This Week at Salterford guide to Triathlon
This week, 12 members of Salterford got to experience a triathlon. At an event ran by http://www.britishtriathlon.org/take-part/events/tata-kids-of-steel the children swam, cycled and ran with gusto and completed the course and were awarded a medal and goodie bag for their efforts.
Triathlon is an Olympic event. At London 2012 there will be two triathlon races (men/women) and Great Britain has an excellent chance of a medal - even Gold.
Men's and Women's Triathlon
1.5km Swim
43km Cycle
10km run
These will take part at Hyde Park. The largest of London’s Royal Parks, Hyde Park has been open to the public since 1637.
In the men's event, GB will be represented by three athletes. Two are these are likely to be brothers. Jonnie and Alastair Brownlee are two of the top triathletes in the world.
Alistair Edward Brownlee (born 23 April 1988) is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.
Jonathan Brownlee (born 30 April 1990) is a professional English duathlete and triathlete. Brownlee is the two time and reigning World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Trathlon World Champion (2010). In 2011 he finished second in the world following the conclusion of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series in Beijing.
