The Castle Triathlon Series will host the 2018 British Age-Group Middle Distance Triathlon Championships at the Festival of Endurance at Hever Castle on Sunday 8 July 2018. The Festival of Endurance at Hever is one of six weekend events in the Castle Triathlon Series event calendar. Now a British Triathlon calendar event in 2018, the festival will aim to further leverage its location and capacity to test half iron distance feats.
The Festival of Endurance provides competitors with the chance to go long in various formats including the Half Iron Distance, the full Iron Distance (The Bastion), Marathon, Half Marathon, Aquabike, Aquathlons and long swims.
The middle distance, otherwise known as The Gauntlet half iron distance, saw 190 Gauntlet athletes last year at the Festival of Endurance and a further 450 at the Hever Castle Triathlon in September. The Castle Triathlon Series team add that the course is made for a National Championship – with a unique 1.9km swim in a single loop taking in the main Hever Castle lake and a tributary of the River Eden. The 90km cycle (2 loop course) winds its way through the High Weald of Kent and the Ashdown Forest. The 21km run course (2 loop course), follows largely off-road tracks and bridle paths between Hever Castle, through the historic local village of Chiddingstone.
British Triathlon Director Major and National Events, Jon Ridgeon, said “We’re delighted to be able to confirm the 2018 British Age-Group Middle Distance Triathlon Championships with Castle Triathlon Series. The Festival of Endurance event offers a fantastic location for athletes to compete for a British title.
“Each of the [British Triathlon] championship events have been chosen for their fantastic location and ability to stage a show-stopping event and we look forward to another exciting season for the sport.”
The Castle Triathlon Series team will available a prize pot of £2000 for the middle distance event. British Triathlon medals will be awarded to eligible male and female competitors finishing in the top three of their age category. (To be eligible for a British Championship medal, athletes must be a member of British Triathlon.)
Those athletes that become the British Triathlon national champion in their age group will also automatically pre-qualify to the 2019 ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships. The results from this event can also be used for general Age Group selection to the 2019 ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships by submitting final race times.
A 25% discount is currently available on event entry, making the race price £165.
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