Tritons Junior Newsletter – Summer 2014 For a reason I can’t quite work out (another senior moment – Ed) last month’s newsletter didn’t happen so you can now enjoy a bumper summer double edition. Training in August Our summer training timetable continues throughout August: Wednesday 6-­‐7pm run in Greenwich Park, meet at the Bandstand Thursday 5-­‐6pm swim at Charlton Lido Saturday 2-­‐4pm cycling at Cyclopark Sunday 6:30-­‐7:30pm swim at Eltham College As we prepare for the final London junior series aquathlon on 31 August and Hever Triathlon on 27/28 August we will be focussing on race preparation with shorter, sharper intervals and transition practice. Volume has reduced but intensity will be high! We are investigating the possibility of arranging an open water swim session at the Serpentine, details tbc. You may also be interested in the children’s open water swim training session at Hever Castle on 7 September http://tinyurl.com/o9l568y. Recent Results Lots of races in June and July, it was great to see so many of you racing and loads of trophies won! Sophia even got her picture in the local press after Trinity! 5 June – Hever Castle Evening Sprint Tristar 2 (200m swim/4km bike/2km run) Brett 39:09 (3rd) Page 1 8 June – Greenwich Junior Aquathlon A huge Triton turnout on a glorious morning, great racing, lots of smiles and some very proud coaches! Tristart (50m swim/500m run) Theo 3:56 (1st), Oliver 4:15 (3rd), Matthew 4:24 (5th) Tristar 1 (150m/1.5km) Boys: Joshua S 8:53 (1st), Liam 10:25 (7th), Joshua D 10:44 (8th) Girls: Anna 10:59 (6th), Amelie 11:13 (7th), Gabriella 11:14 (8th), Elspeth 11:31 (12th), Sophia 11:56 (15th) Tristar 2 (200m/2km) Boys: Brett 11:44 (2nd), Luca 12:34 (18h), Louis K 12:47 (140h), Harry 13:50 (15th), Ben 13:56 (16th), Sebastian 14:12 (17th), Beau 14:38 (19th), Marton 15:25 (22nd) Girls: Megan 12:58 (6th), Lucy 13:31 (12th) Liberty 13:47 (13th), Paula 14:52 (17th) Madeline 15:40 (19th), Georgina 16:03 (21st), Isabel 16:29 (23rd), Francesca 17:33 (24th) Tristar 3 (300m/3km) Tom 15:48 (2nd) Harry and Beau storm the run course Isabel speeds through Transition 15 June – Thames Turbo Aquathlon Tristart (50m swim/500m run) Oliver: 3:48 (5th) Tristar 1 (150m/1.5km) Liam 10:44 (11th), Joshua D 11:18 (15th) Tristar 2 (250m/2km) Brett 12:38 (2nd) Page 2 22 June – Dartford Bridge Triathlon Tristar 1 (100m swim/3km bike/1km run) Boys: Owen 16:52 (3rd) Girls: Amelie 17:36 (6th) Tristar 2 (200m/6km/1.5km) Boys: Louis K 25:33 (10th), Beau 28:34 (14th), Marton 29:41 (16th) Girls: Isabel 29:39 (7th). Francesca 31:31 (9th) Tristar 3 (300m/9km/2km) Tom 27:49 (3rd) Marton races into T1 Owen and Sophia … not drafting! Francesca working hard on the bike Tom chilling at the swim start! Page 3 27 June – Leeds Castle Aquathlon Tristar 2 (250m swim/2km run) Brett 12:43 (1st) 29 June – Trinity Triathlon Another great turnout and more impressive performances all round Tristart (50m swim/1.1km bike/ 600m run) Theo 7:50 (3rd), Oliver 9:03 (5th), Lewis 9:39 (17th) Tristar 1 (150m/4km/1.2km) Boys: Joshua S 19:08 (7th), Joshua D 20:09 (10th), Owen 20:32 (14th), Liam 21:56 (23rd) All smiles at the finish! th
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Girls: Sophia 21:41 (16 ), Amelie 22:06 (19 ) Tristar 2 (200m/6km/1.8km) Boys: Brett 25:18 (5th), Louis K 28:14 (29th), Luca 28:38 (30th), Ben 29:54 (34th), Harry 33:35 (46th) Girls: Liberty 28:12 (9th), Madeline 35:02 (28th) Tristar 3 (250m/8km/2.2km) Tom 27:46 (6th) Tom ripping up the bike course 1 July – Hever Castle Evening Sprint Tristar 2 (200m swim/4km bike/2km run) Brett 36:34 (2nd) This is a really tough race … but Brett’s on fire this season! Page 4 6 July – Eton Dorney SuperTri Tristar 1 (100m swim/3km bike/1km run) Boys: Louis W 17:38 (47), Josh D 17:48 (54), Liam 19:54 (106), Freddie 24:15 (192). Girls: Sophia 20:42 (124), Elspeth 22:26 (163), Amelie 22:46 (166) Tristar 2 (200m/5.3km/2km) Boys: Louis K 28:24 (92), Ben 29:33 (108), Beau 30:54 (83), Harry 31:51 (140), Marton 33:04 (169). Girls: Liberty 27:47 (77), Madeline 36:54 (200) Tristar 3 (400m/10.6km/2.5km) Tom 35:26 (10th) SuperTritons unleash their sprint finishes! 13 July – Medway Duathlon Tristart (400m run/1.5km bike/200m run) Theo 6:54 (2nd), Lewis 7:14 (3rd), Matthew 7:51 (5th), Fionn 9:01 (8th) Tristar 1 (1200m/3km/400m) Boys: Owen 16;15 (5th), Freddy 15;16 (8th). Girls: Elspeth18:55 (11th) Tristar 2 (1200m/5km/800m) Boys: Brett 21:15 (6th), Luca 22:13 (10th). Girls: Francesca 30:29 (7th) Don’t forget to smile boys!! Luca and Brett go stride for stride Page 5 Please let me know about your results so I can tell everyone else how amazing you all are! Club Champions!! As previously advertised, Trinity Triathlon was our 2014 club championship race and I’m delighted to announce are junior champions: Tristart: Theo Tristar 1: Joshua S & Sophia Tristar 2: Brett & Liberty Tristar 3: Tom Well done to you all! Trophies will be presented at our end of season social event in the autumn, details tbc. London Region Junior Series The 2014 Junior Series comes to an end with the London Fields Aquathlon on 31 August. The current standings after 7 races can be found on the Series webpage at http://tinyurl.com/mt4gfvl. To get a place in the final standings you need to do 2 “A” races and 1 “B” race – so if you are missing a B race get entered for London Fields right away! Congratulations to Tom who has been selected to represent London Region’s Tristar 3 team at the Inter-­‐Regional Championships in Nottingham on 22 August. Upcoming Races 17 August: Children’s duathlon at Lee Valley Velopark – next to the Velodrome in the Olympic Park. (Note that the date has changed from 10 August). This will be the second of a 3 race series, the final race is on 12 October. There is also an adult and women’s only series if any of you parents fancy having a go. Full details at http://t.co/W5ZiNKAift. 31 August: London Fields Aquathlon. This is the final race of the 2014 London Region Junior Series. 26/27 September: Hever Castle Triathlon Parkrun: For anyone wanting to improve their endurance over the summer parkrun (www.parkrun.org.uk) is a free to enter 5km run held at 9am every Saturday at a number of locations across London. Locally there are parkruns at Avery Hill, Dulwich Park, Brockwell Park, Danson Park, Crystal Palace and Hilly Fields. Parkrun attracts all shapes, sizes and ages and if you need to walk or can’t manage the full distance that’s fine … as long as Bruno isn’t watching! As well as building your running endurance you can monitor your progress by running the same course over a period of time. Page 6 Meet the Coaches! This month … get to know Jim “the Plum” Kirkland. I have been actively involved in Triathlon for about 10 years now and a Greenwich Tritons Club member for the last four, Coaching Officer for the last two of those. I was getting a bit stale running, my marathon count was then in the eighties, and I was concerned about my aging bones and joints lasting me into my dotage, if I had known how much damage I was likely to do to myself falling off my bike I would never have started. The first time I got into the water competitively in a Triathlon was the lake in Frankfurt for Ironman Germany in 1995 and since then have managed to cover of most of the race distances involved from sprint upwards. My life outside sport has virtually disappeared with coaching or my own training sessions on virtually every day of the week. I’m currently a Level 2 coach and a qualified Triathlon Race Referee but I’m still looking to increase my knowledge base within the sport. My original motivation for taking up triathlon was to give me a reason to learn to swim, I assumed, being tight with my money, that the expense of entering an Ironman would focus my mind on actually being able to ensure I could complete the first of the three disciplines. It worked however I am still one of the worst swimmers in the club despite the hours of effort put in. The advantage being I have spent so long trying to sort my stroke out I know all the tricks and tips to pass on to others. I still have competitive goals though, and sneaking up an age group on my next birthday gives me a chance of GB qualification with a bit of application. That, and getting Michelle Treadwell into the pool, are my goals for the next couple of years. Keeping in Touch I will continue to send out updates by email but here are a couple of other ways in which you can keep up to date with the latest club news, results and information: •
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if you have renewed your subs online you should now have access to the Junior members forum page on the Club’s website. If you are a Facebook user you can join the Greenwich Tritons Group. British Triathlon membership If you are thinking about joining Triathlon England please use the link on the Club website homepage. Every new membership taken out via this link will earn the Club a commission. Triathlon England membership is not compulsory (unless you want to be considered for the London Region IRC team) but will give you a discount on entry fees for BTF sanctioned races. Full benefits of membership are explained can be found on the Page 7 Triathlon England website, although to be honest the additional benefits are not that relevant to junior members. Zoggs goggles The Club earns a small commission on sales of goggles and other swimwear if you use the link on our website to the Zoggs swim shop. Kit We have a small stock of hoodies, technical t-­‐shirts and trisuits in junior sizes. Prices as follows: Hoodie £20 T-­‐shirt £10 Swim hat £2.50 (orange or blue) Trisuit £48 Please let me know if you would like to try any items on for size. As ever, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask me, Bruno or one of the other coaches. Ed Simpson 5 August 2014 [email protected] Page 8