Now in its fifth year our GO TRI Woking Series once again returns to Woking Park. Our series of super sprint races represents a great opportunity for those looking to either get into triathlon or practice for a bigger event with a spectator friendly, well organised local event.
Pool in the Park provides the venue for our 200m swim with a snake style swim in a 25m pool. After the swim its a short run to transition and out on to the open road with slightly undulating terrain. To finish up you’ve got a lapped run course around the park making the whole event being very spectator friendly.
With events for both Adults and Juniors, this low key family-friendly event is a great way to get out on a Sunday morning and take part in a triathlon without all the fuss & frills of a big event.
RACE DESCRIPTION
GOTRI – Swim – 200m (Snake) Bike – 11km Run – 3km
SWIM
Your race day will see you start in the pool and completing 8 lengths in a snake style swim whereby you go up and down the same lane before passing under the rope into the next lane. You continue this 4 times until your out the pool.
We ensure swim starts are adequately spaced to allow sufficient space between competitors providing one complete length between competitors.
Swimmers will be organised on the day by approximate swim time with slowest competitors starting last to minimise nerves for those competing in triathlon for the first time.
BIKE
On exiting transition you’ll mount your bike and head out of the leisure centre.
The open road course will see you complete two laps of our course. On completion of your second lap you will turn back into the leisure centre and return to transition.
There are two right turns on this course which you will have to allow for stopping and taking your time at these are located on the turn in and out of the leisure centre.
RUN
Following completion of the bike leg of the event you will leave transition and run out into the park where you will completing three anti-clockwise laps of the course before heading to the finish line located opposite transition – whatever you do, don’t forget to smile for any family and friends cheering you on!
Aquathlon – Swim – 200m (Snake) Run – 3km
SWIM
Your race day will see you start in the pool and completing 8 lengths in a snake style swim whereby you go up and down the same lane before passing under the rope into the next lane. You continue this 4 times until your out the pool.
We ensure swim starts are adequately spaced to allow sufficient space between competitors providing one complete length between competitors.
Swimmers will be organised on the day by approximate swim time with slowest competitors starting last to minimise nerves for those competing in triathlon for the first time.
RUN
Following completion of the bike leg of the event you will leave transition and run out into the park where you will completing three anti-clockwise laps of the course before heading to the finish line located opposite transition – whatever you do, don’t forget to smile for any family and friends cheering you on!
SWIM
Juniors will start their swim in the pool, completing 4, 6 or 8 lengths in a snake style swim whereby you go up and down the same lane before passing under the rope into the next lane. Once they reach the end of the pool they exit either by hopping up on the side or climbing out the ladder.
We ensure swim starts are adequately spaced to allow sufficient space between competitors providing approx. one complete length between competitors.
Swimmers will be organised on the day at poolside.
RUN
Following the swim you will leave the pool and enter transition. Donning your run gear the juniors will run out into the park and start their lap. The laps run anti-clockwise within the park and the number of laps to be completed is the same as their Tristars category, e.g. Tristars 1 = 1 lap.
Once they’ve completed their lap/laps they head straight for the finish line located opposite transition.
THE COURSE
The swim is based out of the competition pool at Pool in the Park in Woking. Operated by Freedom leisure this 6 lane competition pool provides the perfect environment for our event complete with a viewing gallery for spectators/supporters.
Your race day will see you start in the pool and completing 8 lengths in a snake style swim whereby you go up and down the same lane before passing under the rope into the next lane. You continue this 4 times until your out the pool.
For the Bike course is out onto the open roads for a short lapped course based around 4 roundabouts. All the roads are generally good in surface and with no major climbs its a short & easy/fast course.
The run is based in Woking Park where the swim is located so having to returned into transition you’ve got a nice run around the tarmac paths around the perimeter of the park. As a lapped course you’ll pass transition twice before heading up the finish line.
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