The Annual Ride and Tie is on 6th April at Woodnewton Village Hall.
This involves biking and running in teams of two. Due to a change in Insurance terms with the British Triathlon Federation, all Pactrac events this year, need to
be for Pactrac club members only. To get around this we have introduced a New Members Package which for £20 includes Membership plus one club event (value £6) (Juniors and >60s £16).
This will also apply to the Novice Triathlon at Oundle on Wednesday
28th May (Distances: swim 400 yards, bike 10 miles, run 3.5 miles),
as well as to the 10 Wednesday night Mini-Series Triathlon's from 21st
May to 30th July. The Novice Triathlon is for those new to the sport, or
who have been involved for less than a year.
Having paid £20 to join; after the first free event, all subsequent club events will be at the Members price of £6.
The Ride and Tie involves 3-laps of a 6-mile circuit. Team Member A
bikes 1-lap and then runs 1-lap, whilst Team Member B runs 1-lap and
then bikes 1-lap. On the 3rd lap each team only has 1 bike, and can
swap bikers and runners as many times as they like, in order to get
the second member across the line in the quickest possible time. Teams
can pair up in advance. Entry is on-the-day.
For those not wishing to do the event, there is a Sunday run
from the same venue at Woodnewton Village Hall at 9:30am over some
fantastic countryside, so hopefully something for everyone. Once again, we have invited the Werrington Joggers to join us and lead this run, so it would be great to have a good showing. This will be a social club run over 10 - 12 miles of largely cross country.
It is unfortunate that even club events need to be for members only
now. The alternative is to apply for a £60 + £3 per non TE member Permit for
each event, plus other hoops to jump through (Even PACTRACers who are non-TE would have to pay the £3).
Please help to promote the Novice Mini-Series Event on Wednesday 28th May which is for Pactrac members only, who have been in the sport for less than a year.