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Guide to the site

Events - Ipswich triathlon club is promoting three races in 2009

ITCH - Ipswich triathlon club handout

2008 ITCH League - standings
2008 ITCH League - info

2009 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


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Welcome to Ipswich Triathlon Club's website.

Ipswich triathlon club is promoting three races during 2009 - Culford, the Junior, & the duathlon:

Click here to go to the main "events" section of the website. We will post information there as & when it becomes available. You can also find results from previous years.


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 .
 
30-06-09 ITCH for May & June 2009 is viewable on-line with
  • a veritable feast of race reports from April, May & June
  • exciting news about OPEN WATER SWIMMING (starting tonight!)
  • Danny's holiday diary from the Pyrenees training camp
  • a new triathlon, at Dunmow
  • news of an attempt at the Ultraman

It's even got a new small ad!


29-06-09 Norwich triathlon - club championships

Good luck to everybody racing or just taking part at Norwich this coming weekend. Steve dB plans to take a gazebo and a club power flag or two (as long as they let him in to drop it all off!) so we’ll have a base camp for everyone, so keep an eye out for him.


22-06-09 ITCH League - standings going into July.

I have spent many hours sweating over PDFs and an increasingly irate PC but I think I have successfully processed all available data and updated the ITCH league - click here (and keep your fingers crossed that it works) to see the full spreadsheet approximately half-way through the season.

Some members have already completed four scoring events; others have yet to start. But it's already looking very interesting, with Rick Berry and Julia Green heading up things - and things can only get hotter as we go into July with Norwich & Grays, and also a bundle of Longs...


03-06-09 Race reports needed for ITCH - did you race at Waveney or Newmarket? Can you send me some words?

Thursday club sessions:

4 Jun: Fynn Valley run (off-road, approx 5 miles)
11 Jun: Spin session (not at Greshams; tell Ross if you're coming)
18 Jun: 1hr bike ride (2 or 3 groups, distance depends on speed)
25 Jun: Christchurch Park hill session
2 Jul: Shell garage run (4.5 mile road run)
9 Jul: Speed session (interval training road run)

Free talk at Bury Physio, Maynewater Lane, Thursday 4th June - see e-mail for details

Suffolk villages charity bike ride - Sunday 14th June - 20/40/80km options - see www.stowlions.org.uk for details & entry form.


13-05-09 Club sessions:

14th May - Derrick's Less Mysterious Run (in daylight the mystery is reduced). 6 mile road run

AND Meantime at Greshams...

John W's "Everything you wanted to know about bikes but were afraid to ask".

This is a very basic bike maintenance session including how to fix a puncture, adjust brakes, tyre pressures etc. For those of you who have ridden in groups, the answer is NOT "I've got the spare inner tube and Susannah will know how to fix it". No question is too stupid or trivial.

21st May - Christchurch Park Hills - Enjoy a run round the park with the added enjoyment of beasting yourself with hill sprints.

28th May - Turbo Run session. Bikes on turbos at Greshams interspersed with some running round the field. Great bike/run transition training. Is anyone who doesn't want to do the training willing to keep an eye on the bikes while people are running?

4th June - Fynn Valley - approx 5 mile trail run. Too light for werewolf spotting.


06-05-09 Tomorrow's club session - unfortunately Isabel can no longer lead the session planned for tomorrow's club night so you may need to do something different.

Club championship - when I last looked, 27 members had entered the Norwich standard triathlon. If you intend entering then do it now - there were only nine places left. See http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?festivalID=46


06-05-09 Reminder of social event - please let Ross know (e-mail ross@ipswich-tri.org or mobile 0773 6322 776) with some urgency whether you're coming to the Greyhound this coming Friday evening, 8th May. (See ITCH for further details.)

Funding for training as a coach - more to follow in next ITCH but if you can't wait visit www.suffolksport.com for details. Look for the item "Leading the Field".

Apparently Waveney 2 has opened - see http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100149


13-04-09 ITCH for April 2009 is viewable on-line.

Time-trials - Wednesday evening bicycle time-trials start this week.
See ITCH or http://www.ipswichbicycleclub.co.uk/events.html for details.


08-04-09 Saturday morning swim sessions at Woolverstone:

April      11th, 18th  (No swim 25th)
May.     02nd, 09th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
June     06th, 13th, 20th, 27th
July.     (04th No swim - club champs on the 5th), 11th, 18th, 25th


31-03-09 ITCH will be a little delayed.

Thursday evening sessions: 

2 April – John W Speed Session
9 April – Spinning session £3 at the fitness unit on felixstowe road
( First come first served, only 15 places - let Ross know if you're coming)
16 April – Christchurch Park session
23 April – Shell Garage run
30th April – Fynn Valley
7 May – Turbo/Brick session or group ride subject to interest/weather

Specialist all-day swim coaching session: still to be confirmed with the coach but pencil in Sunday May 10th.

Long bike rides: Nick Collinson is planning to do the Hell of the East (his very own "Tour of the Four Counties") on the following weekdays.

Tuesday April 7th
Wednesday April 15th
Wednesday April 22nd
Thursday April 30th (depending how tired he feels)

He’s planning to leave about 8:30 each day and will ride north out of Ipswich on the Westerfield Road. The ride is c. 120 miles so takes 6:30ish.


01-03-09 Culford full - waiting list in operation.

Sport England Survey - if you haven't already done so, consider registering to take part in the Sport England Survey about your participation in triathlon.
See http://surveys.globalepanel.com/wix/p286573946.aspx?type=2&Sport=triathlon


28-02-09 Culford opened for entries as promised at 6am on Thursday 26th February 2009.  It is already very nearly full. See http://www.entrycentral.net/index.php?raceID=100027 for the current position.

ITCH for February 2009 is viewable on-line.


31-01-09 ITCH for January 2009 is viewable on-line.
22-01-09 Club kit - the price lists shown on this website are the 2006 price lists - the prices shown reflect an item-by-item discount.  From 2009, kit will be charged at full cost but, at the moment, the 2009 costs are not yet known - apart from anything else our manufacturer is in the Eurozone. However, members are able to "earn" discount vouchers which can be saved and used to offset the price of any club kit which they buy.
21-01-09 Ipswich junior triathlon open for entries - tell your friends' children!
Enter at http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?festivalID=28

20-01-09 Membership renewal - please make sure you use the 2009 membership application form, and remember to enclose an SAE if you want Simon to send you a "prompt renewal" club kit discount voucher.
12-01-09 Club championship - the committee has agreed once more to adopt the Norwich "olympic" triathlon, on Sunday 5th July, as the decider for our club championships. Entries are already open - see http://www.tri-anglia.co.uk/NorwichTriathlon/ for further details. If you enter, make sure you enter the "olympic" (or "standard" distance) event and not the shorter "sprint" event.

The ITCH league has now also been finalised for 2009 - click here for details.


05-01-09 Important fixture corrections
In the calendar attached to ITCH I have been giving the wrong location for the cross-country on January 18th. It is NOT Bury St Edmunds; it is at Framlingham as stated in the body of ITCH and below.
See http://www.stowmarketstriders.org.uk/RaceDiary/SuffolkCountyXC.htm for pointers to maps.
Also, I had mistyped the date of Gt Bentley half-marathon as 9th February whereas it is in the Sunday 8th February - see http://www.gbrc.org.uk/

Wattisham vs Fritton Super Sprint
Wattisham is taking place on Saturday 25th April - see http://www.wattishamtriathlon.co.uk/ - which clashes with the Pyrenees training camp and the London marathon that weekend.
Ant suggests Fritton Super Sprint as a replacement for the purposes of the ITCH league. The "Super Sprint" is the same weekend as the Fritton Standard event - June 6th and June 7th - so it seems like a good idea - see http://www.fritton-lake-triathlon.co.uk/
If enough of you are still going to be doing Wattisham, I can include both in the league, which will give a wider choice for people not yet up to doing a standard distance or further. Let me know.

Reminder - don't forget to renew your subscriptions.
If you renew by end of January (and enclose an SAE when you send your wads to Simon) you should receive a club kit discount voucher on due course.


23-12-08
 
Merry Christmas - ITCH for December 2008 is viewable on-line.
15-12-08

You need to act NOW if you want to enter the Suffolk County Athletics Association Cross-country championships at Haughley Park, Stowmarket on 11-Jan-2009.  YOU NEED TO ENTER IN ADVANCE and the closing date is December 19th so please don't delay.
Dave Copland will collate entries and send them off together so that we can enter the team competition.  If you want to enter, please email Dave at davecopland@btinternet.com with the following information:

  •     - Full name

  •     - Address

  •     - Date of birth

  •     - Telephone

  •     - Qualification (either born or resident in Suffolk)

The cost is £4.  Dave will pay for the entries and you can reimburse him at Haughley Park.  Men race over 12k and women over 6k.
Please let Dave know by Wednesday at the latest so that he can get the entries to the organiser by Friday.

Further details from http://www.suffolkathletics.org.uk/


12-12-08 Forthcoming Saturday morning swimming sessions – be at school for 9:00 am start

Dec 13th            last before Christmas, to be followed by optional ALTON WATER run

Jan 3rd               CANCELLED

January             10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
February           7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
March               7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
April                  4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
May                  2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
To get on Steve’s “ring round” list, contact Steve de Boltz on 07795 564322 or e-mail
stevedb@btsgroupuk.com

Thursday sessions – all in evening at Greshams (7:00pm start) unless otherwise shown

Dec 25th            No run

Jan 1st               Dales Road Hangover Cure – meet at 12:00 noon at 83 Christchurch Street
Jan 8th               Fynn Valley Head Torch – five miles cross-country under the full moon
Jan 15th             John Speed session – it’s hard, it’s fast and John is the boss
Jan 22nd             Valley Road Hills – the hills are alive with the sound of hamstrings
Jan 29th             Shell Garage Run – four miles on pavement

Feb 5th              Fynn Valley Head Torch – five miles cross-country under the full moon


20-11-08 Running this Saturday after swimming - Susannah & Maria will be running at Alton Water this Saturday after swimming. They will "start at 10:45 prompt - in fact, we'll start as soon as we're ready, which might be earlier."  Then tea at the café (assuming it is open this time of year).
14-11-08 New committee - following the elections at yesterday's AGM, the committee going into 2009 becomes:
 

Post

Holder

e-mail @ipswich-tri.org

Chair

Mary Skelcher

chair

General Secretary

Simon Palmer
[simon.palmer@talk21.com]

 

Men’s captain

Ross Welton

ross

Ladies’ captain

Kate Stannett

kate

Treasurer

John Wankowski

treasurer

Comms inc web

Charlie Stannett

ITCH items - itch
otherwise - charlie
     
Race directors & other non-committee posts become/remain
Culford Dave Copland culford
Junior tri (Framlingham) Matt Dye juniortri
Duathlon (Alton) Nik Bestow duathlon
Kit John Wankowski kit
swimming sessions Steve dB
[07795 564322.]
 

Note that we do not currently have a named committee member for either "Development" or "Regional rep".  If you are interested in taking these on, please contact Mary, Simon or any other member of the committee.  Although Adrian Green [currently juniors@ipswich-tri.org or via facebook] has stood down from the committee, he wishes to remain active in developing our junior members and is more than willing to mentor any incoming Development officer.

Subscriptions for 2009 - subscriptions remain as now, viz. family £20, senior £15, junior £5.  However, subject to confirmation by the committee, the requirement to provide help at one event may be tightened to ensure we have enough people on actual race days as opposed to setting up.
Dates have yet to been confirmed for 2009 race days but if you want to renew your membership before the Christmas rush you can click here to download an interim 2009 membership application form.


11-11-08 At last - ITCH for autumn 2008 is viewable on-line.
Contents include
  • race reports from the Vitruvian, Lafarge Helwith Bridge Duathlon, Clacton & duathlon world championships
  • ITCH league final outcome
  • social networks
  • possible change to the Culford bike route

Do not forget to come to the AGM.


03-11-08

You are reminded that the Ipswich Triathlon Club AGM is on Thursday 13th November, to be held in Greshams’ annex (not the bar). Buffet from 6:30, formal business from 7:00.
Click here to download the agenda [PDF], which also includes a list of all valid committee nominations as at 29th October.
Note that there are currently no valid nominations for either treasurer or development officer. Any further nominations by e-mail to Simon Palmer.

Thursday run routes:

Nov 6 Big John's Pyramid Sprints
It gets harder and faster and then it gets a bit easier.
Nov 13 (AGM) Short run (tbc) ***6pm Start***
Make room for the buffet.
Nov 20 Fynn Valley Full Moon Fun with a Head Torch
Werewolf hunting over 5 miles of off-road cinder track
Nov 27 Valley Road Hills - Up, up and away.
The hills are our friends. They make us faster.
Dec 4 Big John's Speed Session.
Faster, baby, Faster!
Dec 11 Dave's House Run - 4.5 mile road route with a couple of gentle hills
Dec 18 Fynn Valley Full Moon Fun with a Head Torch -  5 miles off-road on a cinder track

Arrive in time for a 7:00 start (except November 13th when, to be honest, 6:00 is probably pushing it!)

Christmas Social Shindig - Ross has booked 20 places at the Greyhound for Monday 8th December at 7:00pm (order from menu & pay at bar).  If you want "in", please contact Ross by mobile 0773 6322 776 or email.


26-10-08

ITCH league provisional outcome - click here to download as a PDF file - follows manual cranking of Vitruvian results, so this is really subject to confirmation from all the Vitruvian folk.

As most of you know this is all a bit unofficial but the “winners” are Dave Copland and Kate Stannett – both of whom actually scored slightly LOWER than last year. Lucy Bowditch would have scored higher if she had worn club kit at IMUK which would have given her an extra place or so.  Ross Weldon may also have done really well if he'd been first claim Ipswich.

The big improvers are all people who did more eligible events but, based on a quick butchers at my old print outs, words of praise must go to Julia Yelloly, Amanda Mallett and John Wankowski. And probably everybody else as well!


14-10-08
The Suffolk Winter League Cross Country - dates and venues for all six events:

26th October 08 Bury (Nowton Park) (Changed)
2nd November 08 Waveney (Fritton Lake)
16th November 08 Bungay (Ditchingham)
7th December 08 Woodbridge (Sutton Village Hall) * Note new venue*
18th January 09 Framlingham (note changed date)
1st February 09 Stowmarket (Haughley Park)

Senior events are about five miles and will start at 11am but junior times may vary depending on each host club. Please check prior to each event.
Turn up in good time and bring about a fiver in coins – Simon Palmer (or t.b.c. in Simon’s absence) will collect your name and a few quid on the day, which usually includes at least your first cup of tea après race.
You don’t run with a race number – you are given a ticket showing your finishing position as you cross the finish line, which ticket you then hand to Simon who collates.
UK:A rules – make sure you are wearing club kit.

Reminder - nominations needed for committee posts - please remember that all committee posts are elected on a yearly basis at the AGM. Nominations should be sent to Simon Palmer before 6th November, and should show the consent of the nominee to stand for the post, the name of the person nominating them, and the name of at least one other person who is seconding the nomination.
The only valid nominations received as of October's committee meeting were for Chair, Eastern Region Rep and Secretary.


22-09-08
No swimming on 4th OCTOBER. The school needs the pool.
Remember, if you want to be on Steve dBs "ring round" list for last minute changes, contact him on 07795-564322.

12-09-08 Situation vacant - Framlingham Junior Triathlon Race Director
You will have read in ITCH that Simon Palmer has decided to stand down after some years of successfully directing the Junior Triathlon.  Are you interested in taking this on?  If so, please let Simon know - simon.palmer@talk21.com - by the end of September so that the position can be discussed at the next committee meeting.

Thursday night sessions:

Sep 18th Dave's House Run
4.5 miles with a couple of little slopes
Sep 25th Valley Road Hills
400m repeats up hill to help improve your speed
Oct 2nd Big John's Speed Session
Experimental speed work session - ooer...
Oct 9th Shell Garage Run
4.5 miles - and it's flat
Oct 16th Finn Valley Head Torch
Excitement in the dark for five miles on a cinder track - bring a head torch!
Oct 23rd Dales Run
5 miles with one - okay, maybe two -small hills
Oct 30th Valley Road Hill
400m repeats up hill - improve your speed or collapse in a shaky white pool of pain - it's your choice

Please remember these are informal social training opportunities - and a perfect way to build up a thirst before hitting the bar afterwards!

Nominations invited for committee posts - please remember that all committee posts are elected on a yearly basis at the AGM. Nominations should be sent to Simon Palmer before 6th November, and should show the consent of the nominee to stand for the post, the name of the person nominating them, and the name of at least one other person who is seconding the nomination.

London marathon places - we will be applying for club places for the 2009 Flora London Marathon, for which members can apply.  As in previous years the committee will decide where the places go based on various criteria such as "did you apply in the open ballot" and "have you already had a club place".  However, we are applying a new "golden criterion" - you MUST have fulfilled your race volunteer obligations before your application will be considered.

Reminder - Marshals Urgently Required for Ipswich Duathlon, 21st September.
We need over 30 volunteers to make the Ipswich Duathlon a success and as of yesterday morning still did not have enough. This is the last club race of the year so could any members, especially any who have not yet helped out at a race this year, please contact Derrick Smith ASAP at derrick.smith@bt.com or on 07710 105551 to volunteer their help, or that of a friend. If you are racing then you could bring a friend along to marshal and watch at the same time.

Reminder - Saturday morning pool swim sessions resume tomorrow

Club development plan for 2009 onwards - Adrian Green is drafting the club development plan for next year. I know Adrian wants to reflect the needs and aspirations of all our members - that's seniors as well as juniors - so if you have any (preferably realistic) proposals you'd like to make,  please contact Adrian sooner rather than later.


04-09-08

John Wankowski has taken over as senior kit monitor.
You can continue to use the e-mail address kit@ipswich-tri.org but John's address and telephone details are:

93 Darwin Road
Ipswich
IP4  1QD

Ipswich (01473) 711592.

John will be compiling an order soon so please let him know if you are thinking of buying any kit.

For junior kit contact Adrian Green, juniors@ipswich-tri.org - he operates a special scheme for juniors.


31-08-08 ITCH for August 2008 viewable on-line.
Contents include
  • update to the league following London, Cambridge and the Norseman
  • a look forward to a busy weekend including the Vitruvian and the UK Ironman
  • Framlingham race report & director's report
  • cross-country dates

Don't forget as well that we need more volunteers for the duathlon - contact derrick.smith@bt.com as soon as possible.


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.


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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.


Other clubs:

Thanks.


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