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Ipswich triathlon club is promoting three races in 2010

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Ipswich triathlon club handout

2010 club calendar

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2010 ITCH League - current standings
2010 ITCH League - info

2009 final outcome PDF
(2009 standings as MHT)
(2009 standings as XLS)
2008 ITCH League - standings

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Welcome to Ipswich Triathlon Club's website.

Ipswich triathlon club aim to promote three races as usual during 2010
Culford, the Junior, & the duathlon.

Dates for 2010:

Click here for XLS spreadsheet
Click here for PDF

Click here for Competitor Information

You can see the competitor list at
http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?festivalID=28 

Director Matt Dye would also like to hear from anyone willing to help/marshal/etc this year if not already noted on their membership forms.


2009 - click here to view FINAL results
[click here for PDF, here for XLS]
Any anomalies? Please e-mail juniortri@ipswich-tri.org
 

Photos from 2009 Culford and the 2009 duathlon can be found on bongopics.com

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.


The 2010 Ipswich Cycling Association evening cycling time trial series.

It was with considerable regret that we were forced to cancel the final time trial of the series on Wednesday 25th August. The decision was taken at 5:20 after a course inspection: with standing water obscuring pot holes, general poor visibility and the prospect of heavier rain to come, it was deemed unsafe.

We did ring around as many people as possible, and stayed on until 6:35 to explain the situation. Apologies to the ten or so riders who turned up; apologies and thanks to the dozen or so volunteers who also turned up.

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 notices
Information for club members is mostly sent out by e-mail & twitter, and repeated in ITCH
2010 calendar, club sessions, ITCH League - current standings, ITCH league info, Kit, old notices, ITCH archive, committee members, links .

twitter feeds: ipswichtri, clubmembers
 
31-Aug-10 2010 ITCH League - current standings further updated to include Norseman and Outlaw. Going into September the league leaders are Dave Copland and Amanda Mallett. Now, where have we seen those names before?
30-Aug-10 2010 ITCH League - current standings updated to include Cambridge, IM Switzerland and IM UK.
24-Aug-10 Thursday night sessions at Greshams
 
  Aug 26 Bike ride (approx 1 hour). Daylight is limited so we'll leave at 7pm *prompt*. Bring lights.
  Sep 02 Fynn Valley run (approx 5 miles off-road; options to cut off 0.75m or add on 1.25m). Last chance to do this run without a headtorch.
  Sep 09 Christchurch Park run (min 3 miles; up to 7 miles with hills).
  Sep 16 Speed session (4 x 1200m intervals + 2k warm up & 2k cool down).
  Sep 23 Dales Road run (5 miles on road).
  Sep 30 Fynn Valley headtorch run (approx 5 miles off-road; options to cut off 0.75m or add on 1.25m). Bring a headtorch (durr...)
  Oct 07 Valley Road hill session (8 x 400m intervals + 2k warm up & 2k cool down).

Sunday morning group rides

  Aug 29 Ipswich to Framlingham to marshal at the Junior Tri. (Return afterwards)
Meet outside  83 Christchurch Street at 7.30am.
  Sep 05 Meet Northgate at 8.45am for 9am departure. 30-35 miles.
  Sep 12

Meet Maidenhall Sports Centre at 8.45am for 9am departure. 30-35 miles.

  Sep 19 IPSWICH DUATHLON - no group ride

Advance notice - some dates to pencil in your diary, details & confirmation to follow in ITCH

  Sep 09 Committee meeting
  Oct 14 Committee meeting
  Nov 11 AGM, including presentation to club champions and election of committee for 2011
  Dec 10 Friday evening Christmas party

16-Aug-10 Club champions 2010
Based on the provisional results posted yesterday for the Cambridge triathlon, our new club champions are
Dave Copland (2:14:48) & Amanda Mallett (2:45:18). The Vet champions are Mark Bowditch & Kate Stannett, whilst the Supervet champion remains Graham White. Congratulations to all concerned.

Framlingham Junior Triathlon 29th August 2010 - Appeal for volunteers
Matt Dye requires further volunteers to help at our Junior Triathlon at Framlingham College, on Sunday, 29th August 2010, and could also do with help on the Saturday 28th for setup.
If you're able to help, please let Matt Dye (
juniortri@ipswich-tri.org) know as soon as possible.

Framlingham Junior Triathlon 29th August 2010 - Appeal for cakes
Sue Hargadon is organising the refreshments for the Junior Triathlon on Sunday 29th August. If anyone can help by baking a cake or small individual cakes (to be delivered on the morning at the triathlon) please e-mail Sue via simon.palmer@talk21.com or phone Sue on 01449 711906.


28-Jul-10 Latest ITCH is available on line. Articles include race results and reports for June & July, including reports from both Frankfurt & Roth, plus some further training dates including Sunday morning ride-outs. There is also a picture of a bridge.

The ITCH league has also been updated - it now include Culford points and some points missing from Wattisham which have really shaken things up.


22-Jul-10 ITCH League now updated to include IM France, IM Germany, & Challenge Roth

There are still one or two omissions from earlier races still to be added, & some kit violations to be considered, but top three men are currently Mark Bowditch, Neil Catling & Chris Tye, while the top three women are Lucy Bowditch, Amanda Mallett & Kate Stannett.

Scoring races coming up in the next few weeks with members entered include Culford, IM Switzerland, IM UK, Norseman Xtreme, Outlaw and Cambridge standard.

That will then just leave the Vitruvian and the Clacton weekend in September...


19-Jul-10 Further volunteers are needed for Culford this coming weekend.
If you're able to help, please let Dave Copland (culford@ipswich-tri.org) know as soon as possible.

ITCH league - Norwich, Grays, Ironmans et al
ITCH League now updated to include points from Norwich & Grays.
(My thanks to Neil at East Essex for supplying me with relevant data for Grays.)

Vis-à-vis Ironmans and equivalents - I will try and get the IM/Roth/Norseman/Outlaw results processed during August - please let me know if I need to find your name - and if you know where I can find a copy of the full results in Excel format.


12-Jul-10 ITCH League now updated to include points from Dambuster, Wimbleball and the Harwich weekend. Please let me know of any omissions - and please own up if you didn't meet the kit rule!

Wednesday time-trials - reminder that the local TT series is now open to club members. We will also be looking for volunteers for the two August races which we are hosting - please let Antony Birt know if you can help.

Swimming at Wolverstone is now finished but will start again in September once dates can be confirmed.

We can swim at the private reservoir on Saturday mornings from 9.00 -10.30, but we will have to swim around or away from the fishermen which can be arranged on the day. Tuesday nights is still on as well but the water level is very low now and the weed patches are getting bigger in places so people should be aware of the dangers and confident in open water


01-Jul-10 Gresham's Thursday night sessions

1 Jul - Bike ride (approx 1 hour)
8 Jul - Fynn Valley run (approx 5 miles off-road; options to cut off 0.75m or add on 1.25m)
15 Jul - Christchurch Park run (min 3 miles; up to 7 miles with hills)
22 Jul - Turbo-run session (bring your turbo if you have one; otherwise contact Dave Copland to reserve one)
29 Jul - Bike ride (approx 1 hour)
5 Aug - Christchurch Park run (min 3 miles; up to 7 miles with hills)
12 Aug - Fynn Valley run (approx 5 miles off-road; options to cut off 0.75m or add on 1.25m)
19 Aug - Mystery "hash" run (off road)

Do not forget your helmet for the bike rides.

No committee meeting in July - next meeting will be second Thursday of August; any intervening requests are being handled by e-mail.


28-Jun-10 Duathlon open for on-line entries at http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100079
23-Jun-10 Sunday morning mid-pace cycle group - aimed at at women, but also open to men. The average speed will be 15-16mph. Distances will range from 30-60 miles.
June 27 -
35-40 miles - Northgate Sports Centre Car Park 8.45am for 9am departure
Next rides July 4th, July 7th - meet
Contact mary.skelcher@btinternet.com for further information.

The club is looking to invest in a “wetronome” - see an example of how to use it at http://www.swimsmooth.com/ramptest.html - but is there anybody out there already got one/used one


15-Jun-10 So late you'd think it was the June edition but a new ITCH is available on line, containing race reports & results for May 2010. It even has a wetsuit in the small ads - timely for anybody thinking of swimming this weekend!
09-Jun-10 ITCH League - despite the best endeavours of my Acrobat software to stop me, I think I've finally managed to process all the league races up to the end of May, with the exception of any Ironmans which people wish me to consider. The table should be visible by clicking HERE - please let me know if you raced one of the events but I've missed you (I know I've at least one correction still to make from Wattisham).

Please note that these figures are subject to confirmation by all concerned that you either raced in club kit or were prevented from doing so because, although you had tried, you had been unable to get kit in time.


07-Jun-10
Great East Swim Sat 19 June - Alton Water - HELP needed for club stand

Ipswich Triathlon Club needs YOUR HELP to man our stand.

The GE swim will be even bigger this year with an estimated 2,500 swimmers plus est 8,000 + spectators. This is an excellent opportunity to promote our club and the sport of triathlon. The first swim wave starts at 8.30 with the final wave approx 4pm.

However, we URGENTLY need volunteers to help on the stand for the following slots:

  • 9am - 12.30pm
  • 12.30pm - 4.30pm

This promises to be a good day out with the opportunity to watch elite openwater swimmers. There will also be trade stands, activities (incl a climbing wall), refreshments etc and you’ll have a chance to look round.

If you'd like to help out, please e-mail mary.skelcher@btinternet.com by 6pm Wednesday 9 June - otherwise w emay need to cancel our stand.


02-06-10 ITCH is running late - processing the bank holiday race results for the league - but you might want to note this schedule for Thursday evenings, provided by Dave Copland:

3 Jun - Fynn Valley run
10 Jun - Bike ride (approx 1 hour)
17 Jun - Christchurch Park hills
24 Jun - Dales road run


12-05-10 Club kit - although you can still e-mail kit man John on kit@ipswich-tri.org it is probably easier for you to ring him at home on Ipswich (01473) 711592 - but please think about the time of day.
John
will normally make arrangements to hand over kit at a mutually convenient Thursday evening.
If you e-mail or write to John, please include your own full name, address & other contact details.

30-04-10 ITCH is available on line. Articles include Clacton "double" weekend added to ITCH league, Wattisham points,  Elvis, and jelly babies...
24-04-10 Duathlon date - as of today, the date of the duathlon is being brought forward by one week - to 19th September - to avoid clashing with the Clacton triathlon weekend. Further details as soon as available.
Nik Bestow will be contacting all members who nominated the duathlon as their "volunteer" event.

Search  - I've inserted a "Google Search" button in the left hand margin of this page on a trial basis.

BBC Weather - I've also inserted an "iframe" containing the BBC weather forecast for Ipswich which, from experience with other iframes, might not work with all browsers but does work with IE8 on Windows.

Constructive feedback welcome.


12-04-10 Wednesday 14th time trial is at Stowmarket - reverts to normal ICA 10 mile format, first off 6:30, rear light compulsory, front light recommended.
Thanks from Ant to all those who helped make the two ITC time trials a success with over 30 riders last week, and congrats to those who braved the weather and rode.
09-04-10 Swim-coaching -  reminder that Isabel is offering swim-coaching to members during April, May & June. Isabel’s programme, which will be held on Saturday mornings, is timed to coincide with the Great East Swim but is suitable for any member wishing to improve their swimming. However, you do need to contact Isabel - e-mail sport@sinkfarm.com - before April 15th so she can make suitable preparations. If required, Isabel can conduct a pre-programme assessment to help pinpoint specific opportunities for improvement. See March’s ITCH for more details.

Great East Swim -  we are hoping again to have a presence at this year’s Great East Swim but this will need members who are competing to help on some kind of rota basis.  Please give some thought to this.

ITCH league - the Merchant Taylor triathlon closed to entries with no take-up by our club's members so it will be dropped from the ITCH league.  Events in the league which were still accepting entries include both Cambridge and Fritton.


31-03-10 ITCH is available on line. Articles include details of Saturday morning swim COACHING sessions, free VO2 Max testing (yes, there's a catch), Swashbuckler confirmed as added to ITCH league, Alton run this coming Saturday, and a cafe out at Bawdsey...
10-03-10 Thursday evening club runs

11th Mar - Dales Road run
18th Mar - Speed session (flat intervals on road)
25th Mar - Fynn Valley headtorch run
1st Apr - Valley Road hills
8th Apr - Town run
15th Apr - Speed session (flat intervals on road)
22nd Apr - Fynn Valley run (no headtorch needed)

To take part be at Greshams in time to change and be ready to start at 7:00pm.

ITCH League - I’ve been asked to add the “Swashbuckler” as an alternative middle-distance event. Any views/support for this idea?

Novice age-groupers - to repeat offer given in ITCH - are you an age-grouper (i.e. not a junior) who is new to triathlon and looking for some low-key coaching to get your through your first triathlon? If we have enough interest we’ll look at setting up some classes.


03-03-10 Junior triathlon now open for on-line entries at http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?festivalID=28 
Director Matt Dye would also like to hear from anyone willing to help/marshal/etc this year if not already noted on their membership forms.

28-02-10 Calendar of events - I've extracted the calendar from ITCH and published it at http://www.ipswich-tri.org/JOIN/calendar/ITC-calendar-2010.htm
28-02-10 ITCH is available on line. Articles include details of Wednesday evening cycle time-trials; adverts include some race-proven wetsuits. Note also the Cambridge triathlon is open for entries.
24-02-10 ITCH League - click here for details of the league for 2010, including two replacement standard events.
04-02-10 Forthcoming Greshams sessions:
    
4th Feb: Dales Road run (5-ish miles)
   11th Feb: Shell Garage run (4 and a bit miles)
   18th Feb: Town run (5-ish miles)
   25th Feb: Fynn Valley headtorch run (5 miles off-road under nearly-full moon)
    4th March: Valley Road hills (8 x 400m hill run)
30-01-10 ITCH is available on line.
I have
sent a copy of ITCH to members who were on Simon’s list as having renewed as at January 25th. if you have not received ITCH then it is likely that Simon hasn’t had your renewal yet so, before reading ITCH, please download a membership application form and send it to him without delay.
08-01-10 Swimming cancelled for Saturday 9th

Thursday sessions

  • Jan 14th - spinning session. Let Ross know if you're coming - and whether or not you're interested in these session continuing
  • Jan 21st - Valley Road Hills
  • Jan 28th - Fynn Valley head torch run

Waveney already full (my informants tell me).


18-12-09 Club membership renewals - don't forget to renew your membership on time. If you renew before the end of January (and enclose an SAE please) you get a £5 voucher toward club kit.
Download a membership application form here [PDF].

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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Thanks.


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