Celtic
Tri Off-Road Duathlon, 2nd
November 2008
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The
race will be held in Margam Country Park and surrounding
forest just off J38 of the M4 at Port Talbot. Parking as
you enter the park and follow the road into the park which
leads directly to transition area. Registration will be
held in the castle and will be clearly signposted.
The
run will be on grass and compact trails in a single 5km
loop around the park.
The
bike begins with a climb up Cwm Philip valley on mountain
firetrack roads and once at the top comprises a single lap
rolling course of the mountain top offering spectacular
views of Somerset, Gower peninsular and Brecon Beacons before
the exhilarating decent back to transition.The initial 5km
run is repeated with the finish in front of Margam Castle |
There
will be two starts, one for individuals and the other for teams
to give less experienced athletes the chance to sample multisport
at its best.
Entries
are £20.00 for BTF members and £24.00 for BTF teams.
£24.00 for non BTF entries and £30.00 for non BTF
teams.
There
are toilets and cafeteria immediately adjacent to transition as
well as play areas to keep the kids entertained.
Route
maps will be issued once confirmed with the forestry commission.
Anyone
wishing to volunteer to marshal at the event or has any queries.
Please contact: Colin
Price (Race Organiser)
Celtic
Junior Tri athletes represent Wales 
Well
done to our young athletes who represented Wales at the Inter
Regional Championships held in Aldershot. They were up against
the best young athletes in Britain and did us proud with some
excellent performances in their respective categories. All our
athletes will be training hard to qualify for next years race
as it will be held at Bryn Bach Parc, Tredegar.
Important
Notice Due
to the holiday period there will be no swimming at Cymmer Pool
Friday 1st and Friday 8th August.
Important
Notice Due
to industrial action there will be no swimming at the National
pool, Swansea on Thursday 17th July.
Important
Notice Due
to increases in pool hire and to maintain the amount of sessions
available there will be increase in swimming fees. The prices
for both Adult and Juniors will raise by 50 pence per session.
Celtic
Tri Aquathlon Results Well
done to all athletes and marshals / volunteers who helped to make
the race a success.
Results
Celtic
Tri Club Championships After
six events of the Celtic Tri Club Championships there is still
plenty to race for at the last race at Tuska.
Current
Placings after six events
Thursday
evening swim at Swansea pool There
is a shortfall of coaches within Celtic tri to cover all swim
sessions. The Swinsea swim session on Thursday evening will continue
but on times there will not be a poolside coach. However session
plans will be provided and subs will be taken by a senior member
of the club.
Important
Notice! Swimming
Cancelled. Due
to a swimming gala there will be no swimming at Neath Pool on
Saturday 21st June.
Celtic
Trial Triathlon A
big thank you to all athletes and volunteers who helped to make
the race a success.
Results
More
photos are available on the gallery page.
Celtic
Junior Tri, Welsh Triathlon Championships
Well
done to all the young athletes who participated in the recent
Welsh Triathlon Championships in Cardiff.
Results
| Tristar |
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| Luc
Bartlett |
1st
Male |
| Ben
Bartlett |
2nd
Male |
| Gareth
Colburn |
4th
Male |
| |
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| Tristar
1 |
|
| Carys
Wilkinson |
4th
Female |
| |
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| Tristar
2 |
|
| Deri
Stewart |
1st
Male |
| James
Colburn |
7th
Male |
| |
|
| Ffion-Haf
Harrett |
4th
Female |
| |
|
| Tristar
3 |
|
| Aaron
Wilkinson |
5th
Male |
| Aled
James |
6th
Male |
| |
|
| Hollie
Hughes |
10th
Female |
| Hannah
Jones |
12th
Female |
| |
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| Youth |
|
| Iestyn
Harrett |
2nd
Male |
| |
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| Amy
Colburn |
1st
Female |
| |
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| Junior |
|
| Thomas
Cole |
2nd
Male |
Celtic
Tri Club Championships There
has been a number of alterations to the club championships regarding
races. The Celtic Trial Triathlon on 1st June has been added instead
of Llanelli Sprint Triathlon and Brecon Triathlon on 14th June
as been added instead of Aberdare triathlon. With such a busy
race calender in June it can mean only one thing. A good night
for your partner if you make it to July. Happy racing!
Bleanavon
Triathlon Dave
Copland from Ipswich Tri took some photos of Bleanavon Triathlon
recently and there are a few of Celtic Tri. To see them use the
link below. Thanks Dave!
BlaenavonTri2008
Celtic
Trial Triathlon Attached
is a Race
Pack and Cousre
Map of the Celtic Trial Triathlon on 1st June.
There has been a excellent response to this new race as there
are only a few places left. For any wishing to enter please click
on the appropriate link to acquire an entry form.
Important
Notice! Due
to a swimming gala there will be no swimming at Neath Pool on
Saturday 10th May.
Celtic
Junior Tri AGM Celtic
Junior tri will be holding their anuual general meeting at 7.30pm
on Wednesady 23rd April 2008, at Cwrt Herbert Playing fields.
Any members who wish to nominate candidates or required any further
information, please contact Andy Bartlett.
Celtic
Tri Organised Races 2008 Celtic
Tri are organising a number races this year. Aprt from the well
established Aberavon Beach Aquathlon there will be a standard
distance triathlon based at the boating lake at Margam. Entry
forms for both these races are now available at the appropriate
links on this page. Race packs will be updated in the near future.
For further information please contact: Celtic
Tri.
Celtic
Tri Presentation Evening 2008
Celtic
tri presentation evening was again another success with
many athletes receiving awards for their hard work throughout
the year. Well done to exeryone who made the evening such
a success.
Further
images are available on the gallery page. |
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Celtic
Tri Club Championships The
Club Championship races have now been published on the 'events'
page and will predominately follow the Welsh Chamionship races.
The Championships will consist of seven races (one to be confirmed)
with the athletes best five results scoring. More information
is provided on the events page.
Neath
Port Talbot Sports Awards Evening At
the recent Neath Port Talbot Sports Awards Evening, Celtic Tri
were fortunate to have two nominations this year. In the club
nomination we were narrowly pipped by Tonmawr RFC. However we
did mange to bring back some silverware in the form of Jack Newton
who was awarded the Young Sports Personality of the Year. Well
done Jack
Celtic
Tri Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of celtic tri will be held at 6pm on
Saturday 9th February at The Barn (pub and restaurant) Morriston.
The posts of Chairman, Treasurer, Welfare Officer and Secretary
are up for election. All present officers are standing for re-election.
If there are any other nominations for these positions then they
must be sent to the secretary by the end of January 2008.
Bike
Maintenance Course
There will be a Nutrition talk and bike maintenance course held
at The Barn, Morriston 2pm on Saturday 9th February. This will precede
the AGM and will last for approx 2/3 hours. This will be open to
all members and will consist of basic bike maintenance to get you
home if you should break down on the side of the road. The cost
will be £5 each donated to club funds. And then at 5pm a nutrition
talk by Peter Slijkhuis, M.S.c from SIS (science in sport).
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