Triathlon
Over the last year or so Clapham Chasers expanded their club to take on multi-sport activities. This was a decision as many members were already triathletes or were runners hoping to also take part in this ever growing, popular sport.
As this is a relatively new area for Clapham Chasers we would not want to paint a picture that we were an experienced, big and elite club like many in London but we are trying hard to make sure that we have sessions for all 3 disciplines and we create a good social and supportive atmosphere for everyone to train together, just as we have done in running.
At the moment we have a few sessions set up that you can vies in the session plans but we also organise additional rides, swims, brick-sessions and attending races as a team on our forum.
We are also looking for triathletes to come in and help develop this side of the club. It can be great fun being part of something like this and the group that does it.
We would definitely recommend joining us if you are new to the sport or are think of starting. A high proportion of our Triathlon members are new to Triathlon and it's great supporting each other.
Triathlon Affiliation
Clapham Chasers are affiliated with the British Triathlon Association
http://www.britishtriathlon.org/
Triathlon League
London Triathlon League
Chasers are taking part in the London Triathlon League. There are 7 fixtures but it is only your best 3 results that count. We have decided to pick three events to make sure that we qualify for a league spot at the end. The 3 fixtures are the Hillingdon Triathlon, Crystal Palace Sprint Triathlon and Jekyll and Hyde Park Duathlon. Dates can be found in the Fixtures section of the website if they have not been completed already. We also intend to take part in the National Relay Sprints in 2009.
Swim
We already have lido sessions up and running during the summer period and we are aiming to also introduce a coached swim session in the Autumn 2008 at a local pool. On the forum we also do ad-hoc sessions at Herons Lake at the weekends.
Bike
In addition to Thursdays Richmond Park ride we do ad-hoc rides and brick sessions which are arranged on the forum. In the winter when it gets darker we move the Thursday session into the Spin Studio in Cannons Gym.
Run
Chasers already have a comprehensive run schedule which you can take advantage of.