SEPTEMBER
2- 5 UMUK ULTRA TRI (various dists). Swallow Falls Hotel, Betws-y- Coed, North Wales. racingquest.co.uk 4 BRECA JERSEY SWIMRUN CHAMPS (swimrun of 20km total). Gorey, Jersey, the Channel Islands. brecaswimrun.com BOX END SPRINT TRIATHLON & CHAMPS (750m S/ 20km B/ 5KM R). Box End Lakes, Bedford, Milton Keynes. activetrainingworld.co.uk GO TRI HER SPIRIT NOTTINGHAM (various dists). Spring Lakes Watersports Center, Nottingham. gotri.org
5 DORNEY LAKE TRI (various dists and aquabike). Eton College Rowing Centre, Dorney, Windsor. f3events.co.uk SHROPSHIRE TRIATHLON (various distances). The Mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk LOCHORE OFF- ROAD TRIATHLON FESTIVAL (various dists and aquabike). Lochore Meadows Country Park, Lochgelly, Fife. scurryevents.co.uk COTSWOLD SEPTEMBER SPRINT TRIATHLON (various diststances). Cotswold Country Park, Cirencester. totalpromotions.events SUSSEX ‘ ORIGINAL’ TRIATHLON (various diststances and kids’ aquathlon). Ashburnham Place, Battle, East Sussex. tlsports.co.uk
SHREWSBURY SPRINT TRI (500m S/23km B/5km R). Greenhous West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury. sytri.org 11 COTSWOLD END OF SEASON TRI (various dists and aquabike).
Lake 62, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire. lpsevents.co.uk DAMBUSTER TRIATHLON (1.5km S/42km B/10km R). Rutland Water, Whitwell, East Midlands. pacesetterevents.com VITRUVIAN TRIATHLON (1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Rutland Water, Whitwell, East Midlands. pacesetterevents.com
11-12 BLENHEIM PALACE
TRIATHLON (various dists). Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. livetotri.co.uk 12 OUTLAW HALF BOWOOD (1.9km S/90km B/21.1km R). Bowood House, Wilts. outlawtriathlon.com TAVISTOCK TRIATHLON (various distances). Mount Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk IRONMAN WALES (3.8km S/180km B/ 42.2km R). Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. ironman.com VIRIDIAN DAVENTRY TRI (400m S/20km B/5km R). Daventry Leisure Centre, Daventry, Northants. rugbytriathlon.org.uk HELVELLYN TRIATHLON (1.6km S/61km B/14km R). Ullswater, Glenridding, Cumbria. trihard.co.uk BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL TRI (various dists). West Cliff Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset. bournemouthinternation altri.co.uk
HARWICH SPRINT TRI (300m S/24km B/5km R). Dovercourt Swimming Pool, Harwich, Suffolk. harwichrunners.co.uk READING TRIATHLON (various distsances and aquathlon). Tri20 Swim Centre, Burghfield, Reading. tri2o.club WOKING TRIATHLON (various distsances and aquathlon).
Pool in the Park, Woking. fullste.am/wokingtriathlon 18-19 SANDMAN TRIATHLON (various distances). Newborough Forest, Anglesey, North Wales. alwaysaimhighevents.com 19 AVIEMORE OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON (various distances).
Loch Morlich, Cairngorms, Scotland. durtyevents.com IRONMAN 70.3 WEYMOUTH (1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Weymouth, Dorset. ironman.com GO TRI DUNHAM MASSEY DUATHLON (various sprint dists.). Bramley Farm, Altrincham, Manchester. gotri.org HEMEL TRIATHLON (400m S/16km B/5km R.). Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre, Hertfordshire. everyoneactive.com
IKLEY TRIATHLON (500m S/ 14.5km B/ 5km R).
Ikley Lido, Nr Leeds, Yorkshire. ikleytriathlon.co.uk NORTH WEST TRIATHLON (Various distances). Barony Park, Nantwich, Cheshire. uktriathlon.co.uk SEASON FINALE TRIATHLON (Various distances). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. humanrace.co.uk
24-26 UK ULTIMATE
WEEKEND
(various dists). Alderford Lake, Whitchurch, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 25 THE ROC ENGLAND (1.5km S/46km B/18kmR/ 46km B/1km R). Lakeside, Ulverston, Cumbria. theroc.com
25-26
HEVER CASTLE TRIATHLON (various dists). Hever Castle, near Edenbridge, Kent. castleraceseries.com
26 OUTLAW X
(1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Thoresby Park, Thoresby, Nottinghamshire. outlawtriathlon.com MINEHEAD TRIATHLON (750m S/20km B/ 5km R).
The Adventure Centre, Minehead, Somerset. channelevents.co.uk GLASGOW DUATHLON (5km R/30km B/ 5km R). Mossneuk Farm Estate, Glasgow, Scotland. toughrunneruk.com TRI DOG EVENTS WEEKEND (various dists. and canicross). Box End Park, Bedford, Milton Keynes. letsdothis.com EAST LEAKE ‘ END OF SEASON’ TRIATHLON (400m S/22km B/5km R). East Leake Leisure Centre, East Leake, near Loughborough, Leicestershire. endorphinsport.com DAWLISH TRIATHLON (Various sprint dists). Dawlish Warren, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk FALMOUTH TRIATHLON (600m S/19km B/ 5km R and kids’ races). Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall. introtri.com
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
LUDLOW SPRINT TRI (400m S/27km B/6km R). South Shropshire Leisure Centre, Ludlow. britishtriathlon.org