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If you are interested in running for the Greater Manchester team at the Inter County Fell Running Champs then have a look at the following forum post for more details: CLICK HERE

As there is still ice on the course this Sunday's winter training duathlon has been cancelled.

We have been informed that Moss Side Leisure Centre will not be open for the 6:30am swim session tomorrow (7th Jan) so the session is cancelled.

The minutes of the 2009 Manchester Triathlon Club AGM are now available for download.

Manchester Council are reporting that Moss SIde Leisure Centre is currently closed because of the snow, therefore tonight's swim and turbo/circuits sessions are cancelled.

Membership to Manchester Triathlon Club for 2010 is now available; existing members wishing to renew should go here (login required) and new members wishing to join should go here.

We've just heard that Moss Side Leisure Centre has closed early today due to the weather; so no swim, turbo or circuits tonight unfortunately.

Man Tri has been nominated for Club of the Year in the 220 Triathlon annual awards! Not only that, but also Boundary Breeze for Event of the Year (less than 500 participants) and Rob Harvey for Coach of the Year. So please get those votes in!

Please order your Bronze training vouchers by Thursday 17th December as I will be away for Christmas and won't be able to process any vouchers after that till Tuesday 29th December. Also, don't forget to expect delays due to the Christmas post.

Man Tri Juniors clean up at Clayton Vale Cyclo-Cross! Six of our juniors recently took part in the first round of the Manchester Go-Ride cyclocross race series... more

All coached club session will be cancelled from Thur 24th December till Friday 1st January.  The programme will return to normal from Sat 2nd January.  The training calendar has been updated to show this. Check the forum for group bike rides or informal training sessions between these dates.

The first of the series of winter taining duathlons takes place on Sunday 29th November, and it is not too late to either take part or help out on the day. Please see the forum thread for more details.

Are you Coaching for the club or thinking of volunteering at a training session or event? Would you know what to do if an accident occurred? Well make a new years resolution and learn...... Back in May 2009 we organised a one day first aid course for MTC members and coaches. It went really well so we have arranged a second for Saturday 9th January 2010. For more details visit the First Aid Course page in the Training > Events > section

We are always looking to hear from people interested in coaching / volunteering for the club and at times we have subsidies available to assist people with the cost of coach education courses.  At the moment we have 2 x 50% subsidies for British Cycling Level 2 coaching qualifications courtesy of Manchester City Council.  Find out more on the Subsidy page out our website - CLICK HERE or by emailing clubcoach@man-tri-club.org.uk

Just a quick explanation for the cancellation of the Monday evening swim session at Moss Side 19.00-20.00 on Mon 9th November.  There was a power failure at the centre that lead to half of the pool water draining away.  The whole centre was closed meaning that our session was cancelled.  Unfortunately they didn't let me know in enough time to tell members not to go along. Moss Side managed to fix things in time for the Tuesday AM session.

THE SESSION WILL THEREFORE BE ON AS NORMAL THIS COMING WEEK SO GET DOWN THERE AND DO SOME SWIMMING.

The new S&C circuit and Turbo Session at Moss Side on a Tuesday evening (20.00-21.15) is proving popular which is great.  However due to the size of the room we will have to put a cap on numbers at 30 on a first come first served basis. If we start getting more than 30 turning up I will look at the possibility of a larger room.

The annual MTC Christmas party will be held on Friday 4th December at Longford Park, 7:30pm til midnight. Tickets cost £6 and include a hot buffet and a DJ - our very own Mr Dean Frost! To get your ticket please visit the club shop.

It's like Christmas has come early! All members who joined before 1st October will shortly be receiving a retail voucher from Royles. Why? All is explained here.

With the nights getting darker then why not keep up your cycling fitness indoors at one of the clubs turbo training sessions. The friday evening session at Stretford began last month. From Tuesday 3rd November we will start the session at Moss Side from 20.00-21.15 in the DANCE STUDIO (not the Missile Hall as in previous years) and will be coached by Andy Fardon.

In addition we will also be running a circuit based Strength & Conditioning Session alongside the turbo again in the DANCE STUDIO. Experienced coach and personal trainer Nick Thomas will be leading the session that will focus on strength endurance, injury prevention, posture, flexibility and balance.

As with all MTC sessions these will continue as long as there is demand so don't delay, get involved today...... (well from next Tuesday!).

We have secured a new swim session each Monday evening at Moss Side Leisure Centre 19.00-20.00. The session begins from this Monday 2nd November and will contiune as long as there is demand. We have all 6 lanes and there will be 2 coaches at the session. The previous session at the Aquatics on a Monday night from 19.00-20.00 was popular and we received a lot of comments asking for it to continue so please support this new session.

THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL.  ADD YOUR NAME TO THE RESERVE LIST OR LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT ONE THAT WILL BE COMING SOON

Steve Clayton is running a bike maintenance workshop for members to teach you everything you need to know to ride safely and effectively on the open road. If the workshop goes well we'll look to run some more. All the details are on the training section of the website: CLICK HERE

Please can all members attempt to turn up on time for sessions.  This is a particular problem at the Saturday morning swim session. Clearly there are times when this isn't possible to get to a session on time due to work commitment but this should be the case on a Saturday morning.  If members arrive after 10 minutes into the session the coach is entitled to refuse entry.

For all you mud lovers... if you are interested in taking part in any or all of the Manchester Cross-Country 09/10 Series (5 races from Oct to Feb) please register for this and England Athletics Affiliation (09/10 season) if you haven't already, before 5th October. Available for all ages U11-Vets... more...

We will be organising a training camp to Club La Santa, Lanzarote between 21-28 Jan 2010. Information about the trip is available on the website in the training section CLICK HERE. There is also a thread on the club forum for any questions - CLICK HERE

Places are limited and for the best price it's essential you book soon so don't delay. It will be great!

Just a reminder that the swim session downstairs at the Aquatics finished on the 14th September as scheduled. This is because the university swim team is now back and using it for training. Unfortunately there is no other time/space available at the Aquatics however we will be looking for an alternative venue should demand require. Thanks to the coaches Tracie and Dean for doing a great job.

 

The swim sessions upstairs from 8.00 - 9.30pm continues as normal.

Congratulations and good luck to MTC member Aimee Backhouse who has been selected to represent GB at the European qualifier (Man Menor, Spain 26/27 Sept) for the 2010 Youth Olympics, to be held in Singapore. This is the first ever youth Olympics, where young athletes of 14 to 18 years old will compete in 26 sports.

Just a quick reminder that as this Monday is a Bank Holiday all training sessions (the two Aquatics swims plus the tracksession at Longford Park). are cancelled.

Well the team has successfully completed the Super Six challenge in a mere 58 hours! Congratulations to all:

• Elise Welch
• Kate Gallop
• Debs Tout
• Anna Tayler
• Katie Winter
• Catie Smith

You can read their full report on the Super Six website: www.thesupersix.co.uk. And of course there is still time to sponsor them.

A big thanks to MTC member Richard Symons for giving up his time to fix the broken lane ropes at Moss Side Leisure Centre. He did this off his own back due to the lack of any progress by Moss Side and in 4 hours sorted what the centre staff haven't been able to do in 8 weeks!

Could all members please take EXTRA CARE when swimming at Moss Side and avoid leaning on the lane ropes, not even if you're totally exhausted at the end of one of Karen's sets, not event for a second.  Thanks in advance.

A nervous but excited group of Man Tri members set off on their Super Six Challenge this Friday morning at 4am, kicking up with a climb up Ben Nevis.  More information about this charity challenge can be found on our website here: http://man-tri-club.org.uk/Racing/challenges/

Or by visiting the Super Six's very own site: www.thesupersix.co.uk

Don't forget to show your support by sponsoring them!

Unfortunately the Junior Bike Session (11.30-13.30 at St Johns Primary School, Chorlton) this coming Saturday (22/08/09) has had to be cancelled. The swim session at Moss Side (09.30-10.30) is on as normal.

We have just been informed that due to essential maintenance work the new swim session in the training pool at the Manchester Aquatics Centre on Monday 3rd August 19.00-20.00 will have to be cancelled.  The training calendar  has been updated to reflect this.

The session in the upstairs competition pool is not affected and will take place as usual.

Good news, the final three aquathlons from the original series are officially BACK ON! The dates are 30th July, 13th and 27th August. It would be great if as many people as possible could support these races to help make them a success! Full details on the Aquathlons page, including online entry.

This friday will be the last spin/tubo session at Stretford until the winter.  The new start date is scheduled for the beginning of November but may be brought forward to October.  This session has been very popular over the last few months due to the availability of spin bikes for those without turbos and we will be looking to find ways to provide more sessions like this.

Due to both the LEN European Nations Women's Water Polo Trophy and the visit from the Australian National Swim Team the following session dates at the Manchester Aquatics centre will be cancelled:

• 06.07.09 - Core + Swim: Monday 19.30-21.30
• 09.07.09 - Core + Swim: Thursday 20.00-21.30
• 16.07.09 - Core + Swim: Thursday 20.00-21.30
• 19.07.09 - Swim: Sunday 18.30-19.30
• 20.07.09 - Swim + Core: Monday 19.30-21.30

The latest issue of the Man Tri newsletter is now available for download. The copy deadline for the next issue is 20th June, and as we are now well into race season there should be no shortage of articles!

Apologies for the short notice but we have just heard from the MAC that Sunday's swim is canceled - this is due to their hosting of the Paralympic World Cup. Also, just a reminder that the Monday swim is also off as it is a Bank Holiday. more...

Whilst the main Sprint distance event at Boundary Breeze 2009 is now full we are still taking entries for the Youth Supersprint, for 15-16 year olds (BTF age group A). more...

Just a reminder that the training sessions on the upcoming Bank Holidays - 4th May, 25th May, 31st Aug - are all cancelled.

The itinerary for the Training Weekend - 8-10 May in Great Hucklow, Peak District - has now been finalized with the swim at Hathersage pool being moved to Saturday evening. There are just 7 places remaining on the weekend so get them while they're hot. more...

As we head into the racing season, Sunday 26th April is officially the last of the organised group rides from Didsbury. Saying that, members usually continue to ride on an informal basis using the "Training Hook-ups" section of the forum to arrange rides and routes. more....

Due to the Novice Training Day on Saturday the Moss Side swim has been shifted to 7:30-8:30am. So make sure you set your alarm clocks!

Unfortunately due to a prior booking in the missile hall (our original booking was due to finish at the end of March) there will be no turbo session at Moss Side this evening. Sorry for the late notice. However on a more positive note we have extended this session due to popular demand until the end of April with the option to carry on into May if demand continues. more....

All MTC training sessions on Fri 10th, Sun 12th and Mon 13th are canceled due to the Easter holidays. Both the Moss Side Swim and the Brick/Transition Session at Longford Park on Saturday 11th will be on as usual. more...

Calling all members. With the season already underway it's time to get your legs ready for running off the bike and your transition skills up to scratch. Beginning this Saturday and running only for April and May we will be running a series of brick sessions and transition skill sessions side by side down at Longford Park. more...

A Man Tri Junior Section (still part of the main club) will be formed with regular sessions planned in all three disciplines. The sessions are aimed at kids who are 8 (on 31/12/09) through to 13. The first weekly session to start will be a track session at Longford Park, Stretford commencing Wednesday 1st April 6.30pm more...

As we are affiliated to England Athletics we can enter teams in the Northern Men's 12 stage and Women's 6 stage road relays to be held on Sunday 5th April at Woodbank Park, Stockport. Closing date for entries is next Friday 20 March 09 so if you are interested get on it. more...