations to the winners.
Lakeland
Triathlon Entries Finally Open. After lengthy negotiation
and assurances to the National Parks Authority and Natural England
the popular Lakeland Standard Distance Triathlon on August 13th has
been given the go ahead. We are privileged to be able to stage a triathlon
in such a beautiful and environmentally fragile area and certain,
not too intrusive, measures have had to be put in place to gain this
authority. Only conscientious and environmentally aware people to
apply please. Full details follow the Lakeland link in the left hand
column.
Stokesley Duathlon....Many
thanks to everyone who made this happen. The first TriHard event of
the season and after a bit of frantic route changing and the caretaker
opening up the Town Hall forgetting to do the hour, the sun shone
and all went well. Provisional results are now available .
Photographs of the day were taken by and will shortly be available on their website.
 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.
Lakeland Triathlon Latest News. An
email has been received today (24/02/11) from the National Parks Authority.
There are still some matters to look into before we may be
grated permission to hold the event. So we still don't know, sorry.
The
Ripon Triathlon organisers wish to announce that they
have managed to create a revised bike route which replacest the dual
carriageway A168 with a small and safe addition through Kirby Hill
and back gets the route to within a third of a mile of EXACT OLYMPIC
DISTANCE! NYP Tri hope to be able to present one of the most accurate
Standard Olympic Distance Courses in the UK which will have partial
road closures on both the bike and the run course. New
Ripon route
Redcar
Triathlon Entries Open. An new Sprint Distance open
water triathlon for the Northern Region. The event will be based on
Redcar Sea Front, with a sea swim and a fully closed multi-lap bike
course. Redcar and Cleveland Council are behind the event and providing
many facilities essential for this type of event to be a success.
The multi-lap bike and run elements mean that it will be extremely
spectator friendly. The start time of 11.30am is also intended to
persuade more people to come and have a look at what triathlon has
to offer. It all happens on Sunday July 31st.
Entries open now on EntryLive
Family
Fun Activities for "A Day in the Lakes" Tri.The
venue for this race is superb with on site camping, we have now secured
a range of adventure type activities on the transition field to keep
the family occupied while you are off enjoying yourself on the course.
See the web page for more detail.
New
Event For Keswick Mountain Festival.
On Saturday 21st May, the day before the triathlons there will be
an open water swim sportive. It will comprise a a timed swim around
a marked course from the show field in Crow Park circumnavigating
Derwent Island and back to the park. Total distance will be 1500m.
There will be a start window during which you decide when to cross
the start mat and start the clock. It's not a race as such and the
normal race start washing machine effect should be avoided. Further
details and entry details are on the EntryLive
website.
 Fireman
to Ironman. Maybe in time for a last minute
stocking filler. "Hi there. Chris Rainford from GMC Fire Service
tri here, can i just pinch a moment of your time. One of our members
who did Lanzarote Iman with us last year has just been diagnosed with
throat cancer and is currently receiving treatment at Manchesters
Christie Hospital. To raise some money for his nominated charity which
is Christies, I have decided to donate 100% of the proceeds of a comedy
triathlon/ironman book I have just had published. It's had some fantastic
reviews especially from the tri community. Therefore would it be possible
to forward either this email or the following link to your members
to see if anyone fancies a copy It's £7.99 a copy plus P and
P and would make agreat xmas stocking filler. An overview of the book
and the paypal facility to pay if you decide to is;
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/store/ironman
Helvellyn gets a chapter to itself so worth buying just for that!!!"
TriHard
Online Entry has now changed to Entry Live. You may notice
a subtle change to the 'event entry' link in the right hand column.
The online entry side of TriHard has changed to a completely new website,
EntryLive.com. If you are already registered with TriHard then your
registration to Entry Live remains the same as with TriHard. There
are no dramatic changes to the way the site functions, but if you
do experience difficulties please use the 'contact us' link in the
left hand column and we'll endeavor to sort them out for you.
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