News: 14th March 2010

At last a nice dry weekend! The Saturday rides were well attended and enjoyable so here’s to more of the same!

 We have the bike maintenance day next Saturday (20th March) so Tim and Mark will be there but coach Phil Smith has volunteered to lead the ride so just meet up at Tesco as normal.   Remember this, like all Born2Tri sessions, is for all abilities so get those early season miles in!

One to One Swim Coaching.  Recently Teresa and Mark have been doing some intensive swim coaching to see how it could help members and has been so successful it is being opened up to the club.  You get five one hour sessions with a BTF Level 3 coach, concentrating on your swim stroke, technique and efficiency including video analysis.  It’s true ‘one to one’ coaching in a dedicated lane at Freeport Pool, so you will have the best opportunity to improve your swimming.  There is an additional cost, but it is heavily discounted for our members.  If you are interested speak to Teresa or Mark at a session. 

Mark has emailed details of a 50 mile reliability ride which Tim Bryant is taking part in. Remember to contact Tim if you’re interested in taking part.

4th February 2010: Race Officials Course

Our webmaster, Jonathan Davies, is looking to qualify as a race official and as part of the process he has to shadow a qualified referee at  four races. The organisers of  the  East Coast Triathlon have kindly said Jonathan can shadow their race officials and so please do support this race if you can!

****Stop Press: Great Notley Duathlon Entries Now Open****

The Great Notley Duathlon is a new race for 2010 promoted by Born2tri. 
Based at Great Notley Country Park in Braintree, with the attraction of a beautiful parkland venue but very accessible with good road links from the A120 and A131, along with ample parking.  We will have access to changing, shower and café facilities within the Discovery Centre.  Continue Reading…

Born2Tri Races 2010: Entries Now Open

Back again in 2010, on the 16th May and 6th June respectively, are the Basildon Off-Road and Braintree District  triathlons and you can enter now via these links:  Basildon Off-Road Triathlon   Braintree District Triathlon

Both races are suitable for all standards of triathlete from novice to experienced age grouper. As entries have already started coming in please don’t wait too long to enter as places have filled up well before the closing dates in previous years.

Race entry facilities provided by:

Club Bike Training Routes

Due to popular demand we have uploaded a few of our recent club bike rides, most of which are about 35 miles long starting and finishing at the Tesco Stores in Great Notley. Click here or on the Bike Training Routes link in the Category Menu to see the routes.

If you have any interesting rides stored in your GPS device please add a post to the website forum, where you can attach the file or post the URL and we’ll do the rest. Happy Riding!

Monthly Advice from Our Coaches

Our coaches share some of their wisdom and experience each month and you can read more on the Coaches Corner Page

March: Riding in a Group

Phil Smith shares his knowledge and experience about the pros and cons of riding in a group.

February: Lane Etiquette

All important advice from Mark about swimming in lanes with a numer of  other people and observing some of the rules that make each session enjoyable.

January: Stretching

Pete Bryan talks about what happens we we stretch, why we should stretch and some do’s and don’ts about the all important  minutes we spend before and after exercising.

December: Winter Cycling

Mark Harman has just published December’s Coaches Corner article on the topical subject of Winter Cycling, check it out now.

Missing Link Cycles

Missing Link Cycles, Braintree’s only specialist cycle shop, has offered Born2Tri members discounts on repairs, parts and bikes. Click on their logo to find out more!