i'm sure there is probab;y a thread already out there asking the same question.
I'm really keen to give a trithlon or duathlon a go, anyone recommend a good race to start with, i live in west wiltshire and i'd like to do one localy.
Is there a site that list races, what the minimum distance they cover etc etc?
Any info you could give would be great
Thanks in advance
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www.britishtriathlon.org with the site of the british triathlon association with info on races & clubs.. actually speak to them, they might send you a beginners guide.
www.triathletes-uk.org (or similar) has a good race database also.
duathlons are all sorts of distances, standard distance being something like 10k-40k-5k .. but there are lots of shorter races.
aquathlons are swim-run .. also good for a start.
duathlons & aquathlons tend to be early & late in the season (i.e. now & early next year)
you should be able to find a 'novice' tri which is often 200m swim... and suitably short bike & run sections.
'super-sprint' races are 400/500m swim with 25k ish bike & 5k run usually
sprints are 750m swim... etc (dunno the rest never done it)
then olympic distance is 1500m...
and then half ironman and ironman.. but lets not go there just yet eh?
most of all... unlike some of my running experience.. i always enjoy doing a tri
http://www.conceptsport.co.uk/index-flash.html
Good luck
http://www.nwll.co.uk/springfield/ or contact Mike Cox at NWLL who is the event organiser and also runs a couple of sessions for first timers.