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 STILL CHANGING, SO PLEASE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL RACE WEBSITES FOR THE MOST UP-TODATE INFORMATION. 2021 OCTOBER
2 CLEVELAND JUNIOR DUATHLON (various tri star dists). Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit, Middelsbrough Sports Village. clevelandtriathlon.co.uk KIELDER RUN- BIKE- RUN (11km R/ 25km B/ 6km R). Kielder Waterside & Forest Park, Kielder Water, Northumberland. kieldermarathon.com 2-3 CRAGGY ISLAND TRIATHLON (various dists). Isle of Kerrera near Oban, Scotland. durtyevents.com
3 SWYD TRIATHLON
(sprint & Olympic). Barry Island, Glamorgan, South Wales. allornothingevents.com
OULTON PARK AUTUMN DUATHLON (various dists). Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire. opevents.co.uk WARWICKSHIRE TRIATHLON (various dists). Stratford Leisure Centre, Stratfordupon-Avon, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk GOOLE SPRINT TRIATHLON (various dists). 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 THRUXTON MASS ATTACK DUATHLON (various dists). Thruxton Motorsport Centre, Andover, Hampshire. thruxtonmassattack.co.uk
BRISTOL SPRINT TRIATHLON
(750m S/20km B/5km S). Cumberland Basin, Bristol, South West. toughrunner.com HAVERTRI – THE ADAMS HARRISON TRIATHLON (Sprint, duathlon, and aquathlon). Haverhill Leisure Centre, Haverhill, Suffolk. eventbrite.co.uk THE LAST TRI LYDNEY (Sprint and Olympic). Bathurst Pool Lydney Lido, Lydney, Gloucestershire. trimaxevents.com NEATH VALLEY TRIATHLON (400m S/22km B/3km R). Vale of Neath Leisure Centre, Glynneath, Wales. neathvalleytriathlon. weebly.com 9 MUMBLES TRIATHLON (various dists). Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. mumblestri.com
GO TRI HER SPIRIT NOTTINGHAM (various aquathlon dists, women-only). Spring Lakes Water Sports Centre, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. gotri.org GO TRI MANCHESTER AIRPORT (various duathlon dists). Brittania Airport Inn, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire. gotri.org WINDSOR AUTUMN DUATHLON (various dists). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk 10 COTSWOLDS SPRINT DUATHLON (5km R/18km B/5km R). Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Gloucestershire. toughrunneruk.com COWMAN DUATHLON (various dists). Emberton Country Park, Olney, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. bigcowsports.com
EASTBOURNE DUATHLON (5km R/19km B/2.5km R). Helen Garden, Eastbourne, East Sussex. eastbourneduathlon.co.uk EREWASH TRIATHLON (400 S/16km B/5km R, aquathlon and aquabike). West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. erewashtri.com
TORBAY TRIATHLON
AUTUMN (400m S/15km B/5km R, plus, Go Tri and Tri Star). Torbay Velopark, Paignton. sportivaevents.co.uk (3km R/ 11km B/ 1.5km R, plus junior events). Cowes High School, Crossfield Avenue, Cowes. gotri.org (216m S/8km B/2km R, plus duathlon dists). Hampton Pool, High Street, Hampton. gotri.org
HAMPTON POOL SPRINT
TRIATHLON (432m S/20km B/5km R). Hampton Pool, High Street, Hampton. firststrideevents.com
SUN CITY DUATHLON (5km R/20km B/5km R). Grand Hotel Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. suncitytri.co.uk
THE FELIXSTOWE
TRIATHLON (various dists and relay). Felixstowe Leisure Centre, Felixstowe, Suffolk. felixstowetriathlon.uk
THE OSPREY SPRINT
TRIATHLON (300m S/ 17km B/ 5km R). The Osprey Leisure Centre, Castletown, Portland. bustinskin.com
16 ABERSOCH
TRIATHLON (sprint & Olympic). Abersoch Harbour Beach, Abersoch, Pwllheli, North Wales. abersochtriplecrown.com
17 WILDFLOWER
DUATHLON (5km R/30km B/5km R). National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. toughrunneruk.com
DERBYSHIRE DUATHLON (various dists). Carsington Water, Ashbourne,
East Midlands. activetrainingworld.co.uk
GO TRI AQUATHLON
SCUNTHORPE (various dists). The Pods Scunthorpe, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe. gotri.org HALESOWEN DUATHLON (4km R/20km B/8km R). Walton Country Park, Halesowen, Birmingham. halesowentri.org
NORTHUMBERLAND
DUATHLON (various dists). Druridge Bay Country Park, Morpeth, Northumberland. vo2maxracingevents.co.uk
STAUNTON HAROLD
DUATHLON (various dists and kids). Staunton Harold Estate, Ashby-dela-Zouch, East Midlands. endorphinsport.com
24 DORNEY DUATHLON
(various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berks. dorneytriathlon.com DEVON DUATHLON (various dists). Bicton College, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk 30 GO TRI WOODFORD COMMUNITY DUATHLON (2.4km R/10km B/ 2.4km R). Woodford War Memorial Community Centre, Stockport. gotri.org
31 GO TRI READING
(2km R/10km B/2km R). Green Park Conference Centre, Reading. gotri.org
NOVEMBER
7 GRAFHAM WATER SPRINT DUATHLON (5km R/ 20km B/2.5km R). Grafham Water, Huntingdon, Cambs. activetrainingworld.co.uk 13 WINDSOR & ETON AUTUMN CLASSIC DUATHLON (various dists). Eton College Rowing
Centre, Dorney, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk 14 HILLINGDON FAMILY DUATHLON (various dists). Minet Park Cycle Circuit, Hayes, West London. hillingdontriathletes.co.uk GO TRI AQUATHLON SCUNTHORPE (various dists).
The Pods Scunthorpe, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe. gotri.org DONUT DUATHLON (5km R/15km B/2.5km R, plus junior events). Torbay Velopark, Paignton, Cornwall. sportivaevents.co.uk ROCKET RACE ATLANTIS - THE ALTERNATIVE TRI (2km stand up padleboard/10km cyclocross/ 5km obstacle course sprint). Buckland, Betchworth, Reigate. rocketrace.co.uk 20 GO TRI DUNHAM MASSEY DUATHLON (2.5km R/14km B/ 2.5km R).
The Bramley Farm, Altrincham, Greater Manchester. gotri.org 21 THE CHILLY DUATHLON (3.2km R/16km B/ 3.2km R). Castle Combe Race Circuit, nr Chippenham, Wiltshire. dbmax.co.uk
27-28
ESCAPE TO AFAN OFF-ROAD DUATHLON (various dists). Afan Forest, near Port Talbot, South Wales. toughrunneruk.com
DECEMBER
5 BLACK COUNTRY TRIATHLETES SPLASH & DASH (4oom S/5km R). Wombourne Leisure Centre, near Wolverhampton, West Midlands. blackcountry triathletes.com GO TRI AQUATHLON SCUNTHORPE (various dists).
The Pods Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. gotri.org 11 GO TRI MANCHESTER AIRPORT DUATHLON (2.5km R/18km B/2.5km R). Britannia Airport Inn, Wilmslow, Manchester. gotri.org DORNEY LAKE CHRISTMAS DUATHLON (various dists). Eton College Rowing Centre, Dorney, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk
Drafting Hitching a ride on someone else’s slipstream in the bike or swim
Intervals Intensive training using repeated on/off efforts
M-Dot Abbreviation for the Ironman logo - often seen as a tattoo!
Rest interval (RI) Period of rest between reps
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
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
V02 max A measure of the body’s maximal ability to use oxygen to produce energy