Group 1

(Tristar 1 - born in 2013 or 2012)

Group 1 Training

train for two hours from 8.30am to 10.30am on Saturdays during school terms at our main training area Carver Barrackes.. From Sept 2021 the group is for those who were born in 2012 or 2013 who will race in the Tristar 1 age group in 2022.

The aim of the group is to develop good technique, discipline and all round coordination skills in a fun competitive environment differentiated so suit all abilities.

Swim training is now provided on Sunday mornings and is an extra session to Saturday training; more information can be found here.

Elaine Bramley is the Group Leader and can be contacted at Group1@waldenjnr.co.uk. Elaine is supported by:

Coaches	Activators	Junior Activators
Laura Taylor	Douglas Bowen	Juliet Bigley
Chris Outersides	Rebecca White	Lewis Buchallet
	Nick White	Sasha Clark
	Rob Aspden
	Katherine Probert

You will find details of how to apply to join Group 1 on the membership page.

Elaine Bramley

Group 1 Leader

(Level 2 Triathlon & RTO)

Elaine Bramley

Elaine joined the coaching team for Group S in Spring 2013 and started coaching Group 2 in Sept 2014 and became Group Leader of Group 1 in 2017. She gained her BTF Level 2 qualification in March 2015 and completed the BTF Regional Technical Race Officials Course in October 2016.

Elaine is the Junior Club Secretary on the Management Team and Assistant Race Director. And currently acting Child Welfare Officer and on the Covid-Secure sub-committee. So is very busy managing the club operations behind the scenes as well as working full time.

Elaine's previously rowed for Cambridge 99s and used to help with coaching the junior and development squads. In August 2013 Elaine completed the inaugural Ride100 London and in Sept 2016 Elaine completed the Dart 10km swim , she has also completed in several triathlons including Blenheim Palace & Windsor Triathlons. Due to time pressures Elaine focuses on Open Water swimming, and enjoys finding lakes, rivers and sea swims around the UK, or swim holidays further afield.

Elaine recognizes that participation in sport and physical activity can empower individual girls and women in particular. Involvement in sport and physical activity can, for example, build life skills, confidence and body awareness and may create social networks, which result in dramatic positive life changes for participants.

She is also a cat lover which is fortunate as she has provided a home for Wallace our club mascot.

You can contact Elaine at group1@waldenjnr.co.uk

Weekly Schedule - Group 1

The Group 1 weekly schedule of training on Saturdays for Autumn Term 2021 is set out below.

	Venue	Time	Activity
25-Sep	Lord Butler	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
2-Oct	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
9-Oct	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
16-Oct	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
23-Oct	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
30-Oct	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
6-Nov	NO TRAINING
14-Nov	SUNDAY Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
20-Nov	NO TRAINING
27-Nov	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
4-Dec	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run
11-Dec	Carver Barracks	8.30am - 10.30am	Bike / Run

Laura Taylor

Group 1 Coach

(Level 1 Triathlon)

Laura Taylor

Laura began coaching with the Group 1 team in November 2017 and gained her BTF Level 1 coaching qualification in December 2018. She is also a Swim England official - Judge level 1. Her sons Edward and Theo train with WaldenJNR Group 2 and Group 1 respectively.

TriStar 1

Aged 9 or 10 at the 31 December of the year race is held.

This is the second youngest age group and is based on age at the end of the year. TriStar 1's belong to Group 1 of our Saturday morning training groups.

Races are usually held on school playing fields on grass. Open water races are rare and if cycling on tarmac it will be on roads with traffic. Because of the short distances, quick transitions are very important.

TriStar 1's can compete in our Club Championship and in the Eastern Region Children' League and there is asummary of all races on our East Region Race Calendar. On these pages the links tell you about each race and how and when to enter.