Half-Ironman (Middle Distance) Events 2010

Toyota_Crown

Right, Happy New Year you numpTs. Very Happy

I've finally been ar*sed to do a 2010 version of the 2009 list.
I managed to do eight of these 1/2 dist suckers last year so i find this list quite useful Rolling Eyes

Appended with the full iron dist UK events too :

Please let me know if any of these are incorrect or need updating or omitted and I will edit this 1st page. I have linked each website so you can easy check for latest info anytime.

Give this thread a bump if you have found it useful so others can get wind of it or Gareth - make me a Sticky?
But it hasnt been a sticky in that past Sad

so I recommend you book mark it as I guarantee your gonna go doh! where is that list Smile

2010 Half-Ironman (Middle Distance) Events

various Saturdays in early May TriTalkMan 70.3 Cool

Market Bosworth, Leics. FREE
1.9k lake- 90k - 21k we hope - Flat
2010 TriTalk thread
Midlands TTMan 2009 thread
2008 TriTalkMan thread

1.May.2010 Half SwindonMan NEW
Lake 32 & Hannington Hill, erm somewhere near Swindon I expect FREE
1.9 - 90 - 21 I guess
TriTalk Thread

8.May.2010 Sperrin Half IM NEW
Lough Fea, Co.Tyrone, N.Ireland £85
1.2m - 56m - 13.1m
www.runireland.com

16.May.10 Marshman
Romney Marshes / Dungeness, Kent £80
1.9k lake- 90k - 21k Flat
http://www.velocity-events.co.uk/marshman-2010
Also 3/4IM dist: "The Marshman +" NEW 2600m swim , 130k bike, 30k run £90

22.May.2010 Sat West Cornwall Middle Distance ex-'Marazion'
Marazion nr Penzance, Cornwall £70
1.9k sea - 85k - 21k Bike mainly flat/fast, some undul/hills, run part trail
http://www.hayletri.co.uk/

23.May.2010 Sun Ineos Swashbuckler Beaulieu Middle Distance Triathlon FULL! Waiting list in operation
Bucklers Hard, New Forest £95
1.9k tidal river - 80k - 22k Fairly flat
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/

29.May.10 Sat aft! The Beaver Triathlon
Belvoir Castle nr Grantham, Leics/Lincs £84
2k lake - 80k - 20k Some hills on bike & run
http://www.justracinguk.com/

30.May.2010 (changed from 6.June) The Outrageous Half NEW
Leybourne Lakes Country Park, Jct 4 M20 Kent £100
1.9k - 90k - 21k Mainly off road run. One decent hill on bike I think.
http://www.teamoutrageous.com/

6.June.10 Sun Coniston Old Man Tri
Coniston Hall Campsite, Lake District £40
Swim 2km / Bike 70km silly hilly / 20km hard fell run
http://kbtc.co.uk/ mark@mytricoach.co.uk

6.June.10 Sun Weymouth Middle Distance Triathlon
Greenhill Beach, Weymouth £67
1.9k sea – 56m - 13.1m
http://www.conceptsport.co.uk/

tba, was 7.June in 2009 Sun Dorney Middle Distance Half Iron Aquathlon
Dorney Lake, Maidenhead, Berks (2012 Olympic rowing venue)
Swim 2km / Run 21km Yes - no bike Shocked

http://www.humanrace.co.uk/more-info-on-middle-distance-half-iron-aquathlon-399.html

tba was 14.June in 2009 Sun Bala Middle Distance Triathlon
Bala, N.Wales £80/£85 2009
2k lake - 78.5km - 20k hilly
http://www.wrecsamtri.org.uk/

20.June.10 Sun IronMan UK 70.3
Wimbleball, Exmoor £170! FULL
1.2m lake – 56m – 13.1m hilly
http://www.ironmanuk.com/

27.June.10 Sun A Day in the Lakes
Pooley Bridge, Ullswater, Lake District £45
1.2m lake – 56m - 13m (v.hilly!)
http://www.trihard.co.uk/

27.Jun.10 Sun BoskMan NEW
Ringwood, Hants £tba
2.6k - 75m - 12.5m Junior 1/2-3/4IM version run alongside The ForestMan
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/

3.July.10 Sat Cleveland Steelman
Scorton, nr Richmond £37
2k lake – 90k – 21k
http://www.clevelandtriathlon.co.uk/

4.July.2010 Sun Cowman
Emberton Country Park, Olney, nr Milton Keynes £75
1.9k lake– 92k – 21k Quite flat
http://www.big-cow.com/public/default.aspx

4.July.10 Sun Eastnor Castle Triathlon
Malverns £60
1500m lake – 54m – 12m hilly
http://www.blacksheepsportsltd.co.uk/

11.July.10 Sun Trentham Gatorade Big Half Triathlon
Trentham Gardens, Stoke £80
1.2m lake – 56m – 12.1m Flat
http://www.fun2tri.co.uk/Trentham-new/index.htm

17.July.2010 Cormoran Middle Distance NEW
St.Michaels Mount/Marazion nr Penzance, Cornwall £70
1.5km sea - 75km - 20km
http://www.hayletri.co.uk/Kernow%20Man.html
Also KernowMan NEW 3/4 iron-dist 2.8km - 150km - 30km £100
swim round St.Michaels Mount, bike to Lands End & back, run is half on bridleway tracks

24.July.2010 Couples Challenge - Northumberland Middle Distance Triathlon NEW
Newbiggin, Northumberland £40
1.9km sea - 86k - 21k Flat
http://trinorthumberland.sweat365.com/the-couples-challenge/

8.Aug.10 Sun Wensleydale Triathlon 'Full Cheese'
Hawes, Yorkshire Dales. £40?
1800m lake – 42m – 12m v.hilly, so don't let the short distances fool you!
http://www.wensleydaletriathlon.co.uk/

15.Aug.2010 Sunday Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon
Aberfeldy, Perthshire £75?
1.9k – 90k – 21k
http://www.liveactive.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=583&Itemid=602

21.Aug.2011 Monster Middle Ely NEW
point to point River swim!
http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=71703&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

22.Aug.10 Sun Half Ireman
Groomsport, Bangor, Northern Ireland £70
1.9k sea 93k 20k Flat
http://www.ireman.org/

28.Aug.10 Sat The Little Woody
Ross-on-Wye, Forest of Dean £60
2k – 98km – 20k quite hilly on bike
http://www.blacksheepsportsltd.co.uk/

29.Aug.2010 Sun Orkney Middle Distance Triathlon
Scapa Flow / Kirkwall ~£45
1.9k sea – 56m -21k
http://www.orkneytriathlon.co.uk/
ENTRY OPEN: http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100078

4.Sept.10 Sat The Vitruvian
Rutland Water nr Oakham £100
1.9k lake – 85k – 21k Flattish run, hilly bike
http://www.pacesetterevents.com/

5.Sep.10 Sun Helvellyn Triathlon
Glenridding, Ullswater, Lake District £45
1m lake – 38m - 9m (silly hilly!)
http://www.trihard.co.uk/

(not in UK but it'll be full of Brits so..
5.Sep.10 Lanzarote Half IM..)

Only on odd-numbered years so next one is 2011:
was 6.Sep in 2009 Sun Granite Man
Guernsey, channel Islands £50?
1.8k sea - 30m - 8m
http://gsytriclub.freehostia.com/events.html

11.Sep.10 Sat The Big Ben Nevis Triathlon
Fort William ~£70?
1.9k sea loch – 90k mountain bike – 21k erm v.hilly
http://www.nofussevents.co.uk/
Also a 'Half' version of the above, still tougher/longer than the distances suggest

12.Sep.10 Sat Fort William Highland Warrior Triathlon NEW
Fort William ~£70?
1.9k sea loch – 90k road – 21k
http://www.nofussevents.co.uk/

tba, was 12.Sep in 2009 Sat Accelerace Extreme Triathlon
Teignmouth / Dartmoor £50?
2k sea – 90k – 24k v.hilly
http://www.accelerace.co.uk/

11.Sep.10 prov Sun Lost Sheep
Kenmare, Cork, Ireland £dunno - anyone please advise last years cost
1.9k - 83k - 21k
http://www.corktri.com/

18.Sep.10 NDAC MTB Adventure Tri NEW
Chepstow £40
1.9k - min 35m MTB - min 20m run
http://www.blacksheepsportsltd.co.uk/adventuretri.html

19.Sep.10 Sun New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon
Ellingham Water Ski Lake nr Ringwood £95
1.9k lake – 90k – 21k some hills. Partly off road trail run on good surface.
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/

26.Sep.10 Sun Bustinskin Middle Tri Recommended
Portland (Weymouth) £75
1.2m 56m 13.1m hilly! Partly off road trail run
http://www.bustinskin.com/

tba, Sep.2010 September Half Iron Aquathlon NEW
Dorney Lake, Maidenhead, Berks (2012 Olympic rowing venue)
Swim 2km / Run 21km Yes - no bike Shocked

http://www.humanrace.co.uk/more-info-on-middle-distance-half-iron-aquathlon-%28september%29-415.html

3.Oct in 2010 Sun One Last Tri NEW
Sandy Balls, Godshill, New Forest £95
1.9k lake – 90k – 20k quite hilly, especially on scenic road run
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/

Prices shown are for BTA affiliated members, and some are 2009 prices if 2010 not yet known.

Since there's just a handful in the UK, here's the other nice juicy
Long/Iron Distance & Ultra UK stuff too: Cool

prev first weekend in May?, eg 3.May.08 TriTalkMan Cool

Market Bosworth, Leics. FREE
1.9k lake- 90k - 21k we hope - Flat
2008 TriTalkMan thread Can someone find Towels? Midlands TTMan 2009 thread?

16.May.10 Marshman Plus NEW
Romney Marshes / Dungeness, Kent £90
3/4IM dist: 2600m swim , 130k bike, 30k run Flat
http://www.velocity-events.co.uk/marshman-2010

this and Wales Ultra version didn't happen in 09? Question

was 20.June.09 West Highlands Ultra Triathlon
Morar to Lochcarron £89
3.5mile loch - 175m - 35m
http://www.accelerace.co.uk/

27.Jun.10 Sun ForestMan Cool

Ringwood, Hants £180
3.8k - 180k - 26.2m Tough for IM-dist, beautiful run mainly off road
http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/

17.July.2010 KernowMan NEW Cool

St.Michaels Mount/Marazion nr Penzance, Cornwall £100
3/4 iron-dist: 2.8km - 150km - 30km
http://www.hayletri.co.uk/Kernow%20Man.html
swim round St.Michaels Mount, bike to Lands End & back, run is half on bridleway tracks

1.Aug.10 Sun IronMan UK
Bolton £300
3.8km lake - 112 mile - 26.2m Quite hilly bike
http://www.ironmanuk.com/

8.Aug.10 The Outlaw Triathlon NEW
Nottingham £179
3.8km lake - 112 mile - 26.2m Pretty flat
http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/

7-9.Aug.10 Sat/Sun/Mon! EnduroMan Single, Double & Triple Iron UK Cool

Lichfield, Staffs. ~£100 ish? / £220 & £260
2.4m pool - 112m - 26.2m
4.8m pool - 224m - 52m or
7.2m pool - 336m - 78m
Flat enough bike, run is surprisingly lumpy
http://www.enduroman.com/doublehome.html

22.Aug.10 Sun Sun Ireman
Groomsport, Bangor, Northern Ireland £140
3.8k sea 112m 26.2m ? Flat
http://www.ireman.org/

28.Aug.10 Sat The Big Woody Cool

Ross-on-Wye, Forest of Dean £150
3.8k – 112m – 26.2m Quite hilly bike for IM-dist. Run is mainly nice trail.
http://www.blacksheepsportsltd.co.uk/bigwoody.html

24-26.Sept.2010 Tenby Long Course Weekend NEW
Pembrokeshire, from £75
3m Swim | 120 mile Bike | 26.2 mile run
http://www.triandenter.com/our-events/tenby-long-course-weekend/
TT thread
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savaloy · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 6977 Location: London

Good work TC - Half Ireman has now been confirmed by Triathlon Ireland as 22nd August 2010 Smile

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Toyota_Crown · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:39 am Post subject:

first update made ta Sav
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MJ · Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 145

Very helpful, I was going to compile a list to choose a race that will help me prepare for IMUK, thanks for spending your time, Weymouth looks like the one.

Cheers
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Trickster · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject:

According to website the Granite Man will now take place every other year on 'odd' numbered years (so no event in 2010)
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Percula · Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 790 Location: Yer n Dorset

Bustinskin Middle Tri Recommended

Yeah I'll second this one, its the only Middle distance I have done, but will definatly be up for it again Smile

Hilly!?......Well thats one word for it haha

Tigger · Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 2438 Location: Hampshire

Thanks TC, just planning my races and spotted a typo:

19.Sep.09 Sun New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon

Should be 19 Sep 10.
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Toyota_Crown · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject:

updates made, ta tig-togs and percule.
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Maca_Lad · Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1810 Location: Beds/Herts

Good work TC.....a very "bump-a-able" thread!
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notmilk · Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 716 Location: south wales

Thanks TC - top thread.
Will you be putting IM distance here too - or making a new thread?

Toyota_Crown · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:53 am Post subject:

Longer dist stuff now appended here too, thanks for reminder Rog Smile

savaloy - is full IreMan on for 2010? I noticed there were only 21 starters in 09 Sad

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Toyota_Crown · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject:

ta sausage face Smile

are there are any other decent middle dist or longer events anywhere in Ireland?
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Paul McG · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 556 Location: Scottish Borders

Hi TC

Neither of the Accelerace Ultras happened in 2009. I've asked them a couple of times about 2010 races, but not had a response yet.

Orkney didn't happen in 2009, but I believe is back on the calendar for 2010.

Good work on the list fella!.

Cheers

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