On Your Marks For Booking A Place In The Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Triathlon
The eagerly awaited opening of entries for the Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Triathlon starts on 4th January.
The race on Sunday 17th May at Wellington Sports Centre has a maximum of 400 competitors and is always a sell out. Competitors can download their application form from www.tauntondeanetri.co.uk from Sunday 4th January or collect it from any Tone Leisure sports centre from Monday 5th January.
The race has something for every level of fitness. The Sprint event is for the more experienced athletes and a Novice event is open to anyone new to this event or who has taken part in less than three triathlons in the past. Both events have male and female categories in the age groups of Junior (16 -20), Senior (21-39), Veteran (40 -49), Super Veteran (50+) and Vintage Veteran (60+).
The triathletes will use the Wellington Sports Centre swimming pool for the swim element before taking to the quiet roads for the cycle ride (towards Milverton and Wiveliscombe) and then a mixture of footpaths/quiet lanes for the run.
This year the event is sponsored by Taunton solicitors Foot Anstey and will be organised by Tone Leisure and, local triathlon club, Somerset RC Tri.
Andrew Hannam of Taunton law firm Foot Anstey said “This is such a great event for athletes and a real fun day out for the family with plenty of side attractions to keep the whole family busy.
“This is the third year Foot Anstey has sponsored this event and I am looking forward to taking part again, along with a growing number of my colleagues from Foot Anstey.”
For more information on helping at the event please visit the event website at www.tauntondeanetri.co.uk or contact Caroline Lewis 01823 354620.
Published 02/01/2009
