Triathlon clubs around New Zealand now have an opportunity to earn ‘bragging rights’ with the Interclub Triathlon Challenge at the Wellington round of the .kiwi Tri Series, taking place on 8 March 2014.
The idea sprang from host club Wellington Tri Club who suggested throwing out a ‘challenge’ to other clubs around the country to race for a trophy and those much admired bragging rights.
“Interclub racing is very popular overseas and we have used the points scoring system that is followed in Australia,” said Wellington Tri Club President Claire Jennings.
“As this is the first year of the event we are looking to keep it simple, but in future years we can look at methods to equalise between clubs of different sizes and so on. For this year we have tried to allow for clubs who have to travel greater distances to race.
“Wellington Tri Club has donated a trophy and .kiwi will provide a .kiwi domain name to the winning club but probably the most prestigious prize will be ‘bragging rights’ for the coming year!”
Wellington Tri Club is also taking on the running of the competition on the day, with individuals able to enjoy their own day while also contributing to the cause of their club.
Clubs and individuals across New Zealand must contact the Wellington Tri Club with a list of members who are taking part and which club they will represent as the current entry system will not automatically do this. This is over and above the normal entry process for the .kiwi Tri Series races via www.triseries.co.nz.
Triathletes and clubs are asked to forward these details to: Ross Capill – email: rosscapillnz[at]gmail.com.
There is no additional fee for entering the Interclub Challenge on the day and the points system rewards everyone for entering – regardless of their result, with further points earned based on distance travelled and then of course based on finishing results for each athlete.
Athletes should enter the .kiwi Tri Series Wellington race in the usual manner via www.triseries.co.nz.
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