Triathlon 2010
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Triathlon consists of a swim, bike and run, usually in that order. The swim can be in a pool, lake or the sea. In the UK almost all lake & sea swims (open water) have to be done in a wetsuit. The cycle can be on or off road (off road events are dubbed “X-Terra” triathlons and the cycle is done on a mountain bike). Distances vary enormously from the shortest (super sprint) to some real beasts (double, triple and even deca (x10) ironman events).
It is a sport well suited to those with previous running experience and the good news is that the runners will usually catch those who have their base in the other disciplines, especially if there are hills involved. A triathlon is not that hard to prepare for but it is important to have a balanced training plan.
Cycle Training:
Friday evenings: Portsmouth Velodrome (part of the Mountbatten Centre near Hilsea, very close to Alexandra Sports) on Friday evenings. First session starts at 1830 and is good for developing confidence when cycling close to others and interval / sprint training. You will need your own road bike for this session; cost £3. Second session starts at 1930 and is on specialised “track bikes” which are provided.
Saturday mornings: We meet in the car-park at Fareham Leisure Centre at 0930.
Sunday mornings: We meet outside the Oast & Squire, A27 at 0900.
Rides will usually be confirmed by e-mail.
Swimming Training:
Fareham Leisure Centre:
Tuesday / Thursday nights at 2130: worth turning up as there is a small group who are interested in triathlon / swimming who use these times to swim train together. Not a “club” as such but the philosophy seems to be that rather than everyone doing their own thing and getting in each others way, everyone does the same set. Usually a guy called Phil leads the session.
Sunday afternoon at 1700: so called “speed swim”. Chap called Richard runs this and the format is that swimmers of similar abilities swim a set together for approx an hour. The set is written down and put at the end of the lane. Suitable for confident / experienced swimmers.
Richard is keen for triathletes to use this session and would be prepared to dedicate a specific lane to them alone and would draw up a specific swim plan to help prepare for various distances.
Gary Solly Swim Coach
Wednesday evenings 1800-1900 and Friday evenings at 1900-2000 based at the pool in St Vincent College, Gosport. A very wide spread of abilities and ages attends. These sessions are particularly valuable as they include coaching on technique.
Gary is very keen to attract triathletes to these sessions and will tailor training for beginners / improvers.
Contact details: gary.solly@hotmail.co.uk, 07891 842501, 01329 319391.
Lake swimming
We organise regular open-water swims at Horsea Lake, Port Solent at the Royal Naval Diving School. These will be advertised by e-mail but to gain access you will need to be a member of Triathlon England for indemnity / insurance purposes.
Sea swimming
Sat 9:00 am Portsmouth triathletes swim together as a group for safety, at Eastney beach, along the yellow buoys which mark the swimming area opposite St Georges Rd, near the pitch and putt golf course. The first sea swim of the year is an annual event happening at 4:30 pm on May bank holiday. After that, regular swims follow every Saturday at 9:00 am throughout May until the end of September.
Note! These sea swims are not coached, but they do allow a chance to practice open water swimming in a much safer environment. Anyone wanting to swim in a group for this reason is welcome to join us. It's not suitable for non swimmers wishing to learn to swim, and we swim at own risk. www.portsmouthtriathletes.co.uk
Membership of Triathlon England:
SGRAC is affiliated to the British Triathlon Federation. This means that individual club members can join the BTF (Triathlon England) at a reduced rate and race triathlons in SGRAC colours.
Club members who join the BTF benefit from an insurance package and hence can race in triathlons at a reduced rate and also enjoy protection whilst training.
SGRAC Triathlon Clothing
At present we do not have a dedicated SGRAC trisuit but we do have an agreement with a local sign writing company to “customise” any tri-suit you may have with a SGRAC logo on the front and “Stubbington Green” written on the back.
Winter / Off season training plans:
There are links to 4 off season plans courtesy of top coach Joe Beer on the website.
SGRAC triathlon championships
This year we will have 6 championship prizes!! (male / female at 3 distances: Novice, Olympic & Middle distance).
There will also be a special "Iron" prizes for anyone foolhardy enough to complete a Ironman distance event.
“Novice” triathlon champs will be Fareham triathlon. 16th May (note 1600 start). For more details contact: cathiebolwell@slm-ltd.co.uk (at Fareham Leisure Centre)
Olympic distance will be the worthing triathlon. 18th July
Middle distance will be the new forest middle distance 19th sept for all those who enjoy pain!!
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/00_new_forest_middle_distance_triathlon_home.htm
...... even though July / Sept seems ages away, please book the races ASAP..... these fill up really quickly, for instance Windsor was full over 2 months ago, and Swashbuckler is full now.