2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

120 / / June 2019

THE LAKESMAN

(various dists).

Keswick, Cumbria.

thelakesman.com

2 2 - 2 3

The

Cardiff

Triathlon (various

dists). Roald Dahl Plass,

Cardiff, Wales. always

aimhighevents.com

IMMORTAL EXMOOR

(various dists). Wimbleball

Lake, Somerset.

immortalexmoor.com

CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE

TRIATHLON (various dists).

Cholmondeley

Castle, Cheshire.

castletriathlonseries.co.uk

2 3

DARTFORD BRIDGE

TRIATHLON

(various dists). The

Bridge, Dartford, Kent.

bridgetriathlon.co.uk

29-30

Le e ds

Castle

Triathlon Weekend

(various dists). Leeds

Castle, Kent. triathlon.

leeds-castle.com/home

RIPON TRIATHLON

WEEKEND FESTIVAL

(various dists). Ripon, N.

Yo r ks h i re. trihard.co.uk

BOWOOD HOUSE

TRIATHLON

(various dists). Bowood

House, Wiltshire.

lpsevents.co.uk

2 9

BANANA

TRIATHLON

(various dists).

Dorney Lake, Berkshire.

humanrace.co.uk

30

WOODHALL SPRINT

TRIATHLON

(400m S/24km B/5km R).

Jubilee Park, Woodhall

Spa, Lincolnshire.

osbevents.com

WORTHING TRIATHLON

(various dists). Alinora

Boat Ramp, West Sussex.

rawenergypursuits.co.uk

DRAGON SLAYER

(various dists).

Redbridge Cycle Centre,

Hainault, Ilford, London.

elt.london/races/

dragonslayer/

JULY

5-7

Long Course

Weekend

(3.8km S/180kmB/

42.2km R). Tenby, Wales.

lcwwales.com

6

Salty Sea Dog

Triathlon

(various dists). Boscombe

Beach, Dorset.

votwo.co.uk

7

Outlaw Half Holkham

(1.2-mile S/56-mile B/

13.1-mile R).

Holkham Hall, Norfolk.

outlaw.com

THE WEYMOUTH MIDDLE

DISTANCE TRIATHLON

(various dists). Weymouth

College, Dorset.

bustinskin.com

ST NEOTS TRIATHLON

(various dists).

Regatta Meadow, St

Neots, Cambridgeshire.

nicetrievents.com

MAIDSTONE SPRINT TRI

(300m S/18km B/

4.2km R).

Sutton Valence School,

Maidstone, Kent.

velocity-events.co.uk

THE FESTIVAL OF

ENDURANCE

(various dists).

Hever Castle, Kent.

castletriathlonseries.co.uk

NORWICH TRIATHLON

(various dists).

Whitlingham Country

Park, Norwich, Norfolk.

norwichtriathlon.co.uk

1 3

guildford

triathlon

(500m S/22kmB/5km R).

Surrey Sports Park,

Guildford, Surrey.

aat-events.com

FIXADDICTION TRIATHLON

(400m S/20km B/5km R).

Dorney Lake,

Windsor, Berkshire.

thefixevents.com

THE ISLANDER

(1.9km S/90km B/21km R).

Mersea Island, Essex.

Islandraces.com

14

Woodhorn

Museum Triathlon

(750m S/20km B/5km R).

QE2 Country Park,

Northumberland.

vo2maxracingevents.co.uk

M3 Triathlon

(750m S/21km B/5km R).

Monikie Country Park,

Dundee, Scotland.

m3tri.com

Ironman UK

(3.8kmS/180kmB/

42.2km R).

Bolton, Lancashire.

eu.ironman.com

Croyde Ocean Triathlon

(1.5km S/40km B/12km R).

Putsborough

Sands, Devon.

croydeocean. co.uk

DIRTYGREENTRAINERS

LONG COURSE WEEKEND

5-7 JULY One of the biggest weekends in

endurance sport, with the three iron

distances split over three days. Expect

epic course views and atmosphere.

Deadspot The very top

and bottom of your

pedal stroke, where you

produce little power

DNS/dnf Did not

start, did not finish –

abbreviations in

race results

DOMS Delayed onset

muscle soreness (after

racing or training)

DQ Disqualified,

abbreviation in

race results

Drafting Hitching a

ride on someone

else’s slipstream in the

bike or swim

Drag The amount of

turbulent displaced air

that an object creates,

resulting in a slowing

effect

Duathlon Usually a

run/bike/run format

Electrolyte drink

Contains sodium and

potassium to help your

body hydrate

Elite Another word for a

‘pro’ – e.g. the Brownlees

ftp Functional threshold

power. The highest

average power you can

maintain for 1hr cycling

Glycemic index A

ranking system for

carbohydrates based on

their effect on blood

glucose levels

half-iron distance Also

known as 70.3 or middle.

In km, it’s a 1.9km swim,

90km bike and 21km run

TRI SPEAK (CONT)