Announcement

The Urbanrace team have been advised of a date change to the Brighton Triathlon 2009 which would move the race date to late October. This is due to other event dates on the site moving and cycle-path roadworks. After considering the safety implications we feel this is too late in the season to put athletes into a sea-based open water environment. As a result we unfortunately have to cancel the Brighton Triathlon for 2009.

We have processed full refunds to all athletes who entered.

The Brighton Triathlon is an open water sea swimming event which is based at Madeira Drive on Brighton seafront. The event comprises a Novice, Sprint, Olympic and Relay triathlon.

The course layout out at Brighton provides the perfect spectating opportunity for your friends and family and Brighton has an enormous amount to offer if you feel like making a weekend of it.

CLICK HERE to view urbanrace event images.

Swim

The swim takes place in the sea off Brighton Seafront in front of Madeira Drive. The swim course will be 2 laps for Olympic distance and 1 lap for both Sprint and Novice events. The race is wetsuit compulsory. If you need to hire a wetsuit CLICK HERE for a wetsuit hire option.

Good news Folks! The earliest start time will be 10am and the final wave will start around 3.30pm.

IMPORTANT: This event is a SEA SWIM so you need to be realistic with the event distance you choose. Open water sea swimming can mean variable and tough conditions and you must be proficient for the distance entered. Extremely slow swimmers will be pulled out of the water by safety crew. We recommend you should be able to swim at least twice the distance quickly in a swimming pool. We recommend you have some experience of sea swimming before race day and you should never train on your own in open water.

Please CLICK HERE for a map of the swim course.

Bike

The bike course is on closed roads and will be a series of laps on a fast tarmac course capable of really fast bike times. The Olympic distance is 8 laps, Sprint distance is 4 laps and the novice distance is 2 laps.

Please CLICK HERE for a map of the bike course.

Run

The run is also on Madeira Drive on a fast, flat tarmac course. Novices will complete one lap. The Sprint distance is over two laps and the Olympic distance is completed in four laps.

Please CLICK HERE for a map of the run course.

Accomodation

There is plenty of choice in Brighton if you need accomodation. You can do an accomodation search on the Visit Brighton website.

Venue

Madeira Drive is based on the seafront of Brighton and is situated to the east of the main pier. CLICK HERE for a multimap link to the location of the event site.

The nearest train station is Brighton which is approximately 3 miles away from the race site and provides excellent access from London, Gatwick and across the south east.

The nearest airport is Gatwick which is approximately 25 minutes away by train.

Food & Beverages

Brighton centre and the seafront area is full of shops, restaurants and cafes. Refreshments will therefore never be far away.

Disabled Triathletes

Urbanrace events are inclusive to disabled athletes wherever possible. Disabled athletes are required to CLICK HERE to complete a Satement of Declaration and send this to us. This statement requires you to make a self assessed declaration of your disability according to the relevant Competition Classes. We shall then consider any impact on the event and advise accordingly.

Please CLICK HERE for a guide to the different Disabled Triathlete Competition Classes.

Entries

You can enter online via the urbanrace shop which uses secure encrypted technology. Entering online will give you an email confirmation of your race entry. Alternatively you can CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the race entry form which you can send to us with your payment.

The closing date for entries is 23 August 2009 if the event has not sold out before this date. To ensure safety and service we have a limited amount of entrants. The minimum age for entry is 18 years.

What happens once I have entered?

Race instructions will be emailed to competitors around 7 to 10 days prior to the event and will include details of your start time. A start list will also appear on our website prior to the event. The race instructions will have details of swim waves and the relevant start time for your age group and the race distance. Race numbers, security wristband, race programme and goodies will be provided to you at the race registration.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded for male and females as follows:

Novice Race = Male and Female Winners Only

Olympic & Sprint Race = Winners of the Triathlon England age group categories; 18-19yrs, 20-24yrs, 25-29yrs, 30-34yrs, 35-39yrs, 40-44yrs, 45-49yrs, 50-54yrs, 55-59yrs, 60-64yrs, 65-69yrs, 70-74yrs. There will also be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd male and female overall.

Urbanrace Brighton Triathlon Event Management Team

Race Director                   Dan James              

Deputy Race Director    Gary Laybourne        

Safety Direction              Trafeco                         

Logistics Director            Dave Perry     

Registration Manager    Della James                 

Swim Course Manager    Paul Hedger             

Transition Manager         Iain Key                       

Bike Course Director      Dave Jones           

Run Course Manager      Rob Charrington         

You can contact any of the management team on info@urbanrace.co.uk

Charity

The Brighton Triathlon will be supporting our official race charity ROCKINGHORSE APPEAL (Registered Charity No: 1018759).

Athletes have the option to add a donation to their 2008 race entry fee which will go directly to the Rockinghorse Appeal. Alternatively those who want to raise funds as part of their participation in the event a rockinghorse online fundraising page can be easily set up. CLICK HERE for more information.

Click Here for more information about the charity or email Alice.Teague@rockinghorse.org.uk or telephone 0845 22 22 298.

Many thanks are owed to all the athletes who donated to the official race charity when entering the 2008 race. The generous donations meant we presented a cheque for £1,000 to The Rockinghorse Appeal. Many thanks to all your generosity. Read the Tri247 article here.

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