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For 2008, the
committee has adopted the ITCH League but it is still mainly for fun, to
give a focus for training, and to help increase the presence of the club
in the region. There will be no prizes for league results, just a warm
glow for seeing how much you've improved - or avoided slowing down with
age! Your ranking will be based on your best four relative results
chosen from eligible events - weighted according to the distance.
The league does not count toward the club
championship, although the club championship can count toward the
league.
The rules
Any member can be included in the league but for an
event to count toward your score, you must compete in club kit. "Club
kit" can be anything sourced from the club - a running vest, a gillet, a cycle jersey, a tee-shirt, etc - provided
that at least the top is recognisably Ipswich triathlon club kit for the
bike and run. (If you have just joined the club and have had to order an
item which is currently out of stock, the club kit rule will be
suspended in your case until your kit arrives but you must identify
yourself to other members at events so they know who they are racing.)
You score league "points" for each event, based on
your time compared to the "40th percentile" time, and the difficulty of
the event.
You can only score league points at the events listed
below, except you can count any
single long ("Ironman") distance event provided you can supply full
results in a format from which we can calculate your ranking. This
includes events such as the Norseman as well as WTC-registered Ironman
events, but the event must be based on the full
WTC distances of 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike & 26.2 mile marathon run.
Your league position is based on your best FOUR
performances from the league so you could, in theory, just stick to
sprints - but why not enter the club championship at Norwich to make up
your foursome?
The Club championships 2008
The Ipswich triathlon club
championship will be decided on a one race basis. The race chosen is the
Norwich Triathlon on July 6th, which is a standard ("Olympic") distance
race. Entries are now open - visit
www.entrycentral.com - and enter direct. We do NOT have any special
entry route at this stage.
Please - when you are asked to enter your club name, do not enter simply
as "Ipswich". Use "Ipswich Triathlon Club" - it makes it a lot
easier to see that you're not from JAFFA, Harriers or any other
Ipswich-based club.
While not compulsory for the club
championship, you are expected to wear club kit at Norwich. Club
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THE ELIGIBLE EVENTS
For 2008 we have dropped the Clacton weekend pair in
favour of the Hadleigh & Wattisham sprint event and the Harwich open
water standard ("Olympic") event. People known to have entered
(as at April 7th) shown below.
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Sat April 19th |
Hadleigh & Wattisham Sprint
Triathlon - see
http://www.hadleighhares.co.uk
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Sun May 11th |
Waveney
Valley (SPRINT) - see
http://www.entrycentral.com/
- waiting list.
Entries include Jason Baillie, Nik Bestow,
Antony Birt, Oliver Calver, Emily Carter, Graham Coulter,
Steve de Boltz, Iain Downie, Adrian Green, Julia Green,
Laura Hicks, Amanda Mallett, Clive Quantrill, Wendy
Quantrill, Maria Reynolds, Mary Skelcher, Mike Stollery,
Chris Sugars, Barbara Tottle, Ross Welton & Julia Yelloly.
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Sun June
8th |
Fritton
Lake Triathlon (standard "olympic") – see
http://www.entrycentral.com/
Entries include Emily Carter, Matt Dye, Amanda Mallett,
Brian McGeeney, Simon Palmer, Mary Skelcher & Mike Stollery.
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Sun June
15th |
IMUK70.3 Wimbleball (Middle) -
see www.ironmanuk.com
for details - full, might be charity places. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU
HAVE ENTERED THIS - the entrants list does not identify
club. Entries believed to include
Mark Bowditch (but this might be a different Mark Bowditch), Nick Collinson, Charlie Stannett & Kate
Stannett.
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Sat June
21st |
Harwich
(SPRINT) - entries now full but reserve list in
operation, see
http://www.harwichrunners.co.uk/
Entries include Antony Birt, Jason Baillie,
Mark Newman, Max O'Rourke, Simon Palmer, Adam Ramsey, Nicola
Miller, John Moody, Maria Reynolds, Sarah Miller, Stephen
DeBoltz, and Wendy Quantrill. Reserve list includes Charlie
& Kate Stannett.
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Sun June
22nd |
Harwich
(open water standard/"olympic") - entries open, see
http://www.harwichrunners.co.uk/. Entries include
Joseph Goddard, Lucy Bowditch, Mark Bowditch, Derek Daly,
Mary Skelcher, Amanda Mallett, Brian McGeeney and, doing the
double, Stephen DeBoltz.
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Sun June
29th |
Grays
(SPRINT) - Blackshots Leisure Centre,
Basildon now full but reserve list in operation - see
http://www.east-essex-triclub.co.uk/. Entries include
Jackie Chubb
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Sun July
6th |
Norwich (standard "olympic") - incorporating club
championships.
Entries
open,
see
http://www.entrycentral.com/
Already shown as entered for Ipswich triathlon club:
Greg Allen, Jason Baillie, Nik Bestow, Antony Birt, Mark Bowditch,
Jacqueline Chubb, Heather Collinson, Dave Copland, Iain
Downie, Matt Dye, Joseph Goddard, Amanda Mallett, Brian McGeeney, Mark
Newman, Simon Palmer, Robert Peevor, Clive Quantrill, Adam
Ramsey, Charlie Stannett, Kate Stannett, Mike Stollery, Nick
Stonehouse, John
Wankowski, Graham White, Julia Yelloly.
Do not leave it too late to enter. This race has been
advertised by leaflet in 220 Triathlon magazine.
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Sun July
27th |
Culford
(SPRINT) – see
http://www.entrycentral.com/
- waiting list.
Entries include Jason Baillie, Jacqueline
Riley Chubb, Daniel Clifford, Graham Coulter, Matt Dye,
Adrian Green, Julia Green, Simon Lockwood, Amanda Mallett,
Elizabeth McGoldrick, Nicola Miller, Mark Newman, Adam
Ramsey, Chris Slemmings, Tanya Smith, Stephen Suter.
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Sun August
10th |
London
(standard/“olympic” – NOT the sprint or relay events on
the Saturday) – fair few already entered.
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Sun August
10th |
Cambridge (standard/“olympic”) – a local choice for
those who can’t make it to London. See
http://www.cambridgetriathlonclub.co.uk/
- as of May 5th nobody was confirmed as having entered from
Ipswich triathlon club.
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Sat Sept 6th |
the
Vitruvian (middle) at Rutland Water - inc national
"long" championships
- visit
http://www.pacesetterevents.com/vitruvian.php to enter on-line.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENTERED THIS - the entrants
list does not identify club. Entries believed to include
Steve dB, Dave Copland, Iain Downie, Brian McGeeney, John
"the novice" Wankowski, Graham "how could I miss it" White
and Julia Yelloly.
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Sun Sept
7th |
IMUK
Sherborne (long) -
see www.ironmanuk.com
for details - full, charity places might still be available.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENTERED THIS - the entrants
list does not identify club. Entries believed to include Lucy Bowditch, Mark Bowditch,
Simon Lockwood, Sue Rule, Charlie Stannett & Kate Stannett. (Lucy &
Kate are up against each other in the same age group.)
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Any long event |
Although the IMUK is listed explicitly, you can submit any
single "long" event result but the event must be based on
the WTC distances of 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike & 26.2
mile marathon run. Also, you must provide a full set of
results in a format that we can use to calculate your
points!
Entries believed to include Dave "Boggy" Copland doing the
Norseman on August 9th. |
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Notes
If there are any mistakes in
the dates I've given please let me know as soon as possible.
The 2007 points for Graham
White & Simon Lockwood need revising following appeal.
The selection of events picks
up on discussions at Thursday evening sessions and, hopefully, includes events
where we already had people entered. If a large number of people are going to a
given event, it is worth contacting Steve dB to see if you can borrow the club
flags for use as a gathering points. They are HUGE.
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