The Woodford Community Duathlon

Mostly flat course through rural suburban lanes. 2 laps for the Sprint and 1 lap for the GO TRI.

GO TRI: 2.4k Run, 12k Bike, 2.4k Run

All participants will receive an eco friendly finishers medal, bottled water and sweets. extra goodies provided on the Sprint distance event including energy gels.
There is ample car parking, toilet facilities and we will have a fresh coffee van before, during and after to cater for participants and supporters.
Secure transition area with ample space.

Please arrive 15 – 30 minutes before your wave start time. This should give you ample time to familiarise yourself with transition, warm up, discuss any queries you may have with the team and use the facilities if necessary.

Your race number and medal will be at an allocated place in transition. This will be your area to keep your bike and trainers and any nutrition/hydration you may require during the event.

The start line will be marked on the ground, with Black and Yellow tape. It will be away from transition, positioned appropriately for social distancing.

We are reintroducing a staggered mass start. we will be starting 10 participants every 30 seconds at all events. This means less hanging around at the start for you, while enabling an opportunity to maintain social distancing where possible and avoiding any bottlenecking early on the run courses.

Please ensure you maintain social distancing while waiting to start. And be ready to start a your allocated time to avoid holing up any other participants. If you arrive at the start time after your time has gone, you will have to wait until all other participants have started to commence your race.

Please run on the left side of the pavement to allow for overtaking and returning runners.

Please ensure you are adhering to social distancing measures while running. Overtaking is allowed but if you are overtaken, please drop back slightly to allow for adequate distance. If you overtake, please move over to the right, but ensure you avoid any oncoming runners.

The mount line will be well out of the car park/transition area, and it will be marked with a flag. The dismount line will be at the same line as where you mounted your bike. Please walk/run with your bike from/to transition. DO NOT mount or dismount before these points. This has been put in place to avoid any confusion between cyclists, runners or motorists as well as providing additional space to adhere to social distancing.

• All riders MUST wear a helmet and will not be allowed on the course without one.

This year we have an accessible and achievable GO TRI Duathlon, situated in Cheshire’s leafy village of Woodford. You’ll find a picturesque 11.79km cycle route, sandwiched between two 2.4km run legs.

This event is open and suitable for anybody, all abilities, ages and experience.

There will be two waves for this event. Wave one starting at 09:00 and wave 2 starting at 11:00.

Our sprint Sunday is an electronically timed permitted event for those of you looking for more of a challenge. This race has a 19.5K cycle with the initial run being 4.5km finishing off with a second run of 2.4km

This event is longer but still suitable for all abilities. If you fancy more of a challenge then this is the event for you.

Can anyone take part in your events?
Yes, these events are aimed at everybody. As a Go Tri event, we are creating accessible duathlons suitable for all abilities.

Can my son/daughter take part with me?
The event is open to anyone over the age of 15.

Am I ok riding my mountain bike or do I need a road bike?
As long as your bike is road legal, you can ride any bike you own. Mountain, road, time trial, even shoppers with baskets.

When do I drop my bike off at transition?
Registration will open at 8am the morning of the event. Get yourself registered, then take your bike and anything else you need to transition. Transition will be manned at all times and only athletes with race numbers will be permitted entry.

Can you put me in an early wave please?
The first athletes will start at 09:00 and groups of 10 – 20 will start every 15 seconds thereafter. We aim to have as many athletes on the course at the same time as possible. This will reduce hanging around before and after the event and will also help create a great atmosphere on the course.

Will I get a medal on completion?
Yes, every finisher will receive a medal