Global swimwear brand, Speedo, and professional services and accounting firm KPMG, have joined forces with the Castle Triathlon Series to invite corporates and clubs to compete in a unique Pop-up City Triathlon in Canary Wharf, London, UK.
The staged event, on Thursday 12 May, will see a minimum of 24 teams take-part in a static triathlon competing for the best distance achieved over a given time (3 min swim in an Endless Pool, 4 minutes on a cycle ergometer and a 3 minute run on a treadmill). The teams must be made up of three, competing in one discipline each and representing the same company.
The winning team will receive a prize of £1,000 to be given to their charity of choice and a training session with Team BMC, the pro triathlon team sponsored by Speedo.
Corporate teams confirmed to date include: KPMG, HSBC, Barclays, Speedo, Morgan Stanley, Citi Bank, NSPCC and The Pentland Group (Speedo’s parent company).
Taking place from 11:00 to 17:00 GMT on Thursday 12 May in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf (next to Clifford Chance), team entry is priced at £150 per team of three with all funds going to the event’s Official Charity Partner, NSPCC. Additional donations are welcomed via JustGiving.com.
www.castletriathlonseries.co.uk/the-series/pop-up-city-triathlon
