Derby Triathlon Club
Winter Races
Winter Races
X-Country
http://www.derbyrunnerleague.co.uk/index.html
| Race | Date | venue | organising club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race XC01 | 02-OCT-2011 | South Charnwood High School | West End Runners |
| Race XC02 | 23-OCT-2011 | Bagworth Heath | Desford Striders |
| Race XC03 | 20-NOV-2011 | Foremark Reservoir | Dave Mann/Hermitage |
| Race XC04 | 04-DEC-2011 | Allestree Park | Shelton Striders |
| Race XC04 | 11-DEC-2011 | (reserve date) | Shelton Striders |
| Race XC05 | 15-JAN-2012 | Grace Dieu School | Shepshed |
| Race XC06 & Presentation | 19-FEB-2012 | Bosworth Country Park | Hinckley |
| Race XC07 National Final | 04-MAR-2012 | Sinai Park - Burton | Hatton / Dave Mann |
Cycling
Derby Mercury has cycle sessions every Wednesday evening on Allestree Park. Warm clothing and lights needed. Ages 7-17 yrs
Time is 6.30pm. Maybe slightly earlier now is getting colder weather.
Contact Jim Crew for further details 07540 188016.
Running
Derby and County Athletic Club Tuesdays/Thursdays and Sunday mornings. Go to their web site for further details. www.derbyac.org.uk
There are a number of XC races during the winter months.
Also at the beginning of January there will be the County XC Championships. Entries will be on the Derbyshire Athletics site. Entries will need to be in Nov/Dec and they will not accept late entries. Qualifying to represent the county will enable you to represent your county at the Intercounties, one of the best XC races on the calendar. www.dcaa.org.uk
English School XC
Again check with your school that they are sending runners to the local and area championships. Again if you qualify from your school to the area and then the actual championships, that is a great opportunity. Lots of the top triathletes went through both routes with the Intercounties and the English schools and still some of them compete in the big races during winter at senior level. There is a web site for the English School XC.
Cyclo Cross
Nott’s and Derby Cyclo Cross league. These are races usually on a Saturday afternoon for all ages. They are lapped races and off road, great for learning bike handling skills, something all triathletes need to be good at. There is also the West midlands league which have their races on a Sunday. Again both of these leagues have web sites with a very good calendar of events. You can go through British Cycling web site and click on the cyclo cross link to find out more.
Swimming
Winters are great for getting in those swim galas. Make sure that you do not overload with lots of races as it’s easy to get caught up in this with the number of galas available.
Above are just a few of the activities you can do during the winter months to keep you focused throughout winter. Also, it is good preparation for next season both for duathlon and triathlon.
If you know of any other events let me know and I can circulate it to the other athletes - hilary.johnson@derbytriathlonclub.co.uk
Hilary / Bill / Grant
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