Triathlon Team Event - 25 September

TI have announced an exciting new event for 2011 - a Team Triathlon event. Team Triathlon is a new format for our sport, involving 4 team members who each race a short-distance triathlon, tagging the next member who does the same course, with the winning team being the one whose fourth member finishes first. Each team has 2 female and 2 male members.

You might have seen Team GB running away with the win over the weekend, that event and this one from TI is all part of a plan to get the format to the Olympics in 2016.

TI's event takes place on 25 September in Loughgall Country Park, Co Armagh and comprises a 400m swim, 6km mountain bike and a 2km run. Up against us will be 29 other clubs vying for the title of Irelands first Team Triathlon winners.

The event is free, but each club can only enter one team. The team will comprise 3 female and 3 male members, with 2 of each male and female to race on the day, the other 2 members are support crew.

I am finising the criteria for selection, but it will be based on finishing position in the 2011 Test Triathlon Series (More on this in the next few days).

For now, see the information on Triathlon Ireland