RAC E 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. DECEMBER
5 COWMAN CITY DUATHLON
(various dists). Campbell Park Civil Parish, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. bigcow.com
6 BLACK COUNTRY TRIATHLETES SPLASH & DASH
(4oom S/5km R). Wombourne Leisure Centre, near Wolverhampton, West Midlands. blackcountry triathletes.com REMPSTONE OFF-ROAD DUATHLON (2.5-mile R/11.5-mile B/2.5-mile R). Burnbake Campsite, Wareham, Dorset. resultstriathlon.co.uk 12
TRAILX WINTER DUATHLON (various dists). Brockenhurt,
New Forest. eventrexuk.com
13 HALESOWEN AQUATHLON
(various dists). Halesowen Leisure Centre, West Midlands. halesowentri.org 19-20 GO TRI MANCHESTER AIRPORT CHRISTMAS DUATHLON (various dists). Britannia Airport Inn, Wilmslow, Manchester. gotri.org
2021 FEBRUARY
6 DUATHLON 12 – TEAM CHALLENGE (2km R/15km B). Geraint Thomas Velodrome, Newport, South Wales. cyclone24.co.uk
MARCH
20 ASHBRIDGE DUATHLON
(10km R/44km B/5km R). Ashbridge House Estate, Hertfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk 28 EAST LEAKE TRIATHLON
(400m S/22km B/5km R). East Leake near Loughborough. endorphinsport.com HALESOWEN TRIATHLON (400m S/23km B/5km R). Halesowen Leisure Centre, West Midlands. halesowentri.org OULTON SPRING PARK DUATHLON (various distances). Oulton Park, Cheshire. opevents.co.uk BUCCANEER DUATHLON (various distances). Bucklers Hard, New Forest. entry.challenging.events
APRIL
18 GREAT NOTLEY SPRING DUATHLON
(4km R/20km B/4km R). Great Notley, Essex. born2tri.com
25 TORBAY TRIATHLON SPRING
(various dists). Paignton,
South Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk
MAY
9 STRATFORD TRIATHLON
(various distances).
Stratford Leisure Centre, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk
16 OUTLAW HALF NOTTINGHAM
(1.2mile S/56-mile B/ 13.1-mile R). National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire. outlawtriathlon.com EXMOUTH TRIATHLON (various dists). Exmouth, South Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk 23 CHESHIRE TRIATHLON
(various distances). Barony Park and Nantwich Swimming Pool, Nantwich, Cheshire. uktriathlon.co.uk SWYD TRIATHLON (various dists). Barry, Wales. allornothingevents.com 31 ARCTIC ONE TRI & PARA-TRI FESTIVAL
(various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. arctic1.co.uk
JUNE
5 BRECA GOWER
(swim-run of various distances). Gower Peninsula, Wales. brecaswimrun.com/ breca-gower-swimrun 6 EASTBOURNE TRIATHLON
(various dists). Eastbourne College, East Sussex. eastbournetriathlon.co.uk ULTIMATE TRIATHLON (3.8km S/180km B/ 42.2km R). Alderford Lake, Whitchurch, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 12 THE WALES TRIATHLON
(1.2mile S/56mile B/ 13.1mile R). Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. walestriathlon.com FISHGUARD SPRINT TRIATHLON (0.5-mile S/13-mile B/ 3-mile R). Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. fishguardtriathlon.com DARTMOUTH TRIATHLON (various dists). Dartmouth, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk CELTMAN (3.4km S/202km B/ 42km R). Wester Ross, Scotland. cxtri.com 12-13 SLATEMAN TRIATHLON (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 19-20 CHOLMONDELEY TRIATHLON (various distances). Cholmondeley Castle. castletriathlonseries.co.uk 20 LAKESMAN TRIATHLON
(various dists). Keswick, Cumbria. thelakesman.com THE BUDE SHORELINE TRIATHLON (500m S/11-mile B/ 3-mile R).
Bude, Cornwall. shorelineactivities.co.uk 20-26
THE MONSTER TRIATHLON (5km S/ 1,000km B/50km R). Loch Ness to London. monstertriathlon.org 26 ST MARY’S TRIATHLON
(various distances). St Mary’s Loch, Scottish Borders. durtyevents.com
27 BIRMINGHAM TRIATHLON
(various distances). Sutton Park, Birmingham. uktriathlon.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