Brecon Triathlon Club
News 2016
Annual General Meeting Date for 2017 Confirmed (posted 15/12/16)
AGM Date: Thursday, 23rd February 2017 - 7.30pm
We are meeting at the Castle Hotel, Brecon at 7.30pm after run training. All welcome - and a great chance to meet the many new faces in the Club.
Lots on the agenda including Brecon Tri 2017.
Please make an effort to attend as this is a big opportunity to progress the Club. A free buffet will be available.
Please bring along your membership fee (£10) for 2017.
Brecon Sprint Triathlon Open for 2017 (posted 30/11/16)
We are delighted to announce that after last year's success, Brecon Sprint Triathlon is back!
Saturday June 3rd, 2017.
Details here
400m Indoor Pool Swim
20km Bike
5km Run
Supported by Welsh Triathlon and Freedom Leisure.
Enter now at Entry Central
Coached Swim Training Friday Evenings from September 16th 2016 (posted 28/8/16)
Our favourite coach Kylie Mansfield will be here again on Fridays 7.30-8.30pm with the new swim block starting 16th September, 2016 for 14 weeks (December 16th).
Each session will be for one hour and we will need to be poolside and ready to start at 7.25pm.
As before there will be 4 lanes with slowest swimmers in the first lane, and more experienced in the last lane, so everyone will be training with swimmers of similar ability.
We are aiming to slightly overbook this time so adhoc swims may not be available. If you want to swim - book the block!
Brecon Triathlon Club membership is mandatory.
Pricing:
All 14 sessions £60. All payment requests will be online via your club account.
Fee includes pool entry and coaching.
Ad hoc swims will be dependent on space and charged at £8 per session.
Booking:
A payment request for £60 will be placed in all members online accounts on Sunday 28th August.
Pay promptly - first come first served.
Once the maximum number of swimmers is reached the remaining payment requests will be deleted.
Access your online account here.
Successful Brecon Triathlon 2016 (posted 10/6/16)
The Sunny Bank holiday weekend saw Brecon host its annual sprint triathlon where nearly 200 competitors from far and wide competed in three disciplines, a 400 meter swim, 20 km bike ride and a 5 km run. This annual event is organised by the Brecon Triathlon club and is renowned throughout the triathlon circuit as a fun and friendly event for both beginners and experience triathletes. The event was held at Brecon Leisure Centre. Competitors started their race in the pool before entering the transition area based in Coleg Brecon car park for a quick change ready to embark on a 24km bike ride around the country roads of the Brecon Beacons, coming back in to transition for another quick change into running shoes ready to head off around the Groves for a 5 km run. Finally returning to the finish line at Brecon Leisure Centre to pick up their well-deserved medal , t-shirt, a piece of home-made cake and welcome refreshments supplied by Brecon Triathlon Club members.
This year's winners included some local triathletes and club members: the overall Male winner was John Williams with Rebecca Templeton winning the overall Female. Mark Simms (Male Vintage Vet), Julieg Harding (Female Vintage Vet), Mike Pfeiffer (Male Super Vet), Ros Edmonds (Female Super Vet), Willis Wilson (Male Vet), Lynn Bulbeck (Female Vet) and Liam Browne (Male Youth).
Race director Aled Edwards said "it was great to see some of our local club members winning some of the categories this year and fantastic to see some new faces winning here too. With the commitment of club members and volunteers making the event as successful as previous years. The club have received lots of positive feedback from the competitors which makes all the hard work worthwhile and just spurs us on to make this event even better next year".
The race medical support was covered my Brecon Mountain Rescue and donations were collected at the cake table. In all £400 was donated to BMR.
We were lucky with the weather again this year which is great as it brings out so many local people to support this local event and gives the competitors a true Brecon welcome.
Brecon Triathlon Club organises swim coaching, bike rides and run training, and is open to people of all
abilities.
See results here
Last Weekend's Open Water Training Session at Lake 32 with Jason Tait (posted 3/5/16)
Shot by Chris Carpenter.
Contact Jason Tait at:
South West Swim
Monthly Club Social Ride 10th April 2016 (posted 4/4/16)
Second Club social ride of the year. Great chance to meet up for a natter. So break off from your training schedules and come along.
All welcome and no one will be dropped! The pace will be determined by the slower riders in the group.
Start at Brecon Leisure Centre at 9am. Head up the A40 to Trecastle and then turn right at Llywel heading for Tirabad. On to Llangammarch Wells stopping at Lake Country House Hotel for coffee. Then up over the range to Upper Chapel and back to Brecon Leisure Centre.
76K in total and cafe stop at around 45K.
Aiming to be back at BLC for around 1ish.
Showers forecast but early days yet so fingers crossed!
Check out the route on Strava here.
Club Hoodie Order (posted 1/4/16)
We are getting ready to place an order for Hoodies. They will look similar to the above. These mock ups have been provided (by Roger) as a guide but subtle changes may be necessary for the final printing process.
Based on emails and polls there are a few options for members to choose from. No other options are offered as this will significantly increase costs. Up to date Club membership is required.
No returns will be accepted - but there should be no problem for individuals to sell/exchange with other club members.
Costs will not be finalised until exact numbers are known but will be in the region of £20 to £30. A subsidy will be applied but this amount is yet to be decided. Payment will be requested via your online account when the order and costs are finalised. Aiming to place the order within 2 weeks.
All orders via the Club Contact Form following the instructions below.
Members need to make 3 choices:
style, size and slogan.
1) Hoodie Style:
Style 1 - Black no zip
Style 2 - Black with zip
(different sizing - see below)
Style 3 - Red no zip
2) Hoodie Size:
Note the sizing is slightly diferent for the black zipped hoodie
3) Hoodie Slogan (on the back):
Slogan 1 - Don't drown, don't crash, don't walk.
Slogan 2 - Swim Bike Run, three times the fun.
To Order - Send in your choice via the Club Contact Form stating Style, Size and Slogan.
Coached Swim Training Friday Evenings from April 1st 2016 (posted 22/3/16)
Our favourite coach Kylie Mansfield will be here again on Fridays 7.30-8.30pm with the new swim block starting 1st April, 2016 for 11 weeks (June 10th).
Each session will be for one hour and we will need to be poolside and ready to start at 7.25pm.
Kirsten McVey will step in for sessions if Kylie is away racing.
As before there will be 4 lanes with slowest swimmers in the first lane, and more experienced in the last lane, so everyone will be training with swimmers of similar ability.
We are aiming to slightly overbook this time so adhoc swims may not be available. If you want to swim - book the block!
Brecon Triathlon Club membership is mandatory.
Pricing:
All 11 sessions £45. All payment requests will be online via your club account.
Fee includes pool entry and coaching.
Booking:
A payment request for £45 will be placed in all members online accounts on Good Friday 25th March.
Pay promptly - first come first served.
Once the maximum number of swimmers is reached the remaining payment requests will be deleted.
Access your online account here.
Video of Our March Club Ride (posted 21/3/16)
Shot on a hand held Sanyo Xacti.
Monthly Club Social Ride 13th March 2016 (posted 7/3/16)
First Club social ride of the year. Great chance to meet up for a natter. So break off from your training schedules and come along.
All welcome and no one will be dropped! The pace will be determined by the slower riders in the group.
Start at Brecon Leisure Centre at 9am. Head up to Llaneglwys, then down and over the Wye (Trericket Mill) to Boughrood. Café stop at the River Café, Glasbury. On to Talgarth, then Llangorse, picking up the triathlon route (in reverse) back to Brecon Leisure Centre.
56K in total and cafe stop at around 34K.
Aiming to be back at BLC for around 12. A chance for faster riders to push on, after coffee, over to Pengenffordd but we'll see. Plenty of flexibility on the day.
High pressure is building for next weekend so fingers crossed for the weather!
Check out the route on Strava here.
Club Officials for 2016 (posted 22/2/16)
Following on from last Thursday's AGM here is a list of elected officials for 2016:
Chair - Catherine Etchell
Treasurer - Kate Hovers
Secretary - Richard Walters
Committee - Aled Edwards, Amanda Rutter, Sarah Jane Hughes
Minutes have been sent out by email.
Membership Fee for 2016 Now Due (posted 22/1/16)
Membership of Brecon Triathlon Club is now due for renewal.
The membership fee for 2016 is £10.
A payment request for this amount is waiting in your online account now.
Welsh Athletics affiliation will be sorted out separately this year as they have yet to agree their fees. An update email will be sent in due course.
You can access your online account by clicking here. There is also a login link on the top of this webpage.
Alternatively, cash payments will be accepted at our AGM on February 18th.
Membership cards will be issued shortly after payment.
This payment request will expire at the end of March so if you do not wish to renew your membership then no action is required.