Grizedale Off Road Duathlon

Grizedale Forest Park, Hawkshead, Southern Lake District. This is a fantastic location for the event with great facilities including a brand new visitor centre, cafe & adventure playground. There are plenty of opportunities for spectating so bring along the family & make a great weekend of it.                                               

Terrain:Both runs are on a mixture of singletrack & forest roads. The MTB course involves technical singletrack climbing & descending. The North Face Trail is a Red graded mtb route. Course:

The Grizedale duathlon is a brand new challenge event suitable for all abilities whatever your sporting background. It consists of a 6.5k trail run, followed by a 24k mountain bike ride & then a further 6.5k trail run, with approx. 1,450m/4,750' of ascent throughout the whole course!

The event starts and finishes adjacent to Grizedale Visitor Centre & is entirely off road.  The run route will be one 6.5km circuit on forest trails climbing steadily up to Carron Crag, at 314m (1025') the highest point in the forest. Take in the stunning views of the Coniston Fells before a great descent through the forest & back to the transition area. The second run follows the same route as the first.

The mountain bike section is a challenging 24km circuit incorporating the full North Face trail. This is a purpose built trail comprising 9 sections of single-track featuring rocky sections, switchbacks, berms & boardwalks, linked together by sections of forest roads. With additional sections of forest trails this will be a real classic bike route. Importantly, the course has been designed to incorporate a balance of terrain that will test riders of all abilities & take in many of the best features of the forest. After competing in the recent Whinlatter duathlon Anthony Roberts from Skinfit UK quoted 'I have travelled to all of the European Xterra races over the last 5 years and in my opinion that bike course is as good if not better than any of these!'

The event includes a team competition, with the first 3 athletes across the line from each club/team to count. If you are entering as a group of friends then give yourselves a team name & you may be elegible for a prize!

Relay Category for Pairs: One person cycles, the other runs. This is open for male, female & mixed teams -ideal for specialist runners/cyclists or beginners who would like to test themselves over a single discipline. This proved quite a competitive category at Whinlatter! 

 More detailed information, course maps, route profiles etc. will be updated soon.

Prizes:

Prizes for individual male & female, veteran male & female, first team (3 to count) & Relay Categories. There will also be various spot prizes.

Facilities:Online Registration, electronic timing, finishers memento, Grizedale Bikes shop, bike hire, & service centre, visitor centre & cafe, sports nutrition, free event parking, toilets.

For further information visit:

The North Face Trail                      www.forestry.gov.uk/thenorthfacetrail

 Grizedale Forest Park                    www.forestry.gov.uk/grizedale

Grizedale Mountain Bike Centre      http://www.grizedalemountainbikes.co.uk/

We are looking for marshals & helpers at this event. In return you will receive a free entry into any one of our events & lunch will also be provided. If you are interested please contact Ian at info@bechallenged.co.uk (m) 07811184812

Entries:Limited to 200 competitors, minimum entry age 18 years old. The event will be run under current British Triathlon rules.

We are only permitting mountain bikes at this event.

Start Time is 10am



Closing date:8th March, 2010. Entry fee:

Individual: £25 British Triathlon members £28 Non British Triathlon members Relay: £35 British Triathlon members £41 Non British Triathlon members.

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