MARS Triathlon  

6^th MARS TRIATHLON

Entry Forms - MS Word 97-2003 or PDF

Please note this year (2008) will be a duathlon due to issues with Matlock Swimming Pool which will be out of action on race day. There will be a mass start at 8:00AM from Hall Leys Park, Matlock.  Entries on the day will be taken up to 7:30AM at the Band Stand in the park.

It’s summer again (is it?) and triathlon time again. This year’s event will, as usual, be on the Bank Holiday Monday morning, 25^th August.

It is organised under the banner of the Matlock Area Recreation and Sports Group by combining the efforts of Matlock’s swimming, cycling and athletic clubs to bring together a truly enjoyable race open to everyone from the fiercest elite competitor to the novice who fancies having a go. In fact, the previous events have attracted fields which comprise of around one-third who are complete novices and for whom there is a special prize category.

A brief overview of the event is as follows. The swim of 400m (12 lengths) is at Matlock swimming pool, the cycle section is 10 road miles to Cromford, Lea Bridge, Lea, Tansley and back to Hall Leys Park in Matlock from where the run sets off along the river and up through the High Tor Grounds and back. The finish is on the park. Start times will be at 1 minute intervals from 7.00am to 9.30am. These will be allocated and published 1 to 2 weeks before the event.

The MARS Group was set up to work towards providing better sports facilities for the area and all proceeds will be for that cause. To that end, a lot of progress has been made since last year. It is a friendly event where everyone can enjoy themselves for an entry fee of just £7.50 (a bargain in the triathlon world!).

There will be an entry limit of 150. Assuming that is reached, there will be no entries on the day. It was almost full to capacity last year.

Any queries to be e-mailed to karl@kandc.plus.com but otherwise please phone on 01629 734091.

Karl Webster. (Event Organiser)

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