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WELCOME TO ASHFORD TRI CLUB

We are a small, friendly triathlon club, based in Ashford, Kent. Membership is open to all and we offer training sessions in all three disciplines.
The club caters for beginner and experienced triathlete alike, no matter what your distance – Sprint to Ironman. As a club we compete not only in triathlons, but duathlons, running races, cross-country, cycle time trials to name a few.
To find out more about the club contact us or see the membership page

HOT OFF THE PRESS 28/04/2008

Durran Does Portugal!

While most of us were tucked up in bed, sipping tea and reading the dailies, the indefatigable Adrian Durran of ATC was doing the Half Ironman in Portugal. This leader of men has done more triathlons than most fruitarians have had hot dinners. Read his remarkable race round up on the NEWS page. Well Done Adrian!

HOT OFF THE PRESS 27/04/2008

The Meeting of Two Sporting Icons!

Formula 1 speedster and thoroughly good bloke,Jenson Button, could not pass up the opportunity to have his photo taken with ATC's own sporting legend Stewart Catt.

Interviewed after the recent Sevenoaks Tri, Jenson said that it was great to participate in a real sport for a change and that finally getting to meet the legedary Catty was the cherry on top. Jenson was happy with his performance at Sevenoaks but said that his time would have been better if he had not stopped to refuel and change tyres on the cycle leg.

An ATC Membership Form is currently winging its way to Mr Button.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 22/04/2008

Well. Well. Well. Look what the cat dragged in! The Webmaster is back in town after two and a bit weeks of glorious weather in sunny South Africa.

Whilst I was working on my tan and getting charged by a bull elephant without a sense of humor, some members of ATC were in action at the Sevenoaks Sprint Triathlon. See the NEWS page for a full report from our tireless MensTeam Captain Ian Port. Well Done to those that took part! A rarity for ATC is that no women members participated. Come on girls! You normally walk away with the trophies!

HOT OFF THE PRESS 02/04/2008

Look what's hot in the city!! Ashford Tri Team Kit going down a storm in the Square Mile.

Click here to view

THE TAO OF TOMMO

"Before you judge someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."

HOT OFF THE PRESS 28/03/2008

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON

Looking for that great action shot of yourself from the above event as a memento? Then please e-mail Club Chairman and resident photographer Terry. He also does Weddings and Barmitvas

GATWICK SPORTIVE

Ian, has found a good training ride for all. Check out Evanscycles/rideit. There are three different distances. The first event is on the 30 March and then the next 30 April both go from Gatwick and cost £10 with refreshments and fluids thrown in. Ideal for people to get the miles in before Ironman.

NEW TRAINING SCHEDULE

Check out the Training Page for the latest update.

MY HOLIDAYS

To see where I am going to spend part of my holidays training...erm I mean tanning, click here.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 13/03/2008

Ahhh gay Paris. The city of love, romance, style and culture. Its tree lined avenues, wide open boulevards and beautiful parks, warm the heart and continue to enchant both residents and visitors alike. I cannot think of a more beautiful place in the world to spend Mothers Day with your beloved. In fact I go In Seine every time I go there.

This is where ATC's Ian and Philippe took their better halves for the weekend. What a romantic gesture guys! I'm welling up just at the thought.What a coincidence that the Paris Half Marathon was on the same day. See their race report on the NEWS page.

P. S. Don't forget the Huge Summer Sale at pod+. Bargains galore to be had. Nutrition advice and free sports nutrition available on Sat 15th March 10 am. Even Dell Boy couldn't argue with that price. Get down there you Plonkers. Don't forget to book your spot. Click on link for further details.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 12/03/2008

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON

 

RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Look on the EVENTS link to see how you fared. Humble apologies for the delay in getting the results out. I have been bed ridden for the past two days with a bout of Bird Flu. I caught it from the missus!

I must have been coming down with it on Sunday because when I updated the website after the race I forgot to mention and thank pod+ and Tim Sutton our wonderful sponsors. Sorry about that guys. You just can't get the staff these days. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all the competitors who sent us feedback both good and bad. We at ATC have learned at lot by putting on this event and we are sure that this event will continue to go from strength to strength.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 09/03/2008

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON

A huge thank you to all who took part in this years event and I hope you all enjoyed it as much we at ATC did. Congratulations to the winners and commiserations to my old mate Justin Mills, who narrowly missed out on retaining his title.

A big thumbs up up to ATC own women's team captain, Christine. She was first female home. I hope you managed to get the mud off your face Christine. It looked like a really bad fake tan.

The full list of results is currently being tabulated and should be available on this site on Tuesday.

As you all know, this event is still in its infancy and we at ATC would like to stage more events of this kind. If you took part in today's race we would love to know what you thought of today's event and what we could do to improve it for next time. Don't complain about the marshals though. I was one and I don't handle criticism very well. In fact, my therapist said that just one incy wincey bit of bad news could finally push me over the edge.

Our long term goal is to make this event the premier Off Road Duathlon in the South East. Please e-mail your comments, good or bad to the race organizer, Mark Turner.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 06/03/2008

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON 09/03/2008.

Entries will be accepted on the day . Don't snooze and looze. Take part in this great event. Check out the competitors list and Race information sheet on the EVENTS page.

 

HOT OFF THE PRESS 18/02/2008

CYCLING CLUB KIT

NOW AVAILABLE FROM Pod+. If you have ordered some of the hottest kit on the block, it is ready for you to collect, Cheques or cash please. Cheques to be made out to Ashford Tri Club

CLUB TRI KIT

AVAILABLE THIS WEEK. Cheques or cash please. Cheques to be made out to Pod+

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON 09/03/2008.

Places filling fast. Don't miss out. Get your entries in now!

CLUB SOCIAL EVENTS

Don't forget to check out the SOCIAL page to see what's hot and happening this month.

TRAINING

The Tri Season is almost upon us. Time to get serious about your training. See TRAINING Page for more details.

WEB PAGE

What do you, as members of this great club, want to see on the website? Please let me know. What do you like about the site, what do you not like about the site. Any ideas welcomed. Please e-mail me your opinions and ideas here.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 11/02/2008

Club championships/target races for 2008

Larkfield Aquathon (23 Feb – still plenty of places as of last week)www.larkfieldac.co.uk

East Grinstead Tri 18 May(Sprint)

www.egtri.com

London Tri and/or Worthing 10 Aug(Olympic)

Austria - 13 July(Ironman) Hmmmmm!

More races will be announced soon.

KINGS WOOD DUATHLON

We have been receiving many enquiries regarding Team Entries in this years Kings Wood Dualthlon. The answer is YES! If you want to enter a team get your entry form in now. Places are filling up fast. The entry form and further information about the race can be found via the EVENTS page or simply downloaded the entry form here.

HOT OFF THE PRESS 20/01/2008

Permission has finally been received from the Forestry Commission for ATC to hold the much lauded Kings Wood Dualthlon on 09/03/2008. This event is hot! Last year it was talked about more than the Tour De France coming to Kent.

Don't be disappointed as I was last year. Get your entries in  now. Entry forms now available via the events page. Simply download and post off. Couldn't be easier. Snooze you looze!

We also need volunteers to help marshall the event. Events this good don't just happen. Last year the marshalling was of a very high standard. I should know. I was one. So if you want to give the club a much needed helping hand, let race organizer and all round good chap, Mark Turner know. He can be contacted on m.turner@met.uk.com. Come on guys we need you! Get the family involved. If Granny is just sitting in front of the telly waiting for the East Enders omnibus, bring her along. She will be back in time. I promise. Just a couple of hours on a Spring Sunday morning. It's not too much to ask.You may even get a goody bag for your trouble.

ANOTHER GREAT WIN FOR ATC's NICKI BARRON!!!

Once again our Nicki has done the club proud by winning the Thanet Duathlon. This was Nicki's 4th win at the event & 3rd consecutive win.

Nicki set the pace for the day leading the women's race into the first 2.5 mile run & didn't relinquish the pole position all day completing the event in a very respectable 1hr 46 mins. Well done Nicki! What a great achievement. Once again you set the standard for us all. For a full report on the Thanet Duathlon and how other members faired, see the NEWS page.

ATC women victorious again!

THE TAO OF TOMMO

" The only real failure in life is the failure to Tri !"



AGM & AWARDS NIGHT
A huge thank-you to all the members who turned up to the AGM    and Awards night, making it a the most successful AGM to date. A great evening was had by all. Good food, good beer and good company.

The AGM also saw the launch of the new, super sexy Ashford Tri branded team kit, which included all in one tri suits, cycling shorts and tops. Be live me, its HOT! We will be turning a few heads at events next year. Even I manage to look good in it and that is saying something.

A new committee was voted in and it was heartwarming to see some new faces standing for election, giving Nicki. Christine and Navin a well deserved break. I'm sure you will agree that they have done a tremendous job over the past couple of years to bring the club to where it is today. We must continue to build on the strong foundations that they have laid down for us.Thanks a million guys, your efforts are really appreciated. Details of the new committee members will be published as soon as their CV's and photos arrive.

Congratulations to those members who won awards on the night. They were well deserved after a season of hard training and racing A list of the winners will be published shortly.

2007 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
Good to see members of Ashford Tri Club out racing at the weekend - The Givaudan 10k race attracted a large field - over 700 runners!
From the club we had the following racing for the
Club Championship Running Prize:
Kelly Ellis, Adrian Durran, Philippe Durand, Piotr Lazarewicz, Stuart Busby, Jan Pospisil, Terry Foreman, Dave Griffin, Ray Heath?
Winners of the Club Championship Running Prizes are:
Ladies - Kelly Ellis
Mens - Piotr Lazarewicz
Winner of the Club Championship Run 07

Well done to you both! Full Results

Club Championship Cycling Prize:
Not quite as good a turn-out for the Cycle Club Champs - Only Christine Johnson took on the grueling"Hollingbourne Hill Climb" - what happened to the rest of you!! She stormed the hill to come home 2nd lady of the day.

Prizes will be awarded at the Awards Night on 9th November 07.


LEAGUE TABLES
League tables updated 09/11/07 - see who has won this year! Awards given at the AGM.
Open League Table

RACE REPORTS

Updated race reports on the NEWS page -


Terry Foreman at Vitruvian Tri

XMAS SOCIAL
Our Xmas social is being organised. Once the finer details are sorted, details will be published on the SOCIAL page.


TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR 2008
The new training schedule has started - full details on the TRAINING page
New calendar for all training sessions now available.
TRAINING CALENDAR

LOCAL RACES COMING UP

Ashford & District RRC 10k - 17th Feb 2008
Tim Sutton Sports Massage Fowlmead 5 - 24th Feb 2008

For Ashford Tri Club Membership Info - e-mail

www.podplus.co.uk
Podplus - podiatry, running shoes and kit. Trackside shop at the Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford. 10% off shoes for ATC members.

Tim Sutton Sports Massage at Podplus and Deal - 10% off for members.
Downland Cycles Downland Cycles - Canterbury stock bikes & triathlon accessories - 10% off accessories & clothing for ATC members.
Ashford Borough Council
Ashford Borough Council have kindly supported Ashford Tri Club.