CONGRATULATIONS to all competitors
of the 2009 Merchant Taylors' Triathlon

To view your results please click here

Venue: Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middx HA6 2HT

Event Organiser and Host is
TRIATHLON ZONE
with special support from


Facilities:
GPS measured routes - PA system - Chip timing
Professional bike racking - Marshalled course
Results displayed on screen -T-Shirt -Medal
Category Prizes (21+, 30+, 40+, 50+)
Sports Massage - Photographer
Car Parking - Café stand

Marshals and Volunteers
The Merchant Taylors' Triathlon could not have been possible without the invaluable support of a team of highly enthusiastic and reliable marshals. Many of them have already volunteered to be part of this outstanding team again this year. THANK YOU

In our efforts to ensure an always safer and more memorable experience for all triathletes partaking, we would like to hear from positive and dependable people who are willing to assist on 16th May.

It will be an early start but a rewarding one on a late Spring morning! Enjoy the team spirit and electrifying atmoshpere, be inspired from watching triathletes striving for their best performance or new entrants fulfilling personal goals, receive a high technical T-Shirt as a memento and, more importantly, take pride in supporting the work of Amnesty International. All for a few hours of your time on a Sunday morning!

Roles involve setting up the event, marshalling the bike and run course, helping supervise the transition area, manning the drink stations and more... Please contact the Event Team at events@triathlon-zone.com NOW to register your interest. Why not volunteer with a friend/friends?

Here are but a few extracts from emails received from triathletes competing in the first and second MTT:

'Thanks for such an awesome event on Sunday, great way to start the tri season. All officials, registration staff were great.
Thanks again.'
'...It was a fantastic day - a really beautiful course and a great atmosphere.
Thanks to those involved.'
'Just a quick note to congratulate you on yesterdays event. You did a
great job in organising - including the weather!. Race was well
marshalled and very friendly.
Congratulations.'
'Thanks – it was a great first tri for me.'
'Thanks again for organising such a great event. It must be one of the
most beautiful triathlons out there with an incredible run and scenic
(if hilly) bike ride. I thought the marshalls were brilliant - I'm not
sure how you convinced so many to get out of bed at that time on a
Sunday morning'

MERCHANT TAYLORS' TRIATHLON

16th MAY 2010

1500m Swim - 40km Bike - 10km Run
One of very few Open Water classic distance triathlons within the M25

Entry Fees: Olympic Distance £54.00
Plus an additional fee of £5 for Non- BTF members payable on the day
Price is INCLUSIVE of Online and Card processing Fees
Event limited to 180 places - 19 places left on 9th March

Event Start Time: Sunday 16th May at 6.30am

Registration: Sat 15th between 4.00pm and 6.00pm

OR Sunday 16th May between 4.30am and 6.00am

Bike Racking: Sunday morning ONLY from 4.30am

All enquiries to events@triathlon-zone.com

Enter online NOW @ fabian4.co.uk
To view the Merchant Taylors' Triathlon 2010 Start List to date click here
To view the results from the 2008 and 2009 events click here

Swim (1500m):
Set in a spring fed and tree lined private lake, the swim will start in the water under the chequered bunting. The route is anti-clockwise. After 750m you will turn around the marker buoy (which is near the far end of the lake) to swim for another 750m back to the starting point (with the islands always on your left). You will exit onto the slippery grass bank and proceed to the transition area along a footpath.

Bike (40km):
As you exit the transition area you will follow a private drive for approx. 1km (taking caution as you ride over a series of ramps). The route is sign-posted and marshalled along the way. The scenic country lanes will take you to Chipperfield and back. The terrain is very challenging and will include the infamous Batchworth Heath Hill at around the 32km mark! Extreme caution is required since this is not a closed road and you will be sharing the route with the general public. You must expect some potholes, psycho-drivers (and occasionally horses!) and be prepared to slow down or brake accordingly. You must obey the highway code at all times.
To enjoy a preview of the cycle course click here.To print a description of the bike route click here

Run (10km):
After a scenic but challenging bike route you can look foward to run on a much more even terrain. Starting from the transition area you will be completing two 5km laps, totally within the private grounds. You will be pounding on a mixture of well-maintained grassland and tarmac driveways, circling the lakes and sports fields (see satellite overview below). There will be 2 drink stations to help you hydrate en route.


Run course: 1 lap - 5km