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TROT BRINGS £2,120 BONUS FOR HOSPICE

Not only was Taggart’s Trot a lot of festive fun, it raised a record total of £2,120 for our charity partners St Teresa’s Hospice in Darlington. Take a bow, Grant, for another fantastic effort. 

That brings the total raised for the Hospice to more than £12,000 in the nine years since these events have been staged in Barton. This year, we set another record with 75 teams drawn from far and wide as news of the event spreads every year.

The club also earned some good publicity in the local press – and we do it all again in just over 11 months’ time! Well done to Grant and everyone who made the day such a big success.

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Posted by Hendo • January 12, 2019

2019 MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN

We are now taking renewals and memberships for 2019

A  big thanks to Lisa for all her help in setting up our new two-option membership levels via Entry Central. We’ve frozen next year’s standard subs at £25 if you sign up at this Early Bird price before January 31 2019. Thereafter the fee rises to £30.

For the first time this year, you can choose Membership Plus, which also covers your £15 UK Athletics registration fee to run for Darlington Tri in road and trail races and the NYSD cross-country series. This is available at the Early Bird price of £40 until January 31.Thereafter the fee rises to £45.

** Every penny of your membership fee goes into running the club. For instance, swimming sessions at the Education Village are heavily subsidised. We also give financial support to members who wish to take part in coaching and other courses.

 

Posted by Hendo • December 20, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS

We’re catching our breath after another outstanding awards night in which we celebrated a wonderful year of achievement for the club. 

Our revamped Club Championship has produced lots of new names on the awards list – and that was exactly our objective. We wanted to freshen things up and give more people a chance to get on the podium.

And that is precisely what we have done. Many thanks to Neil S for all his hard work in developing the new Club Championship format and keeping all the performances updated.

There will be some fine tuning to the categories next year to make sure the championships are representative of all race distances and disciplines.

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Posted by Hendo • December 20, 2018

MCTAGGART’S TROT 2018 ENTRIES NOW OPEN

It’s time to get your entries in for this year’s McTaggart’s Trot, our wonderful Christmas event that attracts runners from a wide area and raises thousands of pounds for our nominated club charity, St Teresa’s Hospice. 

McTaggart’s Trot is on Sunday December 23 and is for teams of three. You have three distances to chooses from: 3.5 miles, 7 miles and 11 miles. This is how it works: 

Teams set off at the slowest runner’s pace. At 3.5 miles, the slowest runner retires and the remaining pair run at the intermediate runner’s pace to 7 miles. The second runner then retires and the third runner is free to fly for the remaining four miles. 

Teams set off at one-minute intervals starting from Barton Village Hall at 9am. The teams are chip-timed and there are prizes afterwards. 

Entries have already passed 90, so don’t delay if you want to take part. Please note, a handicap system is in place. Grant McT will place you in a team based on your estimated finishing time for your chosen distance. 

Race fee is a bargain £8 per person. To enter McTaggart’s Trot, please click the link below:

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2018 McTaggart Trot – all proceeds to St Theresa’s Hospice. Festive Taggart Trot Sunday 23rd December 2018 any takers? 9am start, usual place In Barton.

Posted by Hendo • November 17, 2018

CLUB WINS TRIMARK BRONZE ACCREDITATION

It’s celebrations all round for Darlington Tri after we became one of the first clubs in the North-East to win British Triathlon’s Trimark bronze accreditation. 

It’s official recognition for both our senior and junior clubs that Darlington Tri meets the highest standards of governance when it comes to coaching, administration, safeguarding and child protection.

Major thanks go to Iain for all the hard work he has put into this application. It was certainly a proud moment when accreditation was confirmed at the Teesdale Triathlon.

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Posted by Hendo • October 28, 2018

TEESDALE TRIATHLON RESULTS 2018

Congratulations to all our competitors in the 2018 Teesdale Triathlon. We hope you enjoyed taking part in our club race and we hope to see you again next year.
The provisional date for next year’s race is Sunday September 22 2019, and we hope to open entries on Sports Entry Solutions in early January.  For race results please click on the link below.
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Posted by Hendo • September 25, 2018

BIG TURN-OUT AT 10TH BIRTHDAY DINNER

Around 50 members and guests attended the club’s 10th birthday gala dinner at Hotel Bannatyne. From small beginnings in 2008, Darlington Tri has become one of the major clubs in the North-East, with members regularly winning Great Britain honours. We have also become an important gateway for newcomers to the sport and we have a flourishing junior section.
Goodwill messages were read out from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. A highlight of the evening was a giant celebration cake baked by Head Coach Richard Hughes.
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Posted by Hendo • August 12, 2018

AUTUMN GO TRI AQUATHLON NOW OPEN

Entries are now open for our GO TRI Autumn Aquathlon to be held at the Education Village on Tuesday September 11 2018.
This is a great event for anyone who is new to multi-sport and consists of a 200m pool swim followed by a 2k run within the grounds of the Education Village. Entry is £8 and the event starts at 6.45pm, with the race briefing at 6.30pm and registration opening at 5.30pm.
There will be demonstration bike racking and advice from club coaches on all aspects of triathlon, as well as medals and free refreshments. Please enter via the link below:

https://www.britishtriathlon.org/events/go-tri-darlington-autumn-aquathlon_10095

 

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Posted by Hendo • August 12, 2018

HAVE FUN AT OUR GO TRI STARTER EVENT

We’re staging a GO TRI starter aquathlon in Darlington on Tuesday May 15 as a taster for the Teesdale Triathlon. 

GO TRI is a great way to learn about triathlon in a friendly, supportive environment and this event has been designed specifically to help Teesdale entrants who may be wondering what to expect in Barnard Castle on September 23.

This starter event consists of a 200m swim (eight lengths of the pool) followed by a 2k run within the grounds of the Education Village. We have kept the entry fee down to just £8, just enough to cover our costs.

We will also have on the night:

  • Demonstration bike racking to show you what to look out for – and mistakes to avoid – on the big day at Barnard Castle
  • Coaches from Darlington Triathlon Club will be on hand to answer your questions on all aspects of our club race and triathlon in general
  • Maps of the Teesdale Triathlon course and advice about the kind of kit you need to bring on race day
  • Finishers’ medals plus free refreshments

Entries are limited to just 32 and the closing date is Saturday May 12. Start time is 6.45pm, with pre-event briefing at 6pm.

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Posted by Hendo • April 22, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS

Well done to our award winners at the end of another headline-grabbing season for our members.

We had a wonderful night at our annual awards party at Blackwell Grange. It was a close thing in several of the categories, but take a bow the following award winners:

FEMALE TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR – Zoe Mackay

MALE TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR – Neil Smith

MOST IMPROVED TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR – Alan Mackay

In addition, Zoe picked up her second shield of the night when she was named as Club Service Award winner for all her hard work helping to ensure our club race, the Teesdale Triathlon, went so smoothly.

 

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Posted by Hendo • December 1, 2017