17/04/2008 - Northumberland gets 2009 National Tri Champs!
Northumberland Triathlon Festival to host National Triathlon Championships 2009
A message from Paul Jones
The 2008 One Life Standard Distance Triathlon takes place at Druridge Bay Country Park on 14th / 15th September in 2008. The event, part of the Get Active Northumberland Festival, will be a National Ranking and European Championship Qualifier event.
In 2009 the Triathlon will be the British Championships. The event will move to June which will also mean it will enable qualification for the World Championships to be held in September on the Australian Gold Coast.
This high profile event, organised by One Life - a triathlon club – in association with Northumberland Sport, Culture Creative and Druridge Bay Country Park is to be held on 21st June 2009.
In 2008, Saturday 13th will be a Children’s Duathlon (run, cycle and run again) which will take place on closed roads around the park. There will be races of various distances to cater for different ages.
On Sunday 14th there will be the Standard Distance Triathlon. The 1500m swim will be in the Ladyburn Lake at Druridge Bay, the 40km cycle will be a lap circuit on closed roads around the park and the 10km run will entail 3 laps around the lake.
To find out more about the weekend’s events email: northumberlandtriathlon@yahoo.co.uk or ring race organiser Paul Jones on Tel: 07739 801500. Entry details are available via www.makeitcount.org.uk