Manx Tri Club

Only 5 weeks now to the May Triathlon Festival Weekend.  The Individual Event is full with a record entry of 120 competitors on the Saturday and 50+ Teams registered for the Sunday.  We have capacity for up to 80 Teams so there is still time to enter a Team with friends, work colleagues or family.

You can view the Start List here and the course maps on the links below.  Race Instructions will be issued around 15th April. 

Cycle Course      http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_3932275.html

Run Course         http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4049236.html

It is now only 2 weeks until the Junior Triathlon scheduled to take place on Saturday 11th April at the NSC in Douglas.  The Event Instructions can be downloaded here and the Course Map here

Triathlon Festival Weekend looks set to be the biggest yet.

This year the Island’s Triathlon Festival Weekend will be taking place on the weekend of May 9^th and 10^th based at Ramsey Swimming Pool.  Around 100 individuals will start the race in the Pool at 9.00am on Saturday the 9^th and Sunday sees a similar number of teams take to the same course at the same start  time.  

The race will consist of a 750m swim (there is also a 400m option for 1st time triathletes) followed by a 20km cycle loop around Bride and Andreas and a 5km run around the Mooragh Park area. Both the cycle and run can be tough if the weather isn’t favourable but when the sun shines, as we’re sure it will, it is glorious for competitors and spectators alike.

Spectators can expect good competition between the established Manx champion Andrew Nash, age 26, and the young pretender Joe Ricciardi, age 18. Although I’m sure veterans like Juan Kinley and Russell Collister won’t let them have it all their own way! Andrew competed in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, opposite the Brownlee brothers.

In the women’s race Becky Storrie will be looking to repeat her triumph of last year but Karen Shimmin has had a good winter of running and will undoubtedly push her all the way.

Entries for individuals are now full, however, entries are still open for the Team race. Entries can be submitted online at www.manxtriclub.com and will close Friday 1st May.

Report by Ms Harrison

Entries are now open for the 2015 Microgaming IOM Triathlon Championships.

As usual, there will be races over both the Sprint and Standard distances, with Team and Individual categories in each. 

The Swim will be held in the Mooragh Park Lake, which is a perfect introduction to open water swimming for any 1st Time Triathletes.  The cycle course goes towards Bride and Andreas and back to Ramsey with 1 lap for the Sprint and 2 laps for the Standard.  The run takes place in and around the Mooragh Park area, so spectators and supporters can watch all of the elements of the race. 

If anyone can provide a marshal for the event that would be very much appreciated

Standard Distance   1500m Swim Course                  Cycle Course       Run Course

Sprint Distance            750m Swim Course        

The cycle and run courses are the same for both distances.  Sprint Cycle = 1 lap    Standard Cycle = 2 laps      Sprint Run = 2 laps      Standard Run = 4 laps

Transition Diagram here    

Teams Enter Here

Individuals Enter Here

The Individual Sprint Event is now full, but Places are still available in the Team Event for Sunday 10th May.   This was a great fun event last year with 280 competitors taking part.   Teams of 2 or 3 can take part and the minimum age for competitors is 15yrs.  You can enter via the on-line Link below or by downloading the form (in the Microgaming Triathlon Festival Weekend article).

The Manx Tri Club will be hosting the annual Junior Triathlon event at the NSC on Saturday 11th April 2015.

The Event is open to children between the Ages of 8yrs & 14yrs (with the age being determined as at 31st Dec 2015)

The capacity for this event is limited to 100 children and so entries will be accepted on a 1st come basis. 

The Notice and Entry Form for the event can be downloaded here

Entries are now open for the Microgaming Sprint Triathlon Festival Weekend

 Following last year's record entries, Manx Tri Club are once again running the popular Sprint races at Ramsey Swimming Pool. 

The Individual's Event will be held on Saturday 9th May - Start Time 09:00    THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL

The main event will be the Classic Sprint distance 'A' Race, with distances of 750m Swim (30 lengths) / 20k Cycle and a 5k Run

Additionally a separate Shortened Swim 'B' Race will also be held, where the swim is reduced to 400m (16 lengths), but the Cycle and Run distances and courses remain the same (minimum age 15 years).

Cycle Course Map here          Run Course Map here      Individual Transition here

Individual On-Line Entry

OR   Download Individual Entry Form here

The Team Event will be held on Sunday 10th May - Start Time 09:00, where the swim distance will be 750m.  Teams may consist of 2 or 3 competitors, with a minimum age of 15 years.  This was a great spectacle last year where 280 competitors took part. 

 Entries Close on 1st May, or sooner for the Individual Event once at capacity.  Enter below on-line with the 'Register Now!' button, or by printing off the Entry Forms at the end of this article.  There are reduced entry fees for Club Members.  If you have not yet renewed your membership you can do this using the On-Line link on the About Us Tab at the top of the Page

Cycle Course Map here          Run Course Map here      Relay Transition here

Team On-Line Entry

    Download Team Entry Form here

Andrew Nash is a British Triathlon Level 2 coach and would like to offer swim coaching to Manx Tri Club athletes on a Wednesday evening 8pm - 9:30pm at the NSC.
The Tri Club would have the use of 3 lanes of the pool and the sessions would be tailored for ability groups.
The sessions would be £40 for ten weeks or £6 for an individual session. This is to cover pool hire.
It is proposed that the sessions start on Wednesday 21st Jan 2015. 
Please e-mail Andrew ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) if you intend to come along by Sunday 11th Jan with your preferred contact e-mail address.

Jill Bunyan & Steve Kennaugh both took part in the inaugural Ironman Barcelona early in October.

After a 30 minute delay at the start due to torrential rain and a lightning storm, the swim got underway in somewhat choppy conditions, with the ladies starting shortly after the pros. The bike course was still partially flooded around the town of Calella and a mud slide had had to be quickly cleared off the course!

Jill had an excellent swim, exiting the sea in 1:10:50 to come 2nd in her age group, also beating some of the lady pros. An overall finish time of 12:51:27 gave her 13th in her age group.

Steve also had a great time for his first swim over this distance,  being only a couple of minutes behind, but struggled on the bike leg (he did not know at the time that he was a full blown Type I diabetic!)

Jill's splits were: Swim 1:10:50 , Bike 6:12:30 and Run 5:18:43, Finish 12:51:27.

Steve's splits were: Swim 1:12:57 , Bike 6:50:21 and Run 4:56:27, Finish 13:10:40.

Working in conjunction with Microgaming, the Institute of Sport are arranging a presentation by Jamil Qureshi, a World renowned Sports Psychologist and Performance Coach. Jamil has worked with, amongst others, The European Ryder Cup Team (as well as Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood on a personal level), three Premier League Football Clubs and Formula One racing drivers. This will take place on Wednesday 12^th November at the Gaiety Theatre, starting at 19.00.  Admission is free but you must book. See more    Order Tickets HERE