<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>One Step Beyond - Tri247</title><link>http://www.tri247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest one step beyond articles from Tri247</description><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Outlaws: Diane Hamilton]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6685.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the lead up to the Outlaw Triathlon (www.theoutlawtriathlon.com), we will be running a monthly   feature highlighting some of the athletes taking part on August 8th to...   &#039;Meet the Outlaws&#039;. 
Diane Hamilton will be 43 when she starts the Outlaw  Triathlon on 8 August. She&#039;ll be seven years ahead of the game, because she hadn&#039;t  planned to do her first iron distance race until she reached 50.
The mother of two is a Derbyshire police officer who  completed three half ironman triathlons last year. Eldest daughter, Rebecca, 8,  did her first Tri Start Triathlons last year and mother and daughter have  joined Absolute Triathlon Club in Nottinghamshire so that they can train  together. She should be relatively easy to spot on race day - her bright pink  Ceepo Vixen bike will certainly stand out on the bike course!


How are you feeling about doing your first iron distance race? I am absolutely terrified!
Tell us about your sporting background? Until about five years ago my main training was aerobics, circuit  training, the gym and a bit of running. I then started working in my current  role as a training officer with Derbyshire Police. I couldn&#039;t help but get  hooked into triathlon as everyone in the office was doing it.
I had to learn how to swim, which for me was the hardest bit  as I had never done a length of front crawl in my life. I remember panicking  about whether I could finish 400m at my first sprint triathlon in Derby.
After a lot of hard work and training I have now competed in  lots of races from sprints up to half iron distance. Last year I did three half  ironman races in the same number of months, which is what probably gave me the  confidence to enter The Outlaw.

  
    
    Why did you decide to do The Outlaw? I have always wanted to do the full iron distance, but had  planned to wait until I was 50 when the children would be older so training and  recovery would be easier, and what a great birthday present! However, when Ian  Hamilton announced he was arranging The Outlaw I just had to enter because the  bike course literally comes past my house. 
      I also train in Holme Pierrepont  lake with the club and the race will incorporate the first Police iron distance championships.
    
  

How do you feel about the route going right past your house? I think it&#039;s fantastic, it means my family and friends can  support me without having to travel to the event at a silly time.     
How is your training going? My training is going ok, I can&#039;t really say it&#039;s kicked in  properly yet. I&#039;ve maintained a level of fitness over winter but not specific  to triathlon. I have trained on the Concept2 rower a lot for the past few  months as a couple of friends and myself set a challenge of doing a marathon on  the rowing machine, which I completed in 3 hours 34mins.
A Club la Santa triathlon training trip in March should get  me kick started into specific training!
What&#039;s your rough plan for training? I don&#039;t really have a training plan. I&#039;ll just try and do  what I&#039;m told by my coach, Del Pitcher!
What attracts you to doing the full distance? I think what attracts me most is that it is a huge challenge  and having the overwhelming sense of achievement if I succeed. Also I think I  am better at the longer, slower stuff as it seems to suit my mindset.

  
    Have you thought of a race plan or is it too early? It&#039;s a little early yet, but whatever I put in place on the  day will be a reflection of the time I have been able to put into my training!
    What are you most looking forward to during the day? Sharing the experience with so many other like minded people  and crossing the line to see the smiling faces of my beautiful girls, Nicole  and Rebecca!
    What are you least looking forward to on the day? It&#039;s clear to me already that there will be times of  suffering during the day &amp;ndash; I&#039;m not sure when or how these will occur as yet but  I plan to have many strategies on the day to help me &amp;lsquo;embrace&#039; these moments  rather than dread them!
    Best achievement to date? Second place in my age group at the Barcelona half iron race  in 2009.  I also came second in  the inaugural Police &amp;amp; Fire World Champs within the same race.  It was a very special moment for me as some  of my closest friends were there to share it with me.
    
  

What do you hope to achieve at the Outlaw? A positive experience, a personal best (guaranteed when I  finish), and bragging rights for a week or two!
What about stopping off for a cheeky sleep or snack at your house as  you pass it three times? Well&amp;hellip; I won&#039;t be telling coach if I do that&#039;s for sure.
Previous article in this series:
Meet the Outlaws - Tom Williams
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Outlaws: Tom Williams]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6562.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the lead up to the Outlaw Triathlon (www.theoutlawtriathlon.com), we will be running a monthly feature highlighting some of the athletes taking part on August 8th to... &#039;Meet the Outlaws&#039;. 
Tom Williams from Leeds is 35 and  training for the Outlaw . &amp;ldquo;I&#039;ve wanted to do a UK based  iron-distance race for a long time,&amp;rdquo; he said. With Jack Maitland coaching him  and Martin Yelling as a good friend, Tom has got some expert help on hand.
In fact, with a 9hr28min Ironman  finish already under his belt in a relatively short long distance career, we reckon  it might be worth visiting his website, www.marathontalk.com to download his running podcast with Martin Yelling. We caught up with  him to find out more...
(Photography is courtesy of www.helenturton.co.uk)

How did you get into triathlon: On a surfing holiday in Lanzarote in 2005 we stumbled on  the Ironman and signed up for swim lessons as soon as we got home!
Triathlon highlight: Crossing my first Ironman finish line in Austria 2006.

Triathlon lowlight: Not getting to the Vitruvian start line in 2009 because I was so  fatigued from a tough season.
First long distance race: Bala Middle Distance in 2006 - went really well until half-way on the  run, I went off way way way too hard and suffered for every step of the final  10k.
If the Outlaw was the last race you could ever do, what would you hope  to achieve? To love  every single mile and savour the privilege that being iron-fit is... it&#039;s easy  to get caught up in finish times or positions but just being healthy enough to  swim, bike and run for 140.6 miles in one day is something that the majority of  people will never get to experience.
Have you raced in Nottingham before? Only  at the Club Relay Champs for my tri club, Leeds &amp;amp; Bradford Tri. Great  venue and great organisation! Will be spending plenty of time on the course  this summer!
How&#039;s training going? For the Outlaw in August, great! For Lanzarote in May, not so great!

What specific preparation will you do for the Outlaw? Lots of time trials around the UK,  this is a great way to get bike fit without breaking the bank. Plenty of  training sessions on the bike course, and maybe the Yorkshire 12 Hour TT Champs  two weeks out. It really is &#039;all about the bike&#039;.
What&#039;s your recommendation to anyone thinking of entering? Do it now... it WILL sell out and you  WILL be gutted if you&#039;re not on the start line.
And advice to beginners? With the right training and plenty of dedication anyone can cover the  distance. Get yourself an experienced coach. Jack Maitland (thetriathloncoach.com) helped me through my first ever iron journey and really did make a  huge difference.
If you could borrow the arms/legs/equipment of the pros and use them at  the Outlaw, whose would you use? My dream combination would be Chrissie Wellington&#039;s positive attitude,  Phil Graves&#039; limitless confidence and Alistair Brownlee&#039;s ruthless racing  style!
What will you do after finishing the Outlaw? Go straight to the food tent then hit  the finish line to join the party!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlaw Bike Route revealed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6473.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bike course for the Outlaw Triathlon has been unveiled  by organisers, One Step Beyond, today, Tuesday 26th January 2010.
The course is starting and finishing at Holme Pierrepont  National Watersports Centre and will utilise some of Nottinghamshire&#039;s best  road surfaces, quietest routes and enjoy lane closures, managed junctions and  extensive marshalling. Special permission has also been granted to return to  the regatta lake through the private grounds of Holme Pierrepont Hall.
Organiser, Iain Hamilton, said: 
&amp;ldquo;There is no doubt about it, this is a fast course. We&#039;re  delighted to have the full support of Nottinghamshire&#039;s highways department to  secure lane closures and access to some of the best roads in the county. Being  able to return through Holme Pierrepont Hall will make this a really memorable  ride, and a fantastic backdrop for photographs!&amp;rdquo; 
Athletes will complete three laps around a rolling course,  and an out and back route to get to the start of the laps. The 112mile route  will see cyclists exit Holme Pierrepont along Adbolton Lane and Regatta Way  before joining the flat and fast A52 dual carriage way, which will have the  benefit of a lane closure.
It will then follow quiet country roads to Gunthorpe Bridge  and the A6097 to Lowdham roundabout, where the route will take a managed right  turn towards Southwell, with traffic having been diverted away from the bike  route. This will be the start of the lapped section and those who have competed  in the popular Southwell Triathlon will be very familiar with the route to the  minster town.
A free spectator bus will be available to transport people  to and from Southwell throughout the day. This will be a key spectator and  entertainment point, where family and friends will have the opportunity to see  athletes up to three times during their ride.
The route continues towards Newark before joining the A617  heading north. It returns to Lowdham through Farnsfield and Oxton, routes used  weekly by local time triallists.
Hamilton added: 
&amp;ldquo;The route is available for athletes to download from our  website now, ensuring they&#039;ll have plenty of time to ride it as part of their  training leading up to the event on 8th August 2010.
&amp;ldquo;We&#039;ve also booked training camps on 21st March and 16th May  with TheTriathlonCoach.com where athletes can have a look at the route, and  there&#039;s the Southwell Sprint Triathlon of course on 30th May, which uses part  of the route!
&amp;ldquo;Places are filling up quickly for the Outlaw and places for  the training camps are limited to the first fifty people for each date.&amp;rdquo;
To  secure your place in the UK&#039;s premier Iron Distance event and to see the bike  route visit www.onestepbeyond.org.uk]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Step Beyond @ TCR 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6465.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The TCR Show (www.tcrshow.com) takes place on February 13th and 14th at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey. We will be profiling many of the exhibitors in the lead up to the show to give you a preview of what will be on display. For more information on the show, check out our dedicated section HERE. 
Check out race organisers One Step Beyond Promotions.

Come along to Stand L3 on the ground floor and chat to us at  TCR. You can enter any of our events there and then! Find out about our two  newest events, the Outlaw and Lakeside Triathlon and take part in the Saucony  10km, which we are organising during the weekend.
The Outlaw is the UK&#039;s premier long distance triathlon,  taking place in Nottingham on 8th August over a 2.4mile swim,  112mile bike ride and marathon run along the banks of the River Trent. There  may still be a few places left by then, which you can book on the day (but  don&#039;t leave it too late if you want to take part!), and you can pick up some of  our exclusive high-quality Outlaw clothing. 
Come and have a chat about the course, your preparation, and  our plans for the day &amp;ndash; which include an open water swim on the Saturday that  is free for all Outlaws and open to everyone else to come along to find out  what it&#039;s all about!
The Lakeside Triathlon is set to take place on 27th  June within the grounds of one of Europe&#039;s largest shopping centre. The sprint  distance race is perfect for beginners and experienced racers alike. You&#039;re  guaranteed to get plenty of passing support, so wear your best shiny new  trisuit!
The 750m swim will take place in Lakeside&#039;s beautiful Alexandra  Lake followed by a flat and fast 20km bike and a 5km run.
You can enter any of our events now on www.onestepbeyond.org.uk.  We&#039;ve been organising events since 1991, and have helped thousands of novices  get hooked on triathlon! ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Course for Saucony 10k at TCR]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6448.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A new course for the Saucony 10km at TCR has been designed  following the recent bad weather to avoid the Sandown Race Course. The new route  will take place on hard surfaces around the Sandown complex, which should help  runners achieve some faster times and keep them closer to spectators around the  route.
Adam Moffat of organisers, One Step Beyond said: &amp;ldquo;We were  asked by the venue to avoid the race course, which is very heavy going after  the recent bad weather. They need to get it ready for racing and it was  potentially going to be really hard work for runners.
&amp;ldquo;We&#039;ve been down to the venue and designed a new course that  we&#039;re very happy with. It should be a faster course now and will see athletes  doing 3 loops starting and finishing directly in front of the main grandstand,  as well as taking in some behind the scene areas such as the stable areas.&amp;rdquo;
Last year the event was won by Adam Bowden in a fast time of  30:47min and Jenson Button ran a very respectable 38:27. 
Places are still available through www.onestepbeyond.org.uk.  Entry includes a weekend pass to the TCR show and a &amp;pound;10 Saucony voucher.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlaw training camps launched]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6386.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Places for the Outlaw Triathlon training camps are now  available to be booked online at www.onestepbeyond.org.uk. 
Places are limited and offer those who take part a unique  insight to the specifics of the Outlaw and iron distance training and racing in  general. The courses will be led by Simon Ward of TheTriathlonCoach.com, 220  Coach of the year 2009 and one of the UKs leading elite and age group coaches.  You can find more information about Simon Ward and his coaching team by  visiting their website www.TheTriathlonCoach.com. 
The camps will take place at Holme Pierrepont, the start and  finish venue for the Outlaw, on 21st March and 16th May - 20 and 12 weeks  out from the event respectively.
Simon Ward said: &amp;ldquo;The camps will familiarise athletes with  the various aspects of the course, which looks like it could be super fast!  We&#039;ll also cover things like planning and fine tuning your training, nutrition  and race strategy.
&amp;ldquo;Iron distance racing invariably requires athletes to  overcome challenges throughout their training and preparation and on the day  itself. Attending a camp will give athletes every opportunity to prepare  themselves for success.&amp;rdquo;
Athletes will have the opportunity to try swimming in Holme  Pierrepont Lake during the second camp, and both camps will incorporate  elements of running and cycling as well. Based at Holme Pierrpont, the camps  will familiarise athletes with how things will be set up when the Outlaw takes  place on 8th August 2010. Places for the camps, and for the race are still  available, but filling fast!
Make sure you are properly prepared when the Outlaw kicks  off this August!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free triathlon training for Rother Valley Festival]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6330.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[For anyone who has ever considered trying a triathlon, entry  to the Rother Valley Triathlon Festival now includes six free training sessions  from the British Triathlon Federation.
On 12-13 June 2010 Rother Valley Country Park  will host the 3rd annual Triathlon Festival.  The event aims to  offer people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to try Britain&#039;s fastest  growing participation sport.
Triathlon involves swimming, cycling, and running &amp;ndash; done  consecutively in that order with little or no rest between each discipline.
The Rother Valley festival caters for triathletes of all  levels, with short distances offered to appeal to the whole family and the  British Triathlon Federation has agreed to organise six free training days at  Rother Valley Country Park, between January and May.  These training days  will be held on:
Saturday 30th  January -- Saturday 27th February -- Saturday 27th March
Saturday 24th  April -- Saturday 22nd May -- Sunday 23rd May 
Training will focus on the basics of what is required  at the event, explaining swimming techniques, the transition between each  discipline and much more. Anyone entering one of the festival events as a  newcomer to triathlon can attend the training days free of charge.
The triathlon festival will feature a children&#039;s triathlon  for kids aged 9 to 14, with three different distances on offer depending on age  group. There&#039;s a women&#039;s Super Sprint event, which is a 200 meter swim, 10km  cycle ride around the country park and a 4km run. There&#039;s also a Sprint race  for men and women (750m swim, 25.4km cycle, 5km run) and a Paratriathlon event  specifically for disabled athletes.
Rebecca  Rowley - Regional Programme Manager commented: &amp;ldquo;British  Triathlon is looking forward to working with the event organsiers, One  Step Beyond Promotions, to make the 2010 Rother Valley festival the best yet! 
&amp;ldquo;We believe there should be no barriers to participation  in triathlon, anyone can have a go regardless of age, fitness level, or  ability. That&#039;s why we want to encourage as many people as possible to take  advantage of the free training days.&amp;rdquo;  
British Triathlon is the National Governing Body for  Triathlon. It helped over 100,000 people take part in the sport this year, and  helped Yorkshire&#039;s 21 year old Alistair Brownlee win the World Championship  title. Make triathlon your new year&#039;s goal, and there&#039;s help on hand to make  your first triathlon a success!
For full details, to sign up for the triathlon festival and  the training days visit www.onestepbeyond.org.uk.  Entries are open now and expected to fill up fast!
For more information on British Triathlon visit: www.britishtriathlon.org.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlaw merchandise range launched]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6267.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prospective Outlaw Triathletes can now look the part with a  superb new limited edition clothing range of high quality technical and  leisurewear. There are only limited edition stocks available, so don&amp;rsquo;t delay,  place your order now on www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/merchandise.php!
Men&amp;rsquo;s and women&amp;rsquo;s fit clothing is available, all with the  distinctive Outlaw logo on front and back. You can chose from t-shirts, long  sleeve t-shirts, technical t-shirts, hoodies and beanie hats &amp;ndash; so we&#039;ve got everything  covered from training, relaxing and keeping really warm this winter. 
The word on the street is that Robin Hood himself is after a  batch of hoodies to keep his band of Outlaws warm, so get in quick before he  does!
Clothing is all of an excellent quality, making it ideal for  Christmas presents! We&#039;ve got a full range of sizes, but everything is in  limited quantities, so don&amp;rsquo;t delay!
Meanwhile, the run course map has been published (watch out  for the interactive GPS map soon!) and entries have reached almost 700.

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlaw swim and run courses confirmed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6246.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just a month since launching, the Outlaw Triathlon is two  thirds full and shaping up to be the UK&amp;rsquo;s premier long distance triathlon.  Organisers, One Step Beyond, have now confirmed the event start time, swim and  run courses for the event taking place in Nottingham on 8th August  2010. 
The bike course has also been approved by Nottinghamshire&amp;rsquo;s  highway bosses, and will be released prior to Christmas subject to contracts  being confirmed with the preferred traffic management company.
The event will commence with dramatic mass swim start at  6am. Organiser, Iain Hamilton, commented: &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rsquo;ve opted for a mass start, using  the full width of Holme Pierrepont Lake. It will provide a fabulous spectacle  to start the day just as the sun comes up.&amp;rdquo;
Athletes will have two hours in which to complete the  2.4mile swim and ready themselves for 112miles of cycling around the stunning  Nottinghamshire countryside. The cut off for the bike will be after 10&amp;frac12; hours,  meaning that all athletes will need to be off the bike course by 4.30pm. 
Transition time will be allowed on top of the cut off times,  as long as the final time limit of 17 hours is achieved. This will ensure that  all Outlaw Triathletes are available for the 11pm celebrations and party.
The run course will be a three-lap route out and back from  Holme Pierrepont to a turn around point on the south bank of the River Trent.  Athletes will pass the Nottingham Forest Football Ground, go under Trent Bridge  and turn around at County Hall, the home of Nottinghamshire County Council. The  whole embankment area will be alive with spectators and visitors to  Nottingham&amp;rsquo;s Riverside Festival.
Outlaws-in-training can now also order limited edition  clothing, including high quality designer t-shirts, technical kit, hoodies and  beanie hats.
Hamilton added: &amp;ldquo;The Outlaw is really taking shape now and  there&amp;rsquo;s genuine excitement amongst our partners, particularly following the  rush of entries received in the first week of launching. We are aware of the  level of interest in this event and will have more announcements to follow this  one in the coming weeks.
&amp;ldquo;We anticipate the event selling out by early January, if not  sooner, and so would urge those interested in entering to do so now to avoid  being disappointed. For those who have entered, we&amp;rsquo;ve put together a unique  clothing range of high quality training and leisure wear.&amp;rdquo;
To  see all the latest Outlaw information, enter the event and order your official  Outlaw clothing log on to http://www.theoutlawtriathlon.com]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Champion launches new triathlon for Lakeside]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6150.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lakeside  Triathlon 27 June 2010
Returning from Australia only the day before, where she won the ITU  World Long Distance Triathlon Championships with a truly stunning performance, British  Olympian Jodie Swallow was at the Boardwalk, Lakeside last Friday to help launch  the Lakeside Triathlon - a new mass participation sporting event hosted by  Lakeside Shopping Centre and supported by Thurrock Council which takes place at  the shopping complex on Sunday, 27 June next year.
Organisers of this exciting event One Step Beyond, who have an  unequalled record of delivering high pedigree multisport events to National  Championship level across the country, have joined forces with Thurrock based  Mike Porter, Triathlon Racing Inc to offer a unique swim, bike and run  challenge for both novice and experienced triathletes. The sprint distance triathlon  will start and finish around the Boardwalk and the Vue Cinema complex and  consists of a 750 metre swim in the picturesque Alexandra Lake, followed by a  20Km bike leg on the roads in and around Lakeside and ending with a 5Km run on the  centre&amp;rsquo;s closed private roads.
&amp;ldquo;It has taken a lot of hard work and perseverance to get this event  off the ground because of the complexities involved in staging it on the site  of one of Europe&amp;rsquo;s largest and busiest shopping centres, but the fantastic  support we have received from all of our partners will, we believe, make this a  truly unique event on a competitor- and spectator-friendly course in a prime  location which is easily accessible from London and its surrounding regions&amp;rdquo;  said Adam Moffat, One Step Beyond. 
Paul Lancaster, General Manager of Lakeside was delighted to offer the  centre&amp;rsquo;s excellent facilities for such an inspirational event. &amp;ldquo;With the 2012  London Olympics little more than two years away this is an initiative that we  are delighted to support. We encourage our staff, retailers and customers to  rise to the challenge by participating or coming along to watch friends and  family in an event which will kick start our planned summer season of  activities&amp;rdquo; he said.
Jodie Swallow, from Brentwood, is working with Triathlon Racing Inc to  offer personal and group training sessions at Lakeside in the lead up to the  triathlon, to participants of the event and other events in the fast-growing  multisport calendar.]]></description></item></channel></rss>