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Group S

(TriStart - born in 2016)

Group S train Saturday morning during school terms at our main training venue at Carver Barracks.  This training comprises of Bike & Run training and transition training.  Please  read the weekly newsletter for any updates to the training venues.

The aim is to introduce children to the sport in a fun way, with plenty of games with a high emphasis of developing balance and coordination skills and safety whilst cycling.

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

From Sept 2023 the group is for those who were born in 2016 who will race in the Tristart age group in 2024.

Florence Greatrix is the Group Leader and can be contacted at GroupS@waldenjnr.co.uk. Florence is supported by: 

 

Coaches Junior Activators
Florence Greatrix Marianna Hatzixanthi
Sarah Switzer Grace Wardle
Ali Blackwell Olivia Sanders
Iona Page  
Laura Sims  

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

 

Geoff Jones

Group S Group Leader

(Level 2 Triathlon)

Geoff Jones

Geoff coached the Juniors at Cambridge Tri Club for a number of years prior to setting up WaldenJNR in 2009. In 2010 Geoff was named British Triathlon’s National Children’s Coach of the Year and in 2014 Eastern Regional Coach of the Year.  Geoff was head coach until December 2018 and is still actively supporting the club in role of Club Secretary and helping the coacing team.

He has represented Great Britain at five Age Group World Championships at Olympic distance in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and   at the London World Championships in 2013. Prior to this he was a track runner competing at 800m and 1500m. He has worked in business for over 20 years as a Chartered Accountant, and for 7 years as a Maths Teacher. He now runs his own Maths Tuition Business in Saffron Walden.

Iona Page

Group S Coach

(Level 1 Triathlon)

Iona Page

TriStart

Aged 8 at the 31 December of the year race is held. 

This is the youngest age group at which children can take part in a triathlon and is based on age at the end of the year. TriStarts belong to Group S 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 without traffic. Because of the very short distances, quick transitions are very important.

TriStarts 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.

The standard race distances set out in the BTF rulebook for this age group are:

Triathlon
  • Swim 50m (pool) 50m to 100m (open water)
  • Bike 1000m (grass) 1.5km (tarmac)
  • Run 600m
Duathlon
  • Run 400m
  • Bike 800m (grass) 1.5km (tarmac)
  • Run 200m
Aquathon
  • Swim 50m (pool) 50m to 100m (open water)
  • Run 600m