Zoom Tri Club

Zoom Club Races for 2008

Ok here is the list of club points races and Club chapionships this summer

Download Zoom_news_april24.doc

Its your duty to kick some Tri booty this summer :-)

The Cardiff Triple

The Cardiff Triple is a team event (teams of four) held in an enclosed stadium, which means it is an excellent spectator event, really good fun, and ideal for an inter-club race day. It is three very short triathlons in one, the first leg is as follows: 

• 200m swim (in a lovely on-site pool)
• 5,000m bike (on an outdoor velodrome)
• 1,000m run (inside the bike track)

There is a 5-minute break after the last competitor finishes and then the second leg starts: 

• Run
• Bike
• Swim

Again there is a 5-minute break before the final leg: 

• Rolling bike start (which is great fun)
• Swim
• Run

Times are aggregated and the fastest team wins!  There are several "waves" during the day, organised by ability so that each wave is competitive and there is also a junior wave.

This Event is on the same day as the National Relays in Nottingham 2nd August so we have some options around which events we would like to enter teams. Foe the athletes that would like to test themselves at the highest level we can look at putting teams into the National - Please let me know if you would like to enter either event and we can see the level of support.

Rob

  Download cardiff_triple.doc

Sterte Island Open Water Swim

Want to race open water swimming?

Please find attached an entry form for the Stert Sea Swim. This is a 2400m (approx) sea swim from Burnham on Sea beach to Stert Island and back. It is to be held on Sunday 27th July 2008 at 1.30pm.

Download Stert_Island_2008.pdf

Winchester Triathlon 20th April 2008

We had a number of Zoom athletes out over the weekend at the Winchester Tri and all put in very creditable performances. It was a tough bike ride with strong headwinds on the way out and an incredibly dangerous turnaround point to negotiate! (One rider to our knowledge hit by a car!)

Here are the results:

Name	Cat	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	POS
James Gilfillan	30-34	05:09	51:12:00	28:30:00	01:24:51	1	Primera
Tracy Cook	35-39	06:06			01:41:11	1	TRIUK
Steven Barratt	JUN	05:00			01:35:02	12	2 min pen
Steven Birtwistle	35-39	07:08	56:33:00	33:37:00	01:37:07	17
Freddie Devos	20-24	07:14	01:00:35	32:10:00	01:39:59	29
Dan Price	JUN	06:01			01:43:12	42
Chris Courage	25-29	08:51	01:02:49	35:53:00	01:47:33	72
Clare Busst	25-29	06:53	01:10:43	35:09:00	01:52:45	110
Jenny Julian	25-29	06:10			01:53:02	113
Luke Taylor	30-34	06:56	01:10:49	38:16:00	01:56:01	132
Jackie Howe	35-39	09:25	01:16:51	42:55:00	02:09:11	225
Robert Brennan	20-24	07:13			02:33:12	281

Well done to all, Steve Barratt and Steve Birtwistle  won their respective age categories and also to Chris, Luke, Jackie and Robert for a great start to racing with the club. Watch out for competitors in the upcoming La Santa Volcano OD and New Forest races  on 4^th May and the Dorchester Fast Twitch on May 11^th.

7 Great reasons for joining Zoom Tri Club

• Great place to meet like minded people to train with, Professional and progressive coaching and advice in all three sports disciplines, a fantastic way to keep fit and make friends.

• 4 group session per week during the off season (October - March), 7 group sessions during the season , 3/4 swims including open water, 1 bike sessions and 2 run sessions. Only small fee for swim venue costs. We welcome and accomodate all standards and are open to everyone 16 years and upwards

• Discount on BTA individual membership of £11.00 - Individual membership £49.00 club member £38.00

• Affilliated to BTA, CTTC and Dorset AAA and Running league. Our members can race for Zoom Tri in any time trial in the UK and in all the Dorset League running races. Members can also race under Zoom Tri in any triathlon. ( To get further race discounts and full - insurance cover we recommend individuals join the BTA as well)

• 10% Discounts at Primera, Up and Running, Swimming Connect and Top Trainers. You just have to show your membership card

• 20% FAB Cafe/Bistro

• Regular social events throughout the year including discounted training holidays organised

Cost for joining the club are: Senior £25, Junior £10, Student £15 & second claim £10

About Zoom Tri Club

Zoom Tri Club started in September 2005 and now have around 90 members. Based in Bournemouth, Dorset we have a regular weekly schedule of training sessions, all of which are coached or supervised.

Our Members

Our members come in all shapes and sizes and compete at all levels and at different distances, they enjoy the benefits of traning together and engender a welcoming and encouraging environment. We promote a sense of team spirit and enjoy supporting each other at each others races. Please see some of our gallery photos.

Goals

We are keen to promote triathlon and multi-sports in its widest sense and to help and support anyone coming into the sport. We are also keen to promote health & wellness in our community whilst maintaining the sense of fun and enjoyment.

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Chi Running in Bournemouth

If any one is interested, Catherina Mckiernan (runcatherina.com) Master ChiRunning Instructor and the 1998 London Marathon Winner is leading a workshop on Saturday 19th April in Bournemouth.

She will be teaching people to run effortless and injury free by combining focuses from tai chi with modern bio-mechanics.

One of the main differences between how we "normally" run and Chirunning is chi runners use gravity for propulsion in preference to leg muscles!

Thousands of people have benefited from ChiRunning - especially Triathletes who love the energy conservation that ChiRunning offers.

There are a few spaces left on Catherina's workshop and it's at a special price of £99.

Please contact her directly if you fancy it.

Latest Run schedule

Please find attached the lates run schedule for Tuesday and Thurdays up to the 6th May.

Regards

Rob

P.S Next Wednesday we start our regular bike sessions from the Commodore Pub on Southbourne overcliff. This season I will be coaching the sessions and will structure them so that they remain  both focused and as safe as possible. We will be using the Hengistbury to Boscombe loop and this will give us the opportunity to practice skills as well as build in pace work, and some running off the bike sessions as we progress. For these sessions please make sure you wear helmets (No helmet, no ride, at least with the group!) I know some of you find it difficult to get there on time for 6.30pm so we will aim to meet at 6.30 and then allow a further 10 minutes, during which times I can brief the session with the aim of leaving no later than 6.45pm

Download zoom_run_schedule_24th_march_6th_may_08.xls