04 June 2023

The Weymouth Middle Distance Triathlon – regional winner in the Triathlon England Annual Awards

'Club Event of the year' 

We as a club are really passionate about this event and can’t wait to share it with you  – If your club want to use it as a club championship then contact Mark and the team and we can assist you with whatever you need.

The Details

The Weymouth Triathlon event will consist of three separate races, a sprint, a classic and a Middle distance triathlon.

With race HQ based at Weymouth College, this is the ideal location for all of the family.

It is close to the Weymouth Sealife Centre and is within 500 meters of the very secure transition area, not to mention the beach. There are plenty of facilities, café, toilets and parking all within a couple of hundred meters of your bike. There is something for everyone at this event whether you are taking part or spectating, this one should be a must for your race diary.

The swim will be an open water affair in the beautiful blue waters of Weymouth Bay.

SWIM - Starting at 07:00, approximately 100 competitors at a time will start the race 15 minutes apart.

Open sea swim in Weymouth Bay in a 1 loop course around marker buoys.

We advise you to practice sea swimming before the event.

Safety craft will be in position and lifeguards are instructed to remove any competitor from the water who they consider in danger for whatever reason.

The rolling cycle course will be a fast one for all three events with the route taking in some breathtaking scenery. The bike route for the middle course will be taking place on mainly long flat'ish (as best we can do in Dorset!) roads.

EXTREME CARE at the start of the cycle section and on descents into Weymouth no heroes please! Also, on return to Preston Beach Traffic Lights DO NOT OVERTAKE cars near finish.

The run will be a short blast around the Lodmoor nature reserve for the sprint and Classic and just ever so slightly longer for the half.

The course comprises four laps of Weymouth and Lodmoor. Finishing in the Weymouth College Car Park at the rear of Lodmoor Country Park. There will be water/hydration stations approximately every 2/3 miles

All three events will have awards for the top three males and females and the top age grouper in each category.

Race mementos will be given to all who finish the race.

T-Shirts

Top quality T-shirts will be available for purchase closer to the event - we will send an email 1 month before to get sizes etc.

Please note that pre-purchased T-shirts must be collected at this race and will not be available for collection at any other events.

Timing 

All three events will be chip timed by Timing Monkey - you can find the results here 

Registration and racking will take place on SUNDAY ONLY from 05:30 till 06:30

Registration will take place at Weymouth Sports College.

Please make sure you are registered between 05:30 and 06:30, late registrations will not be accepted.

Nothing will be sent in the post, all swim caps, numbers, timing chip etc will be collected at registration on the morning of the event.

Parking can be found in the near by Lodmoor Car Park – please bring change as we will not have any at registration.

Accommodation can be found for this event by going to Booking.com

Camping on site

We advise you to contact the Weymouth College directly to find out terms and conditions for camping on site here -  fitnessforlife@weymouth.ac.uk 

The cut off times for the half will be –

Swim: 1 hour and 10 minutes  – race total time 1:10 – actual time 08:10

Bike: 4 hours and 20 minutes  – race total time 5:30 – actual time 12:30

Run 3 hours – race total time 8:30 – actual time 15:30

Course close and marshals withdrawn at 15:30 – race starts at 07:00

Middle Bike Route - http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7680625

Middle Run Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/9259370

The cut off times for the Classic will be -

Swim: 50 mins - race total time 00:50 - actual time 08:50

Bike: 2hours and 30 minutes - race total time 3:20 - actual time 11:20

Run:1 hour 20 minutes - race total time 4 hours 30 minutes - actual time 12:30

Course close and marshals withdrawn at 12:00 - race starts at 08:00

Classic Bike Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/2685286

Classic Run Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7692776

The cut off times for the Sprint will be -

Swim: 30 mins - race total time 00:30 - actual time 09:00

Bike: 2hours - race total time 2:30 - actual time 11:00

Run:1 hour - race total time 3.30 hours - actual time 12:00

Course close and marshals withdrawn at 12:00 - race starts at 08:30

Sprint Bike Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/2685232

Sprint Run Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/9258735

If you would like to help out at the event and lend a hand marshalling part of the route either as an individual or perhaps a group of you then please send an email to volunteers@bustinskin.com