Triathlon

The Club has a very active Triathlon section, with plenty going on for Adults and Juniors. The club caters for all abilities from GB age groupers to complete novices. Membership gives access to a wide range of coached and group swimming, (pool based and also at our open water venue), biking, and running sessions. Our various training sessions and events cover all 12 months of the year, come along and give us a try. Contact our triathlon co-ordinators via triathlon@westsuffolkwheelers.org

West Suffolk Wheelers are affiliated to Triathlon England and new and existing club members are encouraged to join to take advantage of the benefits that membership offers such as insurance cover.

What is Triathlon?

Introduction

Triathlon is a multi-discipline sport consisting of swimming, cycling and running. (In that order, although in its infancy, the run was first and the swim last).

Race distances can vary but typically range from a Sprint, a Standard and all the way up to Ironman.

Sprint distances are typically 300-400m pool swim or 750m open water, 20-22km cycle and 5km run
Standard or ‘Olympic’ distance is approximately double the sprint distances
Ironman is much further. Typically a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run.

Triathlon Tips

Triathlon Training

Training Activities

Racing

Go-Tri Race Series

Go-Tri

Go-Tri are short races ideal for novices to have a go at multisport races, or for the more experienced athlete to gain some race practise in a safe, less pressured and friendly environment. Go-Tri is British Triathlon recognised and registered; the events will be marshalled by members of the West Suffolk Wheelers and Triathlon club; and friendly advice will be available at all times from experienced Triathletes.

Go-Tri races are particularly suitable for juniors from 8 years old upwards, so the whole family can take part.

Go-Tri is taking a break in 2018, but we hope to bring it back in 2019.

Club Triathlon Championships

The Club Triathlon Championships is held at Fritton Lake in Norfolk during June as part of the Fritton Triathlon Festival Weekend. The event is open to all members with club championships for each of three race distances (super sprint, sprint and Olympic), and split across age groups, Youths (15-16), Juniors (17-18), Juniors 19 (19), Seniors 1 (20-24), Seniors 2 (25-29), Seniors 3 (30-34), Seniors 4 (35-39), Veterans 1 (40-44), Veterans 2 (45-49), Veterans 3 (50-54), Veterans 4 (55-59), Veterans 5 (60-64), Veterans 6), (65-69), Veterans 7 (70-74), Veterans 8 (75-79), Veterans 9 (80+) – there’s something for everyone.

Fritton Lake is easily reached from Bury on the day, but also offers on site camping, B&B and self-catered lodge accommodation and the 2016 edition proved to be a great weekend away for the Wheelers triathletes and families – see the 2018 report here.

Trophies are awarded for first man & woman in each age group, to be presented at the annual club awards event.

Open Events