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2010 ITCH League - current standings
2010 ITCH League - info
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(2009 standings as XLS)
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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.
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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
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twitter feeds:
ipswichtri,
clubmembers
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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?
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30-Aug-10 |
2010 ITCH League - current standings updated to include
Cambridge, IM Switzerland and IM UK.
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24-Aug-10 |
Thursday night sessions at Greshams
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Aug 26 |
Bike ride (approx 1 hour).
Daylight is limited so we'll leave at 7pm *prompt*.
Bring lights. |
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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. |
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Sep 09 |
Christchurch Park run (min 3
miles; up to 7 miles with hills). |
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Sep 16 |
Speed session (4 x 1200m
intervals + 2k warm up & 2k cool down). |
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Sep 23 |
Dales Road run (5 miles on road). |
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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...) |
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Oct 07 |
Valley Road hill session (8 x
400m intervals + 2k warm up & 2k cool down). |
Sunday morning group rides
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Aug 29 |
Ipswich
to Framlingham to marshal at the Junior Tri. (Return
afterwards)
Meet outside 83 Christchurch Street at 7.30am. |
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Sep 05 |
Meet
Northgate at 8.45am for 9am departure. 30-35 miles. |
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Sep 12 |
Meet Maidenhall Sports Centre at 8.45am for 9am
departure. 30-35 miles. |
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Sep 19 |
IPSWICH
DUATHLON - no group ride |
Advance notice - some dates to pencil in your diary,
details & confirmation to follow in ITCH
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Sep 09 |
Committee
meeting |
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Oct 14 |
Committee
meeting |
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Nov 11 |
AGM,
including presentation to club champions and election of
committee for 2011 |
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Dec 10 |
Friday
evening Christmas party |
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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
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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.
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28-Jun-10 |
Duathlon open for on-line entries at
http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100079
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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30-04-10 |
ITCH is available on line.
Articles include Clacton "double" weekend added to ITCH league,
Wattisham points, Elvis, and jelly babies...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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24-02-10 |
ITCH League -
click here for details of the league for 2010, including two
replacement standard events.
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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)
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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.
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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).
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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].
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Click here to see
older notices
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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.
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