Erewash Novice Triathlon
Sunday July 13th 2008 - West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
The Erewash Novice Triathlon is aimed people who have always wanted to try this exciting sport and challenge themselves to complete their first triathlon or perhaps those people that have done one or two triathlons before and want to do more of these events!
This Triathlon is a multi-discipline event where people compete against the clock and each other to complete a distance using three sports swimming, cycling and running with a pit-stop between each sport called a transition to get ready for the next discipline.
The Erewash Novice Triathlon is based at West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. It has an indoor six lane heated swimming pool and sports hall plus other facilities and is located on the edge of a 100 acre open park with tree line walks and cycle paths part of the National Sustrans Route.
This is the second year Erewash has held such an event and it is hoped that it grows each year and becomes a regular event in the sporting calendar attracting participants from Erewash and beyond.
NEW for 2008! The event includes a new category of entry ‘The Corporate Team Challenge’. Teams of 3 participants complete the triathlon and individual times are combined. Teams can be either enter as all male, all female or mixed teams. We are also offering an opportunity for novice disabled triathletes to take part.
If you have any general enquiries about the event or fun run, please e-mail: triathlon@erewash.gov.uk or contact 0845 9072244 ext 3209 / 3228.
In 2008, we have expanded the total number of participants to 350 to accommodate the interest we received in 2007. There are two categories of entry available to participants, individual or team entries (3 persons per team).
Please note that the total of 350 participants includes the combined totals of the individual category participants and the participants in the team category.
UPDATE: Wednesday 16th July 2008
The Event Organisers would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the sponsors, clubs , volunteers and helpers to name a few for their support and assistance in delivering the Triathlon and Fun Run.
Full Race Results can now be seen at www.stuweb.co.uk . You can view your split times and results by age category. Perhaps you would like to post a review of the day - what did you think of the event? (note: If you have any queries about the timings please post your query on the timing website as they will have all the information to respond quickly).
The 2008 Triathlon and Fun Run photographs are now available for viewing.
Many thanks to those that took part in the Triathlon and Fun Run ad we hope you had an enjoyable day and may be we shall see you next year.
The Disciplines
The Erewash Novice Triathlon will consist of the following disciplines:
The Swim (400 metre)
To start the event you must swim 16 lengths of the-25m indoor heated swimming pool (any stroke is fine) and then you make your way to the transition area just outside the swimming pool and prepare for the next discipline the bike ride.
The Bike (10 mile)
After completing the swim you will then jump on your bike for the 10 mile bike ride around Derbyshire's country lanes. The route is a single loop which is mostly flat with a couple of gentle hills and well maintained roads.
The Run (5 kilometre)
Once the bike has been completed you then return to transition for the run, this is two laps of a flat course in West Park with a finish area just outside the Leisure Centre.