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2012 New Trophy Race Shrewsbury Quad!

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Shrewsbury Triathlon 2nd September 2012

Due to the cancellation of the eXtreme5 Quad the BQA have added this Sprint Distance Quad to our National Trophy Series it is Race no 5, the week before the final Race in Bude.

The majestic town of Shrewsbury welcomes you to the staging of its Triathlon and Quadrathlon. The Triathlon now in its second year, has adapted to your needs and will include family events as well. In collaboration with SYTri and  Shrewsbury Masters , the event provides a unique river swim, then Kayak, followed by fast stretches of cycling on country lanes and a lovely run taking in the River Severn.

The event is held at the Shropshire and West Midlands Showground and offers plenty of parking, toilets and other facilities. Full information – Race Pack

Event Information – Shrewsbury Sprint Triathlon and Quadrathlon
Sunday 2nd September 2012
Venue: West Mids Show Ground, Berwick Rd, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The event is an Open Water Sprint Triathlon and a Quadrathon event both being held on the same day.

The distances are; Triathlon: 500m Swim/23km Cycle (undulating)/5km Run.
Cost: £30 BTF Members £33 Non BTF Members
(300 entries, closing date 8th August)

Quadrathlon: 500m Swim/5km Kayak/23km Cycle (undulating) / 5km Run
Cost: £35 all participants
(50 entries, closing date 26th August)

 

 

2012 Race Callender

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I hope Quadrathletes, and like minded athletes are out there, are getting back into training, and thinking about the 2012 Season. We’ve never had so many races on offer, which is great news for our sport lets hope there’s plenty of entries for our race organisers this year, who do a Stirling job in promoting Quadrathlons!

However the British Quadrathlon Association [BQA], who works hard on your behalf, needs your help. You can support us by signing up to the BQA for a mere £15.00. We need the funds to keep the BQA well oiled machine [some may say] working. The funds raised from the BQA Membership ensure that we can continue to run and organise the National Trophy Series and represent the interest of the sport in the UK and on the World stage. Membership forms for 2012 available on our website now.

It would also be very helpful if as many people as possible could sign up to our newsletter and Facebook page [both links from BQA website]. In this modern, busy, high tech world, Facebook and the internet are readily available and is an ideal way to keep in touch with fellow athletes and find out all the up to date information about Quadrathlon. Along side our website you should find all the up to date information.

Hear’s just a quick reminder of BQA sanctioned Races for 2012.

2012 National Trophy Series

27th May 2012  The Deeside Triathlon – N.T. Round 1
Starts at Highland Games Arena, Braemar, Scotland. Point to Point race.
35 mile bike, 10 mile run, 14 mile river kayak.

3rd June 2012  North Lincs Adventure Challenge – N.T.Round 2
Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg, North Lincolnshire
STANDARD 36km road bike, 10km flat river kayak, 10km trail run.

SPRINT 20km road bike, 5km flat river kayak, 5km trail run.

7th July  2012 Extreme 5 Challenge – N.T. Round 3
Thames Young Mariners, Waterside Drive, Ham, Richmond, Surrey                  STANDARD 1.5 km swim, 10km kayak, 40km bike, 10km run.

SPRINT 750km swim, 5km kayak, 20km bike, 5km run.

15th July 2012  Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon – N.T. Round 4 British Championships
Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg, North Lincolnshire
STANDARD 1.5 km river swim, 8km river kayak, 40km road bike, 10km road run.

SPRINT 750km river swim, 3.5km river kayak, 20km road bike, 5km road run.

5th August  2012 The Boxend Sprint Quadrathlon – N.T. Round 5
Box End Park, near Bedford, Bedfordshire
750m lake swim, 4.4km lake kayak, 13.2km mountain bike, 5 km x-c run.

8th September 2012 The Awesome Foursome – N.T.Round 6
Bude, Cornwall
800m sea swim, 30km road bike, 10km canal kayak,10k run.

Quad Races Affiliated to BQA but not Trophy Races for 2012

10 June 2012 West Wight Sprint Quadrathlon
Isle of Wight – 600m pool swim, 12m MT Bike, 6nm Sea Kayak, 6km Run

23 June 2012 Norfolk Superhero Challenge
Burnham Overy, Staith – 1 mile swim, 4 mile kayak, 38mile bike, 7 mile run.

2nd September 2012 Shrewsbury Sprint Quadrathlon (to be confirmed)

30 September 2012 The Fabian 4 Dyffryn Conway Mountain Triathlon
Conway N. Wales -13 km esturay kayak, 10km fell run, 15km MTBike.

For more information on race details visit our events page.
Along with the National Trophy Series and the European World Cup Races, the future of Quadrathlon has never looked so good in the UK. News of GB Team Selection, and World Championship details will follow soon, also BQA clothing, embroidered Hoodys and Technical T shirts will be available to purchase soon, so keep posted lots going on this season!

World Cup Races and News can be found on the WQF website World Quadrathlon Federation

Hear’s wishing everyone involved in our diverse multi-sport a successful year, Year of the Olympics so plenty of motivation for training, great racing and lots of fun along the way …… The Journey is as important as the result … Never Stop the Adventure!

BQA

New Races for 2012 World Cup Quadrathlon

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With a long-term view to develop Quadrathlon, the World Quadrathlon Federation (WQF), is pleased to add a two brand new race events for the 2012/2013 World Cup season. The Murray Quad in Australia  launches the first event of the 2012/2013 Quadrathlon World Cup, as well as it being the inaugural Quadrathlon event in Australia. Another addition to the World Cup, is a new event in Wolsztyn, West Poland.

The Murray Quad, set for December 15th, 2012, will be a long distance Quadrathlon and is scheduled to run alongside several other multi-discipline events. The long distance event will uniquely run in an odd order which has been sanctioned  by the WQF, as Swim 3.5 km, then Run 20.5 km followed by a cycle of 81 km and finally the kayak section over 25 km, giving a total distance of 130km. The unusual race order is a safety measure for the athletes who will compete in the regions average summer temperatures of 28-32C (82-89F). The event is planned to run along the Murray River starting in the town of Yarrawonga, around 280km north of Melbourne. International Athletes can be catered for as a kayak rental scheme is being set up. Some International interest has been shown as the challenge to compete in the multisport hotspot of Australia is very exciting, and to escape the dreary Northern Hemisphere winter.

The Wolsztyn middle distance race in West Poland, is being planned for August 17th, 2013. The organisers hope that this event will draw many top Quadrathlon athletes from neighbouring Germany and Czech Republic. Additionally, the August 17th date is right in the middle of several prominent World Cup events.

The WQF hopes that these new events will draw many new Quadrathletes to the sport.

News Update 2012 West Wight Sprint Quad

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News Update on West Wight Quad. It is being organised by West Wight Charity Sports Centre inconjunction with Isle of Wight Adventure Activities to raise funds for the charity sports centre. This is an ideal opportunity to paddle around the Needles, its a great sea challenge and we recomend sea kayaks, (their will be full rescue and support boats whilst athletes are paddling). You can bring your own or hire from IWAA. The event is only open to Individuals and its on 10th June 2012 it will start with a pool swim 600m, followed by a mountain bike ride of 12miles (90% tracks with a small technical section), then a sea kayak 6nm around the Needles and finally a 6k run.

We have the Isle of Wight Adventure Activities as one of our sponsors who specialise in sea kayaking. So what more logical than to offer you the possibility of hiring a sea kayak instead of lugging yours to the island.

Sea kayak hire and Transport option 1   (16 available) – You will need sea kayak experience but after that all you need to do is turn up(with your mountain bike of course) and a sea kayak will be waiting for you on Freshwater beach and will be collected at the end of the paddle. Included in the hire is the secure return of your MT bike to the sports centre compound.

Transport Option 2 – If you bring your bike and sea kayak but do not have anybody to help with the transits then IOWAA can offer you a transport service. When you deliver your kayak to Freshwater bay before the event starts;it will be held in the secure bike/ sea kayak transition on the beach until you finish the bike. You will then be assisted on your way on the paddle and your bike will be returned to the sports centre with your kayak( at the end of the paddle) leaving you free for the final run leg.

These options will be outlined again on the IOWAA site with details of cost shortly and must be booked with them. Of course feel free to be completely independant and bring all your kit including bike helmet and buoyancy aid and a willing slave for the transits.

I am working on Wightlink for reduced fares on the ferry; details and a booking code as soon as possible.

We will keep you posted of further updates – Race Organiser Mike Rayden

 

 

2012 Fabian4 Dyffryn Conwy Mountain Triathlon’

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Exciting News ….. we have a new race in our Quadrathlon Calendar for 2012. A group of athletes in the Conwy Valley have formed themselves into a club, Map17 Events, and are organising a mountain Triathlon on 30th September, to raise funds for the Snowdonia Society.

It will involve an open estuary 13k kayak leg (with tide), followed by a c.12 -16k fell run & finishing with a c.15k MTB leg. They anticipate an entry of approx. 100 individuals & 30 mixed teams of 3.

The Kayak leg start is at Morfa Conwy, & the event centre & Run/MTB transition are at Nant Conwy Rugby Club (which has excellent facilities), near Trefriw. There may be a possibility of adding a swim, but it’s likely that this won’t happen until after 2012.

This is great News for Quadrathlon and its great to have a new race in this very picturesque Conwy Valley, North Wales. The website with further information will be open soon … so watch this space for further information. fabian4.co.uk

 

2012 Extreme 5 Challenge

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We are winding off 2011 by launching the 2012 Extreme 5 Challenge event and I am pleased to say that entries are now open and can be submitted via our website www.extreme5challenge.co.uk. There is an early bird special on any entry fee paid before 31st Jan which may be of interest to the BQA members.

The format of the 2012 event is the same as for 2011. The key difference is a change of venue. Willen lake has served our purposes very well over the past couple of years and we now have an event which is well positioned with great growth prospects. For 2012 we have moved the event to Ham near Richmond in Surrey. The Thames Young Mariners have a facility there with inland water (also has access to the Thames though we don’t plan to use it) and a similar network of roads and paths as found in Milton Keynes which we can use for the run and the cycle. We’re very excited about it and hope that the London venue will boost the number of people participating in both the individual and team events. We have exclusive use of the facility for the day and cost wise it will save us a considerable amount of money which from a charity perspective is great.

The Extreme5 is a BQA National Trophy Race, so plenty of points to collect for the Trophy Series. Race date is Saturday 7th July 2012. Start time will be about 09h15. Enter early …… a discount on entry fees paid before 31st Jan 2012!

Simon Grint

2011 BQA AGM and Training Weekend

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A big thank-you to all that came to the AGM at Nottingham’s Holme Pierrepont. We had a good turnout, and a positive meeting, we feel our sport has made a step forwards this year. We’ve had more participants than ever, with some new athletes, seniors and juniors joining us and producing some excellent results. We welcome some new blood on the committee, Mat Stephenson and Alison Deykin, with Steve Hook also continuing his GB Managers role. We look forwards to moving our sport into 2012 … I feel sure we will all be very motivated by the excitement of the Olympics!
Steve Hook organised the training weekend, and gave us some excellent kayak coaching on and off the water. We used the lake at H.P. and also the River Trent, plus 2 excellent Kayak Pro Ergo paddle machines, these enabled us to break our stroke down and hopefully start to improve the way we paddle! We all found it extremely useful. To top it all we had beautiful sunshine and blue skies too!
Up and coming Tom Stead, from ‘NiceTri’ St Neots, really enjoyed himself, and he will certainly be one to watch next season, when he starts paddling well … we’ll never be able to catch him!
We hope to have more of these training weekends before the start of the 2012 season. They are open to BQA Members, so keep posted for future dates. New membership forms are on the web site for the coming year, if you join now you will be covered until Dec 2012.
Thank-you to all 2011 BQA Members, and we hope you continue to support us in 2012.

2011 National Trophy Champions

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Our National Trophy Series has come to an end for 2011, its been a great season with over 120 athletes taking part in the series, which consists of 5 races. Each event contributes points towards finding a National Champion, with the best three results for each individual to count. Trophies are awarded each year, provided each winner has done 3 races in the series, and must be a current BQA Member.

Perpetual Trophies go to our Overall Male and Female winners, and prizes for first Male and Female in each category, Juniors (u23), Seniors, 40+ and 50+
A big thank-you must also go to Thule our sponsors who provide us with Thule Vouchers for our worthy athletes.

Congratulations to the 2011 Winners.

Overall Male Steve Clark

Overall Female Alison Deykin

Vet 40 Mat Stephenson

Vet 50 Ian Smith

The Final Trophy Results 2011 Final Results

The BQA would like to Thank the Trophy Race organizers for their commitment and for affiliating their race to the BQA Series. We have 5 excellent races in our series, two of which have World Cup Status, we hope to have their continuing support next season. A big thank-you goes out to –

The BQA hopes all athletes who have raced in our Quadrathlons have enjoyed the challenge and no matter how fast or slow you are, you’ll be back for more next year … its a small sport with a big heart we look forward to seeing you in 2012 ….. Never stop the Adventure!