The Castle Triathlon Series 2010

Created On: 01 April 2010

Hot off the success of the Hever Castle Triathlon held on Sunday 27^th September 2009 TRIATHLETES of all abilities are encouraged to sign up for one of the most picturesque series of races on offer in England and France in 2010 - registration for the inaugural Castle Triathlon Series is now open!

The Castle Triathlon Series consists of four races throughout the summer, providing an open platform for triathletes of all abilities to compete nationally. It is simple to get involved, you can enter as many of the races as you choose or take on the whole series.

The Series will take in the following premium venues and dates:

26-27 June 2010 Race 1 - Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire

24-25 July 2010 Race 2 - Castle Howard, N Yorks

28-29 August 2010 Race 3 - Chateau Chantilly, Picardie, N France

25-26 Sept 2010 Race 4 - Hever Castle, Kent

Each of the four races offer open water swims in the stunning Castle and Chateau lakes, the cycle for the two longer adult races (children's cycle phases will take place on the estates on mountain bikes) will take place around 20km circuits in the surrounding countryside and finally the runs will circumnavigate the estates and the award winning gardens for a challenging but beautiful final leg of each of the triathlons. Variants of the Olympic and Sprint distances the swims have been shortened to account for the open water availability at the venues and the cycles and runs simply laid out to fit the surrounding countryside road networks and routes around the estates.

The organisers, who have a background in delivery of live outdoor family focussed events (from elite sport to entertainment) are keen to create a unique triathlon experience. They hope to fuse the best of sports event delivery and live entertainment to produce a high class, family friendly weekend long festival of triathlon at each of the stunning venues.

To qualify for the Series and be eligible to win prize money from a £5,000 pot, triathlete's three best results count across any three races. Of course doing all four enables you to take forward your three best placings, maximising your Series points. At each race all competitors are eligible to win Sponsor prizes and medals.

Sponsored by Zoggs, Multipower, CherryActive, Synthetix and Bulk SMS the triathlon aims to set the bar for a family sports event combining excellent logistics, organisation and cutting edge race technology, an eye for detail and empathy for these historic venues.

The Castle Triathlon Series, with two of its Directors being ex Royal Marines, are also committed to assisting Help for Heroes a national charity providing help and services to wounded soldiers. The charity will benefit from the race with 10% of profits being donated by the organisers, along with additional "on-the-day" fundraising activities. The charity will also be the main beneficiary of personal giving / sponsorship via the online entry system.

Commenting on the launch, Brian Adcock, MD of Telemark Productions and co-founder of the Castle Triathlon Series said, "Telemark Productions are proud to add the Castle Triathlon Series to our portfolio of successful family focussed outdoor events. We look forward to welcoming a healthy first year field and ensuring that all participants, regardless of age or ability, receive a world class reception both in terms of enjoyment and organisation."

Jill Parker, Elite Triathlete and World Age Group Silver Medalist sums up the well rounded event brilliantly… "WOW!!!, What an amazing line up of events, really quite phenomenal and the base for the triathlon is such an inspiration for the actual race itself. What could be a more perfect triathlon? Swimming in beautiful lakes in the grounds of some of the most stunning castles in the UK and France, cycling round the beautiful surrounding countryside and then running around their idyllic estates?"

Clare Browne, Head of Events for Help for Heroes said, "The Castle Triathlon Series presents another great opportunity for Help For Heroes to reach new audiences and garner support for the young servicemen and women whom we seek to support. We have huge faith in Telemark Productions who have a great track record of promoting and organising these kinds of events. We look forward to welcoming large numbers of participants at these most splendid of locations."

Simon Howard, Chief Executive of Castle Howard said, "We're delighted to be teaming up with Telemark Productions and Help for Heroes to host our first triathlon on the estate. We look forward to building the event for the future as part of the wider Castle Triathlon Series and hope this is the first triathlon of many to take place in our beautiful and unique setting."

Natasha Cuthbert, Events Co-ordinator for the BTA said "We are delighted to endorse The Castle Triathlon Series, hot off the back of the hugely successful Hever Castle Triathlon 2009. Great new open water swims and stunning venues, high quality elite fields, loads of new entrants into the sport and a fantastic family friendly format, will make this Series a stand-out for 2010."

David Annand, UK Marketing Manager for Zoggs said "We are delighted to be a national sponsor for the Series in 2010. Stunning venues and unchartered open water swimming make this a fantastic opportunity for both Zoggs and the many thousands who will take part in 2010. We look forward to watching the Series grow, supporting and growing our existing customers and welcoming many newcomers into the sport."

To register for the Castle Triathlon Series 2010 log onto www.castletriathlonseries.com/ or call 01892 870681.

Costs for entry: Longer format races £70, Shorter format races £50. There is also a team entry category (i.e. 1 person swims, another bikes and another runs) in both races charged at £105. Places limited to 2000 entries.

Open to all from 8 to 80 years
Families encouraged to come and support
Camping available at each venue
Half priced family entry into Castles and Gardens
£5000 prize pot for overall race series winners

For more press information on The Castle Triathlon Series, please contact Tristan King at Telemark Productions on 01892 870681 or e-mail tristan@castletriathlonseries.co.uk

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