{"ID":654,"SpaceID":2,"PageID":4,"HasCommentsThread":false,"SeoTags":{"OpenGraphTags":[{"ID":"og:title","Name":"About SLH Triathlon"},{"ID":"og:type","Name":"website"},{"ID":"og:url","Name":"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TRIATHLON/About+SLH+Triathlon"}],"NonOpenGraphTags":[]},"Path":"About+SLH+Triathlon","Title":"About SLH Triathlon","Author":{"ID":2,"Name":"Mary James","CompanyName":null},"Version":8,"IsDraft":false,"IsOldVersion":false,"PublicationDate":"28/05/2020 19:48","VersionDescription":"v8 - About SLH Triathlon - Mary James - 28/05/2020 19:48","HideHeader":false,"IsFullWidth":false,"Blocks":[{"Columns":[{"InstanceID":"621","Width":12,"WidthClasses":"col-md-12","Type":"HTML","Content":"\u003cp\u003eSouth London Harriers Triathlon Club was founded in 2003 to enable triathletes and other multisport athletes living around Croydon and east Surrey to enjoy triathlon and work towards their goals in a friendly, encouraging club environment.\u0026nbsp; As a section of\u0026nbsp;South London Harriers\u0026nbsp;that is open to all members of the running club, we also aim to offer runners within the club the chance to try out triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are open to\u0026nbsp;members of all abilities and specialisms, from those taking part in multisport for the first time, through athletes\u0026nbsp;who concentrate on two of the three disciplines, and sprint triathletes, to GB age groupers and Kona Ironmen.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe\u0027re based in Coulsdon, right on the southern edge of\u0026nbsp;Greater London, with easy access to great running and cycling countryside, a floodlit running track,\u0026nbsp;and a clubhouse and bar.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently we have around 70 members training with us, and offer\u0026nbsp;two pool swim sessions a week, a large and popular track running session and two road running sessions a week, and access to the large\u0026nbsp;Addiscombe cycle club rides.\u0026nbsp; We also enter a cross-country race nearly every weekend through the winter.\u0026nbsp; In the summer we replace the second pool session with open water swims\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.diverscove.co.uk\"\u003eDiver\u0027s Cove in Godstone\u003c/a\u003e. \u0026nbsp;We also have a couple of groups who go mountain biking through the year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club has a strong record of supporting members in their triathlon goals, bringing through new triathletes to become age-groupers and Ironmen. \u0026nbsp;We offer a mentoring scheme for all members who wish to take part, in which one of our coaches is assigned to help them discuss their training, their plans and how to achieve their ambitions.\u0026nbsp; If that\u0027s not what you\u0027re after and just want to compete socially, that\u0027s fine too.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the last couple of years we have developed an increasing number of long-distance athletes and have a large number of members who have completed Ironman distance races.\u0026nbsp; We\u0027ve brought through a number of athletes to compete in their first long or middle-distance event.\u0026nbsp; We\u0027re very proud that three of our number, Rob Drake, Gary Laybourne and Jim Burdett,\u0026nbsp;completed Kona 2018 in under 10 hours each.\u0026nbsp; Rob was the fastest British age-grouper in the race.\u0026nbsp; In the 2019 season our athletes competed a variety of feats including swimruns, a 24 hour cycle time trial, a Channel relay swim and guiding a paratriathlete to complete an Ironman.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe\u0027re also very proud of bringing club members through to being able to represent their country at international age-group races of various distances.\u0026nbsp; We had six\u0026nbsp;athletes\u0026nbsp;representing Great Britain in age group races during the 2018 season and in our 15 year history\u0026nbsp;over 30 athletes from the club\u0026nbsp;have represented their country at age group level.\u0026nbsp; Some of them had not competed in triathlon before joining SLH.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I find out more?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterested in taking part, or doing a triathlon for the first time but not sure what\u0027s involved?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe welcome you to come along and see if you like what we do, before you commit to joining.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome and join us on one of our swim or run sessions! You can train with us for up to three sessions without joining to see if you like what we\u0027re offering.\u0026nbsp; You don\u0027t need to register in advance. More information is available\u0026nbsp;on \u003ca href=\"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TRIATHLON/Tri+FAQ\"\u003eour FAQ page\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and if you have any questions you can contact a committee member via the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/DEFAULT/Our+club+officers\"\u003eContacts page\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegular training sessions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TT/Swim\" title=\"Swimming\"\u003eSwim\u003c/a\u003e: Pool swim on Monday at 8:15pm, at\u0026nbsp;Caterham School Sports Centre pool. \u0026nbsp;Open water swimming at\u0026nbsp;Diver\u0027s Cove, Godstone\u0026nbsp;will return in May 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TT/Bike\" title=\"Cycling\"\u003eBike\u003c/a\u003e: Brick sessions and turbo sessions, normally monthly on Thursday evenings in the summer.\u0026nbsp; Details will be\u0026nbsp;published in Upcoming Events on the homepage when events are organised.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TRAINING/Training+Sessions\"\u003eRun\u003c/a\u003e: All SLH run sessions - for example track reps on Tuesday from 6:45pm,\u0026nbsp;Track Coulsdon,\u0026nbsp;and on Thursday from 6:45pm from\u0026nbsp;South London Harriers Clubhouse.\u0026nbsp; Also some Sunday morning runs from various locations.\u003c/p\u003e","ComponentCode":null,"ComponentData":null,"ComponentError":null,"Background":{"Colour":null,"ImageURL":null,"ImageCrop":null,"Filter":null,"Html":"\u003cdiv class=\"cms-image\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"}}],"Height":0,"ColumnSpacing":0,"BottomMargin":0,"IsFullWidth":false,"IsBackgroundFullWidth":false,"Background":{"Colour":null,"ImageURL":null,"ImageCrop":null,"Filter":null,"Html":"\u003cdiv class=\"cms-image\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"}}],"PageURL":"https://www.southlondonharriers.org/Cms/Spaces/TRIATHLON/About+SLH+Triathlon?version=8","AllVersions":[{"ID":10,"Name":"v1 - South London Harriers Triathlon Club - Mary James - 10/11/2018 21:31"},{"ID":19,"Name":"v2 - Welcome to South London Harriers Triathlon Club - Mary James - 13/11/2018 13:39"},{"ID":26,"Name":"v3 - Welcome to SLH Tri - Mary James - 13/11/2018 14:10"},{"ID":322,"Name":"v4 - Welcome to SLH Tri - Mary James - 08/07/2019 09:07"},{"ID":340,"Name":"v5 - Welcome to SLH Tri - Mary James - 08/07/2019 10:44"},{"ID":428,"Name":"v6 - Welcome to SLH Tri - Mary James - 24/09/2019 16:57"},{"ID":451,"Name":"v7 - About SLH Triathlon - Ben Hieatt-Smith - 25/09/2019 21:09"},{"ID":654,"Name":"v8 - About SLH Triathlon - Mary James - 28/05/2020 19:48"}],"Comments":[],"UpdatedComments":[],"Spaces":[],"IsWatching":false,"LastViewTime":null,"CanEdit":false,"CanPublish":false,"CanComment":false,"CanReadComments":false,"CanModerateComments":false,"CanLike":false,"CanWatch":false}