Entry fee: 
Novice event £35 
Sprint event £35

The Blackwater Charity triathlon is based at the Blackwater Leisure Centre, a modern and well equipped leisure centre in Maldon Essex. The race is run in aid of charity and all surpluses from the event will be donated to the chosen charity. For this year the chosen Charity is Interact, a local based Charity. Last year’s event raised over £6000 for charity.

The race is run in two formats Novice and Sprint. The race starts in the 25m indoor pool with a controlled start limiting the number of swimmers in each lane. There is a spacious transition area within the centre grounds, which form the focus of the race. The cycle course is 2 laps on mainly rural roads totalling 23km, passing to the south of Maldon, then south towards Cold Norton before turning back North through the village of Mundon and returning to Maldon. This is followed by a two lap traffic free run through the Maldon Promenade Park mainly on paved paths but with a short off road section on grass. The pool swim and traffic free run course makes it an ideal race for novices. This is a well-established event with a high demand for places so we are expecting the entry list to fill up quickly. On reaching the entry limit we will keep a waiting list to replace those who have to withdraw. (Start Time will be 7.30am)

Distances: 
SWIM - 400 metre (200 metre for Novice) pool swim at the clean and modern leisure centre pool. Start position is based on your declared swim time, with the slowest going first so you will be swimming with people of a similar speed 
CYCLE - A two lap road course, totalling 23km (single lap 12km for Novice distance). This is a largely flat course with three gradual climbs on each lap, along mainly rural roads. 
RUN - A two lap off road route on paved surfaces with a small section on grass. (Single lap for Novice).

The transition area will be situated to the rear of the leisure centre; shower and changing facilities will be available at the leisure centre itself.

Rules: 
This event will be held under the rules of the British Triathlon Federation. 
Your bicycle must be in a mechanically safe condition. 
An approved cycle helmet must be worn on the cycle section. NO HELMET NO RACE. 
A BTF approved referee will be present throughout the race.

Each racer will be required to have a BTF day licence (which can be purchased on the day for £3) or be a member of the BTF.  The BTF day licence is a licence for racing and covers your public liability insurance for the day. NO LICENCE NO RACE

Full rules can be found at www.britishtriathlon.org , or by writing to British Triathlon, P.O. Box 25, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 3WX.

There will be trophies for the top three male and female placing in the sprint event as well as for the first veteran male and female. For the novice race there will be a trophy for the first male and female competitors.

Race details including links to maps showing the cycle and run route can be found on www.blackwatertri.org.uk

Race instructions will be sent out one week prior to the event and full results will be published in due course within 24 hours of the race finish

Racers without internet access can have a copy posted by prior arrangement with the organiser.

Withdrawal Policy - Blackwater Triathlon Club acknowledges racers will on occasion need to withdraw an entry through injury or other reason. Blackwater Tri Club will accept written notification of a withdrawal, received by the organiser prior to the closing date. A refund will be made less a £5 administration fee. After the closing date no refund or substitution will be accepted.