Chester Triathlon Club

Race update:

Hi all,

Many thanks for all your entries. Currently the amount of entries makes this year’s Dee Mile the biggest ever!

I just wanted to send out an update for on the night details. As we have introduced a new category to this year’s race, we will be open for registration from 16:45. Registration will close at 18:00. If you are not there at 18:00, you will not be allowed to take part in the event.

We aim to start the Novice race at 18:30 and the Dee mile race at 19:00

As last year, registration will be held at the Riverside tea garden, which is right next to the finish of the race, under the suspension bridge. If you want to leave your bags here, they have kindly said we can. Also as last year, we will be walking up to the start of both races. There will be a van parked on the meadows, near to where you get into the river for the start of both races. Please only bring essential items up to the start of the race. Try and encourage friends, family anyone else to carry your belongings back for you! This van will be parked first of all at the start of the novice race, and will then move further up the river to near the start of the Dee Mile event.

15 minutes before the start of each race there will be a safety briefing, please ensure you are there for it as it will provide you with important information about the event you are taking part in.

As you may be aware, the race will be timed by electronic chip timing. You will be given this at registration and you will need to wear this on your wrist. As you finish the race, the pad you need to touch will be hanging from the suspension bridge. You will need to swim under this, in between the 2 big yellow buoys and reach up and touch the finishing pad. You will then need to swim down stream to the pontoon to exit the river.

This year, if you present your hat that you have raced in back to the Riverside Tea Garden staff, you will receive a free hot drink and cup of soup which they are kindly providing for us.

I hope that you have an enjoyable event and I have my fingers crossed for good weather!

If there is anything you need to know before the race, please get in touch. Likewise, if you know of anyone that is willing to canoe on the night, please let me know.

Many thanks,

 

Chris Malpass

This year's Dee Mile will take place on Wednesday 29th June 2011. We are hoping for another successful year both in terms of the weather and everyone completing the race.

Please see below for key information for this year's race:

• Entries for the race will open on Sunday April 3rd 2011 at 6pm. Entries will be through Entry Central as per last years race. Link to enter the race is: http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php
• This years race limit will be 200 people, split into the same categories as last year.
• Anyone who won a category in last years race will be offered a free place in this years event. I need confirmation of the winners participation in this year's event by May 1st .
•  Registration will be held at the same place as last year (Riverside cafe on the Groves). Registration times are likely to remain the same, but details will be published just before entry opens up.
• I am hoping to introduce the use of electronic timing into this years event.
• The format of the race will be the same. There will be the same gentle amble up to the start point, where you will be counted in, before swimming down to the finish line.

Dee Mile Novice Race 2011

This year I am introducing a new race on the same night as the Dee Mile. It is aimed at budding open water swimmers who are taking part in the Deva Diva's, or who may want to build up to the Dee Mile event. The race will take place on the same night as the Dee Mile main event. It will start 15 minutes before the Dee Mile with a different starting point, but same finish point as the Dee Mile.

Please see below for key information:

• Numbers will be limited initially to 50 people.
• Entries will open on Sunday 10th April 2011 at 6pm.
• Entries will be through Entry Central.
• Registration will be at the same place as the Dee Mile (Riverside cafe on the Groves).
• Distance will be announced soon, but will be between 500-800m.
• This is a wetsuit only race.

If you have any questions or require any further info, please do not hesitate to get in touch via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or grab me at swimming.

Hope to see you there,

Kind regards,

Chris Malpass