Thames Valley Triathletes (TVT)

Plenty plenty of great info in our May 2012 TVT Newsletter!

Check it out!!!!!

And while most TVT’ers where at Hart, our Louise Bardsley was at the Steyning Triathlon which she impressively won! Impressive swim times as well!

Check results at Steyning Triathlon 2012 results.

Congrats to TVT’ers competing at the 2012 Hart Triathlon! Some podium results highlighted, showing some good winter training in the bank!! Congrats to our champs and to all triathletes!

(click on image for results)

A stunning early morning cloudless sky, moderated by a chilly breeze, woke me up on the 7am ride to the start point of the Maxifuel Longest Day Sportive at the iconic Eton Dorney venue – home to the Olympic rowing regatta.

The event organisers (F3 events) had cleverly utilised the venue to hold several activities in parallel – a duathlon, two Sportive distances and a 5km/10km run. So arriving at the venue there was a hive of activity, with a glorious view out over the rowing course, shimmering in the early morning sunlight.

Overall the weather was kind throughout – sunny and bright with an occasional chilly breeze….Continue reading 

TVT Club is happy to announce that the 2012 TVT Concorde Sprint Triathlon will be held on Sunday, 19 August 2012.

Registration are now open at: 2012 REGISTRATION

Concorde is TVT’s annual sprint triathlon based at Bradfield College near Theale. This event typically attracts 300+ competitors a large number of whom are new to Triathlon.

Registrations are now open! 2012 REGISTRATION

Questions? Please contact us at:  tvt.concorde@gmail.com

Many TVT members turned out on what was a lovely day for a run and some great times and PB’s to boot.

Congratulations to all!!!!!

Paul Weald is participating in the 2012 Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam.Led by rugby world cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio and cricket Ashes hero Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, and sponsored by Virgin Media, this is an epic charity cycle ride from the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece to the Olympic Park in London –finishing on Friday 18th May. The target is to raise £2,012,000 for charity.

Paul, who is a resident of Wokingham and a member of Thames Valley Triathletes, is one of over 500 participants who are busy preparing for the event. He is taking part in stage 5 – the champagne leg – fulfilling a boyhood dream to be ride into the London Olympic stadium!

His aims are three fold:

• To personally raise over £3,000 for the event charities;
• To complete the 578 km of cycling in 4 days – covering an undulating route through Northern France and South East England with some 15,000 feet of climbing;
• To use the 2012 London Olympics as a way of raising awareness in the benefits of a fit and healthy lifestyle.

The money raised is going to three fantastic causes:

1. the Dallaglio Foundation is supporting a cutting edge research project that will help develop more effective and personalised treatments for prostate cancer;
2. the AF Foundation is developing and improving Child Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Units,
3. and Virgin Unite is helping people tackle tough social and environmental problems with an entrepreneurial approach.

Paul commented “I was lucky enough to win a place on this years Cycle Slam through a Virgin Media customer competition. Cycling is one of the three disciplines in my sport of triathlon, so my training is going well. I do need people to support my fund-raising efforts though – these are fantastic causes that make all the personal training effort worthwhile”.

You can read about Paul’s progress via his blog – and find out how to sponsor him – at http://charityride.wordpress.com

Tonight sees the start of the Time Trialing season and we will be welcomed back to Maidenhead and District Cycle Club thursday times trials.

Tonight’s event starts at 1815 on HCC234 for more details please go to the MDCC web site. There is a small charge for entry.

Remember that at the end of the Time Trial season we participate at the friendly Team Time Trial Event against MDCC. Last year we lost by less than 3mins!… Nuff said….  Triathletes get on yer bikes and hammer it!… GO TVT GO!!

Please also note that the Turbo Session have now stopped and will resume in Early October!

Saturday 10^th March saw the British Duathlon Championships at the Dambuster Duathlon.

Over 800 athletes competed in the 10k run – 42k bike – 5k run for National Honours.

Louise Bardsley finished 3^rd in 02:12.10, behind Amy Forshawin 2^nd02:11.16 and the champion Anna Turvey in 02:11.12 in a closely fought race for the 30-34 age group.  These were also the three fastest ladies overall on the day.

 Louise, Amy & Anna

Hello TVT!

Our March NEWSLETTER is out, find news, results, race reports and more here!

• BECOME A MEMBER
• TVT AGM (Annual General Meeting)
• CONCORDE TRIATHLON
• WEEKLY TURBO TRAINING SESSIONS
• TVT CLUB KIT
• CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
• MARCH EVENTS
• FEBRUARY RESULTS
• MARCH TRAINING NEWS
• FUTURE EVENTS

WEEKLY TURBO SESSIONS for TVT Members!
(Stopped now, back in October)

Reminder for Members: The weekly turbo sessions have been very popular and we will continue these throughout March. 

Venue:  Sports Pavilion, Arborfield Park. Arborfield Court, Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JS

How to get there: take the Swallofield turning of the big roundabout and turn right into the park after 200m.

Dates/Times: The sessions will run from 7:30pm till 8:30pm for every Thursday.

What to bring: Please bring your own turbo, sweat towel etc. There is a kitchen available to make drinks etc.

The best bit is these sessions are still free.  If any members have any cycling workout DVD’s e.g. spinervals that we can borrow please bring them to any training session.

Kudos to all TVT members who took part in the Wokingham Half Marathon 2012. Showing that the winter training is well under way now! Pre-season is here “on your marks!!!!!”

From Nov 4th, all Friday Swim Sessions will take place at David Lloyd – Thames Valley Park for training. Usual pool times. Arrive early to register for the session!

Each year TVT compete in the Thames Valley Cross Country League.

Dates for 2011 have been announced. For further info please check TVT Winter Cross Country pages  and get your Off-road / Trail shoes ready!

30 October 2011 Metros
13 November 2011 Datchet
27 November 2011 Sandhurst
11 December 2011 Handy Cross
18 December 2011 Reading
8 January 2012 Tadley
22 January 2012 Bracknell
5 February 2012 Finchcoasters

Full details on this race league can be found at http://tvxc.org.uk

Thanks to everyone who made it a fantastic day!

2011 Concorde Triathlon results. (Click here)

Competitor’s feedback is appreciated: tvt.concorde@gmail.com

Dear all

We are putting in a new kit order. Please e-mail all orders to KIT MANAGER by Friday 12 August. The kit takes a few months to arrive so please think about ordering gear for the winter.

Our kit is supplied by Endura. This kit is generally of excellent quality and is worn by many club members for training and racing. You will be amazed at the extra support you receive in races when you wear TVT club kit! The crowds pick you out and cheer you on even overseas. I reckon it must be worth more time than a pair of posh
wheels but for a fraction of the cost!

Please check our TVT kit pages for information and link to the Catalogue.

Check your email for details!