<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Triathlon Show - Tri247</title><link>http://www.tri247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest the triathlon show articles from Tri247</description><item><title><![CDATA[The 10th Triathlon Show set for success]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9617.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Triathlon Show 2012 (formerly the TCR Show) is now just over three weeks away, taking place on 2nd to 4th  March 2012 at Sandown Park, Esher. Over the coming weeks we&#039;ll be bringing you all of the latest news on the show including previews of many of the exhibitors and details of all of the features and events which will be taking place, all within our dedicated show section.

Here is the latest news on the show. 



The hugely popular Triathlon Show (formerly TCR) will take place on 2nd to 4th  March 2012 at Sandown Park, Esher. The leading multi-sport show, targeted specifically to the triathlete, is ten years&#039; old this year and attracts amateur, professional and celebrity triathletes in the masses. This year, with over 150 represented brands and exhibitors, the show is a must for all with an  interest in triathlon. It will feature informative seminars, from Q&amp;amp;As with  Chrissie Wellington, to bike set-up, to cracking your run PB. There&#039;s also an  array of events, including an Evans Sportive and the Saucony 10k run.

There will be a host of top sporting names present at the  show, including four-time Ironman World Champion and record holder, Chrissie  Wellington, Hywel Davies and Rick Kiddle. Show-goers will have the chance to  get first-hand top tips and an insight into what it takes to reach the top of  the game. Chrissie Wellington will be there with signed copies of her upcoming  book, &amp;lsquo;A Life without Limits&#039;. The signed copies can be pre-ordered by  purchasing an event  ticket in advance. She&#039;ll be holding two Q&amp;amp;A sessions in the 220  Triathlon Magazine Theatre. The triathlon elites will also be participating in  the various challenges and races over the weekend. 



Included in the weekend&#039;s schedule is the Zoggs SwimZone,  where top coaches and athletes will be providing demonstrations of swim  technique and stroke efficiency. Guests can also compete on a virtual 5k bike course in the Powerbar Indoor Time Trial, or relax at The Fit Brands Fashion  Show, where professional triathlete models will be launching the new lines of  innovative brands. The Saucony 10k run will allow visitors to race around the  famous Sandown grounds and The Soleus Perfect Pace Challenge is there to test  participants pace judgement. Evans is also running a sportive on Saturday and  Sunday, taking riders over some of the Olympic Time Trial and Road Race route.  There are many prizes up for grabs for visitors.

Surrey&#039;s Human Performance Institute is holding two hour  consultation sessions, booked in advance, which can focus on areas such as  VO2max testing, anaerobic testing, nutrition and diet and training advice. 



David Townsend, founder of The Triathlon Show says:  &quot;Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and you certainly get  that feeling at the show. It&#039;s always a sell-out and we&#039;ve made sure that  everything going on is targeted absolutely with the triathlete in mind. With  more than 850 triathlons in the UK, there&#039;s no sign of interest dying down. In  2010, there were more than 130,000 instances of athletes donning their wetsuits  and heading for start-lines up and down the country[i].&quot; 

There is also a Triathlon Club Village where local triathlon  clubs can meet, socialise and showcase their offerings to potential new  members.

Advance weekend tickets are now on sale at  &amp;pound;9 for adults. On the door, the ticket price is &amp;pound;12. Under-16s go free if  accompanied by a paying adult. There is free car and secure cycle parking at Sandown Park and a regular shuttle bus will run from Esher Station to the venue. The show opening times are as follows:


  Friday, 2nd March: 12:30pm &amp;ndash; 7:30pm
  Saturday, 3rd March: 09:30am &amp;ndash; 5:00pm
  Sunday, 4th March: 09:30am &amp;ndash; 5:00pm


Address: Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, Portsmouth  Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ, www.sandown.co.uk

&amp;lsquo;Like&#039; us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@triathlon_show) for up to date information.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triathlon England event organisers conference]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9590.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[With The Triathlon Show (www.triathlonshow.co.uk) just over one month away - 2nd-4th March 2012 at Sandown Park - the popular Triathlon England Event Organisers Conference is now open for bookings. Full details and how to book below. 

Book your  place at the Triathlon England Event Organisers Conference, which will once  again take place at Sandown Park on Saturday 3 March 2012. 
The Conference will be hosted  alongside The Triathlon Show, with tickets for the conference priced at &amp;pound;15,  which includes the entry fee to the main exhibition. To book your place at the  conference, please follow the link: http://bit.ly/teconf2012   
The Triathlon England Event  Organisers Conference will provide Event Organisers with the opportunity to:

  meet fellow triathlon and multisport Event  Organisers;
  discuss current topics and issues;
  network with event suppliers; and
  receive advice from industry experts. 

The conference will also provide  Organisers with the chance to meet the Triathlon England Events Team and  discuss what you would like to see from the Triathlon England and their events  in 2012.
Duncan Hough, Triathlon  England Director for Events, Rules and Technical is looking forward to the  conference commenting: &amp;ldquo;This is a unique opportunity for Event Organisers to  learn more about Triathlon England and find out how we plan to support them as  demand for high-quality events continues to grow alongside participation levels  within triathlon.
&amp;ldquo;The organisation and delivery of  events is the backbone of the sport, and Triathlon England aims to ensure that  the event organising community have the support they need to deliver a safe,  enjoyable and quality event experience for every participant.&amp;rdquo;
Event Organisers, who have met the  Qualitymark standard, are entitled to one free ticket per organisation. To  claim your free ticket, please email: holliesmith@britishtriathlon.org providing your name and organisation.  This conference is also available  to Welsh Triathlon and triathlonscotland Event Organisers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCR Video: Tri-topia]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8274.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the TCR Show 2011 we had the opportunity to chat in person to the guys and girls from Tri-topia (www.tri-topia), the triathlon holiday venue based in the Brenne National Park in France. 
We first heard about Tri-topia at the show two years ago when we met owners Lee and Sam, and shortly after that we sent top Age Group athlete John Franklin off to review it for us, who came back singing its praises - and has been back under his own steam several times since.
Olly from Tri-topia joined me on the Tri247 sofa to talk more about what Tri-topia has to offer. 


www.tri-topia.com  | Facebook | Twitter
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chrissie Wellington video interview]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8204.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the TCR Show 2011 Tri247 were present once again with the video camera, talking to many of the athletes, event organisers and brands from across our sport about their plans for the 2011 season. 
The first video we bring you from the show is our chat with three-time Ironman World Champion and Ironman world record holder, Chrissie Wellington. Chrissie was in huge demand throughout the day on Saturday, meeting her hundreds of fans, signing autographs, having her photograph taken, answering questions in the seminar sessions and generally continuing to be an incredible ambassador for the sport of triathlon.
We grabbed a few minutes with Chrissie towards the end of a very long day on the stand of Cytosport (www.cytosport.co.uk), Chrissie&#039;s nutritional sponsor. 


]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wetsuit hat-trick for the bluesventy Helix]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8194.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the third year running blueseventy&#039;s Helix wetsuit has taken the 220  Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year award, presented last Saturday night during as  part of the TCR show annual show.
It&#039;s the fourth win for the Helix in five years, making it by far the  most favoured wetsuit by triathletes.   Dean Jackson, Global Sales and Marketing Manager at blueseventy,  commented; &amp;ldquo;we&#039;re delighted to accept this award, which continues to endorse  our status as the world leader in triathlon and open water wetsuits.  The award means so much more to the company  because the people who matter most &amp;ndash; the athletes, voted for us.  We&#039;re always focused on continuing to develop,  refine and test our suits to ensure we can offer the most advanced wetsuit  technology on the market, and this award validates the hard work the team put  in to this process&amp;rdquo;.
Far from resting on the success of the Helix, blueseventy have continued  to evolve the wetsuit market.  They  released the new range of Balanced Buoyancy suits in 2010 &amp;ndash; it is the first  range of wetsuits developed to match suit buoyancy with the specific  biomechanical needs of the athlete.  The  range has been a great success with triathletes, particularly those not from a  strong swimming background.
blueseventy  shared more success  than just winning the Best Wetsuit Award &amp;ndash; they were also proud to be  associated with a number of other award winners on the night including  blueseventy athletes Alistair Brownlee (Best Men&#039;s Elite Athlete), Cat Morrison  (Best Women&#039;s Duathlete) and Lou Collins (Best Female Age Grouper), as well as  Best Retail Store TFN, Best Online retailer Wiggle.co.uk, and Best Website  Tri247.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Awards 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8176.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The seventh annual 220 Triathlon Awards, in association with Maxifuel nutrition, for 2011 were handed out at the awards dinner at ther TCR Show last night and this is how the voting went:



  Award category 
  Winners


  Men&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Craig Dale 


  Women&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Lou Collins 


  Men&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
  Alistair Brownlee 


Women&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
Chrissie Wellington 

Youth Triathlete of the Year
Sky Draper 


  Women&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Catriona Morrison 


  Men&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Adam Bowden 

Coach of the Year
Jack Maitland 

Club of the Year
Edinburgh RC 

Race of the Year (entry limit 
Llandudno Sea Triathlon 

Race of the Year (entry limit &gt; 500)
The Outlaw 

Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year
blueseventy Helix 

Bike of the Year
Trek Speed Concept 

Running Shoe of the Year
Newton Sir Isaac 

Innovative Product of the Year
2XU Project X:1 wetsuit

Triathlon Retailer of the Year
TFN

Triathlon Distributor of the Year
Madison

Triathlon Mail Order Company of the Year
Wiggle

Triathlon Website of the Year
Tri247.com


  International Triathlete of the Year 
  Javier Gomez 


  Paratriathlete of the Year 
  Jane Egan 

The Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon
Sarah Springman OBE



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to 220 Magazine / Maxifuel for once again sponsoring a great evening. 
You can find all of the previous winners of the 220 Awards on these links:

2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neovite Race Team launch at TCR 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8160.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[At this year&#039;s TCR Show at Sandown Park, natural dairy colostrum Neovite, are announcing plans to sponsor  TT Race Team competitors, elite triathlon veteran and BTF coach Phil Jarvis and  training and club partner Mark Lloyd. Phil  will be officially launching the new Team Neovite TT Race kit at the TCR Show, on the Neovite stand (No.  Q8) Saturday 12th February.

Phil, who has  represented his country at both triathlon and duathlon since 2004 comments: &amp;ldquo;I  first approached Neovite 5 years ago. I was 6 months into a training program  trying to qualify for the Great Britain Age Group Triathlon team. Having  previously qualified for the 2004 World Duathlon Championships in Geel,  Belgium, I found myself in a fairly run down state and was suffering from IBS  that was starting to get me down.&amp;rdquo; 

Phil first started taking Neovite on a regular basis during  training for qualification for the 2007 World Sprint Triathlon Championships in  Hamburg, Germany. Here Phil successfully qualified and finished 22nd in his  40-44 year old age group at the Championships. 
Phil goes on to say: &amp;ldquo;I was starting to really look into  natural products that could aid recovery from heavy bouts of training and could  perhaps enhance my depressed immune system. I really liked what was being said  on the Neovite web-site and it struck a chord with me as it seemed to cover all  my problem bases!  Neovite has now maintained my health throughout the  last 5 years as I have been sponsored by Neovite. The product has helped to  develop lean muscle mass whilst I have been steadily reducing my weight over  that time. My immune system has remained strong and best of all I have lost the  IBS problems I used to have as well.&amp;rdquo; 
Since 2004, Phil has become a British Triathlon Federation  Qualified Triathlon Coach and spent time between the UK and Tri-topia Triathlon  Training camps in France coaching athletes of all abilities.  Over the  last 2 years Phil has switched his main focus to Cycling Time Trialling and has  become pretty successful, having been Colchester Rovers 2009 Time Trialling  Champion and has regularly finished in the top 15 riders in Eastern Region Time  Trials across distances from 10miles to 100miles. 
Phil was just outside the top 100 in the National 25 Mile Time  Trial Championships last year and his current personal bests at 46 years of age  set last year are 10 mile TT : 20mins 42s, 25 mile TT : 54mins:56s and 50 mile  TT: 1hour 54mins and 9seconds. 
The Neovite TT Race Team aims to promote the health benefit of  Neovite for elite and amateur athletes and in particular stress the digestive,  respiratory and performance benefits for competitors in endurance sports such  as cycling and triathlon. Phil&#039;s TT Race Team partner is also his training  and fellow club member Mark Lloyd, aged 39. Mark had a fantastic breakthrough  season last year where he finished 9th in The Eastern Region SPOCCO time trial  series as well as taking the Colchester Rovers Club Championship off  Phil!  He produced personal bests all season over 10/25/50 mile TT&#039;s.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chrissie and Dave...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6616.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[John&#039;s  been hassling me to get my column updated; where does life go to? How do we fit  all the normal stuff into every day and then still make time for blogs,  articles, coaching, real life stuff. I guess we all do, because we&#039;re triathletes  and we&#039;re used to juggling stuff all the time so we do fit it in, and we do get  it all done.
One  thing I did make time for was the TCR Show. Ok, I was there to talk about novice  triathlons but there just a few (yeah, like about 100) interesting speakers,  even more interesting than me in fact. A certain Miss Chrissie Wellington, a certain  Mr Dave Scott. 
Now I  wrote an article a few months back about the twenty top triathletes over the  last twenty years. In many ways, it was unfair on Chrissie and unfair on Dave... because Chrissie had just broken through (and how!) and the last twenty years  cuts out the biggest part of Dave Scott&#039;s triathlon career, although not his  comeback in 1994 when he narrowly lost to Greg Welch in Hawaii.
So let&#039;s just examine exactly how  great - not an exaggeration, certainly not - these two are. Dave Scott totally  dominated Hawaii  through the 80s; he didn&#039;t win every time out... only six! Think about that,  to qualify for Hawaii  is tough, to qualify as a pro is tougher, to make top ten, oh my God! To win Hawaii... can you  imagine... to win SIX times! Legend, true legend. But when Dave spoke, he said  &quot;I guess the one race I&#039;m really remembered for is 1989... when I lost to Mark  Allen&quot;. How tough is that? Win six times and be remembered for the one you  lost. Or maybe even the two, in 1994 to Greg... when Dave was in his forties! Not true of course. Dave Scott will always be  remembered for being one of the absolute greats, if not the greatest, Ironman  athletes of all time.
And  then you move onto Chrissie... not a bad little career there eh? Win at Lausanne as an age  grouper (fastest age grouper in the field, not just her own age group). Turn  pro... and win Hawaii  after an embarrassingly short while. First win in Hawaii. A huge surprise to almost everyone,  (although maybe not Chrissie and her coach). That amazing mental attitude that  she and Dave have, the attitude of &quot;I can do anything, absolutely anything&quot;.  The second win... not a surprise, everyone in the triathlon world was  calling it as a banker. But the way Chrissie did it was amazing. Have a  puncture, lose 15 minutes by the side of the road - and can you imaging the  mental torment that went along with that - get an air can from the totally, totally selfless Rebekah Keat, and then win comfortably. And the third  win, this one after breaking the iron-distance world record in Europe, break Paula&#039;s  record in Hawaii.  Some race, some athlete, some individual.
What  came across from both the Champs was the importance of a positive mental  attitude; what came across from both was the importance of quality in training.  Two things common to both, the mark of a champion.
I am reminded  of a story that I read some looooooong time ago...
It is  in the future, a long time in the future, and another fantastic Ironman  champion, Scott Tinley, is standing at the pearly gates waiting to enter. St  Peter approaches him, takes his name, does all the checking and confirms that,  yes, Scott Tinley may enter heaven. 
  &quot;But what&#039;s it like?&quot; says the suspicious  Tinley. 
  &quot;Heaven is fantastic&quot;, comes back St Peter,  &quot;you can do whatever you want here, you can make anything come true&quot;.
  Tinley: &quot;Do you have Ironman here?&quot;
  St Peter: &quot;Of course&quot;
  &quot;And you say that I can do anything? Can you  guarantee that Dave Scott won&#039;t beat me?&quot;
  St Peter: &quot;Consider it done, Dave Scott will  NOT beat you&quot;
  Ironman  race day duly arrives in heaven, Tinley is flying, the swim goes well, the bike  a dream, the run totally without sore legs, the finish line beckons... The  title is Tinley&#039;s!
And  then, as so many times in the past, that familiar figure, the characteristic  rolling gait of the run, the flowing hair and moustache... Dave Scott runs past  to beat him on the line.
Tinley  is distraught, and St Peter wanders over...
&quot;You promised me! You promised me that  Dave Scott wouldn&#039;t beat me!&quot;
&quot;St Peter, &quot;Oh that wasn&#039;t Dave Scott, that was God. He just thinks he&#039;s Dave Scott...&quot;

Steve  Trew]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the winners are...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6576.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[There were many free competitions on offer at the TCR  Show but only one was offered by two partners both of whom won an award. Tri247 (Triathlon Website of the Year) and 7Oaks Tri Club (Race of the Year  &amp;lt;500 entrants) offered an array of prizes in conjunction with seven of the  Sevenoaks Triathlon sponsors.
As one of only two triathlon clubs exhibiting at the show, 7Oaks Tri Club (www.7oakstriclub.co.uk)  ensured that their aim to spread the word about their club, their races and  their sponsors was continued. Their stand was suitably busy all weekend  and an often asked question was &amp;ldquo;when are entries opening for your next race  and how can I ensure that I get in before it closes?&amp;rdquo;
The winners of the competition have all been contacted  and their prizes will be dispatched to them very soon.

  blueseventy       Sprint wetsuit &amp;ndash; Gavin Harbut
  Three       months supply of Gatorade plus a Gatorade bike bottle and towel &amp;ndash; Carol       James
  A goody       bag from Buff containing one High UV Protection Buff, one Dog Buff, one       Merino Wool Buff and two Junior Buffs &amp;ndash; Frank Weschel
  Three       months supply of For Goodness Shakes! and t-shirt &amp;ndash; David Hall
  A       product pack worth &amp;pound;50 from Powerbar &amp;ndash; James Prentice
  A TIMEX       Ironman 150 lap Sleek with Tap Screen Technology &amp;ndash; John Tann
  Two       pairs of BLOC Stealth Multi Lens sunglasses &amp;ndash; Andy Bullimore


Many thanks to everyone that entered the competition.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Awards 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6566.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 220 Awards, in association with Taut Sports Drink, for 2010 were handed out at the dinner last night and this is how the voting went:



  Award category 
  Winners


  Men&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Nick Dunn 


  Women&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Tamsin Lewis 


  Men&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
  Alistair Brownlee 


Women&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
Chrissie Wellington 

Youth Triathlete of the Year
Hollie Avil 


  Women&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Catriona Morrison 


  Men&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Lee Piercy 

Coach of the Year
Michelle Dillon 

Club of the Year
Hillingdon Triathletes 

Race of the Year (entry limit 
Sevenoaks Sprint (Autumn) 

Race of the Year (entry limit &gt; 500)
Vitruvian

Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year
blueseventy Helix 

Bike of the Year
Planet X Stealth Carbon Pro 

Running Shoe of the Year
Newton Gravity 

Innovative Product of the Year
Garmin 310XT 

Triathlon Retailer of the Year
TFN

Triathlon Distributor of the Year
Saddleback

Triathlon Mail Order Company of the Year
Wiggle

Triathlon Website of the Year
Tri247.com

The Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon
Chrissie Wellington 



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to 220 Magazine / TAUT for once again sponsoring a great evening. ]]></description></item></channel></rss>
