East Essex Triathlon Club
EETC Events
Aquathlon 15 April 2012	Off Road and Kids Tri 2 June 2012	Grays Tri 22 July 2012

Announcements

Swim time Trial: Please note there is a swim time trial at Basildon on Thursday 17th May

Off road and Kids Tri: The closing dates for both these triathlons is coming quickly - please enter asap to avoid dissapointment!!

Weekly Captains Notes - updated for week beginning 14th May

News

( as at - 16 May 2012 20:30)

30 Apr 2012	Aquathlon
Final results for this year's TriStar Aquathlon and Adults Aquathlon are available.
23 Apr 2012	Swim time trial
Thanks to Janice for organising the swim TT on Thursday and Matt P, Sue F, Paul G, Justin P, Alan C, Justin P, Megan Clark, Sinead Clark and Toby Dando for timekeeing and No 2’s. Results are available here
12 Apr 2012	3 Peaks by Foot and Bike
In case you missed this - Richard Fuller and Dan Stuart went to extraordinary lengths to avoid stuffing them selves with Easter Eggs by conquering the three Peaks by foot and cycling between each peak - over 6 days aided by Nicky Ester - you can read all about their adventure on their facebook page
12 Apr 2012	Club Championship
Entries for the EETC Club Championship at Maldon on 15th July are now open. Please ensure you enter the Sprint race and tick the box which says you are an EETC member - for the reduced £42 entry fee. The Entry form can be found here. As of 20th March we have 31 club members already entered in the club championship.
12 Apr 2012	Steeple Time Trial
Thanks again to Southend Wheelers for allowing us to race in the Easter Time Trial at Steeple - well done to all for braving the weather - especially our Junior Members Results are available here.
12 Apr 2012	Crown to Crown
Well done to everyone who competed the crown to crown on Good Friday - results are available here. Thanks to everyone who helped organise Easter Egg Hunt following the race
12 Apr 2012	Swim Time Trial - March
Well done to everyone who competed the swim TT on Thursday 15th March - results HERE. Thanks to everyone who helped organise the time trial
29 Mar 2012	Winter Bike Rides
Please note that the last organised Winter Bike Ride will happen on 1st April - usual meeting place and time (7.30am at the Market Place in Rayleigh)
20 Mar 2012	Easter Bike Time Trial
Entries are now being taken for the Easter Monday Time Trial at steeple - this is a 10 mile time trial which is on the Youth and Adult leagues - Please e-mail timetrial@southendwheelers.org if you intend to ride.
20 Mar 2012	Club Storage
The club has recently built on our relationship with Basildon Sporting Village and with the help of our new club sponsors, Lemon Fencing, we now have 2 sheds to store club property. The sheds are next to the track at Basildon and are ideally located to help store kit for the majority of the club races.
13 Mar 2012	Mob Match
Following the success of last years Mob Match at Blackwater Sailing Club, between East Essex Tri Club, Blackwater Tri and Tri Sport Epping - there will be 2 Mob Matches this year at the same venue. The races are BTF registered with First aid and race officials ensuring a safe and fair race. The first race will be held on 26th May, More details to follow .... but keep this date in your diary for now!
12 Mar 2012	Monday Turbo Cancelled
Unfortunately the room for the tonight's turbo session is double booked so there is no turbo session tonight.
06 Mar 2012	Tri a Trier
Congratulations to Ellie Davies - this months recipient of the Tri-a-Trier award. This is an award presented to the club member who in the coaches opinion has tried their hardest during training sessions and provided a positive contribution to the club. This is an award which we haven't been presenting for the last few months as we adjusted to life in the Basildon Sporting Village - but the coaches believe with the growing numbers of members attending our sessions it is an important monthly award to help maintain and recognise the positive contribution so many members give to the club. So well done Ellie - keep up the good work!!
25 Feb 2012	Monday Night Swimming
As the number of people attending the Monday night swim sessions at Runnymede increase the committee have agreed to implement the following changes. Non members are welcome to continue swimming on Monday night but shall be encouraged to join after two visits to Monday night swim sessions. All swimmers should be at Runnymede and registered to swim by 8:55pm. This will allow the coaches time to spread swimmers into each lane and minimise the disruption to the coached sessions.
25 Feb 2012	Cross Country at Basildon
Thanks to everyone who helped and raced the Cross Country at Basildon - Full results are available here
18 Feb 2012	Club Kit
You can now order your club kit online! Open the Online Website (www.yourclubshop.co.uk) and Enter our unique password in the password box: EETC1256. Please read the attached note from Graeme Silcock about how to use the website and information about Impsport discounts. A note to all members will be included in Monday's club Newsletter. We will also list all existing stock and prices next week when the updated price list is available.
18 Feb 2012	Swim Time Trial
The results of the first swim time trial of the year can be found here. Thanks to Janice, Matt, Paul G, and Team tri Hannah S, Kirsten, Megan, Sinead, Adam, Daniel and Hannak K for organising, timekeeping and No2’s. Also to Dan S and Paul H for exceptional services.
12 Feb 2012	EETC Events on Facebook
Mike Grout has been busy creating images for the EETC events for 2012. You cvan see these on Facebook - look for East Essex Tri Club. Mike is also creating Facebook entries for our events the first one is the Basildon Aquathlon - please have a look and 'like' it and help spread the word!
6 Feb 2012	Cold Weather Training
During the cold weather please check the forum and facebook for information about training sessions and alternative training which other members are arranging
31 Jan 2012	Lakeside Triathlon
Local Tri Clubs are offered a discounted entry into the Lakeside Triathlon on 17th June. This race is the Eastern Region Adult Sprint Championship and will be held on 17th June. For £5 off the entry please see the entry form here Also, if you enter before 30th April you are automatically entered into a draw for a BTwin Facet 5 carbon bike worth £1300.
31 Jan 2012	SwimFest at Lakeside
We have the 1500 September SwimFest race at Lakeside as a League event. For a 20% discount to this race please quote EETCleague2012 when entering. We have also been given a 10% discount for the other races in May and July and the other distances in September (including the 10k race in July!!). Please quote member2012 when entering. Please note this is only for online entries and available only at time of booking.
21 Jan 2012	EETC Rain Jackets
Graeme will be submitting an order for the EETC Rain Jackets on 28th January. If you want one please complete the kit order form and send to Graeme or Amy with a cheque (see the club kit page for price and contact details
21 Jan 2012	East Essex Races included in Eastern Leagues
The Wilkins Kennedy Grays Triathlon has been included as a race in the Eastern Region Adult League. The East Essex Kids Triathlon has also been included in the Eastern Region Leagues and will also be an IRC qualifier race. The inclusion of both of these races in the Eastern Region Leagues is due to the reputation that both races has as being well organised with very enthusiastic support and marshaling.
21 Jan 2012	Youth League 2012
The Youth league 2012 is now available here. If you have any questions or concerns about the league please contact Neil Lynch.
17 Jan 2012	Adult League 2012
The Adult league has been updated with corrected links to races and updates to show which races are now open for entry
9 Jan 2012	TriStar League 2012
The draft tristar club league for 2012 is now available here. If you have any questions or concerns about the league please contact Neil Lynch. Please note that the youth league will follow shortly.
03 Jan 2012	EETC Events
East Essex Tri Club are pround to announce the opening of their events for 2012. This year the Aquathlon 15th April and Kids Tri 2nd June are moving to the new sports centre at Basildon Sporting Village. We are also including an Off Road Triathlon for adults on the same day as the Kids Triathlon on 2nd June. The Grays Triathlon returns to it's normal weekend this year on the 22nd July and remains at Blackshots Leisure Centre in Grays. All events are available for entry via Entry Central. You can find more information about each of the races by clicking on these links: The Adult and Kids Aquathlon, the Kids and Adult Off Road Triathlon and Grays Triathlon.
30 Dec 2011	Adult League 2012
The adult club league for 2012 is now available here. If you have any questions or concerns about the league please contact Neil Lynch. Please note that the youth and tri star leagues will follow shortly.
30 Dec 2011	EETC on BTF website
There was an issue with EETC registration with BTF which meant we didn't appear as a club when you tried to register as a BTF member. This issue has now been corrected and we are again listed as a BTF registered club.
13 Dec 2011	London Marathon 2012
Congratulations to Simon Tippett, Simon Rawlings and John Ing who shall represent the club at the London Marathon 2012
10 Dec 2011	Club Championships 2012
The club championship race for 2012 will be Maldon Sprint Triathlon on 15th July. Entries are now open for this race and cost £42 for paper entries or £45 for online entries - Please specify you are a member of East Essex Tri when entering. This should be a very exciting race with East Essex Tri Club members starting in 2 waves (Female and Male Vets in one wave and Senior males in another). So we will truely have the opportunity to race your fellow members and have the motivation to try that little bit harder as you see the person who normally just beats you - a little bit ahead of you as you near the finish line! Entries can be found on www.dengieevents.co.uk
10 Dec 2011	Xterra Wetsuits
Xterra Wetsuits who sponsored the Harwich Triathlons this year are selling off their old demo stock - most have been used just a few times some none at all. Full range of male and female sizes. The full price is about £200 & they are letting competitors have them for £75 please contact if you would like one.
10 Dec 2011	Steeple Time Trial
Please remember to register, by emailing timetrial@southendwheelers.org by tomorrow (11th December) for the Steeple Time Trial - which takes place on 18th December. This event is open to all adult and youth members, as well as TriStars who are aged 12 or older on the day. Event HQ is Steeple Village Hall, with the first rider off at 10 a.m.
10 Dec 2011	Hadleigh Cross Country
Sunday 11th Dec is the third Cross Country race for the year at Hadleigh. Team managera for the day is Zena Shean (look out for the EETC flag). We will meet from 9.30 am for a 10.30 am start. Please note that the car parking fills quickly - so get there early or car share. Access. Entry to the park is via Chapel Lane which is off the A13 in Hadleigh. Just follow the brown road signs to the car park. Parking. The car park is pay and display with a charge of £2.00 per car for any stay over one hour. We suggest you share cars wherever possible to minimise cost and ease congestion in the car park.
10 Dec 2011	Secret Santa
The club members who run on a Saturday morning are holding a Secret Santa on Saturday 17th Dec - at Rayleigh Cricket Ground - after the run and before the bike maintenance course - checkout the forum or speak with Zena Shean, Matt Pickett or Paul Gammon.
29 Nov 2011	Bike Maintenance Course
Dan Stuart and Graeme Silcock have organised a Bike Maintenance Course on 17th December at the Rayleigh Cricket Club. The session will start at 11:00 and will mainly consist of basic maintance and adjustments, as well as some hints tips on bike fitting. To Saturday morning run will start from Rayleigh Cricket Ground at the usual 8am start time and the secrect Santa will also take place with some teas and coffees. We will be asking for a few pounds contribution for the hall and teas and coffees, To help with the planning can you please confirm that you can make this time/date - via the forum
29 Nov 2011	Thorndon Cross Country
Well done to everyone who raced for the club at Thorndon on Sunday- Results can be found here
26 Nov 2011	Thorndon Cross Country
Sunday 27th Nov is the second Cross Country race for the year at Thorndon Country Park. Team manager for the day is Janice Brown (look out for the EETC flag). We will meet at the South Car Park from 9.30 am for a 10.30 am start. Please note that the car parking fills quickly - so get there early or car share. Or better still meet with Lee Runciman and cycle to the race (details on the forum).
04 Nov 2011	Monday Turbo Sessions
Ian George has organised his popular turbo sessions again this year. They will start on Monday 7th November and this year they will be held at Runnymede Swimming Pool. The sessions will start at 7.45 pm with a 15 minute warm up with the main set starting at 8.00 pm. The sessions themselves will finish at around 8.40 pm giving members plenty of time to get ready to swim afterwards if they so wish. Ideally members will need to be there by 7.30 pm allowing enough time to set up. Eash session will cost £3.00
04 Nov 2011	Club Championship 2012
The club championship race for 2012 will be held at the Maldon Sprint Triathlon on 15th July. We will have discounted entry and will start in waves (one for Senior males and one for Females and Vet males).To add to the athmosphere we will have our own area at the event for a marquee and picnic after the race. Entries to the race will open shortly and we will have our own entry form - so watch this space and add this race to your 2012 race calendar!!
04 Nov 2011	2012 Membership
The 2012 membership is now open using our online entry system. You can renew your membership for 2012 for £26 (this will rise to £31 at the end of January). New members can join for £31 and juniors can join for £12. All these prices include membership of England Athletics. The online entry system can be found here.
27 Oct 11	Hogg Hill
Well done to everyone who raced at Hogg Hill on Sunday - The TT and Hill Climb results are here.
18 Oct 11	Triathlete of the year
At the annual awards evening (19th November at Down Hall School - tickets available here we present prizes for winners of the leagues and championships. We also have an opportunity for each member to vote for the male and female triathlete of the year (TOTY) (adults vote for adults TOTY and Tri Stars vote for Tri Star TOTY). This is your chance to vote for the person you think performed the best, did the most fot he club / sport of triathlon or the person who helped you most - it's your vote so you decide. Zena has prepared a short overview of the year to help you decide (see the overview here). The voting forms are attached to the awards evening tickets (you can still vote for TOTY even if you cannot attend the awards night). Please complete and return to Neil Lynch (address in the ticket form) by 11th November.
17 Oct 11	Mob Match
Well done to everyone who competed for the club and helped us win back the Mob Match trophy - results are available here
12 Oct 11	club Kit
Please note that all club kit orders should be directed to Amy Wright (07921 188671) or Graeme Silcock (07837 646679). On bahalf of everyone in the club I would like to thank John and Vicky Smith who have done an incredible job over the last 3 years with the club kit and have designed our distinctive tri suits, cycle and run gear!
12 Oct 11	Winter Bike Rides
The winter bike rides start this Sunday (16th October). The dates for the rides and the ride leaders for each week can be found on the Training page. Please don't forget - lights and mudguards please - it's not much fun riding for 2 hours getting a facefull of road spray! This year we will also include some off road/MTB rides for a little variety!
12 Oct 11	Winter Run Plan
Following on from last year's successful winter run sessions, this year Zena has arranged a run plan for Saturday's leading to the Orion 15 mile off road race. The plan includes runs every Saturday - lead by different coaches/experienced runners with the location and run leader announced on the Forum each week. The plan can be seen HERE
3 Oct 11	Essex Junior Cross Country
Our Tri Stars have been invited to compete in this Saturday's Essex Cross Country races at Great Notley Country Park Discover Centre, Great Notley, Braintree, Essex CM77 7FS. This is open to Tri Stars and youths 11 years to 17 years. Please speak with Zena if you are interested in this race (there are seperate Under 13, 15 and 17 racses for boys and girls).
3 Oct 11	1Km Run Splits
The run splits for last weeks Track Session (for adults) is now available HERE.
2 Oct 11	Winter Bike Rides
It seems strange to write about winter bike rides given the weather this weekend! But we are about to start the Sunday morning club rides - the first one will be on 16th October. We meet at the Market Car Park in Rayleigh for a 7.30am start (until December/January when we start at 8.30am).
22 Sep 11	Dates for your diary
some important dates for your diary in the coming months: Last Lakeside Swim of the year: We have the last lakeside swim of the year on Saturday 24th Sep - we'd like to see as many members as possible at this swim and join the lead swimmers for a coffee/cake after the swim! Summer BBQ: The end of season BBQ will be held at the Rayleigh Cricket club on 30th September. There is also a pre BBQ ride - see the forum for details. this event is for Adult members and parents of Tri-Star and Youth members. Mob Match: This year's mob match is on 8th October in Heybridge and is against Blackwater and Tri Sport Epping. Registration starts at 7:15 with a race start of 8:15am. We need as many members as possible to race and help us win back our rightful prize!! Hogg Hill: We have an afternoon booked at Hogg Hill on 23rd October for cycle training and racing (includes a time trial, hill climb and road race). This event is open to all members (Adult, Youth and Tri Stars). Winter Bike Rides: The winter bike rides will start on 16th October - meeting at the market car park in Rayleigh at 7.30am (will change to 8.30am in December and January). Please read the advice for winter riding
12 Sep 11	Basildon Village Indoor Tri
A huge thanks to everyone who helped with the Basildon Sporting Village Indoor Tri last week. This was a very important event for East Essex Tri as it was our first opportunity to show the BSV management how well we can run events and will help us to host more of our events at this excellent facility. The BSV management from around the country were really impressed and rated Basildon event the best of their series!!
12 Sep 11	Ironman Wales
Well done to Chris Cammidge who competed in the first Ironman Wales Triathlon and finished in 15:41:59!
07 Sep 11	SwmFest at Lakeside
It's not too late to enter the last Swim Fest of 2011 on 18th September. Mike Porter, the race organiser and club member, has offered a free place to the first person to contact him (porter1237@tiscali.co.uk for either the 750m, 1500m, 3.8K or 5K race. In addition, there ia a free to enter 100m relay race around the pontoon for teams of 3 which was great fun last time so if anybody or any team wants to enter they will need to register on the day before 11.00am. The relay will take place at about 11.40.
05 Sep 11	QuadKids Event
The next Quad Kids event is on 10 September at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2EH between 10am-12.30pm. This is a sprint, run, throw and Jump event for kids between the age of 8 and 15. More Info and Entry Form can be found here
03 Sep 11	Lakeside Time Trial
Thanks to everyone who competed today in the Lakeside Time Trial - results are available Here Congratulations to Mike Porter and Ami Wood as first EETC male and females.
03 Sep 11	Swim Run
Thanks to Zena for organising the last Swim Run of the year and to Paul Gammon, Martin Cook, Billy Parker-Brown and Paul Hearmon for timekeeping. Also thanks to Paul Hartin, Hannah Kane, Megan Clark, Sinead Clark, Daniel Harley, Adam Harley, and Charlie Hamilton for marshalling. The results are available Here Congratulations to Gary Poulter Fastest Male and Anna Meggitt Fastest Lady
22 Aug 11	Club BBQ
*** NOTE CHANGE IN DATE **** The annual club BBQ for adult members and parent of tristar members will be held this year on Friday 30th September at Rayleigh Cricket Club. Keep an eye on the forum for a pre BBQ bike ride and confirmation of the BBQ start time.
22 Aug 11	Hogg Hill Cycle
We have organised a cycle day at Hogg Hill Cycle Track on 23rd October. This will follow the format of previous years with a hill climb, time trial and cycle race. This is open to all club members (adult, youth and tristar). This is arranged as a huge thank you to all our members who have helped with the success of the club this year but marshalling and support us!