Southwell Sprint Triathlon

Date: 04 May 2008
Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Competitors: 600
400m Pool Swim - 20km Bike - 5km Run

Racing to the backdrop of the famous Southwell Minster, the setting for this event is fantastic. The event consists of a 400 metre swim in the Southwell Leisure Centre's 25 metre pool followed by a 20km cycle and finishing with a looped 5km run. The Southwell Sprint Triathlon is well supported by the local community, businesses and a team of 50+ volunteers.

In its 12th year, the Southwell Sprint Triathlon is the launch event for the Timex Sprint Triathlon Series 2008. The series will consist of the same 4 events as in 2007 these being the Mansfield, Woodhall Spa, and David Lloyd Lincoln sprint triathlons. Information regarding the Timex series is available at One Step Beyond.

The Southwell Sprint Triathlon always attracts a wide mixture of athletes from novice first-timers to experienced triathletes. We expect the field of 600 to consist of at least 200 first time triathletes!

One thing that is for sure, no-one enters Southwell for an easy event. We agree, the swim is flat, but that is where the flat course finishes. Within metres of starting both the bike and run sections, you are greeted by not such a welcoming incline. We have even named the first part of the run 'The Southwell Slope'.

The event is very easy to get to Southwell is approximately 12 miles northeast of Nottingham City Centre. The leisure centre is situated south of the town centre on Nottingham Road (A612) and is clearly sign posted. In the lead up to the event there will be ADVANCE WARNING signs informing the general public that the event is taking place.