Human Race Events has confirmed a new swim route for the 25th Windsor Triathlon taking place on 14 June. The improved route takes into consideration feedback from previous years and follows months of careful planning and negotiations. Small improvements will also be made to the bike and run sections, which are expected to be announced soon.
The new start will be located further west, close to Windsor Leisure Centre. Unlike previous years, the swim will now go with the current of the river for the first three quarters of the 1,500m section, sticking to the south bank, which will ‘significantly aid hopes of an Olympic Distance PB.’
Once participants reach Eton pedestrian bridge they will turn and that’s where the real test begins with the final several hundred metres being against the flow. Everybody exits at the traditional location where transition will remain.
The 25th Windsor Triathlon is set to be the biggest and best yet with Human Race citing a record number of people already signed up and a number of previous winners returning. Entries will close on Monday 2 March at 09:00 GMT; and with fewer than 200 places remaining, the organiser notes that now is the time to register or miss out.
Not only will the 2015 Windsor Triathlon be an anniversary event, there is also the unique chance to enter a ‘race with the stars wave’ and compare skills with the professionals. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity of racing in the same wave as elites such as Emma Pallant and Stuart Hayes, showing ‘Windsor is still one of the most innovative and inclusive triathlons around.’
The Windsor Triathlon 25th Anniversary Dinner will be held at the Harte and Garter Hotel in Windsor the night before the event and will consist of a three course dinner along with options of wine and soft drinks. On each table will be one previous elite winner of Windsor Triathlon and these special guests will also be taking part in a question and answer session during the evening.
Those in attendance include Spencer Smith who won Windsor a whopping six times, Emma Pallant, Tom Bishop, Stuart Hayes, and more.
