Club Grand Prix Standings

After 7 events Simon Baker leads the men's standings with 280 points, closely followed by Andy Taylor on 255 points, then Stuart Carter on 191 and Steve Spamer on 135. There are 3 more events and at the end of the season the best 5 scores count. Another 23 members have done 2 or more events so there is still plenty to play for. The women's grand prix is even more open since only one member had done 3 events so far. Up to date standings will be published soon. Points are worked out by a combination of finish position out of all BTC entrants and by age group position in the event

The 9 events and Grand Prix rules can be viewed here The last 3 events are Aug 27th West Lancs Sprint Tri, Sept 10th Fleetwood Tri and 8th October Oulton Park Autumn Duathlon sprint or standard distances

Bolton Arena Running Time Trial March 22nd Results

Sorry all for the delay in publication of the March time trial results. Some great consistency and talent on display. Lukas would love to have a new assistant for helping to run the group. Drop him a line of you have the time.

Name	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3	Lap 4
Simon Baker	3.44	3.38	3.37	3.33
Lee Gerrard	3.41	3.37	3.41	3.36
Elizabeth Caudwell	4.45	4.28	5.09	4.32
Lee Cooper	3.57	3.53	3.57	3.58
Anna Cresswell	5.05	5.08	5.25	5.20
Jimmy O’Dwyer	4.27	4.28	4.27	4.37
Jasmine Holt	4.47	4.40	4.38	-
Liz Wilson	4.53	4.54	4.52	4.51
Libby Murphy	5.50	-	6.06	-
Colin Gregory	3.45	-	-	-
Lauren Fry	4.25	4.29	-	4.31
Isabelle Johnson	4.52	4.54	5.09	5.06
C Johnson	4.00	4.05	4.07	4.08
Peter Fry	5.01	4.56	5.21	5.26

Decathlon Duathlon

There have been many successes in early season and full on competing and training is now underway. The Decathlon Duathlon was a high point of early season on 9th April, where many members competed and Melissa Thompson was a shining star in the ladies race.

Open Water Swimming at Elton Reservoir Bury

To register for open water swimming at Elton click here  Bolton Tri Club are hosting open water swim sessions at Elton Sailing Club in Bury which start on Tue 16th May and run every Tuesday until 29th August 2017. You can swim anytime between 5 and 8 pm. The reservoir is now full to the brim and the sailing club has new showers. To save everyone time we ask people to register on-line beforehand - there will be no paper registration forms. It is £5 a swim or £3 for Bolton Tri Club members. But you can get free swims if you provide kayak safety cover for an hour. We have monthly training aquathons with a choice of distances on 20th June, 25th July and 22nd August. For novice open water swimmers who want to improve their skills and confidence there is a coached session with Sarah Hill 6.30 to 7.15pm each week. Also catch us on Facebook search  for Open Water Swimming at Elton Sailing Club. 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 Cygnet Hospital. At end of Kitchener St turn right into Buller Street. Turn left over a small bridge signposted Cygnet Hospital. Once over bridge bear right and down lane to Sailing Club.

Club 10.9 mile bike time trials from Edgeworth

Sunday mornings 23rd April, 7th May, 21st May and 4th June. Meet at the Barlow Institute on Bolton Road in Edgeworth, BL7 0AP at 9.30am.

The time trial is 10.9  miles. but with a 5 mile warm up and 5 mile cool down so 20 miles all together. Meet at the Barlow Institute (fee parking at the back) BL7 0AY. Warm up by riding together 5 miles up Broadhead Road to start/finish on Jacksons Heights Road, so everyone knows the route. Do 10 mile time trial setting off at 30 sec intervals. Ride 5 mile easy back to Edgworth. Go for cuppa at Barlow Institute cafe.  It's suitable for anyone. A coach will usually ride the course too in case anyone gets into difficulty and any other coaches/experienced riders who want to help out are welcome. Times so far range from 34:41 to 1:01:08

https://www.strava.com/routes/7704370

Farnworth swim 800m time trial 18th March

The time trial was an 800m swim and the goal for swimmers is 2017 is to get as close as possible to or lower than their previous time for broken 800m time trials done at the end of 2016. The final column compares the 800m swim time to the broken 800m time. A minus means the swimmer actually went quicker than their time for the broken 800 which was 200/400/200 with 30 second rest intervals. So well done Sam, Kath and Dave who went faster and Aiden who got very close. Next time trail in May.

Lane	First Name	Surname	800m	v split    800
1	Adam	Akik	00:10:19
1	Martin	Raggett	00:11:50	42
1	Aiden	Raggett	00:12:32	6
1	Nina	Carter	00:13:07	27
1	Melissa	Thompson	00:13:40	47
2	Tony	Hedley	00:14:02	36
2	Lee	Gerrard	00:15:22
2	Antony	Lewis	00:15:40	01:13
3	David	Ringwood	00:15:50	-1
3	Sam	Akik	00:16:25	-53
3	Fiona	Morgan	00:16:29	18
4	Laurence	Jackson	00:16:29
4	Liz	McLellan	00:17:35	21
4	Jane	Jackson	00:17:36
4	Graham	King	00:17:37	19
5	Kath	Horwill	00:18:25	-43
5	Charlotte	Scanlan	00:18:37
5	Kate	Freeman	00:20:19

Track session time trial results Feb 2017

Results from Wed 22nd Feb 4 x 1k time trial with 3 minutes rest.
Here are the times from the session at Bolton Arena.  We do the same time trials once a month and these are published on the blog so you can scroll back to see your improvements. Keep training consistently and you can't help but improve!

 Next time trials Wed 22nd March.

NAME	LAP#1	LAP#2	LAP#3	LAP#4
Chris Mackay
Georgia Heath	3:46	3:48	3:49	3:55
Simon Baker	3:38	3:39	3:40	3:45
George Walton
Lee Gerrard
Peter Potter
Rob Quilliam
Paul Johnson
Lauren Booth
Melissa Thompson
Patrick McBride
Elizabeth Cauldwell
James Chadwick
Erica Booth	3:46	3:48	3:40	3:45
Mark Loates
Stuart Carter	4:08	4:08	4:12	4:07
Lee Cooper
Jan
Chris Gaskell
Aiden Kane	4:23	4:27	4:35	x
Nina Carter	4:53	4:50	4:48	4:50
Anna Cresswell	x
Jimmy O’Dwyer	4:47	4:41	4:49	4:36
Jasmine Holt
Liz Wilson
Libby Murphy
Ann Butler
Sam Akik
Fiona Morgan
Alison Quilliam	4:54	5:04	5:10	5:09
Kath Wynn-Jones	5:18	5:28	5:25	5:27
Glenn Wynn-Jones	4:37	4:35	4:43	4:41
Rosalyn Dines	5:15	5:13	5:14	5:14
Tilly Bassett
Chris Ellison	3:39	3:34	3:37	3:36
Tom Mitchell	5:09	5:04	4:54	4:46
Andy Taylor	3:38	3:37	3:35	3:36
Lukas Siska	?	?	?	?