Triathlon England is looking to hear New Year Resolutions from across the country. The national governing body notes that 2012 was a year designed to ‘Inspire a Generation’. The London 2012 Olympic Games made the country go sport crazy and there is no better year than 2013 to make this an inspiration for a New Year’s resolution.
Completing a triathlon appears on many New Year’s Resolution lists in England. Triathlon England is looking to hear from budding triathletes to see if they have been inspired to do the ultimate event in 2013.
It couldn’t be easier to give feedback on plans to complete a triathlon; simply visit www.facebook.com/triathlon.england and follow the instructions.
The ten best stories on the Facebook page, voted by a Triathlon England judging group, on why individuals have been inspired to complete a triathlon in 2013 will each receive a free membership to Triathlon England.
Over the past 12 months, interest in the sport has increased dramatically and more women in particular are getting involved and ‘giving it a tri’ for themselves. In 2012, over 700 triathlons, duathlons and aquathlons took place in England, seeing over 125,000 people competing, many of them for the first time.
Triathlon England aims to enable many more opportunities in 2013 and beyond to enable everyone to achieve their personal triathlon challenge.
Jem Lawson, Chair of Triathlon England, said “Triathlon is a fast growing sport; by now almost everyone will at least know somebody who has done a triathlon. It’s a great lifestyle sport; participation can help you to get fit, to stay fit but also to compete at a high level.
“At Triathlon England we have a real desire to get almost everyone to actually do a triathlon. We know that if you do one, you’ll probably want to do another.”
For more information on the expanding range of 2013 events, and how triathletes can view details about taking part, inviduals should visit the Triathlon England website or contact the Triathlon England events team via events[at]triathlonengland.org.
Triathlon England is the national governing body for managing the sport and recreation of triathlon in England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Members are affiliated to a region and can vote for their regional committee. There are nine regions, which correspond to the English regional government areas. Each region has a representative on the Council of Triathlon England, which appoints and supervises the controlling Management Board of Triathlon England.
