Stirling Observer

Stirling hosts Aquabiking

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Stirling Triathlon Club is to host the city’s first Aquabike event next month.

The swim and bike adult-only race will run alongside the club’s usual autumn aquathlon competitio­ns on Sunday, October 8 at Stirling University.

The Stirling Aquathlon (swim and run) is an establishe­d classic on the Scottish racing calendar and is running in conjunctio­n with the Scottish Student Triathlon Aquathlon Championsh­ips.

There are races for adults and children – all set within the university grounds. For the Aquathlon, adults will race over 750m in the Scottish Swimming Academy pool followed by a three-lap course making up a 4.5km run section.

The Junior Aquathlon races, which are part of Triathlon Scotland’s 2017 Legends Ranking Series, cover various distances depending on age group.

Meanwhile, Aquabike competitor­s will complete a 400m swim before heading out of the university grounds to race a single 14k bike loop.

The route goes out towards Tullibody along the Alloa Road then back through Menstrie and Blairlogie along the Hillfoots Road - the same loop used in the Stirling NoviceTria­thlon.

Places are still available for all the races and the closing date for entries is Friday, September 22.

For more details and to secure your place go to www.stirlingtr­iathlon. com/aquathlon.html

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Aqua racing Scottish Swimming Academy pool action

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