Crystal Palace Triathlon - Sunday 23 May 2010

8 March 2010 - The race is filling fast with only about 100 places left. In the Junior categories TriStar 1 and 2 are already full. We are operating a Waiting List for those categories. Please add your details to the waiting list and we will contact you, on a first come first served basis, should a place become available.

Race information from 2009 is still available on the race page. This will be updated nearer to race day but might answer some of your questions.

29 January 2010 - Entries to the race and the junior race on 23 May are now open.

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2010 sees the return of the popular Crystal Palace Triathlon, organised by Crystal Palace Triathletes (CPT). The race comprises a 750m swim in the 50m pool at the National Sports Centre, cycle nine laps of a closed circuit within the park (closed to traffic!) then run two laps around the park, finishing in the renowned athletics stadium.

Swim = 750m - 15 lengths in 50m pool
Bike = 20km - 9 laps of closed road circuit in park
Run = 5km - 2 laps in park

Competitors for the full Sprint event must be 17 or over on 31 December 2010.

Entries are also open for the CPT junior triathlon, to be held on the same day (after the adult race). Further details of the junior race categories are shown below.

We will operate a waiting list should the race fill before the closing date.

The race will start at 09:00 and run through to approximately 14:00, with start times allocated according to estimated swim times. The juniors, starting with the Youths working through to the TriStarts, will commence at approximately 14:30.

Please note we will be unable to accommodate requests to change start times as the smooth running of the event depends on everyone swimming at their given times with swimmers of a similar ability, allocated according to estimated swim times.

Crystal Palace Triathlon - Adult Entry	£35.00
Crystal Palace Triathlon - Tristar Start Entry	£13.00
Crystal Palace Triathlon - Tristar 1 Entry	£13.00
Crystal Palace Triathlon - Tristar 2 Entry	£13.00
Crystal Palace Triathlon - Tristar 3 Entry	£13.00
Crystal Palace Triathlon - Youth Entry	£20.00

Junior Race Event Information

Entries for the CPT junior triathlon are in the following BTF categories:

•    TriStar - Start - 8 years
•    TriStar 1 - 9-10 years
•    TriStar 2 - 11-12 years
•    TriStar 3 - 13-14 years
•    Youths - 15-16 years

The approximate distances vary depending on age group/category, please see details below:

TriStar - Start - 8 years - 50m swim in 25m training pool - 1k cycle (1 x 1k loop) - 600m run	TriStar 1 - 9-10 years - 150m swim in 25m training pool - 4k cycle (4 x 1k loop) - 1.2k run
TriStar 2 - 11-12 years - 200m swim in 50m pool - 6k cycle [3 x 2k laps) - 1.8k run	TriStar 3 - 13-14 years - 300m swim in 50m pool - 8k cycle (4 x 2k laps) - 2.4k run
Youths - 15-16 years - 350m swim in 50m pool - 8.8k cycle (4 x 2.2k laps of full spring course) - 2.5k run

The junior race will be run according to BTF rules, ages and the distances raced.

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Estimated swim times - You will be asked for an estimated swim time for the 750m swim. It's important that you are as accurate as possible as we set swimmers off according to their swim times.

The fastest swimmers complete the distance in around 10 minutes, the average time is between 17-18 minutes and the slowest about 30 minutes. We don't mind how long you take but the race runs much more smoothly if everyone is swimming with others of a similar ability.

Course records

Fastest 750m swim split	09:16	2007
Fastest 20k - 9 laps bike split	33:04	2006
Fastest 5k run split	15:15	2009
Fastest overall time	59:38	2005

Useful links and advice

• Your first triathlon
• Your first triathlon - article by Bill Black in the Guardian
• Triathlete Europe Beginner’s Guide To Triathlon
• Kit checklist
• British Triathlon Federation
• Tri24/7.com - lots of very useful triathlon information
• TriTalk - forum website

11 January 2010 - Please note change of date for this year's event. We have had to bring the date of the race forward a week from 30 May to 23 May.

Pre and post race massage
We are delighted that the Crystal Palace Sports Injury Centre is continuing their support of our triathlon.

They will be on hand at the event for pre- and post-race massage, but if you have any injury concerns before then please call the Centre on 020 8778 9050 to arrange an appointment.

We would like to thank our sponsors and encourage you to visit their websites:

If you have any queries about the race then please contact us and we will respond as quickly as we can.

ProSport Photos will again be taking photographs on race day. You will be able to view and order your images online after the event.

Junior event photography
Crystal Palace Triathletes does not want to prevent parents/carers or other spectators being able to take legitimate photographs or video footage of competitors. However, there is evidence that certain individuals will visit sporting events to take inappropriate photographs or video footage of children/young people. As a Club and a race organiser, it is essential that we should be vigilant about this possibility.

CPT will therefore, for the purposes of our event on 23 May 2010, have in place registration for those wishing to take photographs or video footage of children/young people. Please read the attached guidelines, complete the permit request form and bring to Registration with you on the day of the race, where an identification pass will be issued giving an individual the authority to take photographs or video footage of children/young people at the Crystal Palace Triathlon.

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