Hello OxfordTri Family,
I hope that you have had a great week. Two big things for us this week firstly next Saturday morning the 28th of October is our last session at the lake for the year and as a result we are running the OxfordTri Big Tri-out which is a social triathlon for you to enjoy with your fellow club members where you decide the speed and distance. It’s completely free and we even have some medals and a little social planned for afterwards in the Wandering Cafe. Do check it out below!
Then secondly, a great opportunity to support the club at one of the biggest 1/2 Marathons in the country along with earning some great rewards which you can put towards that race calendar next year. Again more info below
I hope that you all have a great weekend and I’ll see some of you tomorrow morning at the lake!
God Bless
Craig
OxfordTri – Big Tri-out
Next Saturday Morning is our first ever OxfordTri Big Tri-out!
This event is a Social Triathlon which is taking place in conjunction with our last lake swim of the year at Queenford Lake on the 28th of September.
The concept of the event is that across the morning and early afternoon club members will have the opportunity to take on all or some of the three triathlon disciplines (Swim, Bike, Run). For those who do manage to complete all three there will be a finishers medal.
It is important to note that this is not a race, more an opportunity to enjoy the sport we love with fellow club members.
Finally, the distance is up to you. The laps of the courses for the bike and run and speed that you complete each of them are completely up to you.
Below are some of the key details of the day, for those who sign up there will be a more in-depth briefing sent the week of the event. More info including the courses can be found at our website using the following link – https://www.oxfordtri.uk/oxfordtri-big-tri-out/
Event Timings
8:00-9:00 – Swim Session*
*For those taking part multiple disciplines in the Big Tri-out we recommend starting later into this session
9:00-11:00 – Estimated Bike Section
11:00-12:00 – Estimated Run Course
12:00-13:00 – Post Day Social @ The Wandering Cafe
If you are intending on taking part please sign up using the following form – https://forms.gle/HDGZXExK5WsLoDqX9
If you have any questions please get in touch via info@oxfordtri.co.uk
Oxford 1/2 Marathon Volunteering
As mentioned after a large number of our OxfordTri family volunteered incredibly successfully at Blenheim Palace Triathlon earlier in the year we are continuing to work with Motiv Sport the organiser for both Blenheim Palace Triathlon and the Oxford 1/2. Since working with Motive Sport they have helped to advertise our Open Water Swims May which brought over £4k into the club, given us over 16 free spaces for Blenheim Palace Triathlon this past year and fully covered the costs of our recent first aid course for coaches.
We are delighted to announce that we have agreed the following rewards package for OxfordTri members who volunteer at Oxford 1/2 or/and Blenheim Palace Triathlon (The club will also benefit based on the number of volunteers);
- Volunteer at Oxford 1/2 – 50% Off Sprint Tri @ Blenheim / 0.5 Token for free entry to Sprint Tri @ Blenheim
- Volunteer @ Blenheim Saturday AM or PM Only – 50% Off Sprint Tri @ Blenheim / 0.5 Token for free entry to Sprint Tri @ Blenheim
- Volunteer @ Blenheim Saturday ALL Day – 1 Token = free entry to Sprint Tri @ Blenheim
Next month we have been invited to take over Aid Station 2 which is at the junction of Marsden Ferry Road and Oxford Road, OX3 0PJ
We are just finalising the details for the event which is on the 13th of October with timings of roughly 7am till 11am. Last year a number of members volunteered and had a great time, this year we are excited to hopefully get even more people involved.
The link to sign up to volunteer can be found here – https://forms.gle/by9H3frsPzLEfQRD8
Training Calendar
See the official calendar for full info and sign up links.
Monday 23rd September: Coached Swim – Leys Pool @ 20:00
Tuesday 24th September: Coached Swim – Thame Pool @ 20:00
Wednesday 25th September: Coached Swim – Radley @ 20:00
Thursday 26th September: Coached Run – Horspath Track @ 19:00
Friday 27th September: Coached Swim – Kidlington @ 19:00
Saturday 28th September: OxfordTri Big Tri-out – Queenford Lake @ 08:00