Vale Tridents Junior Triathlon Club

2009 Club Picture

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NEWSFLASH PAGE DOWN

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16 Mar 03 - If your interested in what Dave has been up to, have a look at the bottom of the coaches page. Ironman consists of swimming 2.4miles cycling 112miles and finishing with a 26.2 mile run all done hopefully without stopping. Some may find it interesting others may fall asleep just looking at it.

Check out a new shop where you can save 10% on bicycle purchases on production of your membership card. Details can be found on the membership page. Happy shopping...

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06 March 2010 - Entry forms below for this years races:

Duathlon

Aquathlon

Triathlon

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06 March 2010 - Timings updated on results page.

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*******************PERSONAL BESTS*********************

06 March 2010 - Personal Bests acheived today, WELL DONE!!!! See Denise next week for your bag of Haribo!!!!!!

Charlotte Cunnington - 250m - 6.54

Florence Jenkins - 250m - 5.20

Emily Willemson - 150m - 3.19

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06 March 2010 - Denise Knight, Club Secretary Vale Tridents is awarded Unsung Hero of the Vale Award at the Guildhall Abingdon. This award is in recognition for all the hard work Denise has put in behind the scenes to ensure the club achieved Club Mark status. Her tireless efforts have at last been awarded.  Thanks Denise from all the club, don't sit back though, there is plenty to be getting on with!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AGM - 06 March 2010 Cancelled and now rescheduled for 27 March 1215hrs. All parents are encouraged to attend. The outcome of these meetings shape the future of your club and can only benefit your children.

We would like to know your thoughts on extending the club and including a juniors section from ages 16 - 18.

and or

Starting an adults section.

E mail headcoach with your thoughts.....

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AGM - 6 March 2010 - Starting at 1215hrs at Faringdon Leisure Centre. Could all parents, guardians confirm their attendance to Denise Knight ASAP. We require numbers to ensure the venue is suitable..........

Don't delay reply today.  Thanks

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20 Feb 2010 - SESSION CANCELLED DUE TO POOL CLOSURE

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10 Jan 10 - Application for Vale Duathlon - CLICK ME

Swindon County Ground 02 MAY 2010

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08 Jan 10 - SATURDAY SESSION CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

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31 Dec 09 - Dave enters Ironman Uk 2010 Bolton. If you have any spare change please click on the widget below. I can't thank you enough. Happy New Year and good luck to you all......

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12 Dec 09 -The 2009 Award Ceremony goes off well. Justin and Alex from TBAS joined us and awarded  the prizes, all the winners were are listed below:

Triathlete of the Year 2009 - BEN KNIGHT

Tri Star Start - Katie Scott & Daniel Jenkins

Tri Star One - Olivia James & Archie Scott

Tri Star Two - Chalotte James & Barnarby Vogt

Tri Star Three - Rebecca James & Toby Bellerby

Yti Star Youth - Elizabeth Renfrey & Ben Knight

A big thankyou goes to Natasha our events coordinator for organising a great event.

Have a great Christmas and see you back on the 9th Jan 2010

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30 Nov 09 - Don't forget the Christmas Party and more importantly the Triathlete of the year award ceremony. Prior to this a FUN session will be run. If you want a particular game then e mail me asap.

Could all athletes ensure they bring their Vale Tridents Hoodies for the club photograph on the 12 Dec 09. If you don't have one then a sports top will do nicely. Thankyou.

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30 Nov 09 - Your timings are listed, see if you have improved over the months on the BEST page

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29 Nov 09 - Dave our head coach went to have a VO2 Max test last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Scott Holmes who carried out the test has a very informative web site which is listed below, you may find it interesting. If you require any more information please e mail Dave Z (headcoach.)

http://www.fit4life.eu.com/

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26 Oct 09 - Proposed dates for next years events:

Duathlon - 02 May 2010

Aquathlon - 04 July 2010

Triathlon - 04 Sept 2010

Details to follow but next year will include a schools competiton throughout the Vale.

Watch this space for more details......

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26 Oct 09 - CLUB MARK IS IN THE BAG - WELLL DONE DENISE AND ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED.......

WE ARE NOW A RECOGNISED CLUB MARK CLUB..... What does this mean? See the clubmark page...

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26 Oct 09 - Triathlete Of The Year - GET YOUR FORMS IN ASAP..

26 Oct 09 - All club members are requested to bring all club hoody's for the 12 Dec 09 so a new club members photograph can be taken. Please please please can all attend, the party follows the session. Don't be boring..........

26 Oct 09 - Christmas party and club prizegiving to change. Due to the swimming pool having work on it on the 19 Dec 09 we have decided to change the party date to the 12 Dec 09. All other timings will remain the same. If you have any questions then please ask. You will receive an e mail detailing the preparations very soon.

26 Oct 09 - No training 19 Dec 09. Read above.

26 October 09 - Autumn newsletter now out - Click Me to read it, hot off the press

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24 September 09 - Triathlete of the year STARTS HERE. Download and complete, either print off or send back to Headcoach. You don't know who is in what category then CLICK ME.

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24 September 09 - Minutes released from last coaches meeting. Go to Club Mark page

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07 September 09 - Reflection after a great days racing has shown that more volunteers are required to enable races to continue. ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO VOLUNTEER TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD.

Thanks to all the volunteers who made the day seamless although it wasn't without it's normal behind the scenes frenzy.(Carolyn,Martin,Simon P)....

We have had 19 fantastic e mails saying what a great atmosphere and friendly enviroment we as a club have. It was great to see so many families enjoying picnics and generally chilling while the athletes raced.

If you would like to help us in the success of the club events speak to Dave Zimmer.......... Thanks

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05 September 09 - A fantastics days racing, everybody should be proud of their efforts. Please click below for the latest results. Well Done!!!!

RESULTS TRIATHLON 2009

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If you like the idea of competing in the ultimate sporting challenge then triathlon could be just the thing for you. Triathlon is a combination of swimming, running and cycling and there are shorter distance races for the younger ones out there.

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AGE GROUPS in triathlon; there are different age groups in which individual athletes will compete. Race groups are as follows

Triathlon which involves swim, bike & run:

(The following are maximum race distances): Age as of 31st December 2009. Example: John is 8 at the moment but will be 9 in August so he will be in Tristar 1!

A few key facts about Vale Tridents Triathlon Club:

History - formed in October 2007 and is the only Junior Triathlon Club which offers a professional approach to improve the overall techniques and fitness of the athletes across all 3 disciplines with a big emphasis on FUN!

We run 3 events per year of which more details can be found under events:

Duathlon Aquathlon Triathlon

SEE EVENTS AND FOLLOW THE LINK.

As a club we are constantly checking our own progress by completeing time trials which can be found under results.     

 Raise money for the club by buying from wiggle!

Shop for discount. 10% for club members on production of proof of name.

Click above for the store

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