Triathlon

The Wimbledon Windmilers is affiliated to the British Triathlon Association and there are a fair number of club members that regularly take part in triathlons.

Training

Monday night swim - Two 1 hour swim sessions at Wimbledon College. 7:15pm for slower group, 8:15pm for medium to faster group. Fully coached session, cost £5.50. Email Nick (tri@windmilers.org.uk) to book you a place initially.

Wednesday night ride - We meet at Penn Ponds car park, Richmond Park from 7pm for a 7:15pm prompt start. Sessions include hill work, timed laps, interval sessions, group riding and brick sessions. Wide range of abilities and all welcome to come along. Email for further information. NOTE: THIS IS A SUMMER SESSION ONLY, RESTARTING END APRIL. 

Thursday night swim - 1 hour session at Ernest Bevin School, Tooting, 7:00-8:00pm, no need to book, just turn up. Fully coached session, cost £5. 

Saturday ride - Planned Saturday morning rides into Surrey, starting at 9am from Starbucks in Wimbledon, with the exception of when bad weather prohibits. Initially two groups of different speeds doing 50-60 miles. We hope to run a third group, going 30 miles. Note, these are informally led rides, rather than coached sessions. See: Cycling

Other sessions: Over the summer we will have other swim sessions available including openwater swim sessions at a lake in Ham. Informal openwater sessions also likely to happen most Sundays once it gets warmer. We are also planning a bike maintenence course.

If you would like to find out more about triathlons / duathlons / openwater swimming then please email Nick Wood for further details and to get put onto the regular mailing list of events and training. 

For a full general listing of events please check out http://www.tri247.com/

Key Windmiler races 2012:

Details to follow once we have dates, however these are among our most popular events:

Ful-on Duathlon - http://www.fulontri.com/FulOnDuathlon/FulOnDuathlon2011/tabid/203/Default.aspx

Thames Turbo Sprint Triathlon - www.thamesturbo.com

Morden Aquathlon - http://www.kingfishertriathletes.co.uk/en/AboutUs/news.cfm/kingfisher-aquathlon

August bank holiday – National triathlon relays (400m/15k/5k – with a break in between each!). Mens, women’s and mixed teams of 4. Possibly the best triathlon race you’ll ever do! Team entries via Nick.

London Duathlon – A club start for this race as per last 3 years. http://www.thelondonduathlon.co.uk/