RACE CALENDAR
Pick your races and plan your season with the 220 Knowhow event guide
FEBRUARY 2 GO TRI MALLORY PARK DUATHLON
(1.2km R/7.5km B/ 1.2km R). Mallory Park Racing Circuit, Leics. gotri.org
12 DORNEY LAKE WINTER DUATHLON
(various dists). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk
20ASHRIDGE DUATHLON
(various dists). Ashridge House, Ashridge, Hertfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk
26 THE TRIATHLON FESTIVAL SUPER SPRINT DUATHLON
(400m S/10km B/2.5km R). The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Hants. theswashbuckler.co.uk
MARCH 6 EDINBURGH DUATHLON
(5km R/25km B/ 5km R). Gosford House, Longniddry,
East Lothian, Scotland. toughrunneruk.com
MALLORY PARK SPRINT DUATHLON
(5km R/18km B/2.5km R). Mallory Park Racing Circuit, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire. racerapid.co.uk
13 WILDFLOWER DUATHLON
(5km R/30km B/5km R). National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Wales. toughrunneruk.com
20 DONUT DUATHLON SPRING
(5km R/15km B/2.5km R). Torbay Velopark, Penwill Way, Paignton. sportivaevents.co.uk
BUCCANEER DUATHLON (various dists). Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, New Forest. theswashbuckler.co.uk OULTON PARK SPRING DUATHLON
(various dists). Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. opevents.co.uk
26 GCS MUMBLES DUATHLON
(various dists). Swansea, Wales. mumblesduathlon.com
27 ROADE SPRING TRIATHLON
(various dists). Elizabeth Woodville School, Roade, Northampton. letsdothis.com
WESTONBIRT DUATHLON
(5km R/22km B/5km R). Westonbirt House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. toughrunneruk.com
APRIL 3 GRANTHAM SPRING TRIATHLON
(various dists). Grantham Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham. sbrevents.co.uk
YORKSHIRE DUATHLON
(10km R/40km B/5km R). Croft Circuit, Darlington, Durham. trihard.co.uk
9 THAMES VALLEY SPRING DUATHLON
(various dists). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk
10 MAIDSTONE DUATHLON
(various dists). Harrietsham Primary School, Harrietsham, Kent. velocity-events.co.uk
EXETER SPRINT DUATHLON
(5km R/20km B/5km R). Escot House, Ottery St Mary, Exeter, Devon. toughrunneruk. com
THE WALES DUATHLON
(5km R/20km B/5km R). Penarth Esplanade, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. toughrunneruk.com
23 CLUMBER PARK DUATHLON
(10km R/40km B/5km R). Clumber Park, Sheffield, Nottinghamshire. trisociety.co.uk
24 TORBAY TRIATHLON SPRING
(400m S/15km B/5km R). Torbay Velopark, Paignton. sportivaevents.co.uk
WINCANTON TRIATHLON
(400m S/27km B/5km R). Wincanton Sports Centre, Wincanton, Somerset. wincantontri.com
WILMSLOW TRIATHLON
(400m S/24km B/6.3km R). Rectory Fields, Wilmslow, Near Manchester. opevents.co.uk
THE FIRST TRI LYDNEY
(various dists). Freedom Leisure Complex, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. trimaxevents.com
MAY 1 THE HUNTSMAN TRIATHLON
(various dists). Ellingham Water Ski and Wakeboard Club, Ringwood, Hampshire. thehuntsmantri.co.uk
2 WINCHESTER TRIATHLON
(various dists). Kings’ School, Romsey Road, Winchester. active.com
7 WESTON PARK TRI & DUATHLON
(various dists). Weston Park, Weston-underLizard, Staffordshire. alwaysaimhighevents.com (400m S/20km B/5km R). Dorney Lake, Dorney, Windsor. thefixevents.com
8 STRATFORD TRIATHLON
(400m S/18km B/5km R). Stratford Leisure Centre, Stratford-UponAvon, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk
HSV SPRINT TRIATHLON
(400m S/20km B/5km R). Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield, Herts. activetrainingworld.co.uk
14 IMMORTAL STOURHEAD
(various dists). Stourhead, Wiltshire. immortalstourhead.com
15 OUTLAW HALF NOTTINGHAM
(1.9km S/90km B/21.1km R). National Water Sports Centre, Adbolton Lane, Nottingham. outlawtriathlon.com
EXMOUTH TRIATHLON
(400m S/20km B/5km R). Exmouth Rugby Club, Exmouth, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk
HATCH END - HARROW TRI
(400m S/17km B/3km R). Harrow Arts Centre, Hatch End. hatchendtri.com
ETON SPRINTS
(750m S/21.2km B/5km R). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. dorneylakeseries.co.uk
CRYSTAL PALACE TRIATHLON
(750m S/20km B/5km R). Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London. crystalpalacetriathletes. com
21-22 KESWICK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL TRIATHLONS (various dists). Crow Park, Keswick, Cumbria. keswickmountainfestival.co..uk
(various dists). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. dorneytriathlon.com (various dists). Barony Park Sports Complex, Nantwich, Cheshire. uktriathlon.co.uk (various dists). Herons Park, Romney Marsh, Kent. velocity-events.co.uk
(various dists). Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk (1.5km S/40km B/10km R). Waterside Lodge, Southport, Merseyside. epicevents.co.uk 28-29 BLENHEIM PALACE TRIATHLON (various dists). Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. livetotri.co.uk
(500m S/21km B/5.7km R). Taunton School, Devon. tauntontriathlon.com
(various dists). Lough Cutra Castle, Gort, Galway, Ireland. castleraceseries.com
(750m S/20km B/5km R). Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea. swanseatriathlon.com
(750m S/18km B/5km R). Abbey Park, Torquay, Devon. toughrunneruk.com
JUNE 2 WESTONBIRT SPRINT TRIATHLON
(400m S/24km B/5km R). Westonbirt House,
Tetbury, Gloucestershire. dbmax.co.uk (300m S/18km B/ 4.2km R).
Sutton Valence School, Maidstone, Kent. velocity-events.co.uk
(1.9km S/88km B/ 21km R). Grafman Water Visitor Centre, Marlow Park, Cambridgeshire. grafman.co.uk (300m S/21km B/5km R). The Weald Sports Centre, Cranbrook, Kent. velocity-events.co.uk
(1.5km S/40km B/10km R). Roundhay Park, Roundhay, Leeds. leeds.triathlon.org (various dists). The Gower, Wales, Glamorgan. brecaswimrun.com 11 THE SLATEMAN TRIATHLON & DUATHLON (various dists). Llanberis Community Centre, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. alwaysaimhighevents.com (various dists). Mountbatten Square, Windsor, Berkshire. royalwindsortriathlon.co.uk
DARTMOUTH TRIATHLON
(various dists). Blackpool Sands Beach, Dartmouth, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk
UK UILTIMATE TRIATHLON
(3.8km S/180km B/42.2km R). Alderford Lake, Whitchurch. uktriathlon.co.uk
IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE
(1.9km S/90km B/21.1km R). Chasewater Country Park, Burntwood, Stafford. ironman.com
BRISTOL TRIATHLON
(various dists). Cumberland Basin, Bristol. toughrunneruk.com
TRIBOURNE EASTBOURNE TRIATHLON
(various dists). Eastbourne beach, Eastbourne,
East Sussex. eastbournetriathlon.co.uk
18-19 CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE TRIATHLON
(various dists). Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire. castleraceseries.com
18 THE WALES TRIATHLON
(1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Fishguard, Wales. walestriathlon.com
TRIATHLON @ ALDERFORD
(various dists). Alderford Lake, Tilstock Road, Whitchurch. uktriathlon.co.uk
CORK STANDARD TRIATHLON
(1.5km S/40km B/ 10km R). Claycastle, Co. Cork, Ireland. toughrunneruk.com
ABERSOCH TRIATHLON
(various dists). Abersoch Golf Club, Abersoch, Pwllheli, Wales. active.com
19 WEST BAY TRIATHLON
(various dists). West Beach, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset. beyondevents.org.uk
WILD BOAR MIDDLE DISTANCE & OLYMPIC
(various dists). National Diving & Activity Centre, Tiddenham, Chepstow. trimaxevents.com
THE NORTHUMBRIAN ULTRA TRIATHLON
(middle and full distance). Kielder Water and Forest Park, Hexham, Northumberland. thenorthumbrian.com
CENTURION TRIATHLON HERTS
(various dists). Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. activetrainingworld.com
26 CARDIFF TRIATHLON
(various dists). Roald Dahl Plass, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. alwaysaimhighevents. com
MONSTER TRIATHLON
(5km S/5-day B/50km R). Canal Side, Fort Augustus,
Loch Ness, Scotland. monstertriathlon.org
JULY 1-3 LONG COURSE WEEKEND
(various dists). Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. lcwwales.com
2-3 BRECA CONISTON SWIMRUN
(various dists). Coniston Water, Lake District, Cumbria. brecaswimrun.com
3 HEVER CASTLE FESTIVAL OF ENDURANCE
(various dists). Hever Castle, Hever, Kent. castleraceseries.com
IRONMAN UK
(3.8km S/180km B/ 42.2km R). Pennington Flash, Wigan, Greater Manchester. ironman.com
OUTLAW HALF HOLKHAM
(1.9km S/90km B/21.1km R). Holkham Hall, Norfolk. outlawtriathlon.com
ENGLISH RIVIERA TRIATHLON
(various dists). Goodrington Sands Beach, Paignton, Cornwall. sportivaevents.co.uk
9 WOODHORN MUSEUM TRIATHLON
(various dists). Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, Northumberland. vo2maxracingevents.co.uk
10 HENLEY TRIATHLON
(various dists). Henley Leisure Centre, Henley, Oxfordshire. uktriathlon.co.uk
IRONBOURNE TRIATHLON
(various dists). Eastbourne beach, Eastbourne, East Sussex. 140.6miles.co.uk
SWASHBUCKLER TRIATHLON
(various dists). Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Hampshire. theswashbuckler.co.uk
16-17 GOWER TRIATHLON
FESTIVAL (various dists). Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales. gowertriathlon.com
IMMORTAL FARMOOR
(various dists). Farmoor Reservoir, Farmoor, Oxfordshire. immortalfarmoor.com
Low glycogen training Training without taking on carbs to increase the body’s ability to burn fat
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!
Midfoot strike When running, your front foot strikes the ground flat – as opposed to toe or heel first
Muscular endurance Your muscles’ ability to produce a given level of force for an extended duration
Negative split Completing the second part, e.g a run lap, faster than the first
overpronation Foot rolls inwards on impact rather than outwards
overtraining Common symptoms of training too much (cont’d on next page)