2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

122 / / June 2019

THE BRUTAL EXTREME

TRIATHLONS
31 AUGUST The swim submerges
athletes in the chilly Lake Padarn
for 3.8km before they’re subjected
to 3,000m of climbing on the
180km Snowdonian bike leg. The
1,394m of climbing on the run
keeps the pain a coming!

LOCHTAYSPRINT

TRIATHLON

(750mS/20kmB/5kmR).

TaymouthCastle,

Kenmore,NrAberfeldy.

durtyevents.com

BASSENTHWAITE

TRIATHLON(variousdists).

BassenthwaiteSailing

Club,Bassenthwaite

Lake,Cockermouth,

Cumbria.

bass-triathlon.co.uk

BREDON’SHARDWICK

SPRINTTRIATHLON

(750mS/24kmB/5kmR).

CroftFarmWaterPark

BredonsHardwick,

Nr.Tewkesbury,

Gloucestershire.

tewkesburytriathlon.co.uk

LONDONAQUATHLON

(400mS/5kmR).

LondonAquaticsCentre,

OlympicPark,London.

theraceorganiser.com

18

Aberfeldy

Triathlon

(1.9kmS/90kmB/21kmR).

TaymouthCastle,

Aberfeldy.

durtyevents.com

Hertfordshire

Triathlon

(variousdists).

StanboroughLakes,

WelwynGardenCity,

Hertfordshire.

activetrainingworld.co.uk

MONSTERSTANDARD

&MIDDLE

(variousdists).

JubileeGardens,Ely,

Cambridgeshire.

monsterracing.net

EVOLVEHALF

TRIATHLON

(2kmS/90kmB/20kmR).

BlueLagoonDiving&

Leisure,Womersley,

Pontefract,Yorkshire.

bluelagooners.com

RINGMERTRIATHLON

(variousdists).

KingsAcademyRingmer,

Lewes,EastSussex.

hedgehogtri.co.uk

COSMESTONSPRINT

TRIATHLON

(750mS/20kmB/5kmR).

CosmestonLake

CountryPark& Medieval

Village,Penarth,

Glamorgan,Wales.

cardifftri.net

THE BIDEFORD TRIATHLON

(600m S/23km B/5km R).

Bideford Quay,

North Devon.

bidefordtriathlon.co.uk

2 3 - 2 5

WIGGLE

FESTIVAL

OF SPORT

(various dists).

Pylewell Park, Hampshire.

wiggle.co.uk

24

triathlon

Relays

(500m S/15km B/

5km R).

National Watersports

Centre, Nottingham,

Nottinghamshire.

osbevents.com

25

Aviemore

Triathlon

(variousdists).

BadaguishCentre,

GlenmoreForest,

CairngormNational

Park,Scotland.

durtyevents.com

WESTLANCASHIRE

SUMMERTRIATHLON

(750mS/21.4kmB/

5kmR).

WestKirbySailing

Club,Wirral,Merseyside.

epicevents.co.uk

WIRRALTRIATHLON

(400mS/18.5kmB/

5kmR).

EdgeHillUniversity,

Ormskirk,Lancashire.

epicevents.co.uk

26

thamesturbo

london

seriesrace 2

(426mS/21.5kmB/

5kmR).

HamptonOutdoorPool,

Hampton,Middlesex.

raceseries.thamesturbo.

com

31-1

THEHEB

(variousdists).

TheHebrides.

durtyevents.com

COTSWOLDS LAKE 62 END

OF SEASON TRIATHLON

(various dists).

Lake 62, Ashton

Keynes, Wiltshire.

lpsevents.co.uk

31

THE BRUTAL

EXTREME

(various dists).

Llanberis, North Wales.

brutalevents.co.uk

GOWER TRIATHLON

(1.5km S/37km B/

10km R).

Port Eynon,

Swansea, Wales.

gowertriathlon.com

SEPTEMBER

1

THEWEYMOUTH

TRIATHLON

(variousdists).

BeachsideLeisure

Centre,Dorset.

bustinskin.com

STNEOTSTRIATHLON

(variousdists).

RegattaMeadow,

StNeots,

Cambridgeshire.

nicetrievents.com

HELVELLYNTRIATHLON

(1.6kmS/61.2kmB/

14.5kmR).

JenkinsField,

Glenridding,Cumbria.

trihard.co.uk

READINGTRIATHLON

(variousdists).

Tri2 OSwimC entre,

KirtonsFarm,

Reading,Berkshire.

eventrac.co.uk

LLANRWSTSPRINT

TRIATHLON

(400mS/25kmB/5kmR).

LlanrwstSwimming

Pool,Llanrwst,Wales.

gogtriathlon.com

LOUTHTRIATHLON

(variousdists).

MeridianLeisure

Centre,Louth,

Lincolnshire.

sbrevents.co.uk

KATHIHARTMAN

JASONNEWSOME

HELVELLYN

TRIATHLON

1 SEPTEMBER A British classic in

the heart of the Lake District,

this race is designed to

separate the boys/girls from

the men/women.

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

Mount zone An area just

beyond transition for

mounting your bike. On

the return, this is where

you dismount

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

olympic distance

AKA standard distance:

1.5km swim, 40km bike,

10km run

overpronation Foot

rolls inwards on impact

rather than outwards

overtraining When you

train too much with

inefficient recovery

resulting in insomnia,

headaches, moodiness,

loss of enthusiasm and

increased illness

TRI SPEAK (CONT)