Ipswich triathlon
club is promoting three races as usual during 2012.
Culford, the Junior, & the
duathlon
Culford -
29th July 2012 -
EVENT FULL
Once
again, this year's Culford Triathlon filled up on the day entries
opened. You can join the waiting list at
http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100027 but bear in
mind that it's likely to be a while before anyone withdraws and
places become available.
If a place does become available for you,
you'll receive an email inviting you to take up the place. You only
have a limited amount of time to accept the invitation so please
check your email regularly. The email will be sent from ECMailer@entrycentral.com
so you need to ensure that messages from this address are not
blocked by your spam filter. Your payment card will only be debited
when you accept the invitation.
If you decide that you don't want the place
after all, please click the "Decline" link in the invitation. That
allows us to offer the place to the next person on the waiting list
promptly.
The race will take place on Sunday, 29th
July 2012. The format is the same as last year: 300m swim, 21k bike
and 4k run. The entry fee is £25 for BT members and £29 non-BT.
Further information about the race will appear on our website at
www.ipswich-tri.org/culford in due course.
The 2011 Ipswich Cycling Association evening cycling
time trial series. For results and further information please consult the
Ipswich Cycling Association's website.
British Gas Great East Swim: please note this is NOT
being organised by the triathlon club and we regret we do not have any
special access to Alton Water for people wishing to train for this
open-water event.
Club calendar (trial of Google calendar)
This is a trial, to see if we can use Google
calendar for formal club members' events such as Greshams
sessions & time-trials, so people able to add events include
Dave Copland & Ant Birt. If you think you need to be able to add
events here, drop a note with details to the calendar e-mail
account ipswich.tri@gmail.com
- but don't forget that things shown here are visible to the
whole world. If you want to arrange something less public
and less formal, try using the club's closed group in Facebook.
Forthcoming Greshams sessions: 5th April: Valley Road hills (400m hill repeats)
12th April: Fynn Valley run (5 miles off-road, no headtorch required)
19th April: Speed session (1200m intervals Henley Road)
22-Feb-12
Cross country - Bungay 19 Feb - Russel Breyer writes:
Another good turnout today and a strong team showing from
the senior men founded on some fine performances, including three top 20
places.
Special mention also to Abbie Thorrington (55th overall) and Antonio
Carpasso who we reckon came top 10 in the juniors.
Other provisional results from memory, full results in due course:
Ben Caisey 10, Ben Green 16, Lee Morgan 17, John
Wankowski 26, Martin Archer 58,
Russel Breyer 61, Mikele Carpasso 83, Simon Green 115
The final run in the league is at Haughley Park in
Stowmarket - everybody welcome.
Cross country - Stowmarket 4th March - 11:00 start
For those who are unsure of the new stretch of A14 at
the Haughley Straights, follow the signs for A1308 Haughley, then stay
on the old A14 road past the Little Chef restaurant/services, following
the signs for Haughley Park (ignoring the right-hand turns for Haughley,
Elmswell and Wetherden). 2½ miles after leaving the new A14 turnoff for
Haughley, you will find the entrance to Haughley Park on your left.
Haughley Park is owned by "2 Sisters Food Group Ltd" and their sign is
clearly visible at the entrance. This is a nice parkland course and
features woodland, dips, logs and fields suitable for spikes and should
be around 5 miles for seniors and 2 miles for the junior race. Remember
your club vest.
Friday Fives - This is a series of five 5 mile
running races, mostly on road, held on Friday evening. Dates are:
25 May Ipswich, 1 June Kirton, 8 June Stowmarket,
29 June Bury, TBA July Gt Bentley
You usually get bling or tee shirt for each event,
plus a series medal provided you complete at least four of them. Don't
forget your club vest.
Gresham Thursday night sessions - be ready to run at
7:00 pm; remember to bring shower/change of clothes if you're going into
the bar afterwards!
23rd Feb: Dales Road run, 1st March: Henley Road
speed session,
8th March: Fynn Valley head torch run
Saturday morning swimming at Woolverstone
The pool continues to be available from 8:00-10:00
although the first half hour or so of the third Saturday of each month
is usually reserved for juniors (the older ones of whom often stay on
for a full session). If you want to participate in the juniors sessions,
please contact our Junior Development Coach Isabel Smith rather than
just turning up on spec.
For the seniors, our life guard Mark Oxford writes
training sets up on the board for experienced swimmers to follow against
the clock. If you do not want to follow Mark's sets, please use the
outer edge lanes.
Charlie Stannett usually provides coaching assistance in the left hand
edge lane for less experienced swimmers & others wanting feedback on
their technique from 9:00 until 10:00 but he cannot be there this coming
Saturday 25th (away on a coach's training course) so let Mark know if
you need special care & attention!
20-Feb-12
Senior championships 2012 - to
remind you, the senior championships will be determined by a league
system this year. The rules and the eligible events are linked from the
members information page or
click
here to go straight to them [click
here for PDF].
06-Feb-12
Wattisham triathlon - Saturday 12th
May - is now accepting entries. If you are totally new to triathlon this
is worth entering - they have a "novices" category.
See
http://www.wattishamtriathlon.co.uk/
Ipswich BC Reliability Rides -
Sunday 19th February 2012, HQ - Playford Village Hall, IP6 9DU
100km ride starts at 9:00am, 70km starts at 10:00, 45km at 11:00am. All
rides cost £2.00, refreshments available at HQ.
For further info see
http://ipswichbicycleclub.co.uk/
(under 18’s need to have a signed parental consent form to ride).
25-Jan-12
SCAA Grand Prix
Series 2012
As an affiliated club
of the SCAA (Suffolk County Athletics Association), our members are
entitled to participate in the SCAA 2012 Grand Prix series.
This is a series of 6 running races throughout 2012, held across the
county, where individuals and clubs are scored for the series of races
to compete to be Suffolk champions. The races selected for 2012 are:
Saturday swimming - junior
sessions will be on SECOND Saturday in Jan & Feb to allow juniors
to train with IBC other weekends, so the pool will be reserved for
juniors from 8:00 until approx 8:30 on Jan 14th & Feb 11th.
Note also that the Male & Female changing rooms have been switched.
Thursday evening run-outs
12th Jan 2012: Dave's House run
19th Jan 2012: Bleep test + recovery run
26th Jan 2012: Fynn Valley head torch run
2nd Feb 2012: Henley Road speed session
Arrive in time to change and be
ready to start at 7:00pm, stay for beer & a chat.
Next Tri-Yoga session is on
Sunday 15th Jan (4-6pm at Friends Meeting House, Fonnereau Road)
Members £5, non-members £8 - book your place through Susannah.
Club membership 2012 - apply on-line at
http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100967
- but tick the appropriate box for which event(s) you will help marshal
after you've checked the 2012 dates.
(The application forms still show the 2011 dates.)
Voucher for timely renewals -
members who renew by Feb 1st will receive a £5 club kit voucher.
British Triathlon membership
- if you’re about to join the BTF please contact me first about getting
the membership discount.
22-Nov-11
Cross-country - contact
Russel Breyer for further information about cross-country, and to go
on his mailing list.
Note that club kit must be worn for cross-country events.
Nov 27 - Eastern Region Champs at RHS Holbrook
(advance entry required)
Dec 04 - Suffolk Winter League race - Sutton
Memorial Hall, Sutton, Nr Woodbridge
Jan 08 - Suffolk County XC Championships, Ickworth
House, Horringer
(advance
entry required - deadline 9th December)
Jan 22 - Suffolk Winter League - Bury St Edmunds,
Nowton Park
Feb 19 - Suffolk Winter League - Bungay,
Ditchingham
Mar 04 - Suffolk Winter League - Stowmarket,
Haughley Park
Duathlon -
this has now been confirmed for Sept 16th; entries will open on 2nd
January.
Thu 10 Nov
Greshams - Shell Garage run (4 mile road run) starting at 6:15.
Bring & buy old club kit to the AGM.
Swimming & swim-coaching -
every Sat until Dec 17th, 8:00 - 10:00 including Mark's "beasting"
sessions, and Charlie's "improver" sessions from 9:00-10:00.
Nov 19 & Dec 10 - pool reserved from 8:00 - 8:30 for juniors WIDTHs
sessions led by Isabel
Dec 10 - pool reserved from 8:00 - 8:30 for juniors WIDTHs sessions led
by Isabel (please contact Isabel if you’re bringing anybody along to
these)
Dec 24 & 31 - NO swimming
Run-coaching - possibility of
track-based sessions for Thu. Contact Antony Birt if interested.
CompresSport - discount for
members - see e-mails for discount code.
Cross-country - correction:
Suffolk County AA XC Champs at Ickworth House on 8th Jan is actually a
'register in advance event'. Next "turn up & pay" league fixture is
Woodbridge (Sutton Village Hall, not the rugby club) on 4-Dec-2011.
31-Oct-11
AGM -
Greshams on Thursday 10th November. Room & food booked from
7:00pm to allow a 7:30 start.
Club champions
- confirmed senior champions are Lee Sheldrake & Kate Stannett; our vet
champs are Kevin Grant & Catherine Brooks; our senior vet champ is Simon
Green. See
PDF for times.
ITCH League -
subject to any last minute race results coming to light, our league
leaders are Dave Copland and Kate Stannett.
See
PDF for the numbers - shout immediately if I've missed you
somewhere.
2012 Virgin
London Marathon - club entries have gone to Neil Catling, Sue
Hargadon and Simon Lockwood; limited reserve list in operation.
Committee
nominations now closed - all current committee members have been
nominated to continue with their current roles into 2012, with no
further nominations received within the requested timescales.
22-Sep-11
Swimming Saturday pool
session on September 24th is a one hour session,
starting at 9:00. We regret that the pool is
NOT available on Saturday 1st October. With effect from October 8th, the session
cost will be £5, but we will be reverting to TWO-hour pool
sessions, running from 8:00 to 10:00. (The first 30 minutes of
the third Saturday of each month will normally be given over to
widths sessions for our juniors. Please contact Isabel if you
intend coming to these juniors sessions so she can plan
accordingly.)
Tri-Yoga Season 2 with Joan Stonehouse Those that
attended the Season 1 classes already know that Joan gives clear
and precise instructions with excellent demonstrations, keeping
a light but focussed atmosphere.
We have five dates, starting on the day the clocks go back (so
you won't be out on a long ride):
30th
October 2011
27th
November 2011
11th
December 2011
15th
January 2012
5th
February 2012
All sessions
are on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Friends Meeting
House, Fonnereau Road, Ipswich.
Put them in your diary now! Whilst
attending one class will help you, attending the full series
will pay dividends as you learn more techniques and progress to
advanced postures with regular practice.
The maximum class size is 25 people. Places should be booked in
advance with Susannah by e-mail to
susannah@ipswich-tri.org- there is
priority booking for Ipswich Triathlon Club members, but if
places remain two weeks before the class, these will be open to
family and friends of members. The cost per class to club
members will be £5, non-members £8.
Thursday evening run-outs & other sessions at Greshams
22nd Sep 2011:
Dales Road run
29th Sep 2011: Speed session
6th Oct 2011: Fynn Valley head torch run (bring a head torch)
13th Oct 2011: Bleep test + gait analysis
20th Oct 2011: Dave's House run
27th Oct 2011: Valley Road hills
(10th Nov 2011: AGM)
AGM - Thursday 10th November, Greshams It is planned
to hold the AGM in November as usual, on Thursday evening 10th
November, subject to our being able to have the normal room at
Greshams
Please
send any committee nominations to charlie@ipswich-tri.org
by close of play Thursday 27th October (and
preferably before Thursday 20th which is when the
committee next meets so we know whether we need to start
twisting arms!), similarly any proposed changes to the
constitution.
Club kit - if you are
interested in ordering a HOODY please contact John Wankowski
a.s.a.p.
Also - please remember that any kit vouchers issued during 2010
will expire in December this year.
County cross-country championships The Eastern
Athletic Association 2011 Cross Country Championships will be on
Sunday 27th November, at the Royal Hospital School,
Holbrook. Unlike the league, this has to be entered in advance
on a team basis - so we will need to have a named co-ordinator
to make sure everything is done. If you are at interested in
taking this on please let me know a.s.a.p.
Fritton Lake Standard triathlon results? If you did
Fritton Lake standard race and if you want your time taken into
consideration for the informal ITCH league (which is only
informal anyway), let me know your name, bib number and
position/time by close of play Thursday 13th October.
07-Sep-11
ITCH League -
current standings after events during July and August - now
available as a PDF.
It does NOT include scores from IM Frankfurt yet, nor have I yet
received a file for Frinton Standard.
Saturday
morning sessions at Wolverstone pool - September
10th Sept 8-10am (early start for 30
minutes or so of juniors width work - this has been brought forward from
the 17th to avoid clashing with some activities linked to the Tour of
Britain)
17th Sept 9-10am
24th Sept 9-10am
Open water swimming
Consensus is that the “secret
location” is now too cold/dark/weedy to continue for this year so that’s
it for 2011. Hopefully we’ll get the use of the site for 2012, but don’t
turn up on spec - it won’t be unlocked.
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.
Once
again, this year's Culford Triathlon filled up on the day entries
opened. You can join the waiting list at
