Club sponsored by
Ipswich Borough Council
Events sponsored or otherwise supported by
BTS and 53-12

www.ipswich-tri.org


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Triathlon England

Guide to the site

Events - Ipswich triathlon club is promoting three races in 2008

ITCH - Ipswich triathlon club handout

2008 ITCH League - standings
2008 ITCH League - info

Join us - information about the club, including club sessions and club kit; application form, constitution

Club notices archive

titch - for junior members

Links - to other websites


Events sponsored or otherwise supported by BTS and 53-12

Culford triathlon sponsored by BTS

 

53-12 are sponsors of the 2006 Ipswich duathlon


Note: to read "PDF" files, you will need the Adobe Reader software on your PC.

 

Welcome to Ipswich Triathlon Club's website.

Ipswich triathlon club is promoting three races during 2008 - Culford, the Junior, & the duathlon.


 
Culford Triathlon 27th July 2008

Click here for Culford referee feedback & 2008 RESULTS.

 

Our photographer Mark Cozens has uploaded photos from the race to www.mphotography.co.uk (or go straight to the gallery at http://www.mphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/5544681_HERWf). You can order pictures from Mark's site as a souvenir of your race.

Our massage crew raised over £50 for Macmillan Cancer Support. (I'm afraid I don't have an exact figure as donations were collected in a sealed box that hasn't been opened yet.)

Finally, I have a few small items of unclaimed lost property. Please get in touch if you think you lost anything on Sunday.
Culford race director: Dave Copland - culford@ipswich-tri.org.
 

Click here to download Culford 2007 results [PDF].


Junior Triathlon on Sunday 24th August, 2008

Click here for JUNIOR RESULTS.

Click here for COMPETITOR INFORMATION.[PDF]

Junior race director: Simon Palmer - e-mail direct at simon.palmer@talk21.com or via juniortri@ipswich-tri.org
 

2007 Junior results - Click here to download 2007 Junior results [PDF].
Duathlon on Sunday 21st September, 2008
ENTRIES NOW OPEN - see Entry Central.

Duathlon race director: Nik Bestow - e-mail direct at nik.bestow@bt.com or via duathlon@ipswich-tri.org
 

 
2007 Duathlon results - Click here to view 2007 duathlon results [opens in new window].

Click here to see photographs - courtesy of Mary Lumkin.

Club notices
Information for club members is mostly sent out by e-mail & repeated in ITCH
club sessions, club league, Kit, old notices, ITCH archive, committee members
, links .
 
24-08-08

Pyrenees training camp - the date for this is being fixed as 18th-25th April 2009.  See Susannah's item in April's ITCH for further details, and contact Susannah as soon as possible if you want to book a slot.


13-08-08

We are short of volunteers to help with the Ipswich Junior Triathlon on Sunday 24th August from about 9.00am until midday. Many people who originally offered help are now unable to do so.

If you can help please step forward by contacting Simon Palmer at simon.palmer@talk21.com as soon as possible.


30-07-08 ITCH for July 2008 viewable on-line.
Contents include:
  • the new club champions
  • Culford race director's report
  • reminder about making your mind up NOW if you plan to enter a European Ironman in 2009
  • advance notice of AGM on 13th November.

07-07-08 URGENT - Volunteers needed for Culford Triathlon - 27th July

We need approximately 40 race day volunteers for the Culford Triathlon to run smoothly.  Currently only 17 people have emailed their confirmation for race day, which is insufficient to run the race.

So this is a big plea to club members to offer their support for the race on Sunday 27th July by volunteering to help. Could people please contact Derrick Smith ASAP at  derrick.smith@bt.com to volunteer their help.

Note - we have plenty of volunteers for race set up on the Saturday. It is race day itself that needs more volunteers.

Club championships - we had a very successful time of it at the Norwich triathlon, bringing home a major podium place and numerous age-group wins.  Well done to everybody - even the club member who thought it was a horse race.
If you were there, please send me a paragraph or two (or more) for ITCH...

Tour de France mini-league - Ant "Swiss Tony" Birt has set up an "Ipswich Tri Club" mini-league in Eurosport's fantasy TdF competition.  If you're interested, register and submit a team at http://fantasy.tour-de-france.eurosport.com/ and then contact Ant with some urgency (or you'll miss out on points).

Diss duathlon pictures - see http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/ipswich.triathlon/DissDuathlon

Ipswich BC closed circuit race - 13th July - Bentwaters
Ipswich bike club have been able to secure Bentwaters Park for a closed circuit road race event on the 13th July 2008 (Bentwaters Park is situated off the A1152 between Woodbridge and Tunstall, just south east of Rendlesham.) The circuit is approx 5.1 miles in length. This will be reduced for the youth races.
Entries will be on the line only. The first race starts at 12:15.
For more information please contact the organiser, Paul Driver pd@pauldriver.co.uk or
on 07770388993.
There might be more information on the IBC website.


02-07-08 ITCH league correction - the version shown in ITCH used the wrong tariff - the "long" tariff - for the IM70.3 instead of the "middle" tariff. This has been corrected in my "current standings" master file, which now also shows the 2007 totals so you can see how you're improving.

Juniors training day June 22nd - see it in pictures


28-06-08 ITCH for June 2008 viewable on-line.
Contents include:
  • "June-ior special"
  • reminder that the club championships - the Norwich standard triathlon - are next week.
    June 29th is the final closing date - see http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100057
  • you need to be deciding NOW if you plan to enter a European Ironman in 2009
  • Wendy's windy Windsor
  • ITCH league update
  • changes to kit arrangements

09-06-08 Reminder - the next junior training day is Sunday 22nd June.  More details, and a report from the May training day, can be found in titch section of the website.  Also, I hope to include a lot more junior coverage in the June-ior edition of ITCH, so any stories to me at itch@ipswich-tri.org a.s.a.p. please.
28-05-08 ITCH for May 2008 viewable on-line.
13-05-08 The next Swiss Ball session will no longer be next week (22nd May) – Greshams are fully booked and we cannot do it on uneven ground outside.  The session will now be a “Mystery Run” led by Swiss Tony.
12-05-08 Reminder that this Thursday (15th May) is a turbo/run session. Please let Steve dB know if you are likely to attend but need to borrow a turbo so he can ensure enough turbos are available for those who need one.
05-05-08 2008 ITCH League & club championship. Many league events are now already full but there are still places in the Norwich triathlon (see http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100057) which we are using as our club championship decider. However, please do not leave it too late to enter - this month's 220 magazine included a leaflet advertising the event as part of a wider Norwich festival so I expect this will quickly fill as well.

Social event Friday 23 May - Emily Carter has booked 15 places for 8:30 at Temptation Chinese Ipswich (all you can eat buffet).  Cost will be £10.90pp pay on night (drinks to be ordered separately at the bar, to stop any confusion).  E-mail emily.carter@fredolsentravel.co.uk  to book your place. First come first served, but Emily may be able to increase numbers if required.
Meet beforehand from 8:00 at the
Milestone (formerly the Mulberry) opposite the Odeon at the bottom of Woodbridge Road.


02-05-08 Social event Friday 23 May - "Temptation" Chinese buffet restaurant, Ipswich. Make a note in your diary now, further details to follow.
30-04-08 ITCH for April 2008 viewable on-line.
29-04-08 Please note that the Aquathon (swim, run) at Harwich Dovercourt pool late Sunday May 4th is open to seniors as well as juniors - we have been invited to participate in a three-way challenge match against East Essex triathlon club and Harwich swimming/running club.  If you are interested in competing for Ipswich triathlon club, please contact Simon with some urgency.

Thursday evening "social training" sessions - May 1st Fynn Valley Run; May 8th Christchurch Park short hill session; May 15th dB’s Big Bad Turbo/Run session. (More in forthcoming ITCH.)


07-04-08 Saturday swimming - reminder that swimming resumes this coming Saturday 12th April.
Details: contact dB - mailto:steve@ipswich-tri.org or ring 07795 564322.

07-04-08

Invitation from the Broomhill Pool Trust - Saturday 26th April - in celebration of Broomhill Pool's 70th anniversary:

  • OPEN DAY - BROOMHILL POOL 10:00-17:00

  • BBQ AND PARTY - EMPEROR PUBLIC HOUSE 18:00 onwards

The Broomhill Pool Trust will host an "open day" at the pool from 10:00am to 17:00. The public will be able to view safe areas of the pool site (no swimming). There will be an exhibition of the pool, competitions, vintage cars and raffle prizes.  Entrance is free, but donations to the Broomhill Pool Trust will be welcome.

In the evening a BBQ and party will be held at the Broomhill Pool Trust's “worldwide HQ” at Emperor Public House on Norwich Road. Entrance is free, but donations to the Broomhill Pool Trust will be welcome. All proceeds from the BBQ go to the Trust.

A special "Broomhill 70th Birthday" souvenir booklet will be sold at £2.00 per copy.

www.savebroomhillpool.org


31-03-08 ITCH for March 2008 viewable on-line.

April junior training day cancelled - there have been very few confirmed bookings for the training programme so far, so Adrian has had to cancel the first training day, which had been scheduled for Sunday 13th April, at Framlingham College. At the moment Adrian is still planning to go ahead with the remaining three training days in May, June & July at Woodbridge School.


14-03-08 This weekend's swimming (+ bike) - Steve dB is ringing people on his call list but please note that tomorrow's swimming will include an option to be counted & timed over 1500m, which is a superb chance to "baseline" this season's training. (At least one lane will be available for people following their own schedule.)  Steve & others are then planning to ride the Ipswich duathlon route, starting from the bottom of Wherstead Hill (near the Oyster reach/Ostrich pub) at 10:30.  This is an informal ride but they will try and pair people up so you can go at your own speed.
10-03-08 Junior training - see titch section for application form for the programme of four training days timed to lead up to the Framlingham junior triathlon in August 2008.

May 4th Junior Aquathon (swim, run) at Harwich Dovercourt pool - we have been invited to participate in a three-way challenge match against East Essex triathlon club and Harwich swimming/running club.  If you are interested in competing for Ipswich triathlon club, please contact Adrian.


06-03-08 2008 ITCH League - events finalised.
03-03-08 2008 subscriptions - please make sure you download and return the 2008 application form when joining or renewing your membership (one of the links on the web page had been pointing to an old membership form). Thank you.

Click here to see older notices
 

Training sessions & other club meets
We meet every Thursday night at Greshams Sports Club, Tuddenham Road, Ipswich.

We usually have an informal club run or something similar (come ready to START at 7pm - and please wear appropriately visible kit during darker evenings) and then have a chance to chat in the bar from about 8pm. Food is available from the bar until about 9pm.

We also have access to a local school's 25m pool for Saturday morning swim sessions, usually during term times -  click here for further details.


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 Feedback - e-mail charlie@ipswich-tri.org