Henley Triathlons to return in May

The Henley Sprint and Try a Tri Triathlons are returning for a fourth year, to Shiplake College, Henley, on Sunday 27 May 2012.

Located only 2.5 miles outside of Henley On Thames, the college is set in 45 acres of beautiful rolling Oxfordshire countryside.

There are two race distances on offer – the Sprint which consists of a 400m swim, 28km cycle and 5km run and the Try a Tri ‘beginner’ race which is made up of a 300m swim, 14.5 km cycle and 3.2km run.

Both of the swims take place in an open-air swimming pool, and the bike routes follow an undulating out and back course. The run then follows through the picturesque village of Shiplake with a spectacular finish at the college in front of the pavilion.

Both events will be chip timed and there will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in each gender category. There are a number of facilities on site including showers, toilets and refreshments.

To learn more information about both events or to find out how to enter, then visit www.f3events.co.uk

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

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Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.