race calendar

Pick your races and plan your season with the 220 Knowhow event guide

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THE SITUATION WITH RACES IS CHANGING DAILY, SO PLEASE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL RACE WEBSITES FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.

AUGUST

15 JUNIOR TRIATHLON

(various dists). Sandford Parks

Lido, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. sandfordparkslido.org.uk 16 ULTIMATE TRIATHLON

NEW DATE (various dists). Alderford Lake, Whitchurch, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 22-24 TRY ON THE TYNE

(various dists). VIRTUALEVENT Newcastle Gateshead Quayside, Tyne & Wear. tryonthetyne.com

23 THE DALESMAN TRIATHLON

(various dists). Ripon Racecourse, North Yorks. trihard.co.uk

29 TRIATHLON RELAY CHAMPS

(500km S/15km B/ 5km R). National Watersports Centre, Notts. trisociety.co.uk

31 WESTONBIRT SPRINT TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(400m S/24km B/5km R). Westonbirt School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. dbmax.co.uk

SEPTEMBER

5 DORNEY LAKE DUATHLON

(various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk THE ROC (SUMMER) (1.5km S/50km B/ 12km R/50km B/

1km R). Abersoch, Gwynedd, North Wales. abersochtriplecrown.com

6 THE ROC (SPRING) NEW DATE

(1.5km S/50km B/12km R/50km B/1km R). Abersoch, Gwynedd, North Wales. abersochtriplecrown.com THE EVOLVE TRIATHLONS

NEW DATE

(various dists). The Blue Lagoon, Womersley, North Yorkshire. bluelagooners.com HELVELLYN TRIATHLON (1-mile S/38-mile B/ 9-mile R). Glenridding, Ullswater, Cumbria. trihard.co.uk FLEET FEET SPRINT TRIATHLON (various dists). Knockburn Loch, Banchory, Aberdeenshire. fleet-feet.com DORNEY LAKE TRIATHLON (various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk BOX END TRIATHLON (various dists).

Box End Lakes, Bedfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk WEYMOUTH CLASSIC AND SPRINT TRIATHLON (various dists). Bowleaze Cove, Weymouth, Dorset. bustinskin.com ST NEOTS TRI SERIES 2 (various dists). Regatta Meadow, St Neots, Cambs. nicetrievents.com WOODHALL SPRINT TRIATHLON (400m S/24km B/5km R). Jubilee Park, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. osbevents.com SHROPSHIRE TRIATHLON (various dists). Ellesmere, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk

12-13 BLENHEIM PALACE TRIATHLON NEW DATE (various dists). Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxon. livetotri.co.uk

13 SOUTH MANCHESTER TRIATHLON

(400m S/24km B/6.3km R). Wilmslow Leisure Centre, Cheshire. opevents.co.uk

DERBY POOL TRIATHLON (400m S/18km B/5km R). Etwall Leisure Centre, Etwall, Derby. pma-racing.co.uk VIRIDIAN DAVENTRY SPRINT TRIATHLON (400m S/20km B/5km R). Daventry Country Park, Northamptonshire. rugbytriathlon.org.uk CHELTENHAM TRIATHLON (various dists). Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham, Glos. sandfordparkslido.org.uk CROYDE OCEAN TRIATHLON NEW DATE (1.5km S/38km B/12km R). Croyde, Devon croydeocean.co.uk HENLEY TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(various dists). Henley Leisure Centre, Henley-onThames, Oxon. uktriathlon.co.uk 20 IRONMAN 70.3 WEYMOUTH

(1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Weymouth, Dorset. eu.ironman.com AVIEMORE TRIATHLON (various dists). Aviemore, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. durtyevents.com BALA SPRINT TRIATHLON (750m S/20km B/5km R).

Bala, North Wales. welshtriathlon.org NORTH WEST TRIATHLON (various dists). Nantwich, Cheshire. uktriathlon.co.uk DARLEY MOOR DUATHLON (5km R/20km B/ 2.5km R). Ashbourne, Derbyshire. crazylegsevents.co.uk CHESHIRE TRIATHLON

NEW DATE (various dists). Nantwich, Cheshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 26-27 HEVER CASTLE

TRIATHLON (various dists). Hever Castle, Kent. castletriathlonseries.co.uk 27 OUTLAW X

(1.2-mile S/ 56-mile B/13.1-mile R). Thoresby Park, Notts. outlawtriathlon.com EAST LEAKE ‘END OF SEASON’ TRIATHLON (400m S/22km B/ 5km R). East Leake Leisure Centre, Loughborough, Leics. endorphinsport.com

OCTOBER

3 MUMBLES TRIATHLON

(various dists). Mumbles, Swansea. mumblestri.com KIELDER RUN BIKE RUN (11km R/26km B/5km R). Kielder Water, Northumberland. kieldermarathon.com ABERSOCH TRIATHLON (various dists). Abersoch Harbour Beach, Abersoch, Pwllheli,

North Wales. abersochtriplecrown.com 4

WARWICKSHIRE TRIATHLON

(various dists). Stratford Leisure Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk OULTON PARK AUTUMN DUATHLON (various dists). Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire. opevents.co.uk DEVIL’S AQUATHLON & 2K SWIM (various dists). Sandford Parks Lido, Gloucestershire. sandfordparkslido.org.uk STRATFORD TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(various dists). Stratford Leisure Centre, Stratford-uponAvon, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk COALFIELDS DUATHLON (various dists). Nissan Test Track, Sunderland. coalfieldstri.co.uk GOOLE SPRINT TRIATHLON (400m S/20km B/5km R). East Riding Leisure Centre, Goole, Yorkshire. fastfwdsports.co.uk GREAT NOTLEY AUTUMN DUATHLON (4km R/20km B/4km R). Great Notley Country Park, Braintree, Essex. born2tri.com ST. JAMES’S PLACE SPRINT TRIATHLON (various events). Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, St Albans, Hertfordshire. sprinttriathlon.org THRUXTON MASS ATTACK DUATHLON (various dists). Thruxton Motorsport Centre, Andover, Hampshire. thruxtonmassattack.co.uk

Brick session When you ‘brick’ two disciplines together, e.g. bike & run

Carb-loading Eating a carb-heavy meal prior to a race to boost energy

Catch The part of the swim stroke where you pull on the water

DNS/dnf/DQ Did not start/Did not finish/ Disqualified

Drafting Hitching a ride on someone else’s slipstream in the bike or swim

Duathlon Usually a run/bike/run format

Elite Another word for a ‘pro’ – e.g. the Brownlees

HIT High-intensity training

HRmax Your maximum heart rate

Hyponatremia A deficiency of sodium in the blood

Intervals Intensive training using repeated on/off efforts

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COTSWOLDS SPRINT DUATHLON (5km R/18km B/5km R). Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Gloucestershire. toughrunneruk.com MINEHEAD SPRINT TRIATHLON (750m S/20km B/ 5km R). Channel Adventure, The Adventure Centre, Minehead, Somerset. channelevents.co.uk RIPON HORNBLOWER DUATHLON

NEW DATE

(5km R/24km B/3km R). Ripon Grammar School, Ripon, North Yorkshire. trihard.co.uk TAVISTOCK TRIATHLON (various dists). Mount Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk THE WALES DUATHLON (5km R/28km B/5km R). The Esplanade, Penarth,

South Wales. toughrunneruk.com 18 COWMAN DUATHLON

(various dists). Emberton Country Park, Olney, Milton Keynes. big-cow.com CRYSTAL PALACE TRIATHLON (various dists). Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, South London. crystalpalace triathletes.com 25

DARTINGTON DUATHLON (various dists). Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk 31 BATH DUATHLON

(various dists). Odd Down Playing Fields, Bath, Somerset. bathduathlon.org.uk

NOVEMBER

1 BURNTWOOD SPRING AQUATHLON

(various dists). Burntwood Leisure Centre, Staffordshire. burntwoodtriclub.org.uk 21 ESCAPE TO AFAN SPRINT CROSS DUATHLON (various dists). Afan Forest, near Port Talbot, South Wales. toughrunneruk.com 22 INSPIRE DUATHLON

(4km R/20km B/4km R). Parc Bryn Bach, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. inspireevents.co

2021 FEBRUARY

6 DUATHLON 12 – TEAM CHALLENGE

NEW DATE

(2km R/15km B). Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales, Newport, Wales.

cyclone24.co.uk/ duathlon-12/

MAY

16 OUTLAW HALF NOTTINGHAM

(1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. outlawtriathlon.com 31 ARCTIC ONE TRI & PARA-TRI FESTIVAL

NEW DATE

(various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. arctic1.co.uk

JUNE

6 EASTBOURNE TRIATHLON

(various dists). Eastbourne College, East Sussex. eastbournetriathlon.co.uk 12 THE WALES TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. walestriathlon.com FISHGUARD SPRINT TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(0.5mile S/13mile B/ 3mile R). Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. fishguardtriathlon.com 12-13 SLATEMAN TRIATHLON

NEW DATE (various distances). Llanberis, Wales. alwaysaimhigh events.com

13 IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE

(1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Chasewater Country Park, Staffordshire. ironman.com

20 LAKESMAN TRIATHLONS

(various dists). Keswick, Cumbria. thelakesman.com 20-26

THE MONSTER TRIATHLON (5km S/ 1,000km B/50km R). Loch Ness to London. monstertriathlon.org

JULY

4 IRONMAN UK

(3.8km S/180km B/ 42.2km R). Bolton. ironman.com OUTLAW HALF HOLKHAM (1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). Holkham Hall, Norfolk. outlawtriathlon.com 10 PEMBROKESHIRE COAST TRIATHLON

(1.5km S/43km B/ 10.6km R). Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire. pembstri.org.uk

11 YORK TRIATHLON

(various dists). York Sports Village, North Yorkshire. uktriathlon.co.uk

24 CASTLE TO COAST

(1.9km S/108km B/ 21.2km R). Windsor-Brighton. castletocoasttri.com

25 OUTLAW NOTTINGHAM

(2.4mile S/112mile B/ 26.2mile R). National Watersports Centre, Notts. outlawtriathlon.com

AUGUST

14-15 MIDNIGHT MAN TRI

NEW DATE

(various dists). Dartford, Kent. bridgetriathlon.co.uk 14-15 ABERFELDY MULTISPORT FESTIVAL TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(various dists). Taymouth Castle,

Aberfeldy, Scotland. aberfeldytriathlon.com 21 SOUTH COAST TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(various dists). Seaford, East Sussex. uktriathlon.co.uk

SEPTEMBER

2- 5 UMUK

NEW DATE (various dists). Swallow Falls Hotel, Betws-y- Coed, North Wales. racingquest.co.uk 11 THE BRUTAL EXTREME TRIATHLONS

NEW DATE

(various dists). Llanberis, North Wales. brutalevents.co.uk 11-12 WOBURN ABBEY TRIATHLON

NEW DATE

(various dists). Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. woburnabbey triathlon.co.uk

12 OUTLAW HALF

BOWOOD (1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). Bowood House, Wilts. outlawtriathlon.com IRONMAN WALES

NEW DATE

(3.8km S/180km B/42.2km R). Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. eu.ironman.com 18-19 SANDMAN TRIATHLON

NEW DATE (various dists). Newborough Forest, Anglesey. alwaysaimhighevents.com 26 OUTLAW X (1.2-mile S/56-mile B/13.1mile R). Thoresby Park, Notts. outlawtriathlon.com

Threshold run A run at about 80% of your max heart rate for no more than 20mins

time trials A setdistance session, where the aim is to swim as fast as you can over the allotted distance

Transition area The place where you rack your bike and swap kit between disciplines

Tri-bars Also known as aerobars, they help you race aerodynamically

Tumble turn Fast way of turning at the pool wall by performing a forward roll, push off and a twist to return to the initial stroke position

Turbo trainer A frame that attaches to your bike, turning it into a static trainer

V02 max A measure of the body’s maximal ability to use oxygen to produce energy

Watt (w) The unit of measure in which power is expressed

Waves The groups which triathletes are put in to start a race, usually split by age

GETTY IMAGES 20 SEPTEMBER The 90km single-loop bike course is undulating with a net altitude gain of around 800m. Take note and plan your training rides accordingly.

GETTY IMAGES 12-13 SEPTEMBER Moved from its usual June spot, entry fees to the September event were subsequently donated to the NHS and Blood Cancer UK up until 31 May.

OSB EVENTS 27 SEPTEMBER Following a 1.2m swim in Thoresby Lake, athletes crack on with a 56m ride and a 13.1m run through some spectacular Notts county countryside.

LIGHTTRAPPER PHOTOGRAPHY 6 JUNE 2021 This stunning race on the Sussex coast doubles as a Great Britain age-group qualifier, and was awarded Triathlon England’s 2019 race of the year.

GETTY IMAGES 13 JUNE 2021 The first-timer friendly course begins with a reservoir swim before rolling out into the stunning West Midlands countryside.