Category Archives: TriAthlon/DuAthlon/MultiSportEvent

Go Tri Ponteland – 20th May

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The second Go Tri event of the year was held at Ponteland Leisure centre on Wednesday 20th May. This event was a mini triathlon and consisted of a 200m swim, a 9k bike and ending with a 3.3k run. A total of 39 people took part, for the vast majority of those, this was their first triathlon.

 

We had a lot of our club members entering the event, for many participating in a tri for the very first time, a few using it as a training session.

We also had a large group of medics from the QEII taking part in a tri for the first time. Many thanks to Bart for organising them.

 

 

 

 

By far the best finish of the day was between Lois and Kelly with a superb sprint for the line.Both crossed the line at the same time!

 

Final results are:

The next event is an aquathlon on Wednesday 3rd June and will be a 300m (12 lengths) pool swim followed by a 3.3k run.

Many thanks to all our marshals who made sure the event ran smoothly and gave lots of encouragement to the participants! I’ve already received lots of thanks from many of the participants who have said how much they enjoyed it and surprised at how professional and cheap it is!

 

 

Alnwick Tri – Sunday 17th May

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Alnwick Tri put on a great event again this year but the weather conditions were extremely windy as the competitors headed out towards the coast on the bike.  It was quick heading east but everyone knew we’d pay the price when we turned to head back towards the town.  The run route was slightly changed this year to accommodate building work but had the usual off-road up-hill format.

Well done to Phil for his first triathlon,  great result.  Also great to see Tina and Kelly competing as they were volunteering at Ashington a couple of weeks ago and cheering all Ponteland Tri members on in the run leg. Ponteland Tri had 10 participants in the event this year out of the field of 180.  Just need to make sure all club members register against the “Ponteland Tri” club name when entering BTF events.

Our thanks go to Alnwick Tri club and all the volunteers who made such excellent event.  I will add some event photos once available.

Here’s Kelly on the run, she does need a nice “Ponteland Tri” suit for future events….. much better than plain black.

 

 

Go Tri Ponteland Duathlon 26th April

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A bright and sunny morning saw 8 ladies braving the chilly morning to take part in an off-road duathlon at Kirkley Cycles, Thorneyford Farm. The event was one of Triathlon England’s Go Tri 1000 Events aimed at inspiring 1,000 new triathletes from across the nation to take part in a GO TRI Event over the dedicated weekend of 25th/26th April.

For the vast majority of the participants, this event was indeed their first triathlon event. Most were very nervous at the start but the nerves soon faded once the event started off onto the first run which was one lap around the perimeter of the lower field. Miriam did a fantastic run and was first back into transition and quickly changed to the bike. The bike course was very tough, very bumpy and eight laps needed to be completed. After a couple of laps everyone got the hang of the bike route and settled into a nice routine. Bronwen was absolutely flying around the course and managed to overtake quite a few, you can tell she does cyclocross. Miriam was first back into transition again and onto the second run which was a repeat of the first run. Miriam led all the way and was the first to cross the line in 30mins 14seconds, second place went to Steph in a time of 33mins 48sec and Natalie in third place with 35min 31sec.

It was lovely to see everyone absolutely buzzing at the end having thoroughly enjoying themselves. I think everyone said they’d be back to do more of the Go Tri’s from Ponteland leisure centre. We’ve converted some more newbies into doing triathlon events! Once you try it, you’ll enjoy it and want to do more! Why not Go Tri it yourself?

Full results are:

Finishing position Finishing time Surname First Name
1 30.14 Jessett Miriam
2 33.48 Williams Stef
3 35.31 Clark Natalie
4 35.39 Estrop Rachael
5 35.57 Morgan Carol
6 37.52 Banner Bronwen
7 38.09 McGilligan Juliet
8 41.21 Robinson Lois
DNS Haldane Karen
DNS Robson Katherine
DNS Simpson Duncan

Morpeth Duathlon 2014

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Full results of the Morpeth Duathlon held on Sunday 6th April are available here.

Great results with Martin Hallissey finishing 3rd in the seniors,  Jo Shallcross 1st for the ladies vets and Joe Barker in his first ever multi-sport event finishing 47th.  Andy Gowens, complete with broken toe,  completed the event 7th in the supervets,  extremely  impressive considering the injury.  Great start to the tri season for all who took part.  Partial extracts from results shown above.

 

Ponteland Tri Swimming Sessions going well

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Tri4u Coaching in partnership with Ponteland Tri have expanded their Monday evening Coached swim session at Ponteland Pool to all 4 lanes.  An additional 12 members of Ponteland Runners have now attended their first 3 coached swim sessions with Tri4u and are benefitting from the benefits of a structured coached swim programme.  ( They have also had some great fun at the sessions )  They join a number of Ponteland Runners who already regularly attend these swim sessions.

The four lanes cover a wide range of swimmers,  some club members are looking to complete their first Triathlon,  others to improve their front crawl technique,  and some, who’ve already completed a number of triathlons are benefitting from proper structured coached swim sessions as part of their training programme.

The session runs on a Monday evening from 19:00hrs to 20:00hrs,  finishing just in time for the structured Run training session from 20:10hrs to 21:15hrs.  This provides a great dual-sport structured session on a Monday evening for many athletes in the club. If you are looking for a triathlon club in the area we are a great place for beginners and experienced athletes,  we offer a good variety of sessions and are keen to support anyone looking to try a triathlon or get back to running.

If you want to join the Monday evening swim session please contact Sue the club secretary.

For anyone who remembers the “Learn to Swim Young Man…….” advert will know there are many benefits to improving your swimming and it’s never too late.  As many of you know I was a complete none swimmer until three years ago and have now completed three sprint triathlons with another three booked this year.

Thanks go to Triathlon England who have faciltiated these expanded swim sessions and provided great support for Ponteland Runners as they have become an affiliated Triathlon Club in addition to a Running Club.