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Sprint

The Sprint Triathlon begins with a 400-metre swim in Harlech swimming pool, followed by a beautiful 21.5km cycle and an impressive 5.5km run with a final stretch along the beach to the famous ‘Storm the Castle” finish.

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Important Information

Dates

27 Mar 2022

Location

Distances

Sprint

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Routes

Pool Swim - 400m

Bike - 21.5km

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Run - 5km

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Route Description

Your swim takes place in the leisure centre pool, making it exceptionally accessible for beginner triathletes. With three to a lane and marshals counting your lengths, it's head down and get swimming!

Once you have completed your swim it's in to transition and on to the bike. Exiting transition and shooting out towards Ynys on the flat and fast coast road, you turn up towards the Castle and enter the closed road section of this exciting route. Pushing your legs to the max as you climb the hill towards Harlech, you can try and admire the impressive view, or just wait until you reach the turn-around point and watch it all rush by on the way back down. It's a simple out and back route and you will soon be back in transition ready for the run.

In the shadow of the castle, the run takes you across the beautiful dunes and along the Harlech beach. Once off the beach and running through the lower Harlech streets you are now in full view of the piece de resistance; your final challenge is to run up the 108 steps and Storm The Castle!

Pricing

Early Birds - Individual

Ends: 31/05/2021

£53.00

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Standard Price - Individual

Ends: 13/03/2022

£55.99

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Early Bird Price - Team

Ends: 31/05/2021

£63.00

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Standard Price - Team

Ends: 13/03/2022

£66.99

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Course Records

Female Record - Helen Marshal 01:10:22 2016

Male Record - Chris Standidge 01:00:01 2015

Important Information

Minimum Age

In line with British Triathlon Federation rules you must be at least 15 years old to take part in this race.

Registration

You will need to attend registration to pick up your race pack. Registration will be open on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning - we will confirm specific times in your Final Instructions, which will be available on the website and via email 10 days prior to the race.

Registration for the race will be located on the field next to Harlech & Ardudwy Leisure Centre, Beach Rd, Harlech LL46 2UG.

Wave Start Times

Swims will take place between 07.30 and 12.30. Your specific swim time will be confirmed by email once all entries close a couple of days prior to the event and is based on your predicted swim time on your entry form.

Transition

Transition opens early on the morning of the event and closes no later than 45 minutes before the final swim time. You may not enter transition for any reason after the allocated time. Confirmed timings will be detailed in your Final Instructions which will be available on the website and via email 10 days prior to your race.

Transition will only be open for racking on the day of the event. It is not possible to leave your bike overnight.

Equipment left in Transition after it closes will be removed and its security cannot be guaranteed.

Cut Off Times

In the interest of athlete safety and the safety of our volunteers on the course there will be strict cut off times in place.

You have a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete your triathlon.

Prizes

We hold a prize giving ceremony after the event, location and approximate timings will be detailed in the Final Instructions however it is a good idea to listen out for any updates that come in over the tannoy. Sometimes the ceremony may be delayed and we wouldn't want you to miss out. We don't send out prizes after the event, so make sure you attend the ceremony and receive your big Welsh cheer!

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