RAC E CALENDAR
Pick your races and plan your season with the 220 Knowhow event guide
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Wondering what the ‘washing machine’ is, or where to find your M-dot?! Make things easy with our guide to common tri terms…
The most important race of your season
Age-grouper Non-pro triathlete (most of us!)
Aerobic Aerobic exercise involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body
Anaerobic How much energy your body can produce without using oxygen
Bilateral breathing Breathing every 3 strokes when swimming
bonking Running out of energy mid-race or training session
SEPTEMBER
6 DORNEY LAKE DUATHLON (various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk 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 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 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, Gloucestershire. 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, Oxfordshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 20
COTSWOLD 113 (1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire. 113events.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 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, Herts. sprinttriathlon.org THRUXTON MASS ATTACK DUATHLON (various dists). Thruxton Motorsport Centre, Andover, Hampshire. thruxtonmassattack.co.uk 11 COTSWOLDS SPRINT DUATHLON
(5km R/18km B/5km R). Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Gloucestershire. toughrunneruk.com MINEHEAD SPRINT TRIATHLON (750m S/20km B/ 5km R). 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, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. toughrunneruk.com 18 COWMAN DUATHLON
(various dists). Emberton Country Park, Olney, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. 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 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
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
Lactic acid Produced in high-intensity workouts, it can inhibit oxygen movement around the body and slow you down
Main set A block lasting 40-50% of a session where the heart rate is elevated
M-dot Abbreviation for the Ironman logo – often seen as a tattoo! overpronation Foot rolls inwards on impact rather than outwards
overtraining Common symptoms of training too much with inefficient recovery include insomnia, headaches, moodiness, loss of enthusiasm and increased illness due to a suppressed immune system
PB
Personal best
Pull The mid part of the swim stroke where the hands and arms accelerate using the purchase from the catch
reps Pre-fixed distances covered and pre-fixed recoveries maintained
Rest interval (RI) Period of rest between reps
Sighting Looking ahead/at an object while swimming to keep on course
T1/T2 ‘Transition 1’ (swim to bike) and ‘Transition 2’ (bike to run)
Taper Reducing your training in the days just before your big race
2021 FEBRUARY
6
DUATHLON 12 – TEAM CHALLENGE NEW DATE
(2km R/15km B). Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales, Newport. cyclone24.co.uk/ duathlon-12/
MAY
16
OUTLAW HALF NOTTINGHAM (1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Notts. 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