2017 weekly programme

The website has been updated so you can check out the new weekly timetable. Go to http://www.boltontri.com/weeklyprogramme.html There are now sessions everyday of the week so you can reach your triathlon potential

Senior and junior ages

Senior sessions are for ages 14 and above and Junior sessions are for ages 7 to 16. Athletes 14 to 16 years old can attend either senior sessions or junior sessions or both, its their choice. However if agreed by the Head Coach, juniors T2 ages and above can also attend the Wed track session if they are keen runners and juniors T3 ages and above can attend the senior swims if they are keen swimmers

Session fees and the standing order scheme

The committee have decided that the standing order scheme will now cover all the swim sessions, the Monday session at Leverhulme and the Wed track session at Bolton Arena, Horwich. 

The only sessions it will not cover are the seasonal ones i.e. cycling on Friday, open water swimming at Elton Reservoir and Winter brick/turbo sessions. Winter turbo and Friday cycling sessions are £3 for pay as you go members or £2 for members with standing orders. The standing order scheme is great value, £18 a month for up to 6 sessions a week now. If you want to subscribe to it go to http://www.boltontri.com/pdfs/btc_Standing_order_%20form_rates_2015.pdf for full details and the bank details. We haven't yet updated the form so ignore the last bit which says what the standing order covers.

For pay as you go members all swims will be £4 for seniors and £3 juniors. The Monday Leverhulme Park session and the Wed Bolton Arena session will both be £3 for adults and for juniors 

Swim sessions

Although the early morning swim is still a BMSS swim there will be no need to join the Amateur Swimming Association. 

Any member can go to any swim except those learning front crawl should only go to the Sat swim at Farnworth and the Friday swim at Turton until they are able to swim 200m front crawl comfortably.

Wed track session

The Wednesday track session is for all abilities of runner. 

Training for Seniors on Monday at Leverhulme

There will still be plenty of training or adults at Leverhulme Park on Mondays. Andy Bassett and Mark Loates (joined by Liz McLellan later in the year) will lead runs out on the road or trail for all abilities, the two 45 minute spin sessions will continue and Chris Bibby will lead circuit/strength and conditioning sessions. Anyone who would like to help with these activities please let me know or speak to any of these coaches.

Training for Juniors on Mondays

Splitting and the juniors into two training groups by age and staggering their session times will enable us to provide each group with 30 minutes of quality cycling having the whole track to themselves. We couldn't do this when we had only half an hour of track time for 50 to 60 juniors. It will also enable us to open up again to new members ages 7 to 13. New junior members will attend a cycling induction from 7 to 7.30 on their first and second week. This is to ensure their bike is safe, they learn some basic skills and and they gain some safety awareness before they start riding on the track.

Primary school ages 7 years of age up to Year 6. 7 to 8.15pm

7 to 7.30 cycling, 7.30 to 8.15 running and games/cool down

Anyone in this group wanting to use a club bike will need to get it from the container between 6.45 and 7 ready to start cycling at 7.

High school ages Years 7 to 11.  7.30 to 8.45pm

7.30 to 8.10 warm up and running

8.10 to 8.45 cycling 

Christmas Track TT 4x1km

Well done Everybody on an excellent performance last night ! Remember those times so you know what to beat next time! Merry Christmas!!

Christmas 2016-Track Time Trial #3 4x1km w/3min rest
Name	#1	#2	#3	#4
George W.	3:54	3:55	4:05	3:52
Melissa T.	3:47		4:00	4:00
Ross M.	3:58	4:02	4:01	3:57
Elizabeth C.	4:45	4:17	4:19	3:57
Fiona M.	5:30	5:14	5:16	5:18
Berin J.	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:22
Mark B.	4:08	4:07	4:09	4:03
Sam A.	5:45	5:54	5:54	5:54
Lorraine J.	5:13	5:06	5:07	5:05
Liz W.	4:47	4:53	5:01	4:48
Libby M.	5:19	5:11	5:09	5:42
Isabel J.	4:53	4:47	5:09	4:57
Jasmine H.	4:53	4:47	5:09	4:42
Charlie J.	3:58	3:58	4:03	4:02
Stephan P.	3:45	3:46	3:46	3:42
Lee G.	3:34	3:40	3:37	3:38
Chris E.	3:41	3:41	3:39	3:40
Rob Q.	3:49	3:49	3:49	3:45
Pete P.	3:44	3:46	3:48	3:47
Steven W.	3:43	3:45	3:45	3:41
Nick M.	4:04	3:58	3:58	3:48

Farnworth swim time trial results

Good improvements between Nov and Dec broken 800m time trials. Click here to view. Well done and keep on swimming in 2017. Stuart :)

Club track time trials

Next test tonight 19th Dec Track Test 4x1km on 3min Rest - Test 1						Test 2 Cold and ICY
Name	1	2	3	4		1	2	3	4
Chris Ellison	3:39	3:36	3:38	3:42
Steve White	3:43	3:44	3:45	3:39
Liz McLellan	3:49	3:51	3:52	3:56
Rob Q.	3:55	3:55	3:53	3:49		4:07	4:11	4:09	4:01
Sam Marsden	3:57	3:58	4:03	4:03
Ross M.	4:00	4:00	4:06	4:01
Darren F.	4:29	4:31	4:41	4:35		4:28	4:44	4:43	4:43
Kate F.	4:37	4:41	4:43	4:41
Alison Q	5:16	5:06	5:04	5:09
Graham King	4:19	4:08	4:13	4:07		4:18	4:20	4:22	4:24
Liz W.	4:38	4:47	4:56	4:56
Aiden Kane	4:35	4:36	4:43	4:31
Suzanne	4:32	4:36	4:37	4:33
Anna C.	4:49	4:41	4:43	4:41
Nina Carter	4:54	4:54	5:03	5:03
Elizabeth C.	4:43	4:26	4:23	4:12		4:17	4:27
Jas	4:57	4:43	4:51	4:41
Fiona	5:43	5:28	5:25	5:26
Sam	5:57	6:00	6:01	6:06
Pete Potter	3:55	3:55	3:56	4:10
Jamie Hibbert						4:02	3:58	4:00
George Walton						4:02	4:02	4:11	4:19
Andy Taylor						3:42	3:44	3:42	3:41
Roy Halliday						3:57	3:48	3:53	3:50
Craig Platt						4:35	4:41	4:45	4:45
Nick Barr						3:37	3:37	3:46

Social bike ride Sunday 18th Dec meeting at 9.30

Sunday social bike ride on 18th Dec with Andy Bassett and Stuart Carter is the Horwich Triathlon bike route 40k meeting at 9.30 am at the car park just before the Wilton Arms on Belmont Road BL1 7BT. Café stop at Rivington Village tea rooms to set you up for the climb out of Horwich and the last 10k. Be prepared for rain and bring some energy gel or snacks. Lights if it is misty. No one gets left behind.

Early morning swim changed to Thursday

The early morning swim at Farnworth pool which was on Tuesday is now be on Thursdays  at the same time 0530-0700. The last swim before Xmas will be Thu 21st December. There will be no swim on Thu 29th Dec. The first one in 2017 will be Thu 5th Jan.

discount at SB Sports Massage and Rehabilitation

Hi all

We are pleased to let you know that we have a agreed a new discount for members as detailed below. This small firm is run by Sally Barker, herself a runner and triathlete, who is also a masseur for the British Cycling Team. They recently opened a clinic on Chorley Old Road in Bolton to add to their clinics in Chorley and Leeds. 

SB Sports Massage & Rehabilitation

http://www.sb-massage.co.uk/

For Injury Prevention, Injury Management, Sports Massage, Exercise Rehabilitation & Postural Assessments

50 minute treatments from £35

10% discount for Bolton Tri Club members, when presenting their membership card

Farnworth Sat Swim TT results Nov 2016

Click here for the results from 5th Nov. Swimmers had 30s rest after 200m and 60s rest after 400m. Stuart says 'keep training regularly and watch your total times come down'.

Temporary Closure to New Members ages 13 and under

We are sorry we can’t take any new starters aged 7 to 13 until further notice. Membership has grown rapidly and the Monday junior run/bike session in particular has become overcrowded.

Any juniors who have only started in the past few weeks but have not yet joined will have until Monday 10^th October to join the club. From 10^th October only members will be able to train on Mondays and the on-line membership facility will block any new applications for those aged 13 and under by 1^st Jan 2017.

Any juniors aged 14 or over by 1^st Jan 2017 can still join but will need to train with the adults on Mondays and can attend adult/junior swims sessions and the Friday bike session.

We are working on ways to increase capacity and recruit more coaches so as to be able to accommodate more juniors in 2017. .

New Session !! Strength and Conditioning Tuesdays 8pm

We have set up a new session which will run every Tuesday 8pm to 9pm starting  on Tuesday 4th October. It will be held at Kept Fit Gym Unit 1 Dunscar Business Park, Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL7 9PQ and will cost £3. For any members aged 16+

We will trial it for 2 months initially but as long as it is attended by at least 15 people each week we will continue it. Lukas, our head coach, has set it up and explains the benefits 

'With the autumn coming up it is exactly the right time to bring this type of training The sessions are aimed at members aged 16+ of all levels. The purpose of these sessions is to create greater core strength and flexibility which in turn can help to improve stamina and keep our members injury free. This is something that can fit into an athletes training plan all year round. In the winter more strength base and in the season more stability based.'

Cross Country Season is here! Sign up in September

It's time to enter the Red Rose Cross Country League (aka Mud ,Sweat and Cheers) 

For race dates and more  information go to http://redrosecrosscountry.co.uk/fixtures/ or see our leaflet 

All the information is below. Pay £5 at registration desk and e-mail chairman@boltontri.com if you want to enter . If you can include in your e-mail your dob it will save me time looking it up. Minumum age is 8 years on 31st Aug 2016. Once entered by me you can do as many races as you want 

At each event look out for the club feather flags and gazebo where you can get safety pins, leave your kit and meet your clubmates. You can also collect your race number if you haven't been given it beforehand

Stuart Carter Team Manager

Elton Splash and Dash Aquathlon Results.

Elton Aquathon results can be viewed here http://www.whatsmytime.co.uk/…/2016-06-07-0…/elton-aquathlon. Congratulations to Catherine Jones 1st BTC female and first female in the standard distance event, Cameron Lamb Lamb 1st BTC male (8th overall just ahead of Steve Buck) and George Walton 1st BTC 16 or under (15th overall). Also we had 1st female and male in the the sprint distance event well done Anne Marie Rushton and Adrian Adi Jonas. BTC finished second in the team event... only 20 seconds behind Rochdale Tri Club. We had a good turnout also including Andrew Hurst, Antony Lewis, Aiden Kane, Nina Carter, Tom Mitchell and Steve Buck. Thanks to Andy Bassett, Sheila Carter and Chris Lamb for marshalling and setting up, Danny Parr and the Rochdale Tri club volunteers and Julie and Graham from What's My Time. It was a good team effort by BTC and RTC and we had a pleasing 47 competitors. Look out for next years event

Open Water Swimming at Elton Sailing Club is back!

Elton Reservoir is fit for swimming again and the water is looking good so we are going to do 3 open water sessions on Tue 23rd and 30th August from 5 to 8pm and 6th Sept from 5 to 7.30pm to finish off the 2016 season. There will be no registration fee so the swim will be £5 adults, £3 juniors (there is a discount for full BTC members). Swimmers must be able to swim 500m non stop. Coached session for improvers/novices 6.30 to 7.15 each week. We will still need an up to date registration/membership form for each swimmer. To save you can fill it out in Google Forms. The club has new showers and changing rooms and current water temp is 19 degrees C. We have a few wetsuits to lend but not many so can't promise to have your exact size. Please bring a brightly coloured swim cap or you must use one of ours

Directions to Elton Sailing Club. BL8 2BR

If travelling down Bolton Road (A58) towards Bury turn right at Wellington Pub into Kitchener Street, signposted Elton Reservoir and Alpha Hospital. At end of Kitchener St turn right into Buller Street. Turn left over a small bridge signposted Alpha Hospital. Once over bridge bear right and down lane to Sailing Club. 

£4 a swim. BTC are now a Uswim tri club partner

BTC have become Tri club partners with Uswim. This means that if you join Uswim as a bronze member (costing £10) then you can swim for £4 a session at Salford Quays or Boundary Breeze. You need to bring your BTC membership card and also your Uswim registration e-mail either print off or show it on your phone. Go to http://www.uswimopenwater.com/…/u-swim-open-water-membershi… to join Uswim. The previous arrangement where we could swim on a pay as you go basis for £5 by showing BTC card only is no longer operating. Pay as you go will cost £8 from now on.

U Swim Open Water

As open water specialists Uswim operate quality, clean and safe swim venues suitable for all ages and abilities as well as organising a variety of exciting events.

uswimopenwater.com

Bolton Junior Aquathon Final Results

Finalised results can be seen here.  They have been forwarded for inclusion in the Triathlon England NW series. We hope you had a good day

Feast sandwich shop and cafe from Blackrod, Bolton provided the BBQ. They enjoyed themselves too and are keen to cater at other events so if you are interested in booking them ring 01204 695530. 

Entry List and Final Timetable for Bolton Junior Aquathon Sun 12th June

Click here to see Entry List

Final Timetable Bolton Junior Aquathon 2016

Briefing  poolside	Start Time (approx)	Event	Wave	Swim Lengths	Run Laps
12:00	12:05	Tots	1	1	Short lap
12:15	12:20	Tristart Boys	2	2	1
12:15	12:25	Tristart Girls	3	2	1
12:25	12:40	Supersprint S1 boys	4	2	1
12:25	12:45	Supersprint S1 girls	5	2	1
12:45	12:55	Sprint S2 mixed	6	6	2
12:45	13:05	T1 Boys	7	6	2
12:55	13:10	T1 Boys	8	6	2
12.55	13:15	T1 Boys	9	6	2
13:15	13:25	T1 Girls	10	6	2
13:30	13:40	T2 Boys	11	10	3
13:30	13:50	T2 Boys	12	10	3
13:50	14:00	T2 Boys	13	10	3
14:00	14:10	T2 Girls	14	10	3
14:00	14:20	T2 Girls	15	10	3
14:15	14:30	T3 Boys	16	16	5
14:35	14:40	T3 Girls	17	16	5
14:35	14:50	T3 Girls	18	16	5
14:50	15:00	Youth & Juniors	19	20	6
15:10	15:15	Parents/under  99 women	20	6	2
15:10	15:20	Parents/under  99 men + relays	21	6	2