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2011 BQA Annual Report

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Despite the economic and social difficulties this year, 2011 has been a reasonable year for Quadrathlon. With: 6 Quad events in the National Trophy series [running the length of the country]; a large charity Quad; various World Cup Race around Europe and a winter Quad series the sport of Quadrathlon is a live and kicking.. We even had two World cup races in the UK, hosted at the Brigg Bomber and The Awsome Foursome in Bude.

One of the highlights of the year was theBritish Team travelling out to the World Championships in the Czech Republic. The team was lead by our new GB Team Manager [Steve Hook] who has recently been selected as Vice president of The World Quadrathlon Federation. The team came back from the World Champs with a handful of trophies and some World Champion age group winners [full results on the BQA website]. Well done to all.

In the National Trophy Series, Steve Clark narrowly beat Mat Stephenson to take the men’s trophy with Alison Dykin taking the title in the Ladies event. Along
with, Phil Binch, who won the Eric Hatliff Trophy [for Endeavour] they each will received £300 of vouchers from our sponsors:Thule

Looking forward to 2012, it promises to be an exciting year. Linsquad have introduced two sprint races to run along side their middle distance events: The North Lincs Adventure Challenge and the Brigg Bomber. There is also a strong possibility of 2 more sprint races on next year’s calendar. One new event is proposed to run on the Isle of Wight, including a paddle around the Needles [sounds great]. Also in the pipe line is a sprint Quad to be tagged on to the newly formed Shrewsbury Triathlon.

We hope that a Kayak Triathlon will be running up in North Wales in September, featuring: an ascent of the River Conway, a fell run and finishing of with a mountain bike ride all in the beautiful surroundings of the Snowdonia National Park.

Along with the National Trophy Series and the European World Cup Races, the future of Quadrathlon has never looked so good in the UK.

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 facebook page [link from BQA website]. In this modern, busy, high tech world, Facebook and the internet are readily available and is an ideal way to keep intouch 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.

It just leaves me to say a big thanks to all the event organisers, BQA committee and competitors who have made our interesting and diverse multisport event such a success this year. Make sure you keep up your winter training [why not try out the Wadenhoe Winter Series] ready for a good racing season next year.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas a happy and successful sporting New Year in 2012.

Mark Pryor – Full 2011 Annual Report BQA AGM MINUTES 2011

BQA 2010 Annual Report

In my first year as BQA Chairman it has been a lean difficult year with the credit crunch still affecting people’s ability to finance their racing desires. Unfortunately we have seen the demise of one race, the Pembrokeshire Challenge, but on a brighter note we have a new Diamond distance Quad in the form of the Extreme 5 based at MK.

The first race of the Season was Deeside, even though it looks a great race the number of entrance were low probably because of the large travelling distance up to Breamar.

Also in May the Newport festival run for the first time. With a good mixture of racing and training opportunities this seems it was a great motivator and a kick start to the season. It was attended by a few guy’s from Lincsquad and Ashley’s’, who all had a great time.

At the end of May we had the Adventure Challenge put on by Lincsquad. A good race, good turnout but very windy.

In June the Norfolk Hero team charity Quad took place. Even though there are no individual entries the event organisers decided to become affiliated to the BQA and now use our race insurance bring in some valuable income and raise good money for charity.

In early July The Box End Quad took place, numbers were down this year and if it had not been for a group of Soldiers then the race would have had to be cancelled.

Mid July saw the Brigg Bomber and the National Championships. A mixed bag of weather but good numbers made it a high quality race,

In August the Quad World Championships took place, unfortunately we had very few UK athletes take part. However we still came away with the overall female gold going to Gail King and Josh Hook became the youth world champion. Next year I hope that we can put in a bigger team. Steve Hook has kindly decided to take on the roll as GB Team Manager and he will also tow over a canoe trailer.

In September the Extreme 5 took place for the first time. Next year we will be adding the race to the national trophy series.

Also in Mid September the last Quad of the season [Bude] took place. This is probably the hardest race in the series and is also a World Cup series race.

At the end of the season Steve Clark was the overall Male winner of the National Trophy series with Andy Grimwood in second place. Jean Ashley was the overall female winner, with Josh Hook picking up the junior category.

I would like to thank all the race organisers and committees for all their hard work in putting on some fantastic races during the season.

I would all like to thank everyone in the BQA for all their hard work in the background keeping the sport alive. Special thanks must go to the Ashley family [especially Jean] who between them are the background of the BQA and without all their dedication life would be much harder,

Finally big thanks to everyone who has taken part in any Quads this year.

I hope next year proves to be fruitful for all.

Mark Pryor BQA Chairman Full 2011 Annual Report BQA AGM MINUTES 2010

 

 

 

 

2011 Annual Report BQA AGM MINUTES 2011

2011 Lincsquad Provide Races for Everyone!

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The biggest Quadrathlon club in the UK Lincsquad have now introduced shorter sprint versions of the hugely popular North Lincs Adventure Challenge & the Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon. These NEW Sprint events will look top entice new athletes into our sport, and will be a great stepping stone to encourage newcomers and youngsters into the exciting sport of Quadrathlon!

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A new company “Point 7 Sports Ltd” has been formed by 4 Lincsquad event committee members to help bring more sport events to our area, the first being the return of the popular Grantham Sprint Triathlon on 29th April 2012. An  “early bird” discount is available on on-line entries received before  24th December 2011.

Lincsquad events can also now be entered on-line via Point 7 Sports online entry system. Lincsquad events remain Lincsquad events and all entry fees continue to go to the club. Entries are available for these events now.

If you are a race organiser and would like to take advantage of an on-line entry system then just contact the guys at Point 7 Sports for more info.

North Lincs Cyclo Sportive – 15th April 2012 – Lincsquad
100 mile or 100k cycle ride.

Grantham Sprint Triathlon – 29th April 2012 – Point 7 Sports Ltd
400m pool swim, 18k cycle, 5k run
Point 7 Sports bring back this popular triathlon after a 2 year absence, an early season race to help encourage you with your winter training.
“Early Bird” entry discount available until 24th December, entries are limited.

North Lincs Challenge – 3rd June 2012 – Lincsquad

The North Lincs Adventure Challenge always falls on the last Bank Holiday weekend of May which means this year the event will be the 3rd June 2012.
The event which has now been around for more than a decade is popular with locals and athletes from afar the Standard distance – 36k cycle, 10k kayak, 10k trail run (Team entries also available)
Plus the NEW Sprint Distance – 20k cycle, 5k kayak, 5k trail run

Brigg Bomber – 15th July 2012 – Lincsquad

The Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon will be held on July 15th 2012, taking place on and around the River Ancholme, Brigg, North Lincolnshire. This is the BQA National Championships and also a World Cup Race – The event consists of 1.5km river swim, 7km kayak, 36km bike and a 10km run.
A NEW Sprint Distance race will also be available in 2012, which will run along side the main event and consists of a 750m river swim, 3.5km kayak, 20km bike and a 5km run. This sprint version is ideal for newcomers to quadrathlon

Homecrafts Brigg Sprint Triathlon – 30th Sept 2012 – Lincsquad
400m pool swim, 20k cycle, 5k run
Entries limited to 220, event sold out last year in July and we had to turn many away, dont leave it too late!

 

2011 Wadenhoe Quadmire Challenge Series Race 1

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Race 1. The weather and ground conditions were near perfect for the
first race of the 2011/12 Wadenhoe Quadmire Series, with the prospect for some
fast times [if only the athletes were up for it]

From the word go the faster competitors sped away to try and get to the first obstacle [a style]. The field was lead out by Mat Stephenson closely followed by 15 year old Tom Stead. Unfortunately the quagmire was fairly dry with not much mud and water to impede the passage of the athletes; we will try to do better for the next race.

In the Quad event Mat was the first to arrive at the kayaks
and successfully launched himself to paddle away into the distance without
capsizing, for a change. He was hotly pursued by young Tom, about 20 seconds
behind. The River Nene level was very low, for this time of year, and flowing
quite slowly which was ideal for our less experienced paddlers. Roz Giles was
the first lady to hit the water with Octavia closely on her stern. After the 2
mile return paddle Mat was the first to arrive, closely followed by Tom who
unfortunately misread the race instruction and thought he had to go for a short
swim.

Over in the Duathlon 3 people virtually arrived in to
transition, after the run, together: Nathan Smith, Matthew Wootton and Rob
Hammond were all in contention to lead out on the bike leg. Being positioned
down at the river I missed all this action and I do not know who was in the
lead. The dry conditions made the bike course easier than normal; however, we
did have a couple of bike failures. The bike route is still surprisingly hard
for such a short 6m course. Nathan retained a short lead from the bike going
into the final 2 run laps which he managed to maintain all the way to the
finish line, crossing in a time of 01:00:06 followed shortly by Matthew. Naomi
Brewer was the first lady home in 01:20:51.

 

After Tom’s surprise swim Mat managed to retain his lead
throughout the bike and the final run in the Quad event. Mat crossed the line
in a very respectable 01:13:55 followed by Tom in a time of 01:20:18, this was
about 20 minutes faster then last year and he is only 15 [Mat I think you need
to watch out, he will be kicking your heels soon] During the paddle Octavia displayed
her paddling skills and managed to overtake Roz, unfortunately to no avail as
Roz was very fast on the bike and run to be the first lady home.

Quadrathlon Results WADENHOE QUAD 1 RESULTS

For a full list of results view our website: www.quadracracing.co.uk I would like
to thank everyone who took part in this small friendly event, please tell your
friends about it. The next race is on Sunday 4th December. After the
race most people retired to the Village Hall for well deserved soup and cake.

A big thanks must go to all those who helped out at the race.

Mark Pryor Quadrac racing

 

 

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.

Wadenhoe Quadmire Series

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If you want to keep up your fitness during the winter months the Wadenhoe Winter Challenge series is ideal. With a choice of either the Duathlon or Quadrathlon, there are four races altogether and you need to take part in a minimum of two races to qualify for a possible trophy.

OFF Road Quadrathlon, consists off:
3 mile Cross Country Run, 2.5 laps (Spikes, studs are recommended) includes a quagmire. 2 mile River Kayak, out and back on the River Nene (Buoyancy aids are compulsory). 6 mile Off-Road Cycle, 6 laps [undulating course, can be very wet] – helmets compulsory. MTB/cyclocross bike1 Mile Cross Country Run, 1 lap (as above).
The Run-Bike-Run [2m-6m-2m] will race over the same course (without the kayak section).
Exhilarating racing in the Raw! With homemade soup and bacon butties to follow!
Venue: Church Field, Wadenhoe, Nr Oundle, Peterborough, Grid Ref: TL006833

Dates of the races are detailed below.

Race 1 – 6th November 2011

Race 2 – 4th December 2011

Race 3 – 15th January 2012

Race 4 – 5th February 2012

If you need to hire a kayak please phone or email to check availability of kayaks as many have already been pre-booked in advance

For further information www.quadracracing.co.uk.

For entry form http://www.quadracracing.co.uk/Wadenhoe_quadmire_entry_11_12.doc

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!