Tweed Triathlon Club
Organiser's Description
Welcome to Tweed Triathlon Club.
Founded in 2012, Tweed Triathlon club is England’s most northerly Triathlon Club and brings together people who share a passion for Triathlon and the disciplines involved.
We cater for absolute novices and beginners through to international champions. Whether your goal is just to keep fit or to compete at any level we will support that ambition.
As a small community club we encourage you to enter competition and local events.
Training
The club have 3 coaches to support you. Coaching is primarily aimed at sprint distances but please do discuss your needs with the coaching team. Regular weekly swimming is held at the Berwick Sport and Leisure Centre every Monday from 7-8pm at a cost of £5. This fee covers the pool entry, coaching and insurance.
Additional training includes spinning (Thursday evening 7:30- 8.15), with other activities organised periodically through the year and includes brick sessions, bike skills, and transitions as well as educational talks – these are advertised via Facebook.
Racing
We encourage members to compete in races though out the year (triathlons and other multi-sport events) – the 2 main local series are:
· The Borders Series: liveborders.org.uk - @ Galashiels, Selkirk, Kelso, Peebles and Eyemouth
· The North East Series (Northerntrier) @ Berwick, Alnwick, Hartlepool, Redcar, Castle/Derwent
We also support local running and cycling clubs who assist with the trainign and proviode a reduced rate available for signed up members (for 2024) of Tweed Striders and Berwick Wheelers.
Please contact the club for the discount code (tweedtriathlonclub@gmail.com)
We recommend that you become a member of Triathlon England or Triathlon Scotland, your national governing body. Not only are you then supporting the development of the sport, but as part of your membership you are also covered by Triathlon England's comprehensive insurance policy whilst training and competing in sanctioned events. By holding membership (and a race licence) you are eligible for reduced price race entry at many events and will receive extensive discounts from a variety of retailers.